📚 Exciting Work Happening in Ms. Higginbotham’s Classroom! 🖊️
Our students are diving into the art of crafting argumentative papers! 🎉 They’re honing their skills by exploring a fun and creative topic: Which mythical creature would thrive in today’s modern world?
From dragons to unicorns 🐉🦄, students are researching, organizing their thoughts, and building strong arguments to support their claims. It’s amazing to see their creativity shine while mastering the mechanics of persuasive writing.
Great job, students! Keep up the hard work! 💪✍️
#WritingSkills #CreativeLearning
Mrs. Whitehead's EI3 class implementing question asking skills from professional development training day to put into writing techniques to prepare for STAAR test. Today they are mixing ELAR with a history lesson over the attack at Pearl Harbor and the significance of the event in American history.
Ms. Wheeler’s class is diving into geography today! 🗺️ Students are exploring European regions, waterways, and landforms as they bring their maps to life. 🌍✨ #GeographyInAction #FutureExplorers
Thank You Coach Goffney for stopping by and encouraging the students before they complete their 100 push up and 100 sit-ups challenge. The cadets must complete this challenge twice a week to ensure success in physical fitness.
Mrs. Richardson’s Advanced classes added a new tool this semester! Our Pulse box is our classroom outlet. If a student has an issue that they want to “get off their chest” but don’t feel comfortable telling someone in person, they can write it down. These notes can be anonymous or not. If the student is looking for a solution the student will make that known as well. This idea is to foster a safe environment for students to healthily express themselves without penalty or judgement!
Mrs. Atwood's EI3 class is having a blast as they dive into chemical and physical changes through an exciting escape room challenge!
Mrs. Rhoden's class made math come to life by combining like terms with algebra tiles! 🧩➕ #MathInAction
Mrs. Clark's students explored Europe with task cards and atlases, identifying countries and landforms along the way! 🌍📚 #HandsOnLearning #GeographyFun
Back from Break and Starting Strong!
Coming back from Christmas break can be tough, but Mrs. Young's Tech students are already showing that they’re ready to do great things. Today, we focused on finding the good in every moment—even in the last part of the day when energy is low.
Whether it’s a thoughtful answer, a kind gesture, or just a smile, there’s always something positive to share. I’m proud of how they’re stepping up and making each day count. Let’s keep this momentum going all semester!
#PostBreakPositivity #FindingTheGood
Ms. Bowman’s 6th graders are completing various stations to learn about the different spheres of earth and the components of each!
8th Grade Advanced Reading is diving into argumentative texts! 📝📚 Students are sharpening their skills by identifying claims, evidence, reasons, and counterarguments. 💡 #CriticalThinking #FutureDebaters #AdvancedReading
Mrs Young’s 5th period class took a big step in revisiting and updating our class social contract! It was amazing to see everyone actively participating, sharing ideas, and working together to create a set of expectations that reflect who we are as a group.
This refreshed contract is a product of teamwork, respect, and a shared vision for a positive and productive classroom environment. I’m so proud of how thoughtful and collaborative this process was. Here’s to making the rest of the year even better—together!
#Teamwork #SocialContractUpdate
As we begin the new semester, Mrs. Richardson’s 6th grade Adv. Reading class update their Social Contract to add words that are appropriate for the Spring semester. These additions will hold us accountable and focused on our upcoming goals!
📢 Attention SMS Middle School Parents!
You're invited to Hot Topics and Hot Cocoa with Principal Ty Stanley and Counselor Gail Hall! ☕📚
📅 When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
📍 Where: Middle School Library
Join us for an engaging discussion and warm cocoa—we can't wait to see you there! 😊
#SMSCommunity #ParentEngagement #HotCocoaChat
Mrs. Morris's class is embracing the joy of reading! 📚 They dropped everything to dive into their books for 30 minutes of uninterrupted reading time. #DropEverythingAndRead #LoveForBooks
🤖Robotics Christmas party 🤖
Mrs Young’s had an amazing time celebrating the holiday season at our robotics Christmas Party 🎉 the kids participated in a white elephant exchange, shared food and played games together.
From Mrs Young: I am so grateful for this incredible group of students and can’t not wait to see what amazing things we will build when they return from Christmas break🎄🎅🤶
#RoboticsChristmas #HolidayCelebration #buildingTogether
Room 301 is bursting with creativity! 🎨 Our art students explored surrealism, a style of art that blends dreams and reality into something extraordinary, unexpected, and even bizarre. The top student(s) from each class had the incredible opportunity to paint their surreal designs on a ceiling tile, adding even more color and life to our space. Check out these amazing works of art!
Mrs. Atwood's students took learning to the track! 🏃♂️💨 While diving into Newton's Laws, they raced through fun scenarios to uncover the answers. Combining science and movement for an unforgettable lesson! 🚀📚 #LearningInMotion #NewtonsLaws #ScienceFun
🎄✨ Mrs. Berry's 6th grade ELAR students are diving into the literary elements of the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer story! While exploring the passage, they enjoyed listening to Christmas carols 🎶 and embarked on a fun scavenger hunt to locate a hidden screaming goat toy 🐐🎁 (thanks to one of our creative students)! Holiday learning at its finest! ❤️📚 #HolidayFun #ELAR #CreativeLearning #ChristmasCarols
Mrs. Lester's 8th graders had a blast in the library playing Christmas Bingo! 🎄🎅📚 What a festive way to celebrate the season and enjoy some holiday fun! #ChristmasBingo #LibraryFun
