Kevin OConnor

Graden Elementary - Library Media Specialist

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The Battle of the Books Club had our first competition this week! Students faced off in 3 rounds of trivia, covering 6 books. Proud of all the hard work and great teamwork! 🐝

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We made our mark for Dot Day!
Students celebrated Peter Reynolds’ inspiring book, The Dot, by bringing their dots to life with the @quivervision app and augmented reality magic! The creativity literally jumps off the page!
@DotClubConnect @peterhreynolds

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In celebration of National Poetry Month and @taylorswift13 - The Tortured Poets Department

Tortured or Terrific Poet?
Who wrote it?
Taylor Swift or Shel Silverstein?

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First-grade students were inspired to create their own imaginative clay creations after reading 'The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend'.

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Susan Buckles, media assistant at Graden Elementary, is one of our 2024 Support Employee of the Year finalists. Tune in to see who wins on Tuesday, April 16. #ParkHillProud

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It was a Super Bowl challenge for these programming champions! Hornets programmed Dash robots and Bee-bots to avoid defenders and score touchdowns!

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@ScholasticEdu The students voted for both!

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2nd grade participated in World Read Aloud Day with @Scholastic and author Jared Chapman. He shared a live reading of his book, “Seals Are Jerks!”

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@newheightshow this one

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These first graders are cooking up some sweet designs with their custom 3D-printed cookie cutters.

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Students and staff at @GradenHornets hosted a @HarvestersORG Food Drive recently and collected more than 3,000 items including food staples, household essentials, and personal hygiene products. The Hornets have done this for six years. #ParkHillCares

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Full circle moment for @tkelce From buying @Scholastic book fair posters to being on the poster! @newheightshow

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5th grade took a field trip to Radical Challenge today. We completed challenges to practice leadership, collaboration and perseverance. 🦅

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We learned about the journey of water and stormwater runoff with @KCMOwater this afternoon. We learned strategies to eliminate pollution in the stormwater. Kansas City has 6.4 billion gallons of stormwater runoff each year!

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Author, illustrator and English Landing Elementary mom Danielle Williams stopped by the school to read her book, "Hitch a Ride on the Color Express.” She also gave the school an original illustration from her book and donated a few copies of the book to the school library.

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✖️ or ➗❔
Students are sorting and solving word problems to review multiplying and dividing fractions.

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Our Fantasy Sports Interest Group chatted with @MatthewBerryTMR from @NBCSports. He shared about his career covering fantasy football and how he uses math, writing, research & collaboration each day.
His advice to our group…
“Do what you love and the rest will sort itself out.”

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Our Veterans Day Roll Call & Chat was a excellent opportunity for our Eagles to listen, learn and celebrate all who have served in the armed forces. 🦅🇺🇸

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Staff gathered to celebrate @EnglishLanding Elementary School's 30th anniversary! #ParkHillProud

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#nationalcollegecolorsday @EnglishLanding with the best team! @OConnor5th