Ms. Wymer’s class wrapped up their second and final trip of the year to Challenged Champions. ❤️🐴 One of our little guys was so scared to get on a horse today and kept repeating how afraid he was. With a little patience, gentle encouragement, and so much courage on his part, he faced that fear and did it anyway. It was such a powerful reminder that bravery isn’t about not being afraid—it’s about taking that step even when you are. In this classroom, we do big things! So proud of these kids! 😊🌟

Hard work and positive choices pay off! 🚀 Last week, our students at The EDGE (Empathy, Determination, Growth, and Excellence) Academy earned an awesome incentive trip to SOAR! To attend these incentive outings, students work hard each day to display positive behavior, earning points to reach Level 3 or Level 4 status. We are so proud of the dedication, respect, and effort these students showed to earn their reward.

This week, the HCESC hosted 46 grades 7-10 English language arts teachers and intervention specialists as they came together as Communities of Practice this week. These Communities of Practice capitalize on collective wisdom and solving problems of practice from our classrooms as part of the CS3 (Collaborative Structures for Student Success) initiative.

Sunshine, teamwork, and a whole lot of fall discoveries! ☀️🍂 Mr. Woodard and Mrs. Kahle’s classes took learning outdoors for an exciting autumn scavenger hunt.

What a spooktacular week at Riverdale! 🎃👻 From festive classroom projects to wrapping up the fun with trick-or-treating down our hallways, our students and their incredible costumes made this Halloween one to remember. 🍬✨ Check out the album in the comments for more fun!

Miss Altman’s class traded in their usual latitude and longitude mapping to put those coordinate skills to work in a whole new way—using grid lines to design and draw our own pumpkins!✏️ They also tackled a Halloween scavenger hunt to uncover the history and fun facts behind the holiday. To top it all off, they held a class pumpkin decorating contest, and students across 3rd through 8th grade cast their votes to crown a winner!🏆

🦴 SKELETONS & BONES! 🦴 This week, Mrs. Perkins’ class got hands-on with science! 🔬 After reading their Scholastic News lesson all about bones, they had a blast using pretend animal skeletons to locate and identify different bones in the body.

Spooky fun in Mrs. Tyson’s class yesterday! 🎃👀 Our Occupational Therapy and Speech teams stopped by to share a special treat with all the students and host a hilariously competitive minute-to-win-it game! The challenge? Students had just 60 seconds to use skeleton hands to balance an eyeball on a pool noodle. It was an awesome way to target fine motor skills, coordination, and turn-taking while having a blast. A huge thank you to OT and Speech for making learning so much fun!

🎃 It was smiles all around for Ms. Wymer’s class at Conine’s Pumpkin Patch last week! Our students had the best time exploring the patch, picking out their favorite pumpkins, and soaking in the fall weather together. Field trips are always fun, but making memories like these with our classmates is truly the best part of the season.

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Mrs. VanDenEynde’s class worked hard on following directions last week! The students put their listening skills to the test by drawing step-by-step monsters and later following a recipe to make delicious chocolate chip pancakes. 🥞 Great job, super listeners! Check out their creations below! 👇

🍎 **Attention Hancock County Educators!** 🍎

Join us at the Hancock County Educational Service Center for our upcoming workshop: Readiness Assessments and Assessment Authoring!

Learn how to leverage powerful Readiness Assessments and Assessment Authoring tools to directly inform your instruction and evaluate student understanding.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
📍 Location: Hancock County ESC
⏰ Times (Two Options Available):
• Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
• Afternoon Session: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM

👤 Presenter: Beth Lewis, Education Program Specialist with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
💲 **Cost:** FREE for HCESC members!
💻 Bring a device and be prepared to login to your TIDE/CRS/TDS account - supported work time will be provided

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to enhance your classroom assessment strategies. Reserve your spot today! 👇

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Transforming collaboration into momentum! 🤝➡️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Over the last two days, our teacher-leader PLC brought together educators across grade levels to co-create our vision for inter-district content and grade-level communities of practice, working with Margaret Searle.

Some themes that guided our discussion and planning:
* Vertical alignment in action
*Powering up assessments
*Learning that sticks, grounded in brain-based research
*Student-centered strategies

We are leaving these two days with strategies to use not only in our classrooms, but also to prepare for inter-district communities of practice meetings. These sessions will bring the collective wisdom of seventy 7-10 grade English language arts, math, and special educators from across all eight Hancock County districts together in November!

📚 Attention K–5 Educators! Ready to transform math conversations in your classroom?! 🔢✨

Join us for a hands-on professional development day with Kristin Hilty, an educator with over 25 years of classroom experience specializing in mathematics and special education! Learn simple, daily number sense routines that build student confidence and deep thinking without adding another complicated program.

🗓️ Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026
📍 Location: Hancock County ESC
📩 Questions: Contact Tammy Kissell at kissellt@hancockesc.org


🕒 Choose Your Session:

* Grades K–2 (Session 1): 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Focus:* Building number, spatial, and geometry sense through ready-to-use routines and engaging activities.


* Grades 3–5 (Session 2):12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
*Focus:* Deepening understanding of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, computation, and mathematical reasoning.


💡 What You’ll Get:

* Easy, ready-to-use daily routines
* Practical strategies that spark rich math talk and strengthen connections

BONUS: Free access for the rest of the school year to all materials on MakingMathMakeSense.org for attending teachers!


💵 **Registration Fees:**
Curriculum Services Member Schools: $45 (Arcadia, Arlington, McComb, Riverdale, Vanlue)
Nonmembers/others: $60

REGISTER TODAY! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3qO7Npt_G7ndDlaQHlfqYqCzofd0Hvxlz_g7vnhn87T3aqw/viewform

Grandparents Day in Ms. Wymer’s class yesterday was a complete success! The room was filled with so many smiles as grandparents joined us for a fun afternoon. They spent time creating some special art projects together and wrapped up the visit with a delicious lunch. A big thank you to all the grandmas and grandpas who came out to make memories with our class! We loved having you! ❤️🍎

Mrs. Tyson’s class put their problem-solving and collaboration skills to the test today with a tricky tarp challenge! Students took turns navigating the grid—stepping left, right, or up to uncover the safe path. To get every single classmate across, they had to watch each move closely, communicate, and work together to eliminate the wrong squares. It was amazing to see them encourage one another and figure it out as a team!

🎃🔨 Learning in action! Ms. Wilson’s students worked on their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination yesterday with a super creative fall activity. Using safety hammers, they carefully hammered golf tees into pumpkins to create their own unique designs!

The Riverdale FFA chapter brought the farm to school for Harvest Day today! Our students got to meet some fantastic farm animals up close and take a scenic hayride around the grounds. A huge thank you to our FFA members for putting together such a great event and sharing the joy of agriculture with everyone. 🐴🐮🍂

Multiple classes had an absolute blast visiting Suter’s Produce! Our students got to pick out their very own pumpkins, test their navigation skills in the corn maze, enjoy cozy hayrides, and burn off some energy in the play area. 🌽✨ It was the perfect autumn day for making memories outside the classroom! A huge thank you to Suter’s Produce for having us!

Yesterday, our young scientists practiced making predictions before putting heat to the test! They placed plastic containers in boiling water for 5 seconds, set them on the counter, and observed how the heat made the plastic super flexible—just flexible enough to shape into adorable ghosts! 👻