Ss shared their assigned questions to better understand their mistakes on their exam. Ss explained their justification and highlighted their evidence in the text. Cannot wait to see their growth on their next assessment. #GoldStandard 💛🐻

We had a great time at our house meeting today. Ss played games to learn about tolerance. We had great discussion about including everyone. 🐻🫶🏼 #Nyetontop

DMS Art Club presented our monsters to the kindergarteners at LES today. Our art club students created monsters that LES students had drawn. They brought these students’ imagination to life. Such a rewarding project! 💛🖤🐻 #DMSartclub #Monsterproject

Ss analyzed “I Look at the World” today using Commonlit.org. Ss and I love this resource! ❤️ Ss were engaged and having great discourse about the poem’s message. I am excited to see students growth on their post-assessment. 🐻💛🖤 #GoldStandard

We are practicing our timed writing to prepare for the ACAP. Ss were engaged and feeling motivated. ✏️⏰ #GoldStandard 💛🐻

Had a blast at our house meeting today. The team building activities were a hit. Nyet on top!! ❤️ #Nyet

Before quizzes and tests, we have a routine to get motivated!! 🥳 It’s our affirmation time. Ss getting excited to perform well on their standards mastery assessment. #goldstandard 💛📝

Ss tested their knowledge using Quizizz as part of Digital Learning Day. Ss were engaged and excited to show off their knowledge and tap into their competitive side. We had a blast! 💻💛🐻 Drew Middle School

Ss participated in a Quiz Bowl style game today exhibiting their knowledge of figurative language and applying it to a text. We had so much fun! More pictures to come! 📸💛 Drew Middle School

More pictures from our Quiz Bowl style game today. It was a hit! 🎉💛 Drew Middle School

ACAP Blitz was a success! ✏️ Ss had a great time participating in a competitive game, an ACAP sample response gallery walk, timed writing/reading, and justification activities. We had a fun filled week! 🎉💛 #goldstandard Drew Middle School

Ss participated in our entry event for our PBL project on A Long Walk to Water. Ss had limited materials to create a filtration system for unclean water. 🌊 So much fun!! 🥳 Drew Middle School

Ss loved doing doodle notes to represent the events that take place in our novel, A Long Walk to Water. They had the best time! I enjoyed watching them create art to represent the plot. 🖼️ 🎨 #goldstandard Drew Middle School

Ss collaborated in groups to act out our classroom procedures. We had a great time watching each group perform! 🎬🎤 #goldstandard Drew Middle School

Today, ss used manipulatives to label parts of a sentence. Ss also identified clauses and sentence types. We love hands on activities! 🎉 Drew Middle School #Goldstandard

We are starting out the year strong by practicing our timed writing skills. Ss were engaged while typing their paragraph in five minutes or less. 💻 💨 #goldstandard Drew Middle School

Ss wrote a group AEC paragraph using our text, Written in Bone. Today, groups collaborated to create a poster that represented their findings. They had a blast!! Proud of their hard work! 🎨✏️ #goldstandard Drew Middle School

Ss evaluated tone in the poem, “The Witch,” today. They had great conversations about theme and descriptive language. We loved getting into the Halloween spirit! 🎃 #GoldStandard Drew Middle School

We set our goals and tried out a new tech tool today! 🤩 Ss loved Curipod and so do I! It gives immediate feedback on writing and allows ss to make corrections to level up their writing! ✏️😍 Drew Middle School

Ss in Breana Sanford created social and emotional learning initiatives that we will use in our House meetings, through a PBL with the book A wrinkle in Time. Yesterday, the lesson was on Tolerance, Ss created kindness chains that will be displayed Drew Middle School #GoldStandard