Brittany Ballou

The only class that has completed this challenge! Teamwork really made the dream work! #stem #oneccps #GHESproud #KidsDeserveIt #BeTheOne #tlap #leadlap @Bulldog4LifeGH @PrincipalCEJ @MindyPastuszak @Gameboydrew @ReneeWellsSTEAM @dailystem @scienceCCPS @ccpsinfo

@DearmonReads @laura_prymak I was gonna ask if STEAMmania was rebranded?

@laura_prymak I love that ya’ll continued something like STEAMMANIA but in a smaller fashion 😊

What a fun day!! STEAMQuest 2024 was a blast! Our #SALEMstars were impressive! Grades 3-5 brought home 2-1st places, 2-2nd places and 2-3rd places in six challenges! #SHINEon #ONEccps

Save the date! Grange Hall Elementary celebrates 100 years! All GHES families, alumni, and community members are invited to join us on Sat. April 22nd for a special ceremony, open house, and activities for kids. Come celebrate the past, present, and future of Grange Hall!

Excited to be part of the 2023 cohort of #MartyMasters! Love learning alongside other amazing educators from around the world! #edtech #robotical

@PrincipalCEJ @GrangeHallES @dabelt3 Yay! Love seeing @PlayOsmo in action!

Loved visiting with Mrs. Camire’s second graders during Math workshop @GrangeHallES #oneccps #ghesproud @dabelt3

I love working with our Heads of Squad and Squad Leaders! They’re doing great things!

We are so proud of our heads of squads for leading this community service project! Wednesday, we find out which squad donated the most pencils and crayons for a local school! #sges #youbelonghere

This was a fun one to partner with the teacher!

The game was on as Ms. Kelleher’s class tried to break out of the bakery! Students worked together to solve a variety of problems related to fractions! Once the bakers broke out they got to decorate a cookie of their own. Making learning fun, engaging, and life ready for our Ss!

Our front doors got a facelift! This is “hello” in the 37 languages spoken at Shady Grove! #sges #youbelonghere

Thanks @mrjones_ilc & @Greenwood_Elem for sharing ❤️of #Minecraft with me & @ImagineerSTEAM today. Saw amazing & creative ideas as Ss worked w/cause & effect of the Jamestown settlement. Ss built possible solutions to problems—gross water, difficulty with food, relationships.

Our 5th grade teachers are partnering with our Innovative Learning Coach @ImagineerSTEAM to teach students about @tinkercad which will allow students to design and print in 3D. Watch out to see what challenge they have to engineer! #sges #youbelonghere

Thank you to Ms. Lindamood for making the entrance to our school look even better! You can see her amazing talent as she drew in each of the Squad sections. #sges #youbelonghere

It is our distinct pleasure to announce that the 2023 HCPS Teacher of the Year is our very own, Ms. Crissy Lynn!!!! Words cannot express how happy we are for her! It is an honor and a privilege to work alongside someone who cares so deeply for her students and the community! 🎉

We’ve kicked off #HourOfCode week!This week all classes K-5 will be going to the Innovation Lab with Mrs. Ballou, our Innovative Learning Coach, to learn about the basics of coding combined with story elements from our school-wide Cinderella culture projects! #sges #youbelonghere

Our second session of clubs are in full swing! We had so much fun getting to see students meet new friends and participate in their first club meeting this past week! Here you can see how much fun our K-2 students are having in Brick Building Club! #sges #youbelonghere

The 2nd grade hallway has been transformed into a gingerbread village! Our students did an amazing job learning how to create a budget, collaborate, and show off their creativity! It’s certainly a magical place here ❄️ #sges #youbelonghere #hlp #stem

Today, our 2nd graders collaborated to transform their doorways and hall into a gingerbread village! This STEAM activity incorporated money skills as students had to “buy” their materials. Every student was engaged and invested in this activity. Stay tuned for the big reveal!

Our 1st grade classes had a blast reading Balloons Over Broadway! Students had an opportunity to become engineers with @ImagineerSTEAM our Innovative Learning Coach, as they created their own floats and tested them by #coding our Code & Go mice! #sges

We had an amazing morning at our first Club Expo where ours Heads of Squad lead us through a rally where some of our morning clubs performed! The energy was amazing and we already can’t wait until next time! #sges #youbelonghere

We had a wonderful Veterans Day celebration this morning starting with breakfast and ending with an amazing performance by our 3rd graders. Giant shout outs to the Climate Committee and Mrs. Berlin. A special thank you to First Watch for their donation of coffee and muffins. ❤️🇺🇸