Cynthia Smith

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

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[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

The school 100th day of at the Early Learning Center!
We read One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes, illustrated by Bonnie Mackain. When we came in from the playground there were ants all over our classroom. We had fun collecting the ants and counting them on a 100 chart.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

COPIED FROM JOE BECIGNEUL: THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO TICK SOME PEOPLE OFF, AND I HOPE IT DOES. BUT I’M GOING TO KEEP ON SHARING IT AND SAYING IT. AND ONCE AGAIN, I AM NOT A SWIFTIE, BUT I AM A HUMAN BEING, A DAD AND, A MONSTROUS FOOTBALL FAN.
I am extremely disappointed in so many of you who think that "not being a fan" of someone means you're entitled to shit all over them.
I want to remind you of something.
Your children are watching you complain about Taylor Swift sitting at a football game, being happy, and cheering for a man she loves in what appears to be a very loving, respectful relationship.
Your Children are watching you judge a woman for literally just EXISTING and taking up space happily.
And you know what? Ms. Swift has won 324 awards? How many do you have?
She brought $5 BILLION dollars in consumer spending and boosted the U. S. economy so significantly, that leaders from other countries actually beg for her to play there?
Did you know that there are over 20 college courses about her skills as an artist, lyricist, and musician - including at places like Harvard, Stanford & UC Berkeley?
Did you know that Taylor Swift quietly donates mass amounts of money to local food banks in every city she performs in?
AND DID YOU KNOW …
That Taylor Swift was sexually assaulted by a radio DJ, and she got him fired? When he sued HER for over $3 million for defamation, she counter sued for a symbolic $1 in a court case that took 2 YEARS for her to win. And, she did that just to show women that fighting for what's right has no price tag & to never be silent in the face of oppression.
WELL IF YOU DON’T CARE BY NOW, YOU SHOULD.
Because your daughters, nieces, and your nephews are watching you run your mouth. And they are seeing the world hate a woman who does so much good, simply because she exists in their line of sight.
DO BETTER PEOPLE.
Teach your boys to respect women. Teach your girls that as women - they are ALLOWED to take up space.
Fix it. Become aware of your words. Because we all have the ability and the obligation to fight for the future of our children with simple moments. And we need to consciously choose to be better for them.

[Emily @emilycremi]

We need to support our new teachers. Listen to them. Provide them with resources. Support their ideas. An “initiation” phase/“figure it out yourself” mentality is not going to help retention or benefit our students.

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Kindness counts! 🙌

[Keung Hui @nckhui]

Pre-schooler Harmony Tuck, center, practices counting with Xiomara De Jesus-Candelaria, left, at the Early Learning Center at Memory Road, It's the Wake County school system's first standalone Pre-K center with space for up to 132 students. (Photo via @vizjourno) #wcpss #nced

[Keung Hui @nckhui]

How this new Raleigh center ‘equalizes the playing field’ for pre-K students. The Early Learning Center at Memory Road opened this fall as the Wake County school system's 1st standalone pre-K center. It serves Title I & special-ed students. #wcpss #nced https://t.co/Z8o0AHgbIJ

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

Pre-K students join the Kindergarten Morning Meeting in Mrs.Williams class.@MECME_School

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

@pastors4txkids The same thing is happening in North Carolina!

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

At @MECME_School we appreciate our Cafeteria staff who work hard to keep our little 🐝’s healthy with school breakfast and lunch! From the Pre-K!

[Rhonda Williams @queenBkinder]

I had to capture the moment seeing a peer being presented flowers from a parent @MECME_School @csmith14prek ❤️❤️❤️

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

Pre-K planted strawberry plants in our garden today. We will watch them grow throughout the Winter and Spring. We are looking forward to tasting our strawberries in June.@csmith14prek @MECME_School @thrive at the hive

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

Morning Meeting with a story, Going on a Leaf Hunt! We went on a leaf hunt and collected leaves under campus trees. In small group we sorted the leaves by color, shape, size and attributes.@MECME_School #thriveinthehive #OutdoorClassroomDay

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

Pre-K students work together to integrate technology into our center time. We program the BeeBots to go to the alphabet letter we choose.

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

@teachergoals 🖤

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

A perfect day to use pine cones to make numbers on our playground.
@csmith14prek @MECME_School

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

It’s cold in Pre-K so we made our own snow with insta-snow.@MECME_School

[Cynthia Smith @csmith14prek]

We wear orange for Unity Day. We unite against bullying. @MECME_School

[MillbrookElem @MECME_School]

We have been awarded @EcoSchoolsUSA highest honor, the Green Flag! We celebrated this morning with a whole school TREE picture. Kudos to our whole school community for its commitment to sustainable education and environmental literacy #MECMEbuzz @wcpssmagnets @NWF @NCWF @PLTinNC