5th graders in Mrs. Huerta's class learned about rising action, exposition, climax, falling action, and resolutions in the novel "Esperanza Rising". Great work, Rockets!
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Kindergarteners used their imaginations to design and create a toy from objects found in the classroom and at home just like the character in the book they are reading. Then, they asked each other questions about the toys to practice speaking and listening standards. Great work!
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toy project
toy project
toy project
toy project
toy project
MES students wore orange on Friday for childhood cancer awareness!
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childhood cancer awareness
childhood cancer awareness
childhood cancer awareness
childhood cancer awareness
Our PreK friends are having a blast!
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prek
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prek
Attention Preschool-Age Parents!
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🚨 Impressive work alert! 🚨 5th graders are learning to analyze why characters react differently to events in a novel and how those reactions reveal more about the characters. Students are making inferences and quoting directly from the text to then construct character reaction paragraphs! WOW!
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Analyzing text
Analyzing text
Analyzing text
Analyzing text
Teachers do WAY more than just teach. 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Meehan has mastered the art of getting knots out of shoelaces! 😂
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teacher untying a knot
We’d like to thank our IT professionals for all they do for our students and staff! Their role is incredibly important to our District! You are appreciated! #ITProfessionalsDay
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it professionals day
2nd graders came up with a "minion" ways to Be The Yellow this school year!
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minion
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minion
minion
minion
MIS students have been having a blast learning how to play tchoukball!
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gym
gym
gym
gym
gym
gym
gym
gym
At the State IESA Golf Meet, Grace shot her best round of golf this season and ended with an 86. Her 86 placed her 12th at the out of 77 golfers. Way to make us all proud, Grace!
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Grace at golf state meet
golf state meet
More Kinderbuddy photos! Our kindergarteners had a great time meeting their 8th grade buddies!
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Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Kinderbuddy
Our very own Grace Chandler is competing at the IESA State golf tournament today! Good luck!
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grace chandler
MIS students have been working hard on positive self talk and having a growth mindset!
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growth mindset
growth mindset
growth mindset
growth mindset
growth mindset
growth mindset
growth mindset
That feeling when you see your Kinderbuddy for the first time 🥰
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Kinderbuddy
Fall swing is almost here! We hope you can join us!
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fall swing
Students in Mrs. Berndt & Ms. Horsch's classrooms discussed heroes on Patriot Day yesterday and learned about some of the events that occurred on September 11, 2001.
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patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
patriot day
Friendly reminder: tomorrow is our first early dismissal day of the school year!
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early dismissal day graphic
Ms. Knezz’s class at MES shared their writing with each other using the Back-to-Back and Face-to-Face strategy.
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writing
Assistant Principal at MES, Mrs. Pierik, was the mystery reader for Mrs. Wardell's kindergarten class this week!
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mystery reader