Our cougars toured the school and learned where all the key spots were. We managed to squeeze in a selfie with the cougar himself! #sixthgrade #cougarpride Pascal Mubenga, PhD. Carrington Middle School (DPS) Durham Public Schools

Look at our ESL cougars go!

Today we were able to participate in international game week! This was an awesome chance to build community and work on our communication skills.#InternationalGamesWeek #speakingenglish Vanessa Calhoun Pascal Mubenga, PhD. Carrington Middle School (DPS)

Today our newcomers worked on narratives based around the three little pigs and the three little aliens and the big bad robot. We used our picture dictionaries to support our writing. #ESL #mentortexts DPS Middle SchoolELA Carrington Middle School (DPS) Pascal Mubenga, PhD.

Just got our fabulous new graphics novels. We are so stoked to read them Thanks to DonorsChoose ! #DonorsChoose #GraphicNovel #ESL

Working hard on our sustainability research stations. #ScienceEd #stations

Taking advantage of our awesome library to find just right texts for our ELs! #ESL #librariesmatter Durham Public Schools Vanessa Calhoun

Finishing our persuasive letters after spring break. Look at those authors go! Carrington Middle School (DPS) DurhamPublicSchools #authorsintraining #ESL

Sentence building masters at work. Carrington Middle School (DPS) DurhamPublicSchools #WordShuffle #ESL

Learning our Durham history at the Durham history hub. Our 6th graders are great little scholars. Museum of Durham History Carrington Middle School (DPS) #local #durham #esl

Today our sixth graders went on an adventure to learn about their local community. We went to over 30 stops and experienced five restaurant samples. Thanks to Amanda Z. McCall for organizing the whole trip. Carrington Middle School (DPS) Durham Public Schools #DurhamNC #FieldTrips #esl

Ms. Makl's 7th grader ELL class rocked their Break Out challenge. Using The Crossover by @kwamealexander was the best part..reading, discussing, examining, and working till we get it right. Learning is FUN! Carrington Middle School (DPS) Lauren