7th Grade Inquiry | Students drafted questions around the theme, "What does it mean to be American?". The question will guide our coursework throughout the year.
Biography
Ms. Sharping is a highly-qualified teacher with over 20 years of experience and middle school teaching endorsements in reading, math, science, and social studies. As a product of the Chicago Public School system, Ms. Sharping is dedicated to public school education and arts integration. Ms. Sharping graduated summa cum laude from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Elementary Education. She earned her masters from the American College of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Her favorite way to teach is through discussion, small group activities and projects. When she is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family, painting, and playing competitive tennis.
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8th Grade Trip to Camp Duncan | 8th graders enjoyed an overnight trip to Camp Duncan climbing a tower, participating in team building activities and trying some archery and slingshot paintball. The whole group had a blast!
Student Council Spirit Week!
Annual Decatur Student Council Food Drive
Let's Get Cooking! 6th grade families are encouraged to send favorite family recipes that you enjoy making and eating as a family! It can be a fun, tasty snack or a comforting family dinner recipe!
JHS Incentive | Jr. High students enjoyed a fun afternoon of games and playing in the snow before the President's Day weekend.
JIGSAW Range of Responses | 6th grade students worked in small groups creating posters for a presentation of an assigned text focusing on the range of responses from individuals, groups, and nations during the Holocaust.
Henry's Freedom Box | 7th grade students analyzed Henry's Freedom Box to see how children's literature depicts slavery and stories of resistance.
Moot Court | Tinker v. Des Moines
Gallery Walk
"The Idea of America" Found Poem | 7th graders combed through the phrasing of the Declaration of Independence and an essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones to develop a found poem highlighting what they thought the idea of America is.
New Day's Lyric | Students took a moment to mark the end of the second quarter creating their lines to a class poem inspired by Amanda Gorman's New Day's Lyric. The student's lines marked their feelings when faced with a challenge but also their hopes in persevering through those challenges as a community.
"We the People" Found Poems | 8th grade students reviewed various profiles of social movements in our nation's history to analyze how the phrase, "We the People", has evolved throughout time. Students created found poems from the most significant phrases in their readings to express their understanding of "We the People".
Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Investigation Trail | 6th graders went on a little investigation moving about the room trying to connect a cause to its effect. This short investigation help students review the concept of cause and effect for their research essays on the Holocaust.
