Sam Leitzsey

I teach the coolest MES fifth graders with the most awesome fifth grade teachers and have tons of fun doing it!

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The Leitzsey Legendary GOATS had their debut in today’s Raider Side Quest! @LakesideMS_Lex1

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We love the @BedfordFallsBks book fair and all of the awesome titles they offer. Our wish lists are full! Thanks @sbrooks2587 for coordinating this event!

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Thanks, @JEThompson49, for coming to visit and sharing about your journey to becoming an accomplished writer! What great lessons for our aspiring authors. They were fascinated! @MESLex1LC @Midway_Mustangs

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@PlayBlooket :easily somewhere at the top of the list for increasing engagement. Who knew reviewing story elements could be so fun? @Midway_Mustangs

[Sam Leitzsey @MrsLeitzsey]

Building our writing skills! We celebrated our first #patternsofpower work today by displaying our sentences on table tops, and group members revised as needed. @Midway_Mustangs

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Musical Mondays are always a fun way to start our week, and we have such good discussions on figurative language, theme, and mood/meaning too. Win win! @Midway_Mustangs

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@IveyFHomer @Midway_Mustangs @theofficetv @JCegelisLMS Right!? Even better, they did it all in just two classes!

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When you put in a request for your favorite show’s theme song in music class 😍 @Midway_Mustangs @theofficetv

[Sam Leitzsey @MrsLeitzsey]

No court at recess? No problem! Playing four square with jump ropes and HORSE with a beanbag and a satellite dish works just as well! @Midway_Mustangs

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It’s assembly lines vs. the skilled artisans in our stocking workshop today! Which companies will produce the most stockings and which will be the highest quality products? @Midway_Mustangs #lex1socstudies

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@AnnaOwens0811 is always making PE fun and exciting, even when we’re stuck inside! @Midway_Mustangs

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Music with @MissTrent is always so much fun! @Midway_Mustangs

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Mr. Keane’s music lesson looked a little different today, but as it turns out, you don’t have to be in the music room to keep a good beat! @Midway_Mustangs

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Today we’re helping our first grade book buddies in @MrsLloydsclass prepare for their student-led conferences. I’m loving seeing the leadership shine! #MESheart @Midway_Mustangs

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March Madness has begun this week in the form of our first annual WWII Tournament of Technology! We’re providing rationale to determine which new technology was the most impactful during WWII. 🏆#lex1socstudies @Midway_Mustangs

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Book buddies, French readers, and @Mr_ARobertson, oh my! We’ll take any chance we can get to read all the books! #ReadAcrossAmericaDay @Midway_Mustangs

[Sam Leitzsey @MrsLeitzsey]

Indoor recess happenings: we’ve got one group doing research to participate in the #GreatMailRace, while Elena is beginning and distributing her very own digital class newspaper! #MESheart @Midway_Mustangs

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Book browsing for this week’s @BedfordFallsBks book fair! @_EmilyBlack_ #meslibrarylc

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So proud of the conversation and conduct during our first Socratic Seminars! Today, we discussed the question: Was US involvement in WWII inevitable? Once we finished, the kiddos were begging to do more! 👏🏻👏🏻 @Midway_Mustangs #lex1socstudies @Lex1_Literacy

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Research clubs are collecting powerful evidence and collaborating to grow ideas about their debatable issues. @Lex1_Literacy @Midway_Mustangs