Learning is in full bloom in second grade! 🌸🐞 Students explored life cycles through hands-on stations, discovering how plants and animals grow, change, and thrive. Science has never been so engaging! #LaunchintoLearning
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History came to life for our fourth graders at Jamestown Settlement! 📜✨ Students explored, discovered, and experienced what life was like in the early days of America. #LaunchintoLearning
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Our 3rd graders and their families had a great time at SOL Fun Night! 📚✨ Families learned what to expect on the upcoming SOL tests, explored helpful strategies, and discovered simple ways to prepare at home. We are excited and ready to show what we know! #LaunchintoLearning
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Our Books and Basketball team brings the same energy to the classroom as they do the court, building strong minds and strong athletes! 🏀📚 #LaunchintoLearning
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Students have been rolling strikes and showing off their moves during our Rock & Bowl unit in PE! Bowling, music and friends make it feel just like a real bowling alley. 🎳 #LaunchintoLearning
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Teacher workday = teamwork! 💜 The DCE staff spent the day creating math manipulative kits for each of our young scholars to help make learning engaging and hands-on for all students. We are excited to implement these kits in each classroom! #LaunchintoLearning
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💥 Zooming into science! Mrs. McClellan’s class had a blast exploring force and motion through hands-on fun and big curiosity! #LaunchintoLearning
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25 Nov 2025
Ms. Tant and Mrs. Smith’s third grade classes taste-tested a variety of holiday pies, graphed their favorites, and answered data questions to wrap it all together. A sweet way to mix math and festive fun! 🥧📊 #LaunchintoLearning
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25 Nov 2025
Congratulations to our Golden Sneaker award winners- Mrs. Bright, Ms. Grover, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Carson.🎉 These classes showed outstanding behavior in PE during the first 9 weeks and earned a special PE free choice day! #LaunchintoLearning
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18 Nov 2025
Mrs. Smith’s third graders put their persistence and flexible thinking to the test today! Using the Frayer Model as a scaffold, students worked through challenging tangrams and discovered new strategies for solving problems. 🧩✨#LaunchintoLearning
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31 Oct 2025
Pumpkin Day was a smash hit in Ms. Grover’s kindergarten class! Students learned, labeled, and wrote about all the parts of a pumpkin. Then, they rolled up their sleeves and counted every seed… all 557 of them! 🎃 #LaunchintoLearning
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15 Oct 2025
Mrs. Hubbard's class became mini programmers! They helped our Code-a-Pillars wiggle and crawl their way to find the letters E and F. The kids had to think critically, make a plan, and work together as a team to get their caterpillars moving! #LaunchintoLearning
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14 Oct 2025
Some of our youngest Super Hornets learned all about fire safety during Fire Safety Week 🔥🚒 From knowing what to do in an emergency to practicing how to stay safe, they’re becoming safety superheroes one lesson at a time! #LaunchintoLearning
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10 Oct 2025
Mrs. Cherry’s first graders made math come to life today with a colorful, hands-on activity! Using Fruit Loops, students practiced grouping and counting by 10s and 1s to strengthen their understanding of place value.🌈 #LaunchintoLearning
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6 Oct 2025
Green thumbs in action! Mrs. Dollear’s students teamed up with our local master gardener to learn about plant care and help keep our courtyard blooming and beautiful 🌱🪴 #LaunchintoLearning
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23 Sep 2025
Using their special spy eyes 👀, Mrs. Bright’s kindergarteners became little detectives on a fall scavenger hunt! They had so much fun exploring, observing, and learning about the sense of sight while discovering the signs of the new season. #LaunchintoLearning
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18 Sep 2025
Mrs. Dollear’s and Mrs. Nash’s fourth grade classes brought Virginia to life with their 3D maps 🗺️ Students constructed models to show the unique topography of each region. What an amazing way to see our state from a whole new perspective. #LaunchintoLearning
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11 Sep 2025
With pencils in hand and big smiles on their faces, Ms. DeCrispino’s class is growing into amazing writers one word at a time ✏️ #LaunchintoLearning
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4 Sep 2025
✨ From problem-solving to teamwork, our students dove into hands-on STEM activities during the first week of school! It was amazing to see their creativity, collaboration, and excitement shine. 💡🤝 #LaunchintoLearning
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18 Aug 2025
High fives all around! The energy on the first day of school was electric at @ACCAChicago!
Alongside Principal Morgan-Greene & AP Wilson, Interim Superintendent/CEO Dr. Macquline King & @ChicagosMayor, joined by COO Charles Mayfield, Chicago Board of Education Member Jitu Brown, Network 15 Chief Michael Boraz, Deputy Chief Carolyn Eggert, & Alderwoman Emma Mitts welcomed Austin HS Tigers back for an exciting new school year!
#GoTigers #CPSFirstWeek25 #LaunchIntoLearning #TheBestAreWithCPS
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