Lesley Cook

Ms. Cook is my name and having fun with learning is my game! A kindergarten teacher but mother, daughter and friend first and foremost.

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Happy 100th Day of School! Celebrating and doing everything 100 today! #kindergarten #100thDayofSchool #100DayStations @HMC1Proud @HMC1_Dobbs @DobbsDolphins

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

It’s recess and they wanna show me their addition and subtraction skills…musta be doing something right! #addition #subtraction #indoorrecess #kindermath @DobbsDolphins @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Out here producing readers during center time. In this center reading buddy students sit in our class library taking turns reading our sight word books. #practicemakesperfect #readingbuddies #kindergarten @HMC1Proud @HMC1_Dobbs @DobbsDolphins

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

My scholars have been working hard during small group on reading and listening to themselves, their growth is showing in their reading as well as their guided spelling. #smallgrouptime #Collaborativeclassroomcurriculum @HMC1Proud @DobbsDolphins

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Sometimes you gotta believe in holiday magic and be a lil EXTRA for the kids! #elfontheschool #christmasmagic @DobbsDolphins @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

So proud of the progress my SS are making in writing. After reading I Went Walking by Sue Williams we went on a walk to generate ideas for our own sentence about what we see. @HMC1Proud @DobbsDolphins

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Tonight is sure to be a hit! We’re introducing our new reading buddy program at curriculum night! @DobbsDolphins @HMC1Proud @HMC1_Dobbs #curriculumnight #ireadyreadingincentive

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Today was the 3rd & final day of #KinderKamp. Our rotations today included handwriting practice, Haggerty video, talks/practice about using glue, counting to 100 & snap cube practice. They have officially completed Kinder Kamp & received their placements! @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Day 2 of #KinderKamp rotations involved handwriting practice, talks about using supplies, and manipulative counting/sorting practice. These scholars are doing great! @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Day one of #KinderKamp was a success! Here’s is a group of us touring their new building and meeting all the great staff @HMC1_Dobbs Two more days till their official placement! @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Yesterday we celebrated a month of Enrichment Learning throughout our building with our Enrichment Showcase! And bayyybeee our students and staff SHOWED OUT!! Here’s a taste….@HMC1Proud #summerschool #enrichmentlearning

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Stepped out of my comfort zone for the summer & stepped into an Admin Intern position! It has been a grand experience! I’ve grown professionally & personally, thank the staff I work w/ daily & my principal/mentor Mrs. O’Guinn for her guidance & support! @HMC1Proud #spiritdays

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Passport to Kindergarten was tonight! It was exciting to see the incoming PreK students and their families, specially many familiar faces with their younger siblings! Here’s to the next group of kinders and the class of 2038! @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Let me just tell you bout how big my teacher heart is right now! We wrapped up our animal habitats/adaptations w/ a diorama project. Just look @ the hard work, creativity & comprehension of what they learned. @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Let’s play ball & READ!! Today to celebrate the @Royals opening day we dropped everything to read! @HMC1_Dobbs students had the bases loaded w/ student/guest readers & younger listeners! Putting a spin on running the field! @DobbsDolphins @HMC1_Dobbs

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

It’s #MathCafe Day @HMC1_Dobbs & boy are our teachers preparing our students in reaching our Math goals! Today we’re working on our Geometry standard, learning to identify shapes in our environment, compose/decompose shapes & speak to their attributes. @HMC1Proud @DobbsDolphins

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

What a great experience we had this afternoon to have an author visit us today at @HMC1_Dobbs!! Author Izzy B and Illustrator Ben Askew were hit with some thoughtful questions about writing and illustration by our students and they definitely left us laughing! @HMC1Proud

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Working on some number counting, writing and subitizing practice today to end our counting unit! @HMC1Proud @HMC1_Dobbs @DobbsDolphins

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Many thank you’s to @HMC1Proud Academic Services Team for showing some love to my students for their hard work while being observed during the CCC Parade of Homerooms! They were pretty stoked for an afternoon snack! @HMC1_Dobbs

[Lesley Cook @MsCookKC]

Sometimes you drop everything and read! Today guest readers from both 1st & 4th grade came and read. It must have put an impression on my class because afterwards they all wanted to read to each other. @HMC1_Dobbs @HMC1Proud #ReadAcrossAmericaWeek