Lara Mortensen

Mom, computer teacher, knitter, future grandma.

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Filming stop motion movies this week! You can see the creativity in action. @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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Impromptu concert in the gym yesterday! @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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I told them they could work together.... #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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What an amazing group of musicians we have here at AES! They were amazing playing the national anthem. @doc_nuge @themusicweaver @AESPhoenix

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Hour of Code project #2. We are doing a Scratch tutorial with a partner. @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic @AESPhoenix

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Hour of Code is starting early this year with a BeeBot Challenge course. Rescue the turkeys! @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic @codeorg @AESPhoenix

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5th grade did such an awesome job on their Freeform pictures I had to print them and show them off. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic @AESPhoenix

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4th grade designed their own Logo on Google Drawings and got to make a button with it. Thanks to our awesome Community Club for buying our button maker! @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic #WeAre409

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The cutest, most talented musicians performed at a 9/11 remembrance playing our National Anthem. They did a great job. @doc_nuge #WeAre409 @AtchisonPublic @themusicweaver

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Caught third graders being kind and helping each other. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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The kids are rocking the first two weeks of school. They have not forgotten anything. Our morning crochet club is growing. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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The rain cleared long enough to film our iMovies. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge

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The middle school choir came to inspire 5th graders today. It was awesome. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge

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We finished our favorite unit in 4th grade today designing a logo in Google Drawings and then turning it into a button they can wear. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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I'm participating in this year's #HourOfCode, are you? (Thanks @apartovi for supporting @codeorg) https://t.co/4516Yx9XTX #WeAre409

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I am so proud of these 5th graders. They did a great job singing our National Anthem, but they did an even better job being respectful at a very serious event. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic @themusicweaver

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Thanks to the wonderful parent who brought me an ice cold drink this afternoon while I was doing my crossing guard duty. @AtchisonPublic #WeAre409 @doc_nuge

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I love how excited these Kindergartners are to use our Beebots. We are learning to be very careful with our instructions to the robots. #WeAre409 @doc_nuge @AtchisonPublic

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Hidden talents in the Enrichment team. #WeAre409 @themusicweaver @AtchisonPublic @doc_nuge

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I had a great time in Austin at the Apple Learning Academy. The people there were amazing and inspiring. I have too many ideas and pages and pages of notes. #WeAre409 #AppleLearningAcademy