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Ancient India simulation of the caste system. @MsLanchak

Ancient Israel unit, Ss created hashtag summaries for each of the ten commandments and shared their favorites.

Spirit Walk was amazing! Our whole school came together to support football and Cross Country for their big weekend competitions! 🦬 @stationcampms

Ss making characterization paper dolls, using text evidence that reveals survival traits, in Bud, Not Buddy. Loved hearing and checking in on conversations about most powerful traits!! @MsLanchak @co_sumner

Ss examine primary document information about the colony of Roanoke. CSI style. Using the argument writing CREEC format to write about what caused their disappearance. Will also use to write comparative paragraphs while reading the struggles of Jamestown in the novel.

@MsLanchak @co_sumner @BJohnsonSCMSELA Thank you!!

What a creative way to teach aspects of characterization! This can transfer right to Blood on the River with analyzing author’s craft moves in developing Samuel. Love your heart for reaching students! @co_sumner @BJohnsonSCMSELA

Students had fun working on characterization. They independently read the short story, annotating about the characters. As a group they discussed and made paper dolls to demonstrate their knowledge of characterization.

@AdamMGrant I often want to promote the work but feel like others may think I'm promoting myself. So I don't say anything, and am often told I am too humble. It's a fuzzy line for me to process.

There's a difference between promoting yourself and promoting your work. Promoting yourself is flaunting what you achieve in an effort to get attention. "I'm amazing!" Promoting your work is sharing what you create in an effort to make a contribution. "I hope this adds value"

@MsLanchak It can be a struggle when you assume that anyone would do what you are doing, not realizing that they wouldn't always. And being a teacher working with you, I truly appreciate your contribution to our team and to myself. You do so much that we don't even see.

A1: Full transparency: I struggle with this immensely. I think I have such an innate servant's heart that I immediately defer my role to how others will benefit rather than pause to accept appreciation for my part. Working on this, for sure. #WarmDemanders

Heard some very interesting discussion today. Topic was what the plot points reveal about the characters and the stages of the journey in The Odyssey. @MsLanchak #station camp middle #scms

Students engaged in analysis of Ramayana: Divine Loophole and the monomyth journey stages. #WitandWisdom #SumnerAchieves @MsLanchak @stationcampms

6th grade ELA Wit and Wisdom, Ss review Billie Jo's hardships and transformations. From a couple weeks ago...Social Studies Ss had to translate cuneiform trivia questions. Answers were in cuneiform on clay tablets.

It was a great day at @stationcampms Ts are creative with activities that engage Ss! My favorite activity was the chalk talk with TDQs and Ss elaborate on each other’s answers. #ROCvision @scottlangford72 @ChristyLWall1 @AmberHill_CMS @kylecraighead85 @jmjhjnorm

Seventh graders are exploring character relationships in Fever 1793. Love Mrs. Talbott’s heart for internalizing lessons and making them the BEST for her students! @stationcampms @co_sumner #SumnerAchieves