🌟 Shoutout to our amazing student greeters! 🌟
A big thank you to Brice Tidwell, along with Leah Chambers, Gwendolyn Boom and Mikaylah Jones, for helping Mrs. Creger greet their peers each day with a warm welcome and a friendly smile! Your kindness and positivity make our school a better place. Keep up the great work! 👏😊 #SMSLeaders #MakingADifference
📚✨ STAAR Prep in Full Swing! ✨📚
Ms. Higginbotham’s classes are tackling popular STAAR questions to get test-ready! 📝💡 Hard work + review = success! 💪🔥
#STAARReview #StudySmart #SuccessStartsHere
Ms. Wheeler’s class did a final dive into WW2 with a fun “Passport” activity “traveling” through the different political battles that came before, during, and after World War II. The students were also exercising their ELAR skills throughout their stations to strengthen their reading skills for their upcoming Reading STAAR test!
Mrs. Thomas’s U.S. History class is stacking up their knowledge with a Jenga review for the upcoming STAAR test! 📖 Learning + fun = success! 💡👏
#HistoryMadeFun #STAARReady #JengaChallenge
Students in Mrs. Hallman’s art class explored realism this week! They practiced drawing everyday objects placed on their desks exactly as they saw them, rotating to a new item every seven minutes. Their attention to detail and artistic growth were impressive! ✏️🖼️
Mrs. Morris’s class coming together and working on a project over heroic acts.
🌐 Classroom Update: Exploring the Internet vs. the World Wide Web 🌐
Today, Mrs Young's students are diving into an interactive activity to better understand the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web. They’re using a fun, hands-on learning experience that’s guided by a Learning AI, encouraging student-led exploration and critical thinking.
What the students are working on today:
They will explore an online resource to learn about the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Students will take notes, interact with the content, and engage with the Learning AI to help guide their discovery.
Afterward, they will reflect on the difference between the two in their digital notebooks or in the comments on Canvas.
This activity is part of our ongoing focus on X-Plore (CKH), where we empower students to take initiative and responsibility in their learning. By using AI to enhance the hands-on experience, we’re helping students become more resourceful and independent in their educational journey.
Learning Outcome: By the end of the activity, students will be able to explain the difference between the Internet (the global network connecting devices) and the World Wide Web (the system used to browse websites), with examples
Thank you for your continued support in your child's learning journey! 🙌💻 #TechLearning #StudentLed #CKH #ClassroomUpdate
🌍✨ This week in class, our students are diving into a fun project where they’ll create a presentation about a country! From geography to cuisine, they’ll explore everything and add visuals to make it come alive. Through this project, students will not only showcase their creativity and research skills but also strengthen key aspects of CKH like initiative, responsibility, and collaboration. With our Empower focus, they’ll take full ownership of their work, demonstrating pride in what they create while supporting one another along the way. We can't wait to see the growth and creativity! 🙌🌎
🔎📜 Analyzing the Past! 📜🔎
Advanced History students are diving deep into the Civil War, mapping and matching key battles using historical artifacts to make educated guesses. 🗺️💡 Moving through five interactive stations, they’re examining the most influential battles and their impact on history.
Great job, historians! 👏 #HandsOnHistory #CivilWar #SMSLearns
🔎🧠 Critical Thinking in Action! 🧠🔎
Ms. Higginbotham’s students are diving into Plop It, a game that sharpens their problem-solving skills! 🏆✨ They’re dissecting possible answers, identifying the correct choice, calling out the wrong ones, and exposing the trick answers meant to throw them off.
👏 Way to go, students! Keep up the great work! #PlopIt #CriticalThinking #SMSLearns
🌊📖 Expert groups in Advanced RLA took charge today, teaching each other about informational text with Coral Reef World! Collaboration and learning at its best! 🤝✨ #RLAExperts #CollaborativeLearning #CoralReefWorld
📚✏️ In Mrs. Alexander's 7th-grade Advanced Math class, students sharpened their skills on rigid motions and dilations in preparation for their upcoming CBA! Keep up the great work! 💡📏 #MathMasters #AdvancedMath #CBAReady
Mrs. Rhoden’s 3rd period working hard on their cba test.
🔥📖 Stop, Plop, and Roll into STAAR Success! 📖🔥
Our students are having a blast playing Stop, Plop, and Roll as they dive into their STAAR excerpts! 🎲✨ This interactive game helps them break down passages, analyze key details, and boost their comprehension—all while having fun! 🎉
💡 Learning doesn’t have to be boring when you make it engaging! Who’s ready to roll into success? 🚀
#STAARReady #EngagedLearning #SMSPride #StopPlopRoll
Reading students play Jigsaw Expert to understand Informational text. Students become experts on a particular piece of the informational text, then return to their original group and teach one another about each part.
📚✨ Our reading classes are diving into an engaging assignment, analyzing literary nonfiction and fiction! Students explore character traits and connect them to the author’s purpose, sharpening their critical thinking skills along the way. 🔍📖 #ReadingMatters #LiteraryAnalysis #EngagedLearning
📚Ms. Higginbotham’s first-period class is diving into new books in the library! 📖✨ Exploring fresh reads and expanding their minds—what will they discover next? #ReadingAdventures #LibraryTime #StayCurious
Ms. Lester’s 8th ELAR classes are enjoying a fun reading strategy called “stop, drop and roll” to prepare for STAAR in a couple of weeks.
CKH Communication is spreading kindness by treating our amazing teachers to some well-deserved snacks! 🍎✨ It’s a small way to say THANK YOU for their dedication, hard work, and the impact they make every day. 💙
#CKHCommunication
Mrs. Atwood's 7th graders are diving into the exciting world of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics! They're having a blast with a Pangea puzzle and enjoying some story time to make it all come alive!
