Melissa Barrett

Today is #worldmentalhealthday! Did you know that unstructured play is key to healthy childhood development, yet all children don’t have access to safe, conducive environments for play. Schools can be that place! globalschoolplayday.com is on 2.1.23! #GSPD2023 #wellness #edchat

@MeridithBuono So gorgeous, Meri!

Our All Beal School Community Belonging Display is up! We are celebrating the unique qualities in our school community. Inspired by “Only One You” by Linda Kranz! 👏🏻🎨🖌🖼 #ShrewsburyLearns

@MrsBarnesSPS @Mass_STEMHub @AllisonHamblett @BealParkerCoach @CoachPapazian Look at these mathematician go! Great work!

We may reach our ST math goal one month early! #STMathprogress #STMathMA #killinit #ShrewsburyLearns @Mass_STEMHub @AllisonHamblett @BealParkerCoach @CoachPapazian

@BealParkerCoach @HagensLearners Come check my door this morning ;) I started this with the kids yesterday and they thought it was so fun!

@HagensLearners @MBarrett_Beal this is a fun idea!

This is a fun idea!!

@teamsquarepeg @CommonSenseSLT @naomicfisher @NotFineinSchool As all kids should ❤️ I work hard to build a community where they feel all these things and wish the same for all kids everywhere. I can tell you are passionate about spreading the same message, keep up this important work!

@MBarrett_Beal @CommonSenseSLT @naomicfisher @NotFineinSchool Apologies. I’m glad they know those fundamental basics are there already. 🙏🏼

Some of these seem to be adult ideals? Sad to not see "fun" mentioned at all 😪. Learning should be fun, classrooms need to have fun in them. Fun should be at the very top of this promise list? 'Adventures' was on the original 🤩@naomicfisher @NotFineinSchool @teamsquarepeg

@KateTKelly @CarmelCuneen @wicks_jerome @lauren_passmore I’ve had years with many more! :) feeling very lucky!

@CarmelCuneen @MBarrett_Beal @wicks_jerome @lauren_passmore That did not go unnoticed!! #agirlcandream !!

Our classroom promises for 2022-2023! #shrewsburylearns

@PawsoftheThund @teamsquarepeg @CommonSenseSLT @naomicfisher @NotFineinSchool Appreciate your kindness!

@teamsquarepeg @CommonSenseSLT @naomicfisher @NotFineinSchool They know all of that is what our classroom is built on and what they experience on a daily basis, probably why they didn’t feel they needed to add those. We have multiple indoor & outdoor learning spaces they feel are important to take care of & I’m quite proud of them for that!

@CommonSenseSLT @naomicfisher @NotFineinSchool “We take care of our learning spaces” 🙄 How about “We explore, we ask questions, we share our feelings if we can, we play, we create, we care for each other.”

@ShannonRHowell Yes!

@MBarrett_Beal Love this!! Students find greater value in things they create and make their own👍🏽

@KSukEDUC @KingJames We’ve read it and we did love it! Thanks for the suggestion!

@Marie_Masferrer @msmetadata I agree!

@MBarrett_Beal @msmetadata This is so wonderful! 👏👏👏 Their faces make all the difference.

@HalLRoberts I love this!

@nikkiaharonian Thank you!

@MBarrett_Beal You are working hard to generate a sense of community. I love your board.

@charlotteslib Kindness is for all! :)

@TinaMCho A wonderful idea!

@MBarrett_Beal I love how you had them put drawings around this. I might have mine do that for our mission statement. Thanks for sharing.

@MaggieKobewka Thank you!

@MMI_UofT Absolutely!

We have so much to learn from kids! These can be promises for our 20 something #MMI students too!

@SarahRHarrigan Thank you!

@MBarrett_Beal I love the way you did this!