Diana Castillo

Acting Principal of Grant Avenue Elementary School-09X449 🇩🇴🏝️☕️📚 “We are destined for success…”

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

@ABC My father passed away from Lewy body dementia four years ago. It's a truly rapid and debilitating disease. My heart goes out to them.

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

Check out some of the amazing work that NY Edge is engaging students in during Summer Rising at the X166 site.

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

We close out our Family Fridays with a celebration of identity, culture, and connecting. These are the moments that make me proud to lead a community of amazing families, students l, teachers, and staff.

[UFT District 9 @uftdistrict9]

@UFT members at X449, along with Chapter Leader Melissa Fleming, wishing our union a happy 65th with delicious cupcakes!! 😋
#D9Happy65thUFT
#HappyBirthdayUFT
#SocialSecurityAge

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

💫 Here's to small moments that signal big transformations!

(Inspiration via P @CherishPipkins)

[Melissa & Lori Love Literacy Podcast @literacypodcast]

When you increase how much students write, comprehension improves (even on norm-referenced tests!). When you teach writing, you become better in phonological awareness, word reading skills, fluency, and comprehension. 💥

🎧 Listen to the episode 🎧
https://t.co/ZxM4SHWa05

[Karim Abouelnaga @KarimAbouelnaga]

We are never given more than we can handle - even when we might not immediately believe it 🙏🏽

Get after it 💪🏽

[NYCDistrict9 @CSD9Bronx]

Our upcoming CEC meeting is this Tuesday, October 15, at 5:30 PM - at PS 449, located at 250 East 164th #ComeHometoDistrict9

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

#RepBX

[Karim Abouelnaga @KarimAbouelnaga]

Put the work in 💼

Get after it 💪🏽

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

My heart is full!! What an amazing end to a week filled with commitment, self care, and learning!!

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

Amazing things are happening at Grant Avenue! Today we centered Day 1 of our Staff Retreat on the power of building community and leaning into one another. @CSD9Bronx

[Karim Abouelnaga @KarimAbouelnaga]

Affirm our resilience 💯

Get after it 💪🏽

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

Grant Avenue has an Instagram page!

Check out the amazing things happening at our school: https://t.co/dja60ZTwfB

We are destined for success!!

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

QOTD:

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

Today was our final Discovery Day of the school year! Celebrating the writing genius in each our 109 students in Author’s Cafe!

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

It’s that’s Bronx Synergy!! 109 Family!! @ClaudioJosette @CSD9Bronx

[Diana Castillo @DCastillo449X]

Our Street Lab Event was a huge success yesterday! K-5 students had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather and engage in fun activities @streetlab @CSD9Bronx @ClaudioJosette