I can’t even begin to describe how incredibly special last night was. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who came to support me as I received tenure! I am very grateful to do what I love everyday with kids who mean the world to me, and am proud to be an IT teacher!

During a team building activity, Ss worked in groups to find the numbers 1-100 in order in 3 minutes. They completed this activity in three rounds to see how much further they got each time after discussing any patterns they noticed. 🔢✨ #SnapshotsFrom204

It’s all about teamwork! Students worked cooperatively in groups to stack their cups in a pyramid using just a rubber band and string—no hands! #TeamBuilding #BuildingClassroomCommunity #SnapshotsFrom204

It makes my heart so happy to cheer on my students as they do what they love! I'm so proud to be both a teacher and a fan! It’s always a joy to see former students at the games too! 📣❤️👏🏻 #ProudTeacher

Teacher and student twinning in 87s at the Chiefs/Giants game last week in NY — repping KC loud and proud! We may be New Yorkers, but we share a big love for the Chiefs! So glad we could meet up at the game! 🏈❤️💛 #ChiefsKingdom @Chiefs @tkelce @newheightshow

Such a fantastic first day of school! This year is going to be amazing with these fourth graders! 🐾✏️📚❤️ @WeRStokes

Five years ago today… this will always be a special memory and a day I’ll never forget! 🐾❤️ #WeAreStokesStrong

Happy New Year from the Island of St. Martin! Wishing everyone a wonderful 2025 filled with lots of new adventures! 🎉🕛🎆✨ #SnapshotsFrom204

Grinch Day! 💚 #SnapshotsFrom204

Oh what fun... Ugly Sweater Day! ✨❤️ #SnapshotsFrom204

It was SNOW much fun putting our winter craft together to share with our families for the holidays! ☃️❄️ #SnapshotsFrom204

At the end of the Holidays Around the World Escape Room, Ss popped open Christmas crackers, which are a British tradition, and shared their holiday jokes and wore their paper crowns. 👑🎄 #SnapshotsFrom204

Ss learned about different countries and their holiday traditions in a Holidays Around the World Escape Room activity. They read passages and solved a series of puzzles to find the key holiday items from each country. ✨✈️🌎 #SnapshotsFrom204

This month, our class embarked on a trip to celebrate holidays around the world! Through reading passages, books, and videos, Ss learned about Las Posadas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and created ugly sweaters with important symbols to represent each country and holiday! ✈️🎄🌎

Our merry messages truly brought joy to everyone in our class! ❤️✨ #ClassroomCommunity #SnapshotsFrom204

Bringing our classmates joy by writing merry messages to celebrate them! ❤️✨ #ClassroomCommunity #SnapshotsFrom204

Spreading holiday cheer by lifting up our classmates with kind and encouraging words! Each day, students will share why their classmates make them feel merry! ❤️✨ #ClassroomCommunity #SnapshotsFrom204

Division Detectives hard at work using their strategies to solve the case and find the missing quotients! ➗🕵🏻‍♂️🔎📋 #SnapshotsFrom204

Thank you to my fourth graders and their families for their generous contributions to our Pete’s Pantry collection! Together, we helped give a family in need a wonderful holiday! I am happy our class could spread love and kindness this holiday season! ❤️❤️

There are 23 reasons I’m thankful this year… 🧡 #ThankfulTeacher ❤️🥰 Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🦃✨🧡🥧