Melissa Espinal

Education is...

Oh my goodness, the dedication that took. 😭

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I'll be on and off in between my 2 side jobs today Drop your #amazonwishlist and @donorschoose for a rt! #clearthelist Mine is in the comments

@_XDogs My little Tonky. He was a bichon. Passed away at only 9 years old…I still think of him all the time and he has shown up in my dreams. 😢

@Smile_1Please @buitengebieden This is so cute!!! ☺️

@buitengebieden This dog patiently waits for the ice cream truck, then happily enjoys a free cone!

When your special needs dog struggles to make friends, and a little dog comes over to invite her to play.. 🥺

Take your child to work day! 2025

2025 Career day @Ps377Q We had the pleasure of having a Police Officer, Firefighter and Nurse visit us in prek!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ 🌈

Teacher Impact.

Celebrated Black History Month this week and Valentine’s Day/Friendship Day today! We learned about Garrett Morgan and his inventions, including the addition of the yellow light to the red/green traffic light.🚦Wrapped up Respect For All Week as well! ☮️ & ❤️

What a show! Students from our school performed The Addams Family for Inside Broadway sponsored by Joanne Ariola. So incredibly proud of all of our students who learned all of their lines & music while still completing their homework & other school tasks! Amazing job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

This past week, @musicalIQ , an Educational and interactive musical and drumming program, visited our school to take our students on a journey around the world using drums. Our 3K and 4K students loved the experience and had so much fun! 🤩🥁🌎🌍🗺️

World Read Aloud day spent today with some seniors from @TheScholarsNYC ! We loved having Seline and Fatima read to us! #WorldReadAloudDay2025

Some of my favorite reads in the clothing unit so far! Pete the Cat & The Paper Bag Princess! Learning through play, counting and expressing our creativity through art

Nick the Balloonatic visits 3K/4K @Ps377Q 🎈

Happy Holidays from my little prek family! Wishing everyone a wonderful and prosperous new year! 🥰

Gingerbread house making event with the families this week! Our families were so happy to spend time with the children in the classroom! And our holiday spirit week continues! ☺️#uglysweater #holidayhat #reindeerantlers

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m thankful to work w/ my wonderful admin & colleagues & of course my students who I’m able to not only educate & prepare for Kindergarten, but love & care for as well. My chapter leader brought the Thankful Turkey idea to life in our bldg! Feeling blessed 💛

Happy Halloween!!! 2024 Disney Princess theme with the 4K crew.

We had our annual pumpkin patch today at @Ps377Q What a fun day getting to pick a pumpkin, play a fun game at the patch and then decorating our pumpkins!