Congratulations, Shannon Gessel, Our Classified Employee of the Year!

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A special member of our Mustang school community, Shannon Gessel is more than a classified employee—she represents the ‘greatness’ we believe everyone should possess at Meadow Brook. To both teachers and students, she is and provides asignificant support.

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Allison Hallam

Kinder Celebrating Reading

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Dr Seuss week was celebrated in kindergarten with many fun and silly things! From Wockets in our pockets, green eggs, Cat in the Hat, painting hot air balloons, to our read-a-thon with a “Seussy Snack!” 

“The more that you read, the more things you will know! The more that you learn, the more places you will go!” -Dr Seuss 

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Morgan Peterson

Amazing Writers

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From struggling with one sentence at the beginning of the school year to now confidently crafting and editing an entire paragraph—our first graders have truly become amazing writers! 🌟✏️ Witnessing their growth is nothing short of incredible. Each paragraph now includes an opening sentence, at least two event sentences, and a powerful closing sentence. 📝💡 What a journey it has been, and we're so proud of the progress they've made!

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Michelle Leary

Zombie in Love

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In third grade, students finished up a project called, "Zombie in Love." This was a writing project for Valentine's Day. Students got to create a newspaper article for a zombie that was looking for love. They had to think of things that a zombie might like, dislike, and activities zombies like doing. They then wrote it like a newspaper article and designed themselves as a zombie in their art! They worked so hard on them and they turned out so cute!

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Sarah Christley

Second Grade Presidents

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Last week we learned more about President’s Day. We also filled out a packet about what laws they would make as president and why someone should vote for them. It was fun to hear their ideas and how excited they were to share them.

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Carrie Mortimer

Learning in Speech

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This month our speech therapists have been doing group lessons in the kindergarten classes! Each week they focus on a different sound by teaching the students how to say the sound in isolation and how to listen for that sound in all positions of words! 

This week the focus has been on the /SH/ sound. Every class practiced the sound as a whole group and each student had a chance to come up and fish for a word that had an SH sound! 

So much fun! 

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Taylor Cena

Elevate Yearbook Contest

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The process of compiling the yearbook starts long before the end of the school year. Each year, the yearbook cover is designed by a talented student. Students who want to participate submit artwork inspired by our theme for the year to our Yearbook Cover Contest. 

This year's entries were voted on by staff and our student council. We received dozens of entries from students who put great effort into their work. It was fun to see how each one visually interpreted our theme "Elevate" in unique and colorful ways. 

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Ashley Porter