Ms. Shields 8th grade math students are creating scatterplots to show the variation between the size of the ball and its bounce height. Cousins MiddleSchool

We had a great time serenading our students and colleagues Cousins MiddleSchool before we left for Winter/Semester Break. Team 8th grade wins again.

Happy PI day!

Enjoyed spending the last two weeks teaching students about entrepreneurship during our #JumpStart Summer Enrichment Program. We concluded with a PopUp Shop, and the kids showed out creating and selling bath bombs, slime, bracelets, and so much more.

Finishing off the week at GaDOEMath MathCON2024

Had the chance to meet up with a few of my Cousins MiddleSchool colleagues and other other colleagues from NCSS at #MathCON2024 today.

I am spending my day with the Cousins MiddleSchool cheer team at Stunt Camp because, just like stunting in cheerleading, academics require teamwork, focus, and trust in your abilities to reach new heights!

The Cousins MiddleSchool Cheer Team finished camp today as the most improved team. Can't wait to see what the upcoming season has in store.

Today Cousins MiddleSchool students are learning to solve equations using algebraic reasoning and manipulative so they can understand the process balancing equations. #geologyrocks #NCS

Today in my PLC, we were asked to share something that happened in our classes that made us smile this week. For me, it was when the entire class "got it" the first time it was explained.

"Students are deep in thought, classifying the number of solutions to a math problem. 🧐 Is it one, none, or infinite? Let's find out!" #mathclass #problemoftheday #education

Who knew chemistry could be so creative? Watch my 8th grade scholars Cousins MiddleSchool bring the elements to life with their tech-savvy Element Baby Books! #STEMstars #CreativeChemistry #NextGenScientists

Make your lessons engaging they said . . . . Say Less. It's never a dull moment with #shieldsscholars Cousins MiddleSchool Can you guess what we're learning?

🤭🤭 #secretstaffweek

Our Cousins MiddleSchool DRC Growth Party for 8th grade went a little something like this... 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

Our 8th grade shirts turned out 🔥🔥🔥 We got so many compliments and the kids loved them! Already brainstorming ideas for next year's design 👀 #ClassOf2029 #WildnOutVibes #MiddleSchoolStyle #COMSStrong

On Day 2 of #NCSIgnite, our #THRIVE aspiring assistant principals geared up to #TakeOff on their leadership journey! Welcome Cohort 1 ! #SpiritPrideExcellence

Snacks + smiles = the perfect way to kick off the school year! ✨ Dropped a little love off to my grade level team Cousins MiddleSchool today to set the tone—positive, supportive, and sweet. 🍬💛 #BackToSchool #TeacherLife #BucketFiller #SnacksAndSmiles #GoodVibesOnly

Today we dove right into the ILP: Money Exchanges Students built and used bead strings to track transactions and find sums of integers—hands-on math at its finest!

Who said math can’t be fun? 🤔 Today we were subitizing integers — no paper, no pencils, no calculators… just our brains and some dots! 🧠✨ #MathMadeFun #TeacherLife