Katie Knopf Niemczyk

Teacher of @MusicHpt & Choir. @Seesaw Ambassador. Always seeking creative ideas to create a love of learning in my students. Thoughts are my own. #TuBeArtful

[High Point School @hpointschool]

Our 4th and 5th grade choirs had a great performance tonight at the Winter concert. @OSD135 @MusicHpt

[High Point School @hpointschool]

5th grade students working on their recorder stations and sounding great. @OSD135 @MusicHpt

[High Point School @hpointschool]

Thank you to our Student Council and choirs for such a nice Veterans Day assembly.

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@iacarinot @CromwellValleyE @MusicBCPS Such a smart way to execute stations! I also typically feel rushed so I will have to try this strategy, plus then the kids get to do more games! Thanks for the response! :)

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@iacarinot @CromwellValleyE @MusicBCPS So many great activities! Do you have the students choose which station they want to go to or do you assign them specifically?

[High Point School @hpointschool]

What a great first performance by our 4th grade choir. @OSD135

[Orland District 135 @OSD135]

The 4th grade @hpointschool choir put on a mini-performance for family and friends this afternoon! Perfect weather for an outdoor concert! ☀️🍁 #resilience135

[TCEA @TCEA]

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[High Point Music @MusicHpt]

LOVE seeing these HPT Performing Arts T-Shirts around the school! Our students are the best at showing their pride in their music ensembles! New students, order forms will be going home next week! #MusicEdmatters #Choir #Orchestra #Band #TuBeArtful #HPTPride #135learns

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@kgilbert4683 @hpointschool Let me know how this goes throughout the year, I would love to incorporate this as an option for 5th grade when they do their genius hour projects in the spring! 😊

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

We absolutely LOVED seeing our friends in Mrs. Rein's and Ms. Hynes' classes using their wallets for our first Hornet Store today! Students were able to quickly count their money for easy shopping! Thanks @kgilbert4683 for collaborating on this project! 💛 #HptPride #Resilient135

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@kgilbert4683 @hpointschool I am so excited that you have this designated space this year! Our news team does an amazing job keeping High Point running smoothly! 💛

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

The @hpointschool specials squad is excited to see our favorite people tomorrow! First day of school, here we come! #HptPride #PE #MusicEd #Artists #SpecialsAreEssential #135learns

[Mrs. Iwinski's Music @IwinskiMusic]

#OSD135 Music Teachers L🥰VED seeing and hearing William Martinez this morning. @signingthesong @OSD135 @LMillerCTLMusic @MrHiattMusic @MRMusicRoom @MsKsCreativeCR #resilent135 #music #musicEDmatters #photoshopFTW? 😝

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

Such a fun week at Choir Camp! Can't wait to keep singing with the @hpointschool choir this school year! 🎶🖤🐝 #Music135 #135Learns #resilient135

[Orland District 135 @OSD135]

Two great performances to finish our Choir camps this week! Great job to all the singers! #resilient135

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@heymrsbond https://t.co/seHVgwHuqm

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@heymrsbond At the beginning of last school year our principals took the picture book "Zoom" and literally ripped it apart and mounted them onto black paper and we had to get into the correct sequence of the story. It was very fun and forced everyone to communicate in a low pressure way!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If we really care about student success, we would:
* Have a shorter school day
* Have more Arts, Physical Ed.
* Include more recess and unstructured play
* include more focus on strengths
* more divergent learning, i.e., innovation and creativity.
* celebrate successes more

[Katie Knopf Niemczyk @MsKsCreativeCR]

@alicekeeler @ClayCodes @mrstechfarlin @ileadkristin Check this out, so cool!!!