Ilana Simhon

Harriet R. Tubman Elementary School welcomed historian Anthony Cohen, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary by walking to Canada with a Harriet Tubman statue. He shared insights on the journey to freedom, and students had the chance to visit the statue.

So honored and excited to serve the Fox Chapel community!

Ty the Tiger was excited to welcome our students back to school today after the extended closure! Quarter 3 has started strong!

Full house @HarrietTubmanES this morning for our VIP & Me Breakfast! Our Tigers enjoyed a special morning together with a very important person in their lives. We loved celebrating all the special stars in our Tigers’ lives! @CSconnect_MCPS @MCPS

VIP+Me Breakfast at @HarrietTubmanES 🐯💙 A joyful morning of family connection, breakfast, prizes, and memories. Thank you @TubmanCSL @Simhon_MCPS and the Tubman Tigers staff for every thoughtful detail that made this event so special!

Winter Staff Appreciation Day 💙🧡🐯 This morning, @HarrietTubmanES staff enjoyed a delicious breakfast from the Tubman Tigers PTA, as a heartfelt Thank You-for always going above and beyond for every child, every day.

Not sure why there was so much excitement in the building on Friday when we walked by 🤷🏽‍♀️. Just your average twin day with the coolest admin team! @Simhon_MCPS!

Thank you to our team members at Tubman and @UpCountyHub, @Yamilrx, @SidneyKatz4MC for the collaboration in ensuring last night’s family market was a success! @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanCSL @CavenaGriffith

Our teachers engaged in meaningful professional learning at our staff meeting yesterday afternoon. Learning various types of scaffolds to support our students! @HarrietTubmanES

Back-to-School Night was a huge success!! Pizza dinner, resources, interactive activities, the book fair and visiting classrooms🧡 @HarrietTubmanES

Transition Day+New Caregiver Breakfast+Open House+Back To School Party= A day of #ThrivingTogether thanks to #TeamTubman 🪴💙🧡 @CavenaGriffith @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanCSL

What an amazing week together! Targeted whole staff and team specific learning, recognitions, and our annual staff BBQ! We can’t wait to see our students next week! #thrivingtogether 🪴💙🧡

Our core team is connecting and ready for an amazing year at @HarrietTubmanES! @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanSDT @TubmanES_RS

@CavenaGriffith @HarrietTubmanES @TubmanSDT @TubmanES_RS Such great bonding for HTES core team!

Day 3 of ILT elevated math achievement, special education leader learning, and of course, team building! #thrivingtogether 🪴 @TubmanSDT @Simhon_MCPS

Day 2 of ILT brought a change of venue as we unpacked literacy. We are so thankful for our partners at DFNS @eathealthy_MCPS for welcoming us to the building and for showing us the INCREDIBLE work that goes into feeding students each day! #thrivingtogether 🪴 @TubmanES_RS

Day 1 of ILT: Vision. Norms. Asset based leading for the success of our Emergent Multilingual Learners. Setting the stage for a wonderful year ahead! #thrivingtogether 🪴@CavenaGriffith @Simhon_MCPS @TubmanSDT @TubmanES_RS

Great time at our Community Pop Up Event… (until the rain started ☔️) We saw families, students and teachers; passed out popsicles and free books!! @TubmanCSL @HarrietTubmanES

ELO field day! Indoors given the heat, but still so much fun!!

Kindergarten toolkit family workshop today! Thank you @TubmanCSL for organizing this event and providing resources for our families! @HarrietTubmanES