Amy Garrison

STEM training yesterday was great but what was even better was catching up with my co-workers! We are ready to rock the new school year! #vanmeter

Setting ourselves up for a great 2022! Happy New Year! #vanmeter

Another StickTogether poster completed! #vanmeter @byStickTogether

We loved hearing from illustrator @peteoswaldart and drawing our own “Smart Cookies”! #vanmeter

More “Thankful Chains” completed and ready to bring home! #vanmeter #gratitude

Working on making “thankful chains”. Everyday we write down a piece of gratitude about the day before but after reading this book, we decided to make a chain of 31 so we could count down to the new year! #vanmeter #gratitude

Thank you to @shannonmmiller for always providing us choice boards and other activities so students can learn about different holidays such as Veterans Day! #vanmeter

Making “Boo-lieve in Yourself” pumpkins from @biglifejournal! #vanmeter

Making our bravery capes! “And to build courage, we need to practice pushing through those uncomfortable feelings to do the right thing.” Big Life Journal #vanmeter

@TracyFergusonVM Loved it!

Today, was the most magical🪄day of the year.A Desk Fairy🧚‍♂️moved into our classroom w/a door🚪,ladder🪜, & fairy dust✨Ss signed a Clean Desk Contract left by our fairy last night.They kept looking at the door, thinking that she might come out! I💕the magic kids have in their💙s!

What fills your bucket? #vanmeter

VOTE NOW! Vote for the Raccoon River Valley Trail to be included in the Hall of Fame! Voting is unlimited, so vote as often as possible between now and Aug. 6: VOTE LINK: railstotrails.org/hof2021

Learning about Hyperdocs and found this ready-made template I can use for the new school year from Ditch That Textbook! #HAEAInnovate

Tried out the Mysteries with our new Orboot! Great way to explore the world with some clues and hints to guide our way! #vanmeter

Thank you to the VMEPC we are using our new Orboot to check out Hawaii to connect with our Journeys curriculum! #vanmeter

Owl Pellets!! #vanmeter

They were all so excited to share their “Poem in their pocket.” #vanmeter

Thank you to Mike with DCCB for visiting us with Stryx, the owl this morning! #vanmeter

Earth Day Digital Escape Room on SeeSaw was a lot of fun! Puzzles, videos, and more! #vanmeter

How can you lock a door and unlock it with a magnet? Love this experiment from @MysterySci because it’s all about grit! #vanmeter