Dawn Hochsprung

Principal, Sandy Hook School

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Very good read - Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress - http://t.co/xcg0gJYN #cpchat

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Setting up for the Sandy Hook nonfiction book preview for staff... Common Core, here we come!

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Sandy Hook students enjoy the rehearsal for our 4th grade winter concert - a talented group led by Maryrose Kristopik!

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Sandy Hook kinders write lists, select grocery items, and pay the cashier at Mrs. Vollmer's new Supermarket Center!

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30 Sandy Hook teachers gather for an early morning Appy Hour... sharing the best iPad apps for our classrooms!

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Innovative Technology Doesn't Mean Instructionally Innovative http://t.co/VWogFz12 via @educationweek

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If Arne Becomes Secretary of State, Then... http://t.co/0PhkbiqQ via @DianeRavitch

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Schooling: What Should Children Read? http://t.co/RyKoypRh

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Sandy Hook hosted district admins for instructional rounds today- amazing visit showcased deep learning!

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Sandy Hook 1st graders learn about the three As of concert behavior: attention, appreciation, and applause.

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Sandy Hook is dismissing at 1:37 today, AM kindergarten students will stay until 1:37, no PM kindergarten.

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Sandy Hook Elementary Team to Shanghai: workshop meeting on Tuesday at 4:00pm. Huí tóu jiàn !

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42 delegates from Liaocheng; 26 from Paris; 10 from Shanghai. Becoming a host family? Unforgettable. It all begins in February. Contact us

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NICE Families: Hosting with NICE is one of the best cultural experiences you could ever offer your family. We are looking for host families!

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If students' initial ideas and beliefs are ignored, the understandings that they develop can be very different from what the teacher intends

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“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent." ~ Stephen King.

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Newtown High School defeats Glastonbury for class LL girls soccer state championship

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Gifted sounds like: 7-year-old to brother w/bloody nose, "You have to move because seriously, blood is a biohazard."

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Sandy Hook 3rd grade teachers work with Teachers College staff developer on teaching the science of using post-its.

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The Sandy Hook Book Fairy reads with first graders... Keeping books in our hearts and on our minds!