The Ms. Byrne

Covid cant stop the from our last pre-break holiday party. We’ve got hot chocolate, pop tart decorating, and the Princess Switch (again).

The faculty and staff have been spoiled yet again by our and . A special thanks to for making this delicious lunch and my favorite sweet shop for the peppermint bark!

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Some behind the scenes pictures of today’s . You won’t want to miss hearing these 💛💙. See you at !

When you’re advisee since 6th grade gives their senior speech and gets into college in the same day 😭

It’s really easy to get into a rut this time of year, but there were three things that brought me joy today:

1. This mystery gifted poinsettia.
2. My colleague who created a graphic organizer about democracy.
3. The talking about their favorite AGS classes and how they’ve been positively impacted by their experience here. ❤️

Creative things are happening in Ms. Layson’s Wheel Throwing and Hand Building classes Even our virtual students are getting their hands dirty!

Members of the registered to during office hours today.

"Sometimes the best PD is the teacher down the hall"...or in the labs in this case. Thanks to for letting me observe her class today. I got some great tips and tricks for using technology to better support my Ss during our schedule. 💪🏽

"Sometimes the best PD is the teacher down the hall"...or in the labs in this case. Thanks to for letting me observe her class today. I got some great tips and tricks for using technology to better support my Ss during our schedule.

I’m not teaching MS the first time in my career. With our current schedule it means I rarely get to see my students from the last two years. But today I was able to spend time with the while observing . Oh how I’ve missed them!

Thanks and for the popsicles. It was a great way to start our holiday weekend.

is so important , but it’s challenging to find ways to do it safely. Today Ss used and breakout rooms. The result was some GREAT conversations. We’re really getting the hang of this thing.

Ss participated in a virtual field trip with today! Students discussed the impact can have on voting, and will use this information to create their own projects. Stay tuned to see their great work.

I ❤️ when my mask matches my curriculum. We’re discussing global protests in and Democracy’s characteristics, values, and challenges in .

‪Remember: Tomorrow might be the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, but it is not the 100th anniversary of ALL women getting the right to vote in the US. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/when-women-got-right-to-vote-united-states‬

Our 9th grade first week activities look a little different this year, but at least we were able to officially have the “move up”. A special thanks to and Mr. S for helping us.

I have a very special place in my ❤️ for the . We’ve been together since the beginning.

Today the began their senior year!! 😭 It’s a strange year but it felt so good to be with them again.

The tradition is my favorite part of Pre-Planning. Today Dr. Beckham shared her educator journey. I laughed, I cried, and my heart tripled in size. We're so lucky to have her

I’m back for the first time since March!

I’m not sure why I wore makeup today for the first time since March. I’m just a puddle over here as we celebrate the amazing .

Faculty and Staff met this morning to discuss plans for the fall. Whether they Zoomed form the beach or their living rooms, students should know that their teachers and administrators have been working hard all summer to make sure the 20-21 school year is the best it can possibly be. We’ve got different plans in place and are ready for whatever comes our way.

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I feel like I need to participate in this trend as a proud Advisory Mom. Here is the on the first day of school and the last day of school (with me anyways...).

This isn’t how anyone hoped the last day of the school year would go. I miss my , but am glad we got to celebrate with a virtual awards ceremony. Have a great summer students.

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‪I wish my last class before maternity leave with my Ss had been in person, but at least we had a toga party to wrap up our Ancient Greece unit. .

might look a little differently these days, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still participate in activities we’re used to. We used Google Docs today to take the place of a white board review discussion. The Ss did a great job adapting to this digital version!