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#LoveTeaching Week - Thankful Tuesday

2020-21 is a school year that we will remember for a long time, like a really, really long time. Depending on where you live, you may...

Jennifer Caesar

Feb 16, 20213 min read

Guiding Quote by Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita Children’s Defense Fund “Education is for improving the lives of...

Amanda Ladish

Feb 16, 20213 min read

It is a new year and we are so excited to be back in school making an impact on students lives! Thanks for joining us on the journey of...

Independence Elementary

Aug 19, 20192 min read

After Mrs.Demling’s trip to D.C., she introduced us to a kindness activist. Houston Kraft is his name, and he travels the country giving...

Independence Elementary

Apr 26, 20193 min read

Mrs. Pavia approached me about two 5th grade students (Nigel and Mia) who wanted to start a leadership team to spread kindness. I met...

Independence Elementary

Apr 16, 20192 min read

Mrs. Sandy is an amazing part of the community at Independence Elementary School. Read her story below: I have been with Independence...

Independence Elementary

Apr 9, 20191 min read

First, The class was having a class meeting. “Hey, I was thinking of some service projects we can do. I asked some ladys that are from...

Independence Elementary

Apr 5, 20192 min read

Right before Winter Break, two of my students came to me with an idea to start a Kindness Club. I told them to spend some time over break...

Independence Elementary

Mar 26, 20191 min read

Often the most impactful things that we do in the classroom come from students. Read the stories of two students from Mrs. Demling's...

Independence Elementary

Mar 5, 20193 min read

With Valentine’s Day coming soon I started thinking about the kids in the hospital that would not get to go to school and have a fun day...

Independence Elementary

Feb 26, 20192 min read

There was a group of us (teachers) who were traveling to Kansas City to go participate in a day of learning with Character Strong. The...

MICHAEL FALL

Feb 19, 20194 min read

The idea for the Independence Good News tweets generated from being inspired at the Character Education conference in Washington, DC....

Independence Elementary

Feb 11, 20191 min read