Hoping you have had a wonderful start to the Summer break! If you are looking for something to do, check out the virtual Makerspace for some fun… Read more “Happy Summer!”

I miss seeing all the students and creating in the Makerspace. Please visit the virtual Makerspace. Check out the Wow Wall. Here you will find links showcasing… Read more “Visit the Makerspace Virtual Classroom”

Ms. Hsieh’s 7th grade class created one-pagers based on the book The Giver. A one-pager uses symbols and words to share one’s thoughts on the important takeaways… Read more “One-Pagers”

For a culminating project to go with the Global Read Aloud middle school book, The Bridge Home, students performed character autopsies. When the students showed up to… Read more “Students Perform Character Autopsies”

The 4th and 5th grade classes had fun working on a design challenge. They worked through the design process starting with defining what the challenge was, then… Read more “Thinking Cap Designing”

What is design thinking? Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving.  Design thinking has a human-centered core. It encourages students to focus on the people/reasons… Read more “Design Thinking”

The CMS Makery Club would like to build some Fairy Gardens to place around the school. They have been working on some plans and are in need… Read more “Fairy Garden building supplies needed”

As part of the Global Read Aloud project, the 4th – 6th grade read Amal Abound. When the project ended, it was time for special projects. Mrs. Rhodes’… Read more “6 Word Memoirs by 6th grade”

Mrs. Kasprowitz’s students participated in a special Global Read Aloud culminating project. Students worked in groups to create artifacts based on the story arc of one of… Read more ““Refugee” Artifacts”