8th grade practicing how to listen to their partners responsibly!
Biography
Hello Middle School Families!!
Welcome back to the 2024-2025 school year! My name is Mrs. Torres and I am excited to be teaching your middle school student literacy at Decatur Classical. I am in my 22nd year of teaching for CPS. I have taught middle school literacy for thirteen years. I have also taught second, third, and fifth grade as well. I am bilingual endorsed and I received my masters in curriculum and instruction at Concordia University. I am married with two children and I am also a part-time figure skating instructor at Niles Iceland. I am excited to be at Decatur because I know I will continue to grow as an educator by building connections with my students and differentiating instruction. I am looking forward to getting to know your child individually and helping them grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
Posts
The 7th grade students are in their book club groups reading and annotating their novels!
7th grade getting to know their other peers by reading their personal water bottle sticker paragraphs!
8th grade playing the pipeline team building activity!
The 6th grade students went to the Holocaust Museum and wrote pledges on how they will stand up for others!
Last week we had the Junior High dance! FUN!
6th grade in their playwright groups!
6th grade's poetry read! They all wrote a Shakespearean sonnet.
1013 working in their art piece for the gala!
8th grade had their essay celebration about slavery. They shared one thing they learned about their peers' essays.
6th grade enjoying March Madness on 3/31/23!!!!
6th grade writing what they learned from their peers' Holocaust informative essays.
8th grade working on a project with their buddies!
6th grade reading their peers' classic literature book reviews!
1011 reading scenarios for SEL about peer pressure. Students turned and shared their thoughts.
