Karen Bastow

Two days of test taking and a sweet swan was left on my desk! @DHMiddleAPS

It's Virginia School Principal Appreciation Week! Jan. 12 - 18, VA is honoring the remarkable dedication of our school principals. Thank you, Mrs. E. Smith @EllenSmithAPS for your tireless efforts to make our school a place of learning and growth. #ThankAPrincipal #APSisAwesome

Ms. Bastow’s TA is so proud of winning 1st Place in @DHMiddleAPS Red Ribbon Door Decorating Contest!! @drugfreeschools @APSVirginia @EllenSmithAPS @Deandremccoy6

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DHMS’s Hispanic Heritage Night will be held on Tuesday, October 15th, 6-7:30pm.  There will be: •Music and dancing •Delicious food, potluck style (bring something to share!) •Guest speaker from NASA, Sandra Alba Cauffman See you there!

"The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer” by Mahatma Gandhi

12th year of teaching is a wrap! Never been happier! #belongandbecome! @EllenSmithAPS @DHMiddleAPS @ProfLrnSpec @LTScienceRocks

Congratulations @DHMiddleAPS 8th grade graduates!! Full circle moment: Jett presenting in front of his @HFBAllStars PreK principal Ms. Kimberley Graves! @SuptDuran Thank you AMAZING teachers, administration, and staff! @CMooreAPS @APSVaSchoolBd @EllenSmithAPS, @APLisaMoore

This June, APS celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Pride Month is a time to celebrate the diversity and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community, honor its history and reaffirm our commitment to creating a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.

We are proud to have so many talented and amazing teachers & staff at Dorothy Hamm who are dedicated to guiding and inspiring our students. This week, we honor and thank our teachers & staff for making our school and community an awesome place to learn and grow.  #ThankATeacher

Please be on the lookout

Congratulations Mr. Basil. We appreciate all that you do for our students and staff.❤️💛 You are truly AMAZING!

@CSGenove @MPSArlington @ArlCoMontessori Congrats, Andy!

Great evening celebrating Andy Greenwood as an Honored Citizen @MPSArlington @ArlCoMontessori

It’s Solar Eclipse Henry Cardenas at car rider @MPSArlington @APSface

Thank you @ArlingtonVALib for our wonderful @APS_ESOL field trip for the scholars of @DHMiddleAPS @DHMSLib

Pythagorean theorem in Math 8 @DHMiddleAPS @HeatherDonaldon @APSVirginia @APSMath Student asked “Who is Pythagoras?” Mr. Vega replied, “The Renaldo of math” These students can prove a right triangle!!

Way to go @DHMiddleAPS @APSVirginia performed Chinese exercises for @APSLanguages

@DHMiddleAPS @APSMath Measuring slopes with mathematicians from Ms. Patiño’s 5th period!

@DHMiddleAPS @APSMath measuring slopes (rise over run) with Ms. Patiño’s 5th period mathematicians