Mrs. Collins-Payne

Thank you @ksdehq for this honor! I still can’t believe it. Also, thank you to Capitol Federal for the generous donation to my classroom for this Horizon Award! #KEEN2020 #KansansCan

We had a wonderful time volunteering for the @HSGKC this morning! Our @CSTWildcatsMS students worked hard to clean up the grounds. We also gave lots of love to the animals!

Thank you, Officer Mason, for speaking with 7th grade students about the justice system! This is the PERFECT intro to our new class novel, Ali Cross. @CSTWildcatsMS

The @CSTWildcatsMS Yearbook Staff had a GREAT time at our annual @Jostens Yearbook Workshop. Lots of learning and fun!

@emmaelockard @olatheschools You are a Rockstar!!

THANK YOU to everyone who came to my @olatheschools Symposium session today about conferencing with students! Love talking about student writing and sharing what I can. ☺️ Let me know what great conversations take place in your rooms! #OPSmaketodaycount

Get ready for Yearbook deliveries, @CSTWildcatsMS! Yearbooks are coming your way! We can't wait for May 14!

We packed 100s of snack/meal bags for homeless veterans today. Thank you for having us, @VCP_HQ! What an incredible organization! @CSTWildcatsMS #CSTServes24

Our YB Staff collected more than 100 canned-food items for our 2024 Service Day Canned Food Drive! Way to go, @CSTWildcatsMS! These cans will head to food pantries tomorrow during our annual Service Day! @olatheschools #CSTServiceDay2024

Whoa. How are we already done with the '23-'24 yearbook!? This year has FLOWN by and we can't wait for everyone to see the final product in May!! @CSTWildcatsMS

Are you a greaser or are you a soc? Celebrating our hard work with The Outsiders today @CSTWildcatsMS!

7th grade ELA minds think alike not only in the classroom but at home! Unplanned twinning with Mrs. Newman! @CSTWildcatsMS

@CSTWildcatsMS Yay!! I can’t wait to see my staff!!

The yearbook class on a scavenger hunt learning about using cameras, taking pictures, photo subjects and lining up shots. These are the students documenting history here at CST! Go Wildcats! #OPSForwardTogether #ExponentialImpact #CSTFamily

We 💚 CBR students at @CSTWildcatsMS! We had a morning full of fun for #CSTServes2023

We did it!! Just like that, the @CSTWildcatsMS 2022-2023 yearbook is off to the printer! We can’t wait for you to see it in May!

Another Walk-A-Thon is in the books! Thanks to our generous @CSTWildcatsMS family for donating more than $600 for our @WaterforSoSudan fundraiser!

Mrs. Collins-Payne and Mrs. Newman have classes in halls reading about and discussing A Long Walk to Water…

Who has the best yearbook staff? 🙋🏻‍♀️ These incredible kids threw me a SURPRISE baby shower today! I had no idea! This baby girl is already so loved! @CSTWildcatsMS and I are lucky to have these kids!

Our first “Rumble” as new 7th grade teachers was a hit! Thanks to everyone who dressed up and joined in on the fun! @CSTWildcatsMS

Our first “mini” Socratic seminar is in the books! Our 7th graders did a FANTASTIC job at discussing the themes, characters and conflicts in The Outsiders so far! #CSTThankful @CSTWildcatsMS #OPSfortheirFuture

It’s a great day when 8th graders visit 7th grade ELA classes to hype up The Outsiders! Our readers can’t wait to dive into the story! @CSTWildcatsMS #OPSfortheirfuture

Mr. Dougherty’s students wrote how-to instructions about how to make a PBJ. After a few clarifying instructions (ie HOW do I open the bag of bread and how much jelly do you want?), we made a pretty decent PBJ! Thanks for letting me visit, Mr. Dougherty! @CSTWildcatsMS