Olivia O’Connell

First grade teacher at Wegienka Elementary 💜

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Excited for this opportunity to learn and grow through Galileo! #Galileoleads212 @WegienkaWildcat @Magee3rdgrade

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Today we had guest readers for March is reading month. Thank you Mrs. Swisher and Mrs. Gibbs for capturing the moment! ❤️#whywbsd #wegienkawildcat

[Christy Schultz @christy425]

Reading buddies- third graders reading with first graders at Wegienka Elementary. Sharing the love of reading. #whyWBSD, #WegienkaWildcats

[Michelle Briegel @WegienkaWildcat]

Final results of bond dollars at work! Thank you to the WBSD community for supporting our schools! #whywbsd 💜

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

I cannot believe tomorrow is the last day of school! I am so not ready to say goodbye to this group! I am so proud of each and every one of them. Can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments at the Promotion Ceremony!

[Michelle Briegel @WegienkaWildcat]

Head over to Facebook and like the post for Mrs. O'Connell. She is a finalist for Rev'd Up Fun Teacher of the Year! #whywbsd

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Students received surprise letters of encouragement from loved ones before starting their MSTEP! Students were crying tears or happiness over the sweetness of the letters ❤️ thanks @WegienkaWildcat for the great idea!

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Each day til the end of the year, there is a dated envelope with a students name inside. One of the perks this student receives is a compliment poster signed by their classmates! @WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Student lottery winner! Students who are on task get to put their initials on numbered spaces and once full, Siri picks a random number for a winner. This weeks winner chose fast food delivered from me! @WegienkaWildcat #whywbsd

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

My mom came in and read to my kids for March is reading month! Thank you to all the volunteers for participating in this special event! @WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

We are discussing Author’s Purpose this week. Today, students had the choice of either creating a comic book strip or a short story with the purpose of either persuading, informing, or entertaining their audiences. Students loved the opportunity to be creative!@WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Great message today about what it means to be a leader from the @DetroitLionsPro @WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

As part of our WIN project, students created board games related to fraction concepts. Today they signed up to try out their peers creations! @WegienkaWildcat #whywbsd

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Students leading math review! I love when students take ownership over their learning and show what they know while asking their classmates questions and modeling problems. 😊 #whywbsd @WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Preparing for our fractions test next week with partner games and splash learn! @WegienkaWildcat

[Michelle Briegel @WegienkaWildcat]

Our Wildcats loved sports day! Thanks Brayden for picking a fun day!! 💜 #whywbsd

[Michelle Briegel @WegienkaWildcat]

This fantastic 5th grader got a #goodnewscalloftheday ! We called mom and shared how hard he has been working in class! That is Warrior Strong! #whywbsd 📚👍😃

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

Next up for STEM, who can build the tallest haunted house? @WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

First STEM challenge of the day, who can build the strongest web bridge? @WegienkaWildcat

[Olivia O’Connell @OConnell5th]

One of our favorite ways to demonstrate our understanding of our vocabulary words is creating skits! After students act it out, the class guesses the word. It’s something our class looks forward to every week! @WegienkaWildcat