Megan McFadden

This is the first thing my students see as they walk into our classroom. We can’t wait to add more positive messages to the board as we continue to build relationships and strengthen friendships! 💛 @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

Check out our Green families helping to clean our schoolyard during our October Community Clean-Up! @SustainableBCPS @BCPSOutdoorSci @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

32 pumpkins were sent to a local zoo so the animals could enjoy enrichment activities and a tasty, festive treat! Way to be Green, SPES! @SustainableBCPS @BCPSOutdoorSci @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh @SandyPlainsES 🎃

10 bags of trash were collected during the first SPES Community Clean-up of the year! How lucky are we to have families who want their children to have a safe, healthy school environment to enjoy?! ♻️🌍 @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JenPlakosh @SustainableBCPS @BCPSOutdoorSci

It was a labor of love but I was able to prepare activities that saved 2,000+ bottle caps from the trash! Each 1st grader will get their very own caterpillar spelling activity to take home to practice their sight words 🎉🐛 @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh @SandyPlainsES @SustainableBCPS

Our first APTT meeting of the year was a huge success thanks to the outpouring of support from our 1st Grade families! 80 people came together to learn more about how to support their young learner at home. Counting down until the next one! @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

Our 1st Graders participated in our first Book Swap of the year! Not only did we have lots of fun talking to our friends about the books, but we also helped take care of the Earth! 🌍 @MelitoTom @BCPSOutdoorSci @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

1st Grade has been hard at work picking up trash from our schoolyard! They’re determined to make our school environment a healthier place to be. The best part is that they’re reusing their breakfast bags to collect the trash! @MelitoTom @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh @SandyPlainsES

Just a few of the incredible dioramas submitted by our students and staff! These snowmen were tired of being stuck outside in the snow, so we transported them to the setting of our favorite stories! Do you recognize any of these settings?⛄️ @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

Thanks to the creativity of our students and staff, these Book Character turkeys successfully lived to see another Thanksgiving! 🦃 @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

15 Ss graduated from our Nonsense Word Fluency group! Reading nonsense words is important bc it helps train our brain on what to do when we encounter unknown words in books. The Ss took home NWF Uno and NWF Blending Cards to show their families what they learned! @cdavis21BCPS

“Amira” is out there! 🎈I’m so excited to work with Ms. Rutherford’s 1st grade class to encourage them to practice reading on Amira. Research shows that just 30 minutes of practice per week leads to stronger literacy skills! #TogetherWeSoar @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS @JPlakosh

♻️ These pumpkins are headed to the zoo instead of the landfill! Thanks for helping us be environmentally-conscious, Sandy Plains! ♻️ #TogetherWeSoar @cdavis21BCPS @SandyPlainsES @BCPSOutdoorSci

As always, I am blown away by the creativity of our school families! Thank you to everyone who decorated a book character pumpkin! Your creations brought smiles to so many faces! #TogetherWeSoar @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS

Another batch of introduction letters and positive notes went home on Friday! I feel so fortunate to be able to make connections with our families! #TogetherWeSoar @SandyPlainsES @cdavis21BCPS

Learning about compound words today! @Pleasant_Plains

Our SPARK reward for demonstrating responsible behavior was to paint and hide Kindness rocks around PPES! Have fun finding them, Panthers! @Pleasant_Plains

Is there a better way to practice sight words than by playing Sight Word Candy Land?! 🍭🍬 @Pleasant_Plains

Check out our book character pumpkins! Way to go, Panthers! @Pleasant_Plains @J_AlbertBCPS