#6days away from Spring Break brought us the marshmallow tower challenge in #AffectiveSkills! Students had 20 minutes, 20 mini marshmallows, and 10 pieces of dry spaghetti to make the tallest tower! Our winning team measured 24 inches 🎉 Palmyra Area MS Nate Rackley April Freeman

Thank you Mr. Rackley for all you do for us at the MS. You Rock!!! Nate Rackley Palmyra Area SD

Students arrived at #AffectiveSkills to find the room tangled up for the final day of our Spring Break Countdown. They were tasked with winding their way through the web, following their string to the treats at the other end! #flexiblethinking 😆🤪 Palmyra Area MS April Freeman

Tying #AffectiveSkills concepts & questions into board games means practice through both thought and action! Today we tried Sorry! - Friendship Edition. Great peer conversation and insightful thinking!! 🤩 Palmyra Area MS Nate Rackley April Freeman

As we begin PSSA testing tomorrow, it's important to remember....

Nothing like a little motivation before the first day of PSSAs 🍩

Lots of positive encouragement for PSSA Day 2!

So proud of my PSSA squad! They were troopers through all three days of ELA! 🎉 💜 We are more than just our scores in 134, and it showed in their test-taking mindsets each day!

Per student request, we played Sorry! in #AffectiveSkills on Thursday. But not just any old Sorry! game, Miss K pulled out another card deck...this one all about #copingstrategies! (Both good skills to review and some fun amongst PSSAs 😉) Palmyra Area MS April Freeman

Day 1 of Math PSSAs ✅️ a little *extra* motivation for this Monday

Can you guess what shirt I wore again today? 🍩 Math PSSAs are done! We had a little sweet treat to celebrate when we finished today 🎉

#MayThe4thBeWithYou! A themed digital escape room, a little snack, and some background music for a happy Star Wars Day in #AffectiveSkills 🌠🌌 Palmyra Area MS Nate Rackley April Freeman

Due to Science PSSAs testing all around our room, we had to embark on a mission to be as quiet as possible in #AffectiveSkills, and these kids really channeled their energy into these puzzles the last couple days! #executivefunctioning 🧩

Thank you @Missmacikerlin's class! (I already ate the goldfish crackers!! 😄) 💕 April Freeman Palmyra Area MS

Plotting points on a coordinate plane...but make it Battleship! Palmyra Area MS Nate Rackley

We capped off field day with our final Good Day Challenge Reward: ICE CREAM SUNDAES! 🍨🎉😋 We also drew winners for our surprise raffle (students could buy tickets with their ClassDojo points) and enjoyed some time together 💜😊 Palmyra Area MS April Freeman Nate Rackley

Aloha to 8th Grade from Miss Kerwin's homeroom! 🌺🎉 Palmyra Area MS Nate Rackley

Students should be getting out of their seats every lesson. ALL grade levels, every single lesson. Teachers: what is your go-to learning strategy to get students up and moving mid-lesson? (Feel free to include the grade level and any resources/examples, if you're willing!)

My Dojo Store went mobile this year! 🎉🏅 Students were excited for their first chance to explore the menu and cash in points this week. ClassDojo #positivereinforcement Donegal School District #DJH

Some fun that got us to winter break: "Christmas Tree Kerwin" hid somewhere in the classroom each day. And for a finale, she was joined by some other costume Kerwins. Greatest game of I Spy 😆