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Congratulations to our March Madness Reading Tournament winner! Mrs. Perkins’ class ROCKED it and read 6,417 minutes in 2.5 days for the last round of the tournament. We are so proud! #marchmadnessreading #gweswildcats #readalldayeveryday #teamnewkent @gweswildcats

In today’s episode of the @GWESwildcats Book Club, we took a break and spent a little time reading outside. We talked about readers finding all kinds of places to read, not just in class or at bedtime… the spring weather def helped. 📚☀️🤓 @nkcpslearns #aroverstory

Students in Ms. Christman’s class used unifix cubes to practice the difference between area and perimeter this afternoon! #handsonlearning #cramodel #smallgroupmath #teamnewkent @NKESsplash

It’s been a fun-filled day at GWES and NKES. Students have been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a bit early with escape rooms, STEM activities, and trail mix! 🍀 #handsonlearning #makelearningfun #teamworkmakesthedreamwork @teamnewkent @GWESwildcats @NKESsplash

Mrs. Lindstrom’s class represented homophones with words and pictures today during small group rotations! #literacygroups #thirdgradersarethebest #gweswildcats #teamnewkent @GWESwildcats @JGoodwin09

Ms. Heath’s class is working hard to earn those March Madness Reading Competition points! Recess minutes count twice! #marchmadnessreadathon #gameon #makelearningfun #teamnewkent @NKESsplash

GWES fourth graders created their own picket signs to protest the British during the Revolutionary War. #applyinghistory #criticalthinking #gweswildcats #teamnewkent @GWESwildcats

Mrs. Beasley’s 3rd graders learned how to use different coin combinations to make the same total! #handsonlearning #smallgroupmath #newkentotters #teamnewkent @NKESsplash

@TammyKrejcarek @GWESwildcats What a great photo!

Someone is having fun on their fourth grade field trip! Love these girls' smiles! ⁦@GWESwildcats⁩

Mrs. Schmidt’s fourth graders learned about Revolutionary War spies and wrote secret messages about the Battle of Yorktown using invisible ink this morning. #fourthgradefun #handsonlearning #makelearningfun #gweswildcats #teamnewkent @GWESwildcats

Today was GWES’s first day of after school spring clubs! Students had a blast learning ways to keep Earth and our schools clean in the Turning GW Green club while those in book Club delved deep into “The One and Only Ivan.” #afterschoolclubs #schoolcommunity @GWESwildcats

Ms. Sartain’s kindergartners used their writing skills during National Dental Hygiene Month to predict what the tooth fairy will bring! #writinginstruction #youngwriters #funinkindergarten #teamnewkent @GWESwildcats

Fourth graders at NKES had so much fun during their book tasting this morning! Students looked through biographies to help them narrow down their subject for an upcoming writing research paper. #makelearningfun #booktasting #fourthgraderocks #teamnewkent @NKESsplash

Mrs. Ryan’s 4th graders used Book Creator this morning to make their own books about real world fractions. Students found examples of fractions all over their classroom! #fourthgraderocks #gweswildcats #teamnewkent @GWESwildcats

What a great time to be a teacher in @NKCPS! Loved the Book Tasting PD this afternoon by our 2 amazing Instructional Coaches! Sampling books from our✨ shiny ✨new bookrooms was a treat & the even better part-getting to meet more of #teamnewkent ! 🙌💙📚@nkcpslearns @SaudeCreek

Mrs. Madison’s 5th graders used a budget to “purchase” supplies to create their own original musical instruments. Some even went so far as to create instruments with multiple notes and sounds! #handsonlearning #crosscurricularlearning #gweswildcats #teamnewkent @GWESwildcats

First grade students worked with coaches and ITRT’s to identify how things have changed and how they have remained the same. Students were able to show what they know using the Wixie app. #newkentotters #teamnewkent @NKESsplash

Students in Mrs. Rounds’s 3rd grade class used Cheez-Its to differentiate between area and perimeter! #handsonlearning #makelearningfun #quintoncubs #teamnewkent @quintonnkcps

Mrs. Bowen’s first graders had an “eggscellent” time learning about Martin Luther King Jr and how we’re all the same on the inside! #mlkjrday #1stgraderocks #quintoncubs #teamnewkent