Kristen Clark

[Dani Fry Jackson, Ed.D. @danijacksonmath]

We partnered up for this this campus’ goal around math learning stations. So much behavior preparation is a part of making stations successful. Thanks Kirsten for the collaboration!! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We are starting one of my favorite projects of the year: Reader’s theater! I can’t wait to see their performances next week! @VaughnElemFISD

[Soo Cho @eagertolearnSoo]

When an admin (Mrs. Kim) shows up for a porch visit for a newcomer family, they are overjoyed with gratitude! They said they feel so loved and supported at Vaughn, their new community away from their home country! #Vaughn kindness ⁦@VaughnElemFISD⁩ @FISD_ESL

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We got book clubs up and running today! I am so excited to hear what kinds of discussions these kiddos have about their characters in their new books! @VaughnElemFISD

[Ashley Stevenson @AStevenson2020]

🎶 Merry Christmas, happy holidays🎶

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

They could not believe they were drawing in our mini lesson! We practiced visualizing poems today! They got back to back to their partner and drew what they visualized them we revealed their pictures at the end! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

@tiabiamonte planned the best poetry breakout for us! They got to apply their knowledge of stanzas, rhyme, mood, and imagery to unlock the box! It was so much fun! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

Innovation Day was a blast!!! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We have had a blast starting our Poetry unit in Reading and Writing this week! We have been exploring different poems and we even went outside to use our Poet’s eye and see things in a different way! @VaughnElemFISD

[Vaughn Elementary @VaughnElemFISD]

Third graders hard at work investigation a crime scene in the library. They are asking great questions and looking at every detail. Can’t wait to hear who they think ruined one of our library books.

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We figured out the mystery of who stole the Thanksgiving dinner! They had so much fun collaborating and using reading and writing skills to move through the 5 clues to reveal the number one suspect! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We had another great writing celebration today! I loved watching these students collaborate by giving each other feedback on their nonfiction books. @VaughnElemFISD #vaughncollaborates

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

Another round of kiddos who have achieved their reading goals! These groups mastered identifying character traits and predicting with text evidence! I’m excited to see what goal they chose next. @VaughnElemFISD

[Vaughn Elementary @VaughnElemFISD]

We love celebrating our amazing staff for all their hard work! #staffshoutout

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

I am so proud of these readers for mastering their reading goals this week! I loved meeting with them to reflect and set new goals! They even got an extra photo bomb from Coach K too! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

@MrBryce2013 lead us through Canva Boot Camp today to help us get ready for a nonfiction project we will be starting next week! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

It was an explosive day in third grade! We learned about natural disasters including volcanoes today when High Touch High Tech came to visit! Thank you to the PTA for allowing us to have this amazing program! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We kicked off our nonfiction unit by exploring nonfiction books and sharing what we noticed! Hoping these readers will be inspired to love nonfiction! @VaughnElemFISD

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

A new restaurant opened up at @VaughnElemFISD called The Publisher’s Patio! The menu was full of some great stories! Students got to celebrate the end of our narrative writing unit with a super fun publishing party! They listened to each other’s stories and left compliments!

[Kristen Clark @MrsClark401]

We wrapped up our first unit in reading today by sharing all that we have learned on how to build an amazing reading life! All the skills we discussed are going to set these 3rd graders up for success this year! @VaughnElemFISD