Mara Corush

Getting ready for our next unit by tapping into our imagination. Students were given required traits but had to use their creative minds to draw what they thought monsters and vehicles look like! #LAfun #creativity #myperspectives @Ms_Eiter @District_73 @HawthornMSS

Does technology improve or worsen our lives? Let's start our argumentative unit on technology with a launch debate! #BetterTogether #myperspectives #technology #6thgrade #makeaclaim #arguments #debate @Ms_Eiter @HawthornMSS @District_73

Working hard. Annotating to find our central idea! #BetterTogether #annotateforapurpose #animalallies #myperspectives @HawthornMSS @Ms_Eiter @District_73

Experiencing Literature Circles: Collaborating, discussing, and learning together! #BetterTogether #litcircles #6thgraderocks @Ms_Eiter @District_73 @HawthornMSS

Annotating for a purpose will help with our unit's essential question. #bettertogether #LAisfun #6thgraderocks @Ms_Eiter @District_73 @HawthornMSS

Building a community within the classroom by connecting our interests together! #BetterTogether #LAfun #hexagonalonepager #6thgraderocks @District_73 @HawthornMSS @Ms_Eiter

Great first few days of learning about each other. #hexagonalonepager #become1 #6thgraderocks @HawthornMSS @District_73 @Ms_Eiter

Last day Ice cream truck! SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER! #icecreamtruck #peaceout6thgrade #onto7th @HawthornMSS @District_73

Reading our class story together. Each student wrote a chapter. Meeting with each other for smooth transitions was vital! #thevangoghcafe #workingtogether #writingclass @HawthornMSS @District_73

Fresh air and amazing weather. Took our LA class outside today! #summerweather #readingisfun #litcircles @HawthornMSS @District_73 @Ms_Eiter

Earlier this week, my writing students prepared both sides of an argument. They came to class and chose which side they were going to debate against on the same day of the debate! Always be prepared! #BePrepared #debate #argumentativewriting @District_73 @HawthornMSS

Refreshing to not only have a WINN session during our FLEX schedule where we have a nice place to read, but I also was able to open it up for all grade levels! #dropeverythingandread #grababook #67and8 @HawthornMSS @District_73

What a Monday! With the help of our amazing writing students, 6th graders persuaded the Police Chief to add a therapy dog to their police force - and it worked! Meet Pawfficer Billie @VernonHillsPD @HawthornMSS @District_73 @PawfficerBillie

Light Blue team won 1st place today! We showed everyone that motivation, working together, and having fun will put you on the top of the podium! #6thgradeolympics #corinth #lightblue @Ms_Eiter @HawthornMSS @District_73

Working on personal goals and committing to it. #districtstrategicplan #committment #goalsetting

Finding the counterclaim and rebuttal in mentor texts will only make our writing stronger! #argumentativewriting #6thgraderocks #LAfun @HawthornMSS @District_73

We had a fantastic SEL lesson the other day using coping strategies. We had a blast drawing Pizza Guy! #copingstrategies #pizzaguy #drawingfun @Ms_Eiter @HawthornMSS @District_73

Congrats to my amazing student Evelyn (Zee) D. for winning the distinguished fiction award at this weekend's Stevenson High School Page Break workshop! #fictionwriting #pushyourself #6thgradewriting @HawthornMSS @District_73 @stevensonhs

Reading is super important. We make time to read as a family and set a 25 minute timer to hold us accountable...I like when we go past the timer! #familyreading #readingisfun #beingaccountable

@HawthornMSS @District_73 Everyone did amazing!

The MSS spelling bee is about to begin! Our expert spellers have been working hard to prepare for today! 🐝 @District_73 #HawthornHits100