What a WEEK! 🐟 Incredibly fortunate to spend the week with the Outdoor Understanding for Teachers (OUT) crew in the Arkansas River Valley🏅learning about our watersheds and the wildlife and people that depend on them. I can’t thank the @Lyons_ES PTO enough! 💜@COParksWildlife

How many engaging, robust #STEM experiences can you pack into a month?!? Turns out A LOT! Check out this month’s jam-packed STEM newsletter and tune into the #STEMlisten! @Lyons_ES @svvsd @svvsdSTEMexplor #smallANDmighty canva.com/design/DAHEycch7ac…

We’ve reached the #AISummit and the view is clear: good pedagogy comes first, AI comes second. Thanks to @Catlin_Tucker for grounding today’s learning in strong instructional practice with #AI as the enhancer—not the driver. @StVrainOPD @SLegrand11 @mrkelsall @MissGroskin

A perfect ending to Discovery Fair season! CU Wizards put on a jam-packed show full of physics magic… flowing “lava,” jumping snakes, secret messages, see-through technology… Wow! Thanks to all the kids & families who made the trek. Next show is on Feb. 28th. @svvsdSTEMexplor

Every #CO kid should get to gold pan! Our 4th graders (thanks to @CentralCOWater) tried swirling gravel in real pans, just like the 1859 #GoldRush prospectors. They learned how finding #gold shaped CO’s history-and even our #waterrights laws! #COHistory #STEM @svvsdss @Lyons_ES

💻 Getting a head start on #ComputerScienceWeek a little early this year with @rodocodogame’s #hourofcode activities. Did we encounter challenges? You betcha, but as one first grader put it best, “If we put our mind to it, we can achieve anything.” 🫠💕 #csedweek @Lyons_ES

The CO #Pollinator Summit was truly inspiring — passionate experts, meaningful conversations, and a shared commitment to pollinator health. Leaving motivated to bring strong, science-based content to my students. 🌸🐝 #coloradopollinatornetwork #biodiversity #regenerativeag

A true pinch me moment! We’re honored to be a Lyons Community Foundation annual grant recipient. Deep gratitude to our community and donors for supporting a new museum installation created by local elementary and high school students. @Lyons_ES @LyonsLionsCO @TownofLyons

We have alevin! 🐟 Out rainbow trout eggs have hatched and are enjoying the nutrients from their eggs sacs. Enjoy this student-made video decumenting their “tank technician” process so far! 👍 @COParksWildlife @Lyons_ES @SVVSDScience #STEM #troutintheclassroom #troutunlimited

🔬🎨 The CU DASY retreat was packed with science, collaboration, & inspiration. So interesting to explore the CO Mountain Research Station! Big thanks to our guest speakers, scientist partners, & Lyons teammates as we turn watershed data into a museum installation! @Lyons_ES

Second grade students have already donated 258 pounds of organic produce to our @TownofLyons local food bank, LEAF. We have 2 big 🎃that might tip the scales soon! Students plant, care for, and harvest all for a great cause! @Lyons_ES @MayorRogin #STEM

🎁 Always getting cool presents in the #STEM lab! Students love displaying their findings under the doc camera for the rest of the school! @Lyons_ES @SVVSDScience

🌊 Students headed out to St. Vrain Creek to study creek flow! They measured depth, width, length, and timed a ping pong ball’s journey down 30 feet of water. Beyond the science, teamwork and communication were key!🍃📊 #OutdoorEducation #STEM #EnvironmentalLeadership @Lyons_ES

Excited for the new 2025-26 cohort of Science Leaders! These students are bringing their strengths & talents to design & facilitate high quality #science lessons to @Lyons_ES K-5th grade students. Reflection and feedback are 🔑 and we’re here for it! @LyonsLionsCO @SVVSDScience

My friend and STEM colleague, @SLegrand11 and I are officially trained @projectwet Facilitators for Colorado! It’s the 1st cohort of trainers in 6 years! We can now facilitate trainings on water stewardship! Thank you, #COPWET, @COWaterCenter and @CSUSpur!#environmentaleducation

2nd graders are back at school and back to work in our veggie garden! 🥕🌱 Our harvest heads straight to the local food bank, a hands-on way to live our school’s Environmental Leadership focus. 💚 #EnvironmentalLeadership #STEM #ServiceLearning @Lyons_ES