Samantha Watson

Grade 6 Special Education teacher at Howell Road School in Valley Stream. 🤩📚📝❤️

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Inspired by #RainbowWeaver and a visit from author Linda Marshall, sixth grade students wrote haiku poems related to recycling and repurposing! Our poe-tree 🌳🌈 is in full bloom 🌸🌼 #happeningathowell @13MrsWatson @J_Schimmenti @lisa31013

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

Our 6th grader's (last) first day at Howell was a success.💚🦉Inside-outside circles & a "Find somebody who" activity in order to get to know one another, ensure collaboration & discourse among all and foster new friendships! The best year has just begun! 🎉📚 #HappeningAtHowell

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

@MrsPettasGrade6 Some more fresh air and sunshine. ☀️

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

Today we celebrated #InternationalWomensDay by wearing purple! 💜 #HappeningAtHowell

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Our first Howell Owl winner of the year, Olivia! 🦉🏆💚 #happeningathowell @13MrsWatson

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

We are ready for an awesome year ahead! @13MrsWatson #happeningathowell

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Today in the 6th Grade Spotlight is Eddy, known by many and loved by all! He is truly our social butterfly🦋! He shares feelings of gratitude for our school psychologist, Ms. Nasir, who has helped him deal with challenges this year @13MrsWatson #Classof2021 #happeningathowell

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Christopher is our first sixth grader to have the spotlight in June, our graduation month! Christopher shared a famous quote all about greatness and guess what, we think he’s a pretty great graduate 🎓! #Classof2021 #happeningathowell @13MrsWatson

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Our first Sixth Grade Graduate 👩🏽‍🎓 in the ✨ Spotlight ✨ is Kayla! She chose to share a meaningful quote as part of her reflection project 📚💬🎓@13MrsWatson #Classof2021 #happeningathowell

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Celebrating our graduating seniors every Friday by wearing our Class of ‘21 t-shirts! 💚💛🎓 @13MrsWatson

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

That feeling when it’s the last day of math test prep before tomorrow’s state test! #happeningathowell @13MrsWatson

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

It may be winter break, but our students are still using @gotynker to work on their coding skills! 🎉 Here is one student's achievements from this week! 💻👾 @MrsPettasGrade6 #HappeningAtHowell

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

This informative zoom session also provided students with the opportunity to have their personal questions answered. ❤️ We cannot thank Mrs. Reyes enough for taking the time out of her busy schedule to share her knowledge with our sixth graders! #HappeningAtHowell

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

We are lucky to have smart&passionate parents in our community! Mrs. Reyes joined our class via Zoom to discuss the heart and help us kick off heart healthy week. As an RN, she had such great advice and suggestions for keeping our hearts healthy! @13MrsWatson #happeningathowell

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

Snow days are great days to practice math skills with @IXLLearning! Our smart sixth graders keep reaching all their goals! 🤩 @MrsPettasGrade6

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Friday messages left by one of our sweet students AJ! Such a nice way to start our week 🤗🥰💕📚 @13MrsWatson #happeningathowell

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Spent our afternoon exploring @gotynker ! Our students are loving it 👏🏼👾💻🎮 #happeningathowell @13MrsWatson

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

Super proud of our hard working 6th graders! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @MrsPettasGrade6

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

I love that they always persevere and find a way!

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Another creative invention by Hafsa! @13MrsWatson #happeningathowell

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

The students were so happy to show their gratitude— the teachers certainly felt the love! 🥰

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Teachers were thrilled to receive these handwritten gratitude letters today! Many shared this was “the best way to kick off their Thanksgiving holiday.” Spreading gratitude one note at a time 💕🦃🥧👏🏽 @13MrsWatson @Dvandodge #happeningathowell

[Samantha Watson @13MrsWatson]

Hard working researchers! 🤩

[Mrs. Pettas @MrsPettasGrade6]

Making great progress on our Currency Around the World 🌍 Project! #happeningathowell @13MrsWatson @MsSousa5