Ms. Baratta

@HendleyES teacher
@EmpowerEd Opportunity Fellow

Proud DC resident, ward 8 educator and advocate.

Opinions/beliefs are my own.
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[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

This teen is repurposing used LEGO blocks into creative new sets for kids who ‘wouldn’t have access to them otherwise’ — watch how

[Laura Fuchs @DCWard7teacher]

.@MayorBowser at the @WTUTeacher appreciation event on Friday knowing full well she was going to announce on day 1 of #TeacherAppreciationWeek that @dcpublicschools wasn’t going to pay us our retro pay when originally promised.

[Julia @juliabsadowsky]

@DCPSChancellor @dcpublicschools @MayorBowser @DMEforDC @OSSEDC @joindcps Save your tweets. Show your appreciation by walking down to payroll and figuring out how to distribute retroactive pay to teachers as promised on 5/19.

[Laura Fuchs @DCWard7teacher]

Show your appreciation by paying your teachers when promised on a 3 year overdue contract. We do our jobs and go above and beyond EVERY DAY while your office works from home, messes up our pay and benefits and dodges our calls when we spend hours trying to fix it. Enough.

[Evan Yeats @Evan_Yeats]

Things this government could do for teachers on Teacher Appreciation Week:
▶️ Actually pay @WTUTeacher members the money they are owed on schedule
▶️ Require @DC_Charters to spend any matching funds received for teacher raises on teacher raises

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

#TeacherAppreciationWeek
#listentoteachers
#teachertwitter

[Anna-Lysa Gayle @AnnaLysaGayle]

Latest report: #DC teachers reflect on what’s working and what’s not during Teacher Appreciation Week

“Let’s see what our school leaders are saying our young people need. Let’s hear what our young people are saying that they need.” https://t.co/rPNF0OwKDK

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

In TRUE @dcpublicschools fashion, they let us know that they will NOT be giving us the retro pay when they promised.

They told us for #TeacherAppreciationWeek
So disrespectful!!!

Enough is enough. DCPS continues to fall back on their word year after year.

@WTUTeacher

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

Girls on the run! @HendleyES did so well! So proud of all the girls!

@TChinyere @natnagorski

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

Wow! A coworker saw us gardening one day and took pictures! I wish I took pictures every time we went out (like today haha) @HendleyES thank you Ms. Dautruche for the pics (if anyone has her Twitter let me know!)
#outdoorlearning #STEM

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

Ran into @theMsRiggins on my way home! She's still #teamhen @HendleyES and is excited about all the great things I shared coming our way this year and next year!
Wishing you a great end of the school year too! ❤️

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

Me: "Are we topographers?"
Student: "I am!!"

Today we mapped the @HendleyES garden.

#STEM #STEMeducation #outdoorlearning

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

It has been a while since I posted. And we've been in the garden since my last post but I unfortunately don't remember to take pictures often! Here are today's. We weeded and planted @HendleyES! They were so attentive and focused! @stemeducation @STEM #outdoorlearning

[Hendley Elementary @HendleyES]

Hey Hendley families! Don’t forget to test to return after the Winter break!

[Laura Fuchs @DCWard7teacher]

WTF Mayor Bowser Bowser and DCPS: This is what we are hearing about the budget timeline for schools:
2/15 afternoon – Budgets shared with Principals/Uploaded to Websites/Shared with LSAT’s
2/21 – Petition Window Closes
3/1 – Principals submit finalized budget
WE ARE ON BREAK

[Hendley Elementary @HendleyES]

Hendley is proud of our parents who facilitated their first PTO event. #changeagents #parentengagement #collaboration #leadingbyexample #studentsupport #wholechildren #wholeparents @TaciShaw @PrincipalDLucas @sharonabean @k_jennings1

[Hendley Elementary @HendleyES]

We had a wonderful time at Hendley’s parent engagement event! We look forward to these moments of building relationships and collaboration! Big shout out to Hendley’s family engagement team! @TaciShaw @PrincipalDLucas @k_jennings1 @sharonabean @MsGower_dance

[Ms. K Gower @MsGower_dance]

In honor of Black History Month, we hosted a screening of a virtual @StepAfrikaHQ performance for our students. Afterwards, our @HendleyES students discussed together what they observed using their dance and music vocabulary. Thank you Step Afrika for your amazing performances!

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

Today @HendleyES we were with @AuntiekeK learning about markets. We will create our own market next week! I'm so excited to see our students participate in this as part of our #BlackHistoryMonth celebration.

[Ms. Baratta @MsBarattasClass]

@TeachMrReed They did... sarcastically. 😐