Laura O’Rourke

First grade teacher at Westorchard Elementary School

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

Sand trays make reviewing welded sounds extra fun! #phonicsfirst #WeAreChappaqua #WOschool

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

So much fun in reading workshop today! We used our reading wands to make the characters in our books think & talk
📚🪄#WeAreChappaqua #WOschool

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

1st graders had so much fun meeting our 3rd grade buddies on Friday for getting-to-know-you interviews & buddy reading! @LisaRudovic #WeAreChappaqua #WOschool

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

Check out our community maps! First graders have been learning about cartography this week & created their own interactive maps🗺️🧭 #TCI #WOschool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

First graders had the best time learning about the important role firefighters play in our community at Millwood Fire Co 🚒🧑‍🚒#WeAreChappaqua #WOschool

[Kaitlyn Plate @PlateKaitlyn]

Big takeaways from today's PD session: Using a multiple-representation approach…
✔️ invites Ss in
✔️ gives Ts insight to student thinking
✔️ activates the left & right brain at the same time
✔️ promotes flexibility
✔️ deepens understanding
…and more! #WeAreChappaqua #iteachmath

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

Putting our magic e wands to good use in first grade! We went on a classroom scavenger hunt to build, read, and write words and sentences with magic e 🪄#WOschool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

We loved celebrating the end of our nonfiction writing unit by sharing our how to books with first grade friends across the grade #WOschool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

Another great visit to the #makerspace with @AndreaSchaber to launch our new math unit with a shapes exploration activity! #WOschool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

First grade scientists had the best time this week learning about shadows, creating our own shadow puppets and exploring shadow theater with Ms. Kim! #WOschool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

1st and 3rd graders working together to design, build, and reflect on a 5 little pumpkins engineering project in the MakerSpace! Thank you @AndreaSchaber & @LisaRudovic for an amazing collaboration #WOSchool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

After reading Bilal Cooks Daal, we brainstormed groups that we belong to and created word webs to represent our unique identities. We found we have a lot in common with each other! #TCISocialStudies @Woschool #WeAreChappaqua

[Laura O’Rourke @MsORourkeWO]

We've been loving using our sand trays in Phonics First to review consonant and short vowel sounds as part of our daily three part drill! #WeAreChappaqua #WOschool