Andrea Murray

6th & 7th Grade Social Studies teacher prayerfully spreading smiles & hope by loving on, encouraging, and believing in the kiddos around me.

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

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[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

@RyanBartlett Our campus is brand new this year, and we finally got into our classrooms last Friday!🥳

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

@PearDeck Math was my favorite to learn, but History/Social Studies is my favorite to teach!

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

Back to School Bash at Alcove Trails! SO excited for this new school year and getting to help open this brand new school!! Go Tigers!🐯💙💛

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

Little life update! In May I ended my beautiful chapter with @LeanderISD & couldn’t be more grateful for my 20 years there. Now: a new adventure as an 8th grade SS teacher in @FrenshipISD! Feeling SO blessed to be a part of such tremendous districts & so excited at all to come!❤️

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

@steve_principal You’re awesome, @steve_principal!! Have so much fun!

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

Congratulations on such a wonderful season @LHSLionsBBall!! It’s been such a joy cheering you on this year & I’ve been so proud of your perseverance, passion, & teamwork. You guys are awesome & you should be very, very proud of yourselves!!❤️⚾️💙 #proudteacher #foreverfan

[Lady Lions Basketball @lhsladylionsbb]

Congratulations to our softball and baseball teams on being district (bi-district Ladies) champions. Keep up the hard work! #LionPride

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

So exciting to cheer on some of my kiddos & the whole amazing @LeanderSoftball team today...currently ranked 1st in state and 2nd in the NATION!!🤩🎉❤️🥎💙🏆 What a stellar season already!! #proudteacher #talentedstudents

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@MrsWalshCMS @PearDeck Yayy!!! So happy it was a success for you, too! So much fun, right!? I’m excited to try it again, too!🙂

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

@jodigreen21 @PearDeck It’s one of theirs! I believe it’s in the Social Studies section and says to draw a map. I just customized the directions.🙂

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

This activity using @PearDeck was the surprise success of the week! Students illustrated a slide to represent themselves & the class tried to guess whose each was. Usually quiet students were sharing & seen, we learned more about each other & it was SUCH great class bonding time!

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Once the correct person was guessed, students shared about their slide & what the illustrations meant. This is when the quiet ones really started sharing! It was beautiful even hearing students saying each other’s names & every one of them felt seen & valued for a minute.❤️

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

This week’s been all about reconnecting & just enjoying being back together; there aren’t many days I’ve enjoyed more! We’ve laughed, learned about each other, had friendly debates over ‘would you rather’ questions & usually quiet students shared SO much! We really needed this.❤️

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

I’ve seen a whole lot of my students’ pets while virtual teaching, but I have to say that today was certainly a first! The class is now brainstorming Texas History names for our new virtual class pet.🐔😂 #talesofvirtualteaching #yearoffirsts

[Leander ISD @LeanderISD]

#1LISD Fine Arts Student of the Week Jessica Egelsee carries herself with an air of authority & altruism. The RBMS 8th-grader serves as the captain of the Silver Stars performance & dance teams. Busy 15+ hr/wk rehearsing with a private dance co, she also excels in her studies!

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

It’s so fun to hear them talking about the colleges, and it’s been such a great way to connect with each other. And I’m sure learning a ton, too!! #classroomfun #collegeawareness 🏈🏆🏀🎉

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

This is so much fun!! To increase college awareness in a fun way, students can choose a college football team to be ‘their team’ for the season, I update rankings weekly & those with the winning team win a little prize. This year I’ve added basketball, too & it’s been such a hit!

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@_garrettlandry @Coach_DixonLHS @CoachPrice03 @CoachMornhinweg @MSUCoachGraf @MSUTexasFB @CoachNickleson Congratulations, Garrett!!! So proud of you and excited for all that's ahead!!

[Andrea Murray @MsAndreaMurray]

@GaryRGrayJr I don’t ever really play this, but the last time I did, I changed it to “Build a Man.” Much, much better.