Congratulations to our ESMS Parents of the Year- Mr. & Ms. Brenner. Thank you for all you do for ESMS. Ms. Hudd Mr. Genova

Congratulations Mrs. Kerrie Astrosky, ESMS Teacher of the Year 2024. Thank you for all you do for our ESMS community Kerrie Astrosky Mr. Genova #leader #courageous

Congratulations to Mrs. Michelle Donnelly, ESMS Paraeducator of the Year 2024. Thank you for all you do for ESMS! Ms. Hudd Mr. Genova #kindness

Teacher Trick We ❤️: The Waiting Room! Ss come to a quick conference with a specific question or goal. Bonus: Intentionally invite Ss who could benefit from “overhearing” feedback meant for a peer = 💡ah ha! Me too! #ESMS #HQI_ESMS Mrs. Bartone Ms. Hudd Dr. Perry Carlson

HQI Unplugged Day 3! Kicking off with a think aloud using Color, Symbol, Image Thinking Routine. #HQI #ESMS_HQI Dr. Perry Carlson Mr. Genova Mrs. Bartone Ms. Hudd

Teacher ✅ In! Monitoring & Adjusting the plan. What do students need *right* now? #HQI #ESMS_HQI Mrs. Bartone Ms. Hudd Dr. Perry Carlson Sarah Harris Breuer

Intentional, purposeful teacher moves…..adjusting in the moment Ms. Hudd Mrs. Etense Mrs. Bartone Mr. Genova MPS Humanities #ESMSHQI #planning #flow

What type of thinking are we asking our students to do? MPS Humanities #HQIESMS #takingrisks

HQI Unplugged is here! Kicking off with a think aloud to show how readers work together to build their thinking about claims. #ESMS #HQI_ESMS Mrs. Bartone Ms. Hudd Dr. Perry Carlson

Save time for the Circle Debrief! Given the opportunity, Ss will tell you what they *really* think! Mrs. Bartone Ms. Hudd Dr. Perry Carlson Sarah Harris Breuer #ESMS #HQI_ESMS

HQI Unplugged Host Teachers pull the curtain back on their planning. #ESMS #HQI_ESMS Mrs. Bartone Ms. Hudd Dr. Perry Carlson Sarah Harris Breuer

I am looking to hire a law firm to prove that I didn’t steal from Chipotle! Here’s my evidence, now craft me an opening statement that argues and explains why I’m innocent!

Happening now: law firms returned to their coalition to deliberate on the counterargument and plan how to refute their opposers.

Flash debates happening now!

These “law firms” cracked open their topics like a piñata! They found disputes and issues as potential topics for argument research.
Up next: crack open the case!

Research teams are collaborating to draw out explicit and implicit info from graphics. S: “we can conclude that video game sales increased in 2020 because we were quarantined due to COVID and needed entertainment”

Research teams are shopping for a topic by formulating questions in a carousel activity. Building curiosity and interest as we begin Unit 2!

Rotating through stations to preview some of the work we’ll be doing during our Research unit!

Writers study published authors to get inspiration for how to hook readers and lead them into the action.