Rutkowski/Westfall

Loving learning in D204

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

These @NISDKuentz 5th graders are hard at work sorting properties of matter with our aMaZiNg Think Big Science stations!! Loving that they’re all interactive and STAAR aligned! Thanks for the resource @NISDScience 🤓

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

These @NISDKuentz 5th graders are hard at work sorting properties of matter with our aMaZiNg Think Big Science stations!! Loving that they’re all interactive and STAAR aligned! Thanks for the resource @NISDScience 🤓

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Using @mmschocolate as an instructional tool (and a tasty treat) to introduce the differences between weather and climate! Each M&M represents weather on one day, and all the M&Ms together represents the overall climate. Yum! @NISDKuentz @NISDScience

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

These 5th graders LOVED exploring their new @NISDKuentz Follett classroom library collection. Students made a list of titles they were interested in and rated each- Now, they have a “go to” list when it’s time to pick out a new book! @nisdelemelar

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Some of the absolute BEST guest readers shared some fun, amazing books with our @NISDKuentz 5th graders for #ReadAcrossAmerica week. We SO appreciate these community role models for taking time to share their love of reading with us!

[Isabel Anaya @Isabel_Anaya1]

Surrounded by greatness! Thank you for coming to read to our 5th graders! #ReadAcrossAmericaDay #WorldBookDay

[Isabel Anaya @Isabel_Anaya1]

I was beyond excited to bring this presentation to the 5th graders @NISDKuentz today! Thank you Ranger Matt for a wonderful presentation & Happy 150th anniversary @YellowstoneNPS It was fun celebrating with you 🎉@NatlParkService #Yellowstone150

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Without a doubt, critter projects are always one of students’ favorite projects! Their made up critter must survive on a given made up planet. We include concepts of adaptations, food webs, inherited traits, etc and mash it all up with loads of creativity! @NISD @NISDElemScience

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

I’ve never met a group of students more excited to pick up trash (safely, of course!). Beautifying our @NISDKuentz campus AND having a good time! #12DaysOfCommunity

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

And today we read books with our ECC/ECSE buddies! We love the special relationship our 5th graders build with these little ones! #12DaysOfCommunity

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

A huge THANK YOU to the incredibly talented, knowledgeable and well-spoken students from @AgMag_NISD for showing our @NISDKuentz 5th graders how amazing your programs are!! Lots of future Ag students headed your way!! #12DaysOfCommunity

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

We CLEARLY have some of the best teachers @NISDKuentz , so our 5th graders didn’t mind spending a few minutes offering their best windshield cleaning services. Hey @washtub , y’all hiring?!

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

“Teach a Talent” day is always one of our favorites! Love learning more about our @NISDKuentz 5th grader’s hobbies and interests- We have one talented group!! #12DaysOfCommunity

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

@ritcheyscoyotes @KuentzLeaders

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Ya learn something new everyday, especially when @WorldWildlifeF does live conservation in the classroom events! These @NISDKuentz 5th graders LOVED learning about all the research & conservation efforts in Antarctica, and asked some great questions, too!

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Thanks so much to these @City_of_Helotes firemen for visiting with our @NISDKuentz 5th graders today! We’re so thankful to have these heroes in our community!! #12DaysOfCommunity

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Teamwork makes the dream work! We loved watching and listening to our 5th graders collaborate. This group was the first to accomplish our first engineering challenge- THEY ROCK! Best part? Hearing that students loved the challenge because they made new friends! #NISDreunited

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

The many hats of @KConner1213... Thank you for leading our entire grade level in Town Hall Tuesdays for every single Tuesday this school year. Every. Single. Tuesday. You took learning to the next level for ALL 5th graders and gave us something to look forward to every week! 🤩

[Kuentz EcoFriends @KuentzEcoFriend]

Every 5th grader @NISDKuentz received a pollinator plant (scarlet sage or blackfoot daisy) from @bar_nectar to take home thanks to an EcoAudit grant that EcoFriends wrote! Thank you @ecorise🦋 #WeRise #MonarchHeroes

[Rutkowski/Westfall @5thGradeCoyotes]

Having @BillTaylorKENS5 join Kuentz 5th graders for Town Hall Tuesdays really brought our weather and climate unit to life! ⛈☀️ We now have quite a few meteorologists in the making!