Not everyone can say that they get to teach cellular respiration to a bunch of tacky tourists.  Nor have they have gotten a zoo full of animals to model mitosis.  What about playing four square dressed to impress or playing Capture the Flag in pajamas?  We’re sure that by just reading about it you are wondering how you could change your profession to do what we get to do everyday!!!

What was most fun about this week was the “all in” attitude and support for each other seen in the middle school.  Throughout this first 5 weeks of school, we have watched the middle schoolers strengthen friendships and feel confident to try new things – sometimes only with the support and encouragement of one another.  How else could a dog and a giraffe orchestrate a butterfly, elephant, pig, and other animals in a mitosis dance?  This support and confidence plays out in student academic achievement as well.
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Already, most classes have wrapped up introductory units and moved on to deeper learning focuses.  It will be in these more challenging content areas that students will need to have the courage to ask when they don’t understand, to reach out to a friend for help, or find a way to help a friend get through the work.  We all need each other’s support, even if it is just a friendly smile to let us know that we’re in it together.  That is what Spirit Week celebrates.  Middle schoolers passed with flying colors!