Laura Hayes

Heritage Little Authors Podcast

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!

Author

Laura Hayes

Category

Education

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Latest episode

Jun 23, 2026

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Episodes

Heritage Celebrates Our Veterans! 12.11.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Everyday here at Heritage Elementary is special, but on Veteran’s Day… That is one day where our families, staff, and students really shine. Stunning student artwork in red, white, and blue line the halls. Our staff and students welcome veterans to...

Mrs Bax's Kindergartners and Their Fall Writing! 06.11.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Haven and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Here is Mrs. Bax’s Kindergartners and their fall writing. Enjoy.

Mrs Brown's 2nd Graders! 29.10.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. As our 2nd graders are working on writing narratives in their classroom, they are also working on storytelling in the library. Mrs. Brown’s class chose their favorite piece of practice writing to share with you today. Enjoy. 

Mrs Dickerson's Kindergartners Tell the ABCs! 22.10.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We were so lucky to have Mrs. Dickerson’s Kindergartners to show just how much they’ve learned about the ABC’s during their ABC bootcamp. If you haven’t seen the ridiculously adorable ABC Bootcamp Fashion Show, you can check out clips on Heritage’s...

Mrs Baker’s 1st Graders' Talk about Fall! 14.10.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We were so lucky to have Mrs. Baker’s 1st graders in the library to read their fall writing. Enjoy. 

Mrs Kile's 1st Graders' Favorite Fall Activities! 08.10.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. We were so lucky to have Mrs. Kile’s 1st graders in the library to read their fall writing and the weather is starting to finally feel like fall!  Enjoy!

Mrs Masek's 2nd Graders Tell About the Types of Sentences! 01.10.2025

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 Author's Podcast. Some friends from Mrs Masek’s 2nd grade class came to the library last week to tell us about the four kinds of sentences. You are about to hear some examples of sentences AND you are going to hear some rapping. Enjoy.

All About Me By Mrs Anderson's 1st Graders! 23.09.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. As we settle into the new school year, our students are busy getting comfortable with the craft of writing. Each grade level has unique goals this first quarter that build the foundation for lifelong writing skills. Our kindergarteners are masterin...

May I Introduce You to My Friend? 16.09.2025

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 Author's Podcast. Here is a very short, but very sweet episode that's sure to warm your hearts. Today a few kindergartners and second graders are excited to tell you about the new friendships they've made this school year. Enjoy. Some students from Mrs. St...

Mrs Willoughby's Kindergartners Retell Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes! 09.09.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Mrs. Willoughby’s Kindergarten class came to the library to read… and sometimes sing their retelling of  Pete the cat : I love my white shoes written by Eric Litwin (aka Mr Eric).  Enjoy.

Heritage Specials Teachers! 03.09.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Today we have a short message from our wonderful specials teachers. Coach Flaspohler is our PE Teacher, he goes by Coach Flash. On top of all of Coach Flash’s jobs, he also hosts Heritage Sports Day every year. Mrs. Davis is our Art teacher. Mrs. D...

Kindergartners Tell About the 1st Week of School! 25.08.2025

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 Author's Podcast. Last week, we heard from our staff and if you haven’t had a chance to listen. I would encourage you to go back and catch up. As a companion to last week’s episode, I have asked some experts on the first week of school. 3 kindergartners! We all kn...

Heritage Staff Talks About the First Day of School! 18.08.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes, and you’re listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast. Tomorrow marks our very first day of school, and all around the building there’s a special kind of energy—teachers are putting the finishing touches on classrooms, reviewing routines, and making sure every detail is just right. This year, our podca...

Miss Hall's Kindergartners! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Ms Zalis' Kindergartners! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Mrs Stoecklein's Kindergartners! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Mrs Willoughby's Kindergartners! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Mrs Dickerson's Kindergartners! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Ms Cochran's Kindergartners! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Mrs Reeves' 1st Graders! 27.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. Throughout most of 1st semester, our 1st graders honed their craft of storytelling in the library to support their narrative writing in th...

Mrs Adrian's First Graders! 20.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their narratives while their peers perform Foley sound effects a...

Mrs Bax's Kindergartners! 20.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  The purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate all forms of student writing. When they are ready, they come to the library with their group and record their stories while their peers perform Foley sound effects at just the right time.  To...

Mrs Long's 1st Graders! 09.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. Throughout most of 1st semester, our 1st graders honed their craft of storytelling in the library to support their narrative writing in th...

Mrs Herst's 1st Graders! 09.05.2025

Greetings from the Lake of the Ozarks and the School of the Osage! My name is Laura Hayes and you are listening to the Heritage Little Authors Podcast.  Just a reminder: The original purpose of this podcast is to highlight and elevate student narrative writing. Throughout most of 1st semester, our 1st graders honed their craft of storytelling in the library to support their narrative writing in th...

BONUS: SOTO Storytellers Meets the Heritage Little Authors! 09.05.2025

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 Author's Podcast. Oh my goodness, my heart is full. Last Friday, in the spirit of true collaboration, the Heritage Library hosted a group of middle school authors, along with their creative writing teacher and librarian, Mrs. Carla Bradley.  Some of our 2nd grade...

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