Episodes

  • Episdoe 21 (Technology To Turn The Brain On)

    Episdoe 21 (Technology To Turn The Brain On)
    May 5 2022
    In this episode Mr. Miley and Mr. Ross discuss technology and screen time as it pertains to our students in and out of the classroom. Although screen time is definitely frowned upon the question remains… How do we restructure screen time to be of benefit for our students? Or, and perhaps more aptly stated… How do we reprogram our students’ brains to turn on in front of a screen instead of turn off?
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    14 mins
  • Episode 20 (School Back In The Day)

    Episode 20 (School Back In The Day)
    Apr 24 2022
    In the first episode back from a two week hiatus Mr. Ross and Mr. Miley discuss things and trends that they remember during their own K-12 careers. It is crazy to think how much the quriks of kids has changed over the years and this episode is proof of just that! We truly do hope you enjoy this more light-hearted episode of The Pondo Pod.
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    20 mins
  • Episode 19 (Don't Stress It's Just a Test)

    Episode 19 (Don't Stress It's Just a Test)
    Apr 7 2022
    In this weeks episode Mrs. Tancredi joins Mr. Ross and Mr. Miley on the podcast to talk about testing season. She brings up the potential stress surrounding ISAT season and discusses reframing that potential "stress" into something positive. Timestamps below:
    Testing Season Discussion (00:14)
    Going-ons: (9:31)
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    11 mins
  • Interview with Holly and April McCray (Three Mountains Bracelet Company)

    Interview with Holly and April McCray (Three Mountains Bracelet Company)
    Mar 24 2022
    In this interveiw episode Mr. Miley interviews two of the owner/operators of the Three Mountains Bracelet Company! 4th grader April McCray from Mrs. Owens' class and 2nd grader Holly McCray from Ms. Keane's own their own bracelet company and they donate a portion of their funds to charity. Learn a little bit more about them and their company on the Pondo Pod. If you would like to buy a bracelet to support them and their cause you can email them at happymiddler11@icloud.com.
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    9 mins
  • Episode 18 (What Does Our Counselor Do?)

    Episode 18 (What Does Our Counselor Do?)
    Mar 16 2022
    In this week's episode Mr. Ross talks to Mrs. Diaz our school counselor. They briefly discuss what she does here at Ponderosa as a school counselor. Being an elementary school counselor requires a rediculously large emotional bandwidth and an exceptional ability to connect with children. Mrs. Diaz has both those things and then some! Because of this fact, what she has done for many if not all of our students is truly invaluable!
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    12 mins
  • Episode 17 (Book Fair Family Night)

    Episode 17 (Book Fair Family Night)
    Mar 3 2022
    In this episode of the Pondo Pod we take a break from our student interviews and bring on Christie Vranich, a parent here at Ponderosa, to talk about our Book Fair Family Night. This is our first "big" after hours family event since 2019 and we are all super excited. Tune in to learn a little bit more about this exciting event! Timestamps Below:

    Going Ons (00:14)
    How Family Fun Night Came About (5:50)
    Activities of Family Fun Night (8:45)
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    15 mins
  • Interview with Cooper Malmstadt (Student Youtuber)

    Interview with Cooper Malmstadt (Student Youtuber)
    Feb 24 2022
    In this Interview episode Mr. Miley interviews Cooper Malmstadt, a 3rd grader who has taken the dive into content creation on Youtube headfirst! He has a video game based channel on Youtube titled "CDMgameboy". A lot of kids say they want to be Youtubers but few actually take steps to achieve that goal. However, this amazing young man has taken those steps and then some! We are proud of Cooper here at Ponderosa for following through with his passions.
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    10 mins
  • Interview with Aunna Martinez (Student Council Secretary)

    Interview with Aunna Martinez (Student Council Secretary)
    Feb 18 2022
    In this final student council interview episode Mr. Miley interviews Aunna Martinez. She is our student council secretary here at Ponderosa. She is soft spoken but has a heart of gold! The level of profoundness and associated kindness she showed during this interview is a testament to how amazing she is as a person. It was an honor to interview her!
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    7 mins