Heritage Little Authors Podcast: Recent Episodes

Laura Hayes

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and I’m the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary. You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast, highlighting our students’ amazing writing. We are a kindergarten through second grade building and all of our authors have the opportunity to read their writing, accompanied by Foley sound effects performed by their peers. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage. This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.

Welcome, listeners, to another delightful episode of our show where we celebrate the budding creativity of our youngest writers. Today, we're in for a special treat as we listen to the stories of Miss Zalis' kindergarten class.

In this episode, titled 'All About Me by Miss Zalis' Kindergartners', we'll hear these bright young minds share their thoughts, dreams, and unique perspectives on themselves. From their favorite colors to what they want to be when they grow up, these little authors will take us on a journey of self-discovery that's sure to warm your heart and bring a smile to your face. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. If you listened to our previous episodes, I talk about how our staff has been tasked with working together to write a story of resilience for our students. Today we are blessed to have our special education team. Their story does a fantastic job explaining how inclusion can work. Which is definitely aligned with just how fantastic they and our paraprofessionals are here at school with our students.

This includes Miss Womble, Miss Cindy, Miss Cricket, Miss Tami. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. It’s no secret that Osage’s word of the year is resilience. It’s written on our spirit wear and stationary and in communications to the community and parents. Our staff was tasked with working together to write a story of resilience for our students. They are displayed in the Heritage Library and will appear as published episodes here at the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Today we are blessed to have our 1st grade team. This includes Mrs. Reeves, Mrs. Kile, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Herst, Mrs Adrian, Mrs Long, and Mrs. Scott. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. This is a special episode highlighting some of Mrs. Willoughby’s kindergartners. They will be retelling the story of Pete the Cat and his school shoes. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. This is the second episode of our new school year. Just a reminder, Our staff has been tasked with writing a story of resilience and recording those stories here on our podcast. Today, we have Mrs. Fults our music teacher. Mrs Fults leads our students in grade level music programs and our wonderful Veteran’s day assembly. Mrs Davis, our art teacher, facilitates stunning student artwork throughout the year that wins awards and can be seen throughout Heritage elementary. Coach Flaspohler is our PE teacher. In his class, students learn how to make their bodies strong and healthy. He also organizes and directs the very popular Sports Day at the end of the year. Together, these three educators make up the Heritage Specials team. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. This is the first episode of our new school year. Every year, our district picks a word to inspire us. This year’s word is resilience. Our staff has been tasked with writing a story of resilience and recording those stories here on our podcast. We will be starting with Dr. Sperling our principal and Mrs Rowden our assistant principal. May I present our resilient leaders, Dr Sperling and Mrs. Rowden. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 42nd episode of Season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs Kramer's Kindergarten class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 40th episode of Season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs Willoughby’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 41th episode of Season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Miss Hall's Kindergarten class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Miss Zalis' Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! This is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Ms Adrian’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 37th episode of season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Miss Cochran’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 36th episode of season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs Dickerson’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 35th episode of Season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs Stoecklein’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 34th episode of season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs Baker’s 1st grade class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the 33rd episode of season 2 of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs Long’s 1st grade class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to a special episode of The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Miss Zalis’ class secretly filled an Easter egg and wrote 3 clues for their classmates to guess. Want to guess? The answers can be found in the show notes so you can see if you are right! Enjoy!

  1. Ari- a ring

  2. Knox- a piece of paper

  3. Jayden- Lego Star Wars

  4. Hudson- a $1 bill

  5. Shaylee- a pig

  6. Treyden- an Andes mint

  7. Scarlett- a bell

  8. Claire- a quarter

  9. Grant- a piece of gum

  10. Elias- a star

  11. Camden- a leaf

  12. Reagan- a duck

  13. Tyson- a figure pop

  14. Riley- a pink M&M

  15. Kalani- a cat

  16. James- a shoe

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We’re coming into Easter break. So let’s get into it. Here is Mrs. Schulte’s first grade class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We’ve had a week off for Spring Break to relax, travel, and be with friends and family… but now it’s time to get back to work and finish this school year strong! So let’s get into it. Here is Mrs. Anderson’s first grade class. Enjoy.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast.

Hi I’m Grant from Mrs. Kile’s Class. Here is my 1st grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Before we get started, I wanted to let you know that the Heritage Library will be hosting a Vintage Toy Exhibit beginning February 26th. Vintage toys will be on display through March 28th, just before our Spring Break. We got plenty of fantastic toys! Thank you to everyone who brought some in for our students to learn from. Parents and Loved ones, ask your students to tell you about the exhibit.

Now let’s get started!

So here is Mrs Reeves 1st grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Before we get started, I wanted to let you know that the Heritage Library will be hosting a Vintage Toy Exhibit beginning February 26th. Vintage toys will be on display through March 28th, just before our Spring Break. We still need some toys! Listeners, we need your help! Do you have any vintage or antique toys that you would like to loan us for about a month? Please contact me via email at hayesl@osageschools.org.

Let’s get started!

So here is Mrs Herst’s 1st grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Before we get started, I wanted to let you know that the Heritage Library will be hosting a Vintage Toy Exhibit beginning February 26th. Vintage toys will be on display through March 28th, just before our Spring Break. We still need some toys! Listeners, we need your help! Do you have any vintage or antique toys that you would like to loan us for about a month? Please contact me via email at hayesl@osageschools.org.

Let’s get started!

So here is Mrs Bond’s 2nd grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. So, at the beginning of the school year, I made a commitment to publish a new podcast episode every week. We are just under the wire for this week., but we made it with all of Mrs. RObertson’s students taking on the role of either author, Foley sound artist, or both.

So here is Mrs Robertson’s 2nd grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast.

As you know, our 1st and 2nd grade students have written narratives, personal and imaginative. Kindergarten is just beginning to work on theirs. Every student has the opportunity to read their writing and perform Foley sound effects on the Heritage Little Authors podcast. But for today, may I present Mrs Miller’s 2nd grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. I am so sorry this is a day late. You guys, you gotta love Missouri weather. Another day at home yesterday thwarted my Tuesday podcast plan. Better late than never, I guess!

As you know, our 1st and 2nd grade students have written narratives, personal and imaginative. Kindergarten is just beginning to work on theirs. Every student has the opportunity to read their writing and perform Foley sound effects on the Heritage Little Authors podcast. But for today, may I present Mrs Bax’s 2nd grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. I am so sorry this is a day late. The weather didn’t cooperate and we’ve had a couple days at home. But we are back and the last of Mrs. Adams class came into the library today and recorded their narratives that they worked so hard on throughout 1st semester. As you know, our 1st and 2nd grade students have written narratives, personal and imaginative. Kindergarten is just beginning to work on theirs. Every student has the opportunity to read their writing and perform Foley sound effects on the Heritage Little Authors podcast. But for today, may I present Mrs Adam’s 2nd grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Throughout 1st semester, our 1st and 2nd grade students have been working on writing narratives, personal and imaginative. And now every student has the opportunity to read their writing and perform Foley sound effects on the Heritage Little Authors podcast. May I present Mrs Brown’s 2nd grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Today is the beginning of a new year and new semester. It’s such a blessing that we can reset, pivot, or improve what is already great. Here are a few New Years wishes from some of our staff. Enjoy!

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A long time tradition at Heritage is the Christmas Sing Along just before Christmas break. Our students come to the gym and are led by our wonderful Music teacher, Mrs Fults, in singing Christmas carols. This tradition began long before Mrs Fults and Heritage. We're talking DECADES! It just wouldn't be Christmas without it. Enjoy!

Thank you to Mrs Anderson for recording in my absence!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Today, Miss Zalis’ kindergartners would like to read their letters to Santa to you. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. The time is finally here! First and Second graders have been working hard to write personal narratives all quarter long. You will hear the rest of these narrative stories after Christmas break, but Miss Blank’s class has agreed to record before the break. Each little author came into the library with two classmates. They spent time making decisions around which Foley sound effects they needed and when their classmates would make them. They did such a wonderful job! Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We had to pivot with this week’s episode. I am happy to say that a couple of our 2nd grade classes have begun to record their narrative writing but we’re not quite through a whole class yet. SOOOOO Pivot! This episode features some of our first graders. They played a little game of Would You Rather: Christmas Edition. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. This week’s episode features our Special Education Team. The incredible thing about this platform is that it allows ALL students to be successful and able to contribute. Any student, for whatever reason, can come in to record a sound effect with support. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We are so thankful for our listeners. Thank you so much for listening and thank you for sharing. Next week is all about gratitude so for this episode, may I present some of our students and staff telling what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Thanksgiving is coming in hot and I know you are looking forward to that turkey dinner! Mrs. Miller’s 2nd grade class wanted to make sure you had all the information and recipes to make certain that your Thanksgiving dinner is delicious. As a bonus, a few kindergartners Mrs Stoecklein's and Miss Hall's class offer their turkey cooking advice! Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. While our students are preparing to write and record their own podcast episodes, our staff has recorded their stories with Foley sound effects using their grade level’s narrative rubric. This week’s episode is a story written by our Heritage Paraprofessionals. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. You know what today is and we thought an old fashioned variety show would be just the ticket for Halloween. Throughout this episode you will hear from some of our first graders. A group from Mrs. Kile’s class will be sharing their Noisy Poems. Mrs. Baker’s class came into the library with our music teacher Mrs Fults. to sing Pass the Pumpkin. Mrs. Baker’s class held the Golden Music Note trophy last month. We also get to hear from a group of first graders about their thoughts and plans for trick or treating. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We have a very special episode from Mrs Dickerson’s Kindergarten Class. Our kindergarten students just finished ABC Bootcamp and celebrated with an ABC Fashion Show. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. While our students are preparing to write and record their own podcast episodes, our staff has recorded their stories with Foley sound effects using their grade level’s narrative rubric. This week’s episode is a story written by our Heritage Support Team, which is our instructional support coach Mrs. Job , our school counselor Mrs Wedig, and your friendly Heritage Librarian… me! Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. While our students are preparing to write and record their own podcast episodes, our staff has recorded their stories with Foley sound effects using their grade level’s narrative rubric. This week’s episode is a story written by our Second Grade Team.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! I’m Laura Hayes and you are listening to The Heritage Little Authors Podcast. While our students are preparing to write and record their own podcast episodes, our staff has recorded their stories with Foley sound effects using their grade level’s narrative rubric. This week’s episode is a story written by our Kindergarten Team.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! It’s Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors podcast. While our students are preparing to write and record their own podcast episodes, our staff has recorded their stories with Foley sound effects for your listening entertainment. For this week’s episode, may I present our office staff and nurses, Sharon Luttrell, Misti Flaugher, Keri Seidt, and Whitney Depee. If you listen carefully, you will also hear cameos by Dr Brad Yoder as The Voice of Osage and the OHS Marching Band led by Mr Jeff Kile. This episode is timely, as this is Homecoming week! Osage will take on Hallsville this Friday evening. Go Osage!

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Greetings from Heritage Elementary and the School of the Osage! It’s Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors podcast. Over the course of this school year, our K-2 students will have the opportunity to record their narrative writing with Foley sound effects. As a special treat, our administrators, faculty, and staff have also recorded their own stories with sound effects. There are many reasons why this is valuable, but it’s also just plain fun. Our staff episodes will be available throughout the first semester so you’ll want to subscribe so you don’t miss anything. For this week’s episode, may I present our specials teachers, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Fults, and Coach Flash. Stick around after the story for a quick reflection from our guest authors and Foley sound artists. Enjoy!

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Greetings from Heritage Elementary and the School of the Osage! It’s Laura Hayes here in the beautiful Heritage Library and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors podcast. Over the course of this school year, our K-2 students will have the opportunity to record their narrative writing with Foley sound effects. As a special treat, our administrators, faculty, and staff have also recorded their own stories with sound effects. There are many reasons why this is valuable, but it’s also just plain fun. Our staff episodes will be available throughout the first semester so you’ll want to subscribe so you don’t miss anything. For this week’s episode, may I present our first grade teachers. Stick around after the story for a quick reflection from our guest authors and Foley sound artists. Enjoy!

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Well, hello there! It’s Laura Hayes here in the beautiful Heritage Elementary Library. We have a super special episode to brighten your day. Some of Mrs. Willoughby’s Kindergartners would like to read their rendition of a beloved book. Here is Pete the Cat. Enjoy.

Excerpt taken from:

Dean, James, and James Dean. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes.

HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2014.

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Hello there. It’s Laura Hayes here in the Heritage Elementary Library. I asked a few of our amazing students to reflect on their first week of school here at Heritage. As you would expect, they were insightful and charming. I hope you think so too. Enjoy!

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Hello there! It’s Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary. I am so excited to present our 2nd season of the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Over the course of this school year, our K-2 students will have the opportunity to record their narrative writing with Foley sound effects. As a special treat, our administrators, faculty, and staff have also recorded their own stories with sound effects. There are many reasons why this is valuable, but it’s also just plain fun. Our staff episodes will be available throughout the first semester so you’ll want to subscribe so you don’t miss anything. For our first episode, may I present our building administrators. Our principal, Dr. Sperling, and Mrs. Rowden, our assistant principal. Stick around after the story for a quick reflection from our guest author and Foley sound artists. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our last episode of the school year, Mrs Stoecklein’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode of the school year, Mrs Kile's Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode of the school year, Ms Kempker's 1st grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Mrs. Willoughby's Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Mrs. Rowden's Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Ms Hall's Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Ms Zalis’ Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Mrs. Adrian’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Ms Cochran’s Kindergarten class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Ms Matthews’ kindergarten class. Enjoy

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Mrs. Reeve’s 1st grade class. The first graders have elected to either be an author who reads their narrative writing or a Foley Sound Artist who performs the sound effects. At the end of this episode, stay tuned for a special explanation of some of our Foley sound props.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Mrs. Anderson’s 1st grade class. The first graders have elected to either be an author who reads their narrative writing or a Foley Sound Artist who performs the sound effects. At the end of this episode, stay tuned for a special explanation of some of our Foley sound props.

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next episode, Mrs. Schulte’s 1st grade class. A departure from our second graders, the first graders have elected to either be an author who reads their narrative writing or a Foley Sound Artist who performs the sound effects to go with that writing. 

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  I am so excited to present our next round of episodes, starting with Mrs. Baker’s 1st grade class. A departure from our second graders, the first graders have elected to either be an author who reads their narrative writing or a Foley Sound Artist who performs the sound effects to go with that writing. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  We are a kindergarten through second grade building and all of our authors have the opportunity, if they choose, to read their narrative writing and accompany that writing with Foley sound effects performed by their peers. You are getting ready to hear our last 2nd grade class share their writing. Next week will be Spring Break and when we get back, we will start recording our first grade writing. Here is Ms. Robertson’s second grade class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  We are a kindergarten through second grade building and all of our authors have the opportunity, if they choose, to read their narrative writing and accompany that writing with Foley sound effects performed by their peers. In this episode, prepare to be entertained by Mrs. Miller’s 2nd Grade Class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast and I’m Laura Hayes, the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary.  We are a kindergarten through second grade building and all of our authors have the opportunity, if they choose, to read their narrative writing and accompany that writing with Foley sound effects performed by their peers. For our 6th episode, prepare to be entertained by Mrs. Adams’ 2nd Grade Class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and I’m the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary. This is a special episode of the Little Author’s Podcast. You are about to hear some conversations with our January good citizens. The prompt they were given was “How can you catch a leprechaun?” Enjoy!

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Four down, many more to go. Thank you for listening!

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Thank you for listening to our 3rd episode! Enjoy!

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For our second episode, prepare to be entertained by Mrs. Patro's 2nd Grade Class. Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and I’m the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary. You are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast, highlighting our students’ amazing writing. We are a kindergarten through second grade building and all of our authors have the opportunity, if they choose, to read their narrative writing and accompany that writing with Foley sound effects performed by their peers. In this particular episode, prepare to be entertained by Ms. Blank’s 2nd Grade Class. Enjoy!

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December's Good Citizens came in to chat with Mrs. Hayes about their snow days! Enjoy!

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Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and I’m the Library Media Specialist here at Heritage Elementary. This is a special episode of the Little Author’s Podcast. You are about to hear some conversations with our good citizens, who were selected based on our October character trait, respect. The prompt they were given was “How would you cook a Thanksgiving turkey?” Enjoy!