Brian Morefield

Grade 3 teacher, PYP, @IntSchPrague . Father, husband, life-long learner, mild sports enthusiast #Seattle native
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[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

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[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

Thank you @mstewartscience for inspiring our third-grade nonfiction readers and writers today (and thanks Tara @taraethridge for organizing it)!

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

While on breaks, the #Astronomicalclock statues spend time on their phones and cracking jokes. Just like us.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

My favorite part of @IntSchPrague culture week was not the celebrations of the 13 different countries represented in the classroom, but rather the profound connections the students found between all the different cultures.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In toxic cultures, you have to burn out to earn a break. Time off is how you recover.

In decent cultures, you take a break when you're low on gas. Time off is how you refuel.

In healthy cultures, you're expected to take regular breaks. Time off is encouraged to sustain energy.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

@taraethridge This was a fantastic activity. Thanks for inspiring the students to get even more excited about nonfiction.

[Tara Ethridge @taraethridge]

Loved our 2nd annual Sustainability Fair that supports the 3rd grade UOI. Lots of joy, lots of experiences reusing materials and a great memory for all. Paper beads, toothpaste and t-shirt tote bags were some of the choices.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

One of my students on what her future self will be doing for work...
"I will be a veterinarian, but my side jobs in case my clinic gets closed down will be a swim coach, journalist, or saint."

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

It was great connecting with a former grade 3 student (and current teacher @Ms_Kim_YangJin) from 2006 @SISGeckos! Thanks for reaching out and also for reminding me about the time I took our class Flat Stanley to the #Greatwall.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

@Ms_Kim_YangJin @SISGeckos Oh wow, it is so good to hear from you. AND!! You are a teacher! That is amazing. Grade 1? And you are now 25, which makes me....super old. I am so glad you reached out and I look forward to following you on Twitter.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

One of my students said, "Last Saturday I went to the mall and saw a Pac-Man game. It was inside this big air conditioner thing and you had to put coins in to play it".

I love teachable moments.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

As a tuning-in to our #Sustainability unit, a field trip to a local landfill/recycling center. It was fascinating and we left with much to think about. Back in class, we built a cubic meter to help us visualize the 3 million cubic meters of garbage buried in the landfill.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

3B getting to know the Learner Profile better with a matching activity: word, definition, and picture. #pypchat

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

@JeanneMorefiel1 As an 18-year ex-pat and a Seattle native, I feel more detached with every return trip to Seattle and the states. And as a person that used to live in hazy China and Malaysia, this fills me with a lot of dread.

[Tom Rogers @RogersHistory]

Very cool to show students how borders have changed over time… @TMHistoryIcons

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

Ss chose their first learning goal this week. They put on their future-thinking glasses and visualized what success might look like. I like that many chose to work on having more persistence, as math in particular has been tricky for several recently. #PYP @IntSchPrague

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Tuesday evening self thought it was a fantastic night out, reliving my Seattle high school past and seeing @_Mudhoney. Wednesday morning teacher self has some regrets.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

A super cute baby hedgehog was found on the playground today. Before being taken to a rescue center, Hedgy (the students named it) stopped by the class for a visit.

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

@MsClare_D @LCSGhana @ibpyp @Mrs_Gilchrist Cool. Where did u get those ATL descriptors, or did you make those up?

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

Ss enjoyed another year of making their mark on International Dot Day. #InternationalDotDay #MakeYourMark @peterhreynolds

[Brian Morefield @bmorefield1]

The second Morefield boy embraces the saxophone! @SuzHig76