As you start your holiday shopping, don’t forget to preorder my instructional book for elementary teachers “Making Time for Social Studies”. You can find it at @SolutionTree or on Amazon. It ships in a few weeks. A perfect gift for the elementary teacher in your life!

There is nothing my students can’t do! Always impressed when I see them working in groups. ♥️ @RV_Panthers

New research highlights the impact of structured language programs in preschool and kindergarten. 18 weeks of targeted instruction significantly boosted kids' language and early literacy skills. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d…

For those of us who like to geek out about this kind of stuff...

Join us virtually to discuss our summer book study on Tuesday, July 9th at 7:00pm! We're looking forward to connecting with Kansas educators to discuss all that we've learned from this book study! Register today using this link: bit.ly/EffectiveInstructionT…

📆 Mark your calendars for July 9! Beginning Tuesday, July  9, online registration for the 2024-25 school year for current Olathe Public Schools families will open in ParentVUE. This is the time to complete all the necessary registration documents for all students, including making sure contact and demographic information is up-to-date. Visit bit.ly/RegistrationOpensJuly… for more information. Families new to the district, those who have not been to kindergarten enrollment, and any out-of-district residents approved to attend Olathe Public Schools through Open Enrollment (bit.ly/OPSOpenEnrollment) will need to contact their child’s school beginning on July 15 to set up an appointment to come into the building to register. 🍎🍎🍎 A partir del martes 9 de julio, se abrirán las inscripciones en línea para el ciclo escolar 2024-25 en ParentVUE. Allí, podrán completar todos los documentos necesarios para la inscripción de cada uno de sus hijos, incluyendo el asegurarse de que la información demográfica y de contactos esté actualizada. Las familias nuevas al distrito, las que no han ido a las inscripciones de Kinder y cualquier residente fuera del distrito aprobado para asistir a las Escuelas Públicas de Olathe por medio de las Inscripciones Abiertas (bit.ly/OPSOpenEnrollment) tendrán que ponerse en contacto con la escuela de su estudiante a partir del 15 de julio para programar una cita para ir al edificio a inscribirse. bit.ly/RegistrationOpensJuly…

The June Kansas State Board of Education meeting is set to begin at 10 a.m. today. Follow along here or on the livestream at: youtube.com/watch?v=XWi6Zfmi…

The June Kansas State Board of Education meeting is underway. @kscommissioner Dr. Randy Watson is presenting his Commissioner’s Report, focusing on literacy in Kansas.

Next Tuesday, we'll have the opportunity to learn how to scaffold complex texts! Michelle will model several instructional scaffolds that can help teachers make text accessible for all. Register Now: bit.ly/ScaffoldComplexText

Our preschool team has spent the week in Emporia & Salina alongside preschool teachers from Kansas and Dr. Lucy Hart Paulson, delving deep into 'Playful Learning Across the Day in PreK,' focusing on the best strategies to build important foundations for early literacy skills.

If you're passionate about ensuring that ALL Kansas students learn to read proficiently, we need you on our team! Let's empower educators and improve literacy across the state together! Join Now: bit.ly/TRLKSMembership2024

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We've got several upcoming learning opportunities that you won't want to miss in the month of June! Have you registered yet? Virtual Book Study Registration: bit.ly/TRLchapters Scaffolding Text Webinar Registration: bit.ly/ScaffoldComplexText

WORD LADDER WEDNESDAY! This is my last WLW for this school year. June 1 is “Say Something Nice Day.” Today’s word ladder asks all of us to say something nice. So, thank you teachers for all that you have done this past year to help kids learn to love words & word learning!

The Science of Reading has many pieces, making it hard to know where to start. Here are key points on what it IS and IS NOT to help you teach all children, including those with diverse needs and cultural backgrounds, to read. #ScienceOfReading #Education bit.ly/4dIzQvT

You did it Olathe Public Schools! Enjoy your summer! @olatheschools

In words like dance, dice, price and fence, the C makes the /s/ sound because of the E. Can you think of other words where this rule applies? Leave them in the comments! Explore all of the Spelling Rules at reading.logicofenglish.com/s…

Learning SO much about how to best support DHH (Deaf & hard of hearing) students from @kellygrillo Thank you @ReadingLeagueKS for this tremendous opportunity. @sblackwellslpd

Our Literary Costume Party was a success!! Students dressed as a character from a book they read in 7th grade, complete with props, accessories, and food related to theme, plot, characterization, and symbolism. It was one of my favorite last (full) days of school to date! 🙌