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Thanks to Mr. Lopez from the APS Office of Climate and Culture for coming to Taylor earlier this week and speaking to our 5th graders about the power of our words.

Ms. Lampert’s lesson in 1st grade last month was about staying calm. We made a craft that shows calming strategies inside the mouth of a tiger as we read Ravi’s Roar during the lesson!

3rd graders learning about the brain during counseling lessons this month!

During SEL and Literacy Week, Ms. Lampert read books focusing on SEL topics such as problem-solving, trying new things, and being your authentic self for classes all over Taylor!

Feeling appreciated this week! Thank you! 😊

Second grade again learning about trusted adults and personal safety

Second grade lessons this month are about personal safety. Great job drawing your trusted adult!

Thanks to @SACJennysexton for coming to talk to our 4th and 5th graders about substance use prevention, refusal skills, and peer pressure.

Sorting the size of different problems during small group lunch bunches!

Bullying prevention lessons have begun! Join us on Wednesday for Unity day by wearing orange🧡

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Bellin’s class learned about being kind and focused today!

Our first counseling lesson in 1st grade is about kindness!

Kindergarten career exploration lessons! There are so many jobs at our school 😁

We have a new counselor at Taylor! Welcome to Ms. Luong! She’ll be at Taylor on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

We’re talking about being determined and having a growth mindset in 3rd grade SEL!

As part of No Place For Hate the last counseling lesson of the year is about identity! Check out how Mrs. Lachewitz’s students drew their unique families!

Exploring Virginia Wizard in 3rd grade! This app introduces students to the career clusters and gets them to start thinking about the future!

April is National School Library Month! Ms. Toole made a “Poet Tree” that is living in our library and features poems from some famous poets and some from Taylor students! ✍🏾✏️📝 #APSisAwesome

Learning about careers at our school in Kindergarten! This student drew our school nurse!