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Student of the Month
In other award news, I got an award too. I was nominated by the staff at CMS for the California League of Middle Schools teacher of the year award. I went to a dinner where I spoke about what I have learned from my students and I won the Region 4 Teacher of the Year Award. At the end of February I will be going to a conference in Sacramento where I will be judged at the state level against ten other finalists. I am really excited to be spreading the word about what a great place CMS is.
The Student of the Month Awards for January will be related to grades, since the semester is ending and final grades are being given. For those of you who are new to middle school, the grade book closes for the first semester and a brand new grade book begins for the second semester. This means that each and every student has a fresh start! Any mistakes from the first semester are wiped away and all students are given a clean slate. Let's all set some goals for improvement in the new year, share those goals and support each other in our efforts to meet or achieve those goals.
Field Trip to the California Academy of Sciences
Mrs. Marshall
Maile, Paola & Alexis
Even the building was amazing
Quake Talk
The Basement
The Roof
Lady Panthers Basketball
Learning to Identify the Theme in English
Horizontal Thinking
What is the Theme
Comparing Themes
Play it Forward
Sneaky Cards
How to Play: Your mission, should you choose to accept it: become a secret agent of joy, spreading art and intrigue to an unsuspecting public. Inside each box is an interactive scavenger hunt that will inspire creativity and reward audacity. The fun is ever-expanding, but it all starts with you - Play it forward! from www.sneakycards.com
I am all about the people to people connections and spreading kindness, so when I read about this game on Upworthy, I had to get it. As an added bonus, you can register your deck of sneaky cards online. When someone gets a sneaky card and they register it, a pin will be added to my map. I am excited to track how far our little game of pleasant surprises will go. Even if it remains within the halls of CMS, I am happy to observe the fun kids are having meeting people and spreading fun along with a few random acts of kindness.
Sneaky Cards
Leave a card on a bus, plane, or train:
Leave a card on a bulletin board:
Classroom Economy
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Classroom Donations
Student store items: Snacks, school supplies, tape
Our Donors Choose: We are trying to get 10 Chromebooks for our classroom. Right now Carquinez Middle School has a total of 25 Chromebooks that are shared among 12 teachers. These 10 Chromebooks would make a huge difference in our classroom. Please help us get this project funded by clicking on Donor's Choose and donating or sharing our project.