Kate Highsmith

‘19 @CabCoSchools Teacher of the Year , NBCT, GLEE endorsed

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

The heat is intense this summer, so we needed an indoor creative activity. My son made this Fire Spirit Cookie Inspiration for the ⁦@CookieRun baking challenge⁩ #cookierun

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Thanks @NorthCarolinaCulture for the awesome book Plott’s Tale. The students of Patriots STEM Elementary loved it! It went perfectly with our life cycle unit and special play doh lesson on the monarch butterfly. 🤩 Also handed out milkweed at STEM night this week! #plottstale

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Wow! Our kiddos are all smiles in the garden today harvesting sweet potatoes with our STEM teacher, Mrs Murray. Thanks to @PHHI_NCSU for the sweet potato slips this past spring! #notallclassroomshave4walls

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

A big Thank you to Gold Hill Rock & Gem who donated a huge rock collection to our 1st grade science students & gifted each 1st grader with a polished gem “pet rock”! We are so grateful to have you as a community partner. I think we have some new rock hounds around @Patriots_Elem

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Hands-on student-led learning! That’s how we STEM @CCGriffinMS @CCSSTEM @CabCoSchools @ProgramChoice

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

STEM Kick-off @CCGriffinMS ! Learning by using the 4 Cs: creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking! @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice @CabCoSchools

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

The early bird gets the robotic worm! @CCSSTEM

[Ekuwah Mends Moses 🇬🇭🇺🇸 @ekuwah]

🎉Nailed it!

Build a functioning tape dispenser or a pencil holder with LEGO bricks!

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Mrs W was so proud of these ladies for winning her STEM HR paper chain challenge this morning. The guys talked a big game, but these Girls in STEM were innovative even after the tape was used up! Way to go ladies!!! @CCGriffinMS @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice @CabCoSchools

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

@CCGriffinMS @CCSSTEM @CabCoSchools @ProgramChoice

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Glad it is almost weekend because students and teachers are in need of a recharge! @Patriots_Elem @CCGriffinMS @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice @CabCoSchools

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Our garden and our literacy skills are growing at Patriots STEM Elementary! #GrowandGLOW @Patriots_Elem @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice @CabCoSchools

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

It’s a good day for learning and leading at CC Griffin Middle School! Can’t hide that Gryphon Pride! @CCGriffinMS @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice @CabCoSchools

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Thanks Cabarrus County EMS HQ Station 9 for your back to school supplies for our STEM schools! We appreciate all you do for our community and especially our STEM schools! @Patriots_Elem @CCSSTEM

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

It’s a great day for a STEM culture building activity in 5th grade! @CCSSTEM @Patriots_Elem @ProgramChoice

[VEX Robotics @VEXRobotics]

Meet your 2024-2025 VEX IQ Robotics Competition Hero Bot: Swish! ⚽🤖 Explore what makes Swish a great starting point for any team in part 1 and dive into ideas for making Swish more competitive in part 2!

Part 1: https://t.co/KpFGFg59Zo
Part 2: https://t.co/sA6E95f7eo

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

So many helpful hands making it possible for Patriots’ students to sample greens from our STEM school garden on Friday. @Patriots_Elem @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

Virtual visit with Sea Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida for our 4th grade science students who are studying animal adaptations @Patriots_Elem @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice

[Kate Highsmith @Kate_Loves_STEM]

It’s the little things…tadpoles. Lifecycles with 2nd grade. Love that smile. @Patriots_Elem @CCSSTEM @ProgramChoice