Paul Lee and Kenzo Wandaogo from Ms. Young's second-grade class have already earned over 100 points on AR! They have also maintained their average at or above 85%! They received a gift card for ALL of their hard work. #TransformersStrongerTogether
18 days ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
✨ Today was a powerful day of inspiration, literacy, and goal-setting in Ms. Colston’s fifth-grade reading classroom! ✨
We were honored to welcome Mrs. Milan Portis as a guest speaker. She did an amazing job encouraging, motivating, and connecting with our scholars in a meaningful way about reading.
Mrs. Portis came with three clear messages for our students:
1️⃣ Reach your AR goal by consistently reading your library books
2️⃣ Build strong study habits by completing homework and studying every night
3️⃣ Set goals and believe in yourself as you work to become a better student and a better version of YOU
Mrs. Portis shared amazing stories about what inspired and motivated her to become a lifelong learner. Mrs. Portis didn’t just talk to the students—she connected with them. She encouraged them, listened to them, challenged them, and left them believing that their goals matter. #TransformersStrongerTogether #inspire #motivate
18 days ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Griffin's class did an outstanding job of listening to Ms. Andrews' lesson on using online tools to find books. Students selected books using the procedure that Ms. Andrews has put into place. They made intelligent choices, choosing books on their new AR level. Ms. Andrews awarded the class as a Bucket Filler! Students should read their AR books every night for 30 minutes to an hour and return to school to take an online AR test. We are encouraging all students to reach their AR goal by March 13th, which is the end of the third quarter! #TransformersStrongerTogether
29 days ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Kindergarten students celebrate the 100th day of school in style with creative t-shirts! #TransformersStrongerTogether
29 days ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Mrs. Griffin has her fifth-grade students typing the first draft of their narrative writing. Students will continue to edit their draft until a final copy is ready for submission. #TransformerStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Kindergarten meteorologist went outside Mrs. Knowles today to see if it was windy after engineering their windsock. They determined it was, in fact, windy today! #youngmeterologist #TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School would like to congratulate our Teacher of the Year, second-grade teacher Mrs. Corine Robinson. This accolade is well-deserved! #TransformersStrongerTogether #TeacheroftheYear
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Mrs. Harris is teaching her students how to compare two fractions with different numerators and denominators using concrete models. Students also had to explain that the comparison of two fractions is valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. The students first explored the fraction strip, then used it in the lesson. #TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Students in Ms. Stinson's fifth-grade classes are working on building a fractional understanding. They are placing fractions with unlike and like denominators on a number line that contains four wholes. #TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Coach Haynes and Ms. Mayo do a phenomenal job making physical education activities engaging and fun for our students. #TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Ms. Withers’ class was engaged in the Me/We Reading strategy, enabling students to practice reading both independently and collaboratively to develop fluency and confidence. Students were also focused during small-group math instruction as they used manipulatives to arrange objects in multiple ways, supporting hands-on learning and conceptual understanding.
#TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Mrs. Harris has awarded IXL leaders in her 4th-grade classes for the month of December.
1st Place Chakabuta Didas 410 questions answered correctly
2nd Place Jayceon Johnson 409 questions answered correctly
3rd Place Carson Harrison 254 questions answered correctly
#TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Third, fourth, and fifth-grade students started the week with the challenge of building a structure using ten index cards to hold the weight of three books. Teams went through the engineering process of discussing, designing, implementing, adjusting, and reflecting. The result: some shapes are stronger than others. #TransformersStrongerTogether
about 1 month ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Congratulations! Ms. Colston received a 1,000 grant from Mobile's 68 Ventura Bowl. She was nominated by several of her parents & students, and her student teacher. She and other MCPSS teachers were recognized during halftime at the 68th Ventura Bowl Game. #TransformersStrongerTogether
2 months ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
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2 months ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
IXL has became an important supplemental resource in Mrs. Harris' classes. Fourth-grade IXL Leaders for the Month of November are as follows:
1st place Jayceon Johnson 618 correctly answered questions
2nd place Lumiere Musungu 529 correctly answered questions
3rd place Elham Baker 448 correctly answered questions
#IXL #TransformersStrongerTogether
3 months ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Ms. Colston utilizes the IXL Group Jam lessons to target ACAP standard main idea in small group. Students enjoyed the immediate feedback, and the explanation of right and wrong answer choices. Students were rewarded for correct answers. #IXL #TransformersStrongerTogether
3 months ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Students in Ms. Colston's class worked with a Thanksgiving passage about the history of pumpkin pie. After reading the passage, Ms. Colston cut a slice for each student to taste. They then completed a poll, and a word cloud technology lesson as a reflection. Finally, students watched a video posted in their Schoology course. Afterwards, each student answered two discussion questions for closure.
#readingcomprehensionskills #modeling #citingevidence #pumpkinpie #technology #creatingpositiveeducationalmoments
3 months ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Mrs. Harris is working on Math Standard 11 with her students. The standard focuses on finding the product of two factors, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations using an area model. She has her fourth-grade students in small groups to develop their understanding of this standard. #TransformersStrongerTogether
3 months ago, Spencer-Westlawn Elementary School
Spencer-Westlawn’s resource teacher, Ms. Givens, applied for and received the Alabama Foundation Grant in the amount of $1,000 to purchase grade level books, math resources, and phonics puzzles. These items will enhance student engagement and pique interest in learning more about math and reading during small group time in the Resource Room. Outstanding job! #TransformersStrongerTogether
3 months ago, Tivella Davis
