Can you hear me? Can you read this? GOOD! Because I have an important announcement! It's testing season! Today kicks off CBAS week, which...

As part of our Social Emotional Learning, we had a class discussion on peer pressure today. I spiraled back to our unit on human rights,...

For our PBIS system, we our phasing out paper tickets, and switching over to an electronic system! I am now giving students "tickets" for...

Today we had Mobile Ed Productions come all the way from California to provide us a mobile STEAM museum for our fifth-graders! It was...

Today we used factors to create colorful turkeys in light of Thanksgiving. We can't wait to spend a long weekend with family and food!

The students are learning the geography of the fifty United States. It's not enough to memorize them in alphabetical order to a fun tune...

Today we had our annual costume parade, a door decorating contest, and a little party the students earned! We also received some Boo Grams!

Today we had our grade level concert with our music teacher, Mrs. Smiley. Our theme was patriotic songs, so we were sporting our red,...

Over the summer, I had the privilege to attend a STEMSS Institute through the Arizona Geographic Alliance at ASU and was able to publish...

Our grade won the Penny Wars! We raised the most "points" when collecting money for our PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Supports)...

Today was Rainbow Day here at Spitalny Elementary! This was a day where we celebrate eating the rainbow in our fruits and vegetables!...

Weekend challenge! Ask your child about the regions of the United States. The class was split into five groups to become experts on one...

We are kicking off learning systems of the body with our skeletal system. We watched some videos, memorized some major bones of the body...

Today kicked off a new year of student council, which I lead alongside of Mrs. Canuas! We are so excited for a new group of leaders, but...

This week has been jam packed of getting-to-know-yous! The 30 students got to know me through this "lovely" video about fifth-grade :)...

In my teaching blogs, I don't usually write personal posts. Most of the content you see in these blogs contains snapshots of our school...

We're only weeks away from beginning the 2018-2019 school year! This blog is one way I will update friends and family with the exciting...