🎨 Art students at Oakwood started school with an exceptionally fun and challenging drawing activity last week!
Students were instructed to draw an object as a team with two rules:
• You can't touch the marker - only its cap
• Everyone has to help (work as a team)
In all the classes, students immediately started pulling the strings and coming up with unique and creative ways to solve the problem all as a team. Some teams chose to stand up, some chose to move the paper, some choose to use the cap only touching the cap to draw. 🤩
In the end, classes discussed synergy, creativity thinking, problem solving, and just creating art without the expectations of it being perfect. ❤
Mrs. Penrose's favorite part was no one gave up and everyone thought about drawing different for a few minutes! 🎨
Great work everyone! 👏👏👏
📸 Courtesy of Amber Penrose
#Selfie time with Ms. Wilkerson at ECC! 😍
These early learners are already building strong relationships and make the just cutest classroom family. 🏴☠️
📸 Courtesy of Johanna Wilkerson
Central Office Admin have been busy this week visiting all the schools; Mr. Sampson says the Parent Pay Classes (for HPS staff members) are off to a great year too! 🎉
He especially enjoyed some quick baby snuggles with Mr. Beckham yesterday at A.D. Stowell Elementary ❤
Mrs. Hedges 1st grade class at Mark Twain Elementary had fun today getting to know each other through a learning game called "Friends Bingo" today!
Recess looks a little different with the heat index, but that didn't stop the fun! Students played together inside and even got to put their critical thinking skills to the test! 🏴☠️
📸Molly Hedges
Mrs. Hedges 1st grade class at Mark Twain Elementary had fun today getting to know each other through a learning game called "Friends Bingo" today!
Recess looks a little different with the heat index, but that didn't stop the fun! Students played together inside and even got to put their critical thinking skills to the test! 🏴☠️
📸 Courtesy of Molly Hedges
During the first few days in the classroom, students are often learning expectations and getting to know their teachers.
Today, we had a heartwarming experience visiting Ms. Terra Murphy's 2nd grade class at Oakwood while SHE learned what her students want from her this year. ❤️
Ms. Murphy has been teaching for 30 years, with the most recent 25 being with HPS. We are proud to have such caring and dedicated teachers on our team that care about students with their whole heart, teaching them many things -- both inside and outside of a text book. ❤️🏴☠️
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🎉Happy First Day of School!! 🎉
📸 To every happy mom, dad, proud grandma, fun aunt, friend, mentor, teacher and caretaker who shares their student's First Day Photos with us on social media, we love watching your children grow up.
Thank you for partnering with us as we cheer them on for a great school year and welcome our learners back to HPS!
Please share your first day pictures with us in the comments! ❤️🏴☠️
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Introducing your Hannibal Pirate 2023-24 school staff!
Get a good night's rest students, we will see you tomorrow! 🏴☠️❤
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HPS staff reunited today--- and it feels so good to be together and energized for school to begin this Wednesday!
Thank you to School Board Member Justin Parker for addressing staff today at convocation, reminding staff how valued they are by the Board of Education. ❤🏴☠️
Dr. Bryan Pearlman was our guest speaker. He is a a veteran educator/school administrator, a mental health therapist, PD leader, keynote speaker, and adjunct professor at Maryville University. He reminded us all how valuable relationships with our students are and that we can make a positive impact in everything we do.
It's been a great day, and we're ready to see our students here as well! 🏴☠️
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Our new teachers recently sat down with an insightful student panel to learn what makes being a Hannibal Pirate so special and what qualities they believe make a great teacher. ❤️
Thank you Kade Hodson, Ace Jones, Ja’Rae Sydnor, Lauren Wells, & Lucy Gossett for taking time out of your summer to visit with us! 🏴☠️
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Also joining the HPS team at Hannibal Middle School is Gaite Brauns! Mr. Brauns will be teaching 8th grade math!
Have an amazing year~ we are so glad you're here!
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Welcome Cole Trautman to HPS! Mr. Trautman will be teaching 6th grade math at Hannibal Middle School this year.
Thanks for choosing HPS Cole! Have a great year! 🏴☠️
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Join us in welcoming Kim Triplett to HPS! Kim will be teaching Kindergarten at Veterans Elementary School.
Have a great year Ms. Triplett! 🏴☠️
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Ms. Gheens has been part of the team as the library clerk at Mark Twain Elementary, and this year is entering a new role as 5th teacher! We are so proud to have her in our Pirate family!
Have a great year!
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🎉 Welcome Ms. Kessel! Laura will be teaching Special Education at Hannibal High School this year.
Thank you for choosing HPS, we are so glad you're hear! 🏴☠️
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Lauren Patterson! Ms. Patterson is joining the team as a 5th grade teacher at Mark Twain Elementary!
Here is what she shared about joining the team at Mark Twain, "I feel so blessed to get to come back (after student teaching) and work together with a family of teachers that love their job, and love their students well! Let’s have the best year ever!"🏴☠️
Thank you Lauren, for choosing HPS!
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Ms. Ivers is joining the team as an EIBI teachers at the Early Childhood Center! Welcome Tawni, we are so glad you're here! 🏴☠️
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Introducing Billy Inman in his new role at HHS: Special Education Teacher! Have a great year Mr. Inman! 🏴☠️
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We are thrilled that Ms. Keim is joining our Pirate Family at HCTC, as the Career Pathways to Teaching Professions Instructor!
Thank you for helping inspire and guide the next generation of educators! 🏴☠️❤
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🎉Welcome, Samantha Hirner to Hannibal Public Schools! We are excited for Ms. Hirner to join the 2nd grade team at Mark Twain Elementary School! 🏴☠️
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