Nijia Thomas

Wife, Mother, Educator, Friend! Proud Graduate of PVAMU!! 💜💛

[Nijia Thomas @ThomasNijia]

Yesterday's Cy-Hope holiday assistance delivery!! We are super excited to be able to help our families at @duryeaschool .

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@CounselorTucker @FISDCounseling @MooneyhamElem I LOVE this!! Great idea!

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@amberharry4 Congrats!!

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When you make your class meeting fun!! Seeing their faces and interacting makes us all feel better. #5thGradeRocks #KirkROAR

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Leadership is magnified in crisis. What you do is seen by staff, community, & higher ups. Here are 4 tips:
1) Concern for your staff. Check on them personally
2) Focus on big picture. micromanaging staff work is NOT big picture
3) Empathy
4) Communicate quality> quantity

[Nijia Thomas @ThomasNijia]

When the reading lesson turns into a "back in the day, we used to use a VHS and floppy discs" lesson. @CaroLegos87 is the best!

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This is what I'm thankful for!!! Relationships with students who WANT to spend extra time with their teacher... they ALL wanted to have lunch with me! Real relationships are just as important as curriculum!! #KirkROAR #5thGradeRocks

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Two days in a row!! Parent involvement is the BEST!!! She was ALL in to read to the class!! #KIRKROAR #5THGRADEROCKS

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Watch Dog Dad in full effect in 5th grade!!! Read aloud time... he was a good sport!! #KirkROAR #5thGradeRocks

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Poetry celebration a success!! HUGE shout-out to "THE LIBRARY TEACHER" as the students say @CaroLegos87 for hosting us!! The kids enjoyed it!!! #KirkROAR #5thGradeRocks

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When you take learning outside the classroom walls!! Looking/ searching for settings for our poems! #5thGradeRocks #KirkROAR

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@BellBreyanna One of my faves!!! (Both of you!)

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Handwriting withOUT tears!! The students are ready to teach/ show their skills!! #KirkROAR #5thGradeRocks

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When the librarian at your school has THE best game for the students to play....a tie game.... they had to "rock- paper- scissor" it out!! Fun times on Friday! #5thGradeRocks #KirkROAR

[Nijia Thomas @ThomasNijia]

They make this teaching thing easy.... setting the "temperature" inside while they sketch what they "see" while reading! Visualizing and feeling warm (their choice)
#5thGradeRocks #KirkROAR

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Our week ended on a GREAT note!!! They did a gallery walk to show how they've been using strategies!! They were ALL engaged!! #KirkROAR #5thGradeRocks

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Our second day doing handwriting and they are ALL in!!! #5thGradeRocks #KirkROAR

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... because reading is important!! Walking back from the library engrossed in books!! #5thGradeRocks

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@mrssanchez824 @KirkElementary Thank you!!!

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Partner reading in FULL effect!! Procedures have been discussed; expectations have been set and met!! #5thgrade #KirkROAR

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@ceh1118 Thank you!!!