Mrs. Collins-Payne

Teaching English Language Arts and Journalism to the best middle schoolers who ever existed in Kansas. 2020 Kansas Horizon Award winner.

[Mrs. Collins-Payne @MrsCPTeach]

Thank you @ksdehq for this honor! I still can’t believe it. Also, thank you to Capitol Federal for the generous donation to my classroom for this Horizon Award! #KEEN2020 #KansansCan

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We had a wonderful time volunteering for the @HSGKC this morning! Our @CSTWildcatsMS students worked hard to clean up the grounds. We also gave lots of love to the animals!

[Mrs. Collins-Payne @MrsCPTeach]

Thank you, Officer Mason, for speaking with 7th grade students about the justice system! This is the PERFECT intro to our new class novel, Ali Cross. @CSTWildcatsMS

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The @CSTWildcatsMS Yearbook Staff had a GREAT time at our annual @Jostens Yearbook Workshop. Lots of learning and fun!

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@emmaelockard @olatheschools You are a Rockstar!!

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Get ready for Yearbook deliveries, @CSTWildcatsMS! Yearbooks are coming your way! We can't wait for May 14!

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We packed 100s of snack/meal bags for homeless veterans today. Thank you for having us, @VCP_HQ! What an incredible organization! @CSTWildcatsMS #CSTServes24

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Our YB Staff collected more than 100 canned-food items for our 2024 Service Day Canned Food Drive! Way to go, @CSTWildcatsMS! These cans will head to food pantries tomorrow during our annual Service Day! @olatheschools #CSTServiceDay2024

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Whoa. How are we already done with the '23-'24 yearbook!? This year has FLOWN by and we can't wait for everyone to see the final product in May!! @CSTWildcatsMS

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Are you a greaser or are you a soc? Celebrating our hard work with The Outsiders today @CSTWildcatsMS!

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7th grade ELA minds think alike not only in the classroom but at home! Unplanned twinning with Mrs. Newman! @CSTWildcatsMS

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@CSTWildcatsMS Yay!! I can’t wait to see my staff!!

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We 💚 CBR students at @CSTWildcatsMS! We had a morning full of fun for #CSTServes2023

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We did it!! Just like that, the @CSTWildcatsMS 2022-2023 yearbook is off to the printer! We can’t wait for you to see it in May!

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Another Walk-A-Thon is in the books! Thanks to our generous @CSTWildcatsMS family for donating more than $600 for our @WaterforSoSudan fundraiser!

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Mrs. Collins-Payne and Mrs. Newman have classes in halls reading about and discussing A Long Walk to Water…

[Mrs. Collins-Payne @MrsCPTeach]

Who has the best yearbook staff? 🙋🏻‍♀️ These incredible kids threw me a SURPRISE baby shower today! I had no idea! This baby girl is already so loved! @CSTWildcatsMS and I are lucky to have these kids!

[Mrs. Collins-Payne @MrsCPTeach]

Our first “Rumble” as new 7th grade teachers was a hit! Thanks to everyone who dressed up and joined in on the fun! @CSTWildcatsMS

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Our first “mini” Socratic seminar is in the books! Our 7th graders did a FANTASTIC job at discussing the themes, characters and conflicts in The Outsiders so far! #CSTThankful @CSTWildcatsMS #OPSfortheirFuture

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It’s a great day when 8th graders visit 7th grade ELA classes to hype up The Outsiders! Our readers can’t wait to dive into the story! @CSTWildcatsMS #OPSfortheirfuture

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Mr. Dougherty’s students wrote how-to instructions about how to make a PBJ. After a few clarifying instructions (ie HOW do I open the bag of bread and how much jelly do you want?), we made a pretty decent PBJ! Thanks for letting me visit, Mr. Dougherty! @CSTWildcatsMS