Elena Caracci

6th Grade Reading and Writing Teacher

[Elena Caracci @MrsCaracci]

Ss had to practice finding volume and surface area to create these cute Thanksgiving turkey 🦃 centerpieces! @SpringmanMiddle #wildcatwayd34 #WeAreD34

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Thanks to our amazing librarian Mrs. Wernette for the engaging lesson on how to use Destiny Discover @SpringmanMiddle #WildcatWayD34 #WeAreD34

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Today’s SEL: musical 🎶 chairs with a twist. Find a new chair if you have … in common! Thanks for the idea @TrippleTweets ! #WeAreD34 #WildcatwayD34

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Fun day in ELA! Ss learned about the power of their words & how they can’t take them back once they’re out.. just like toothpaste out of a tube! Then they learned about the writing process w/ Playdoh. So creative! @SpringmanMiddle #WeAreD34 #WildcatwayD34 #12thyearoverhere

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Another great first day of 6th grade @SpringmanMiddle ! Notice 👀 the yarn? We all shared something unique about ourselves but established that now we are connected! #WildcatwayD34 #WeAreD34 #12thyearoverhere

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What do you do when it rains at the picnic on the #lastdayofschool? ⁦@MileyCyrus⁩ ⁦@SpringmanMiddle⁩ ⁦@glenview34⁩ #WeAreD34 Have a great summer!!

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@FanschoolHQ my students can’t access your mobile site! Nothing works when they click on it on their iPads. Help! We have an assignment due tomorrow! Thanks!

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Thank you Mrs. Wernette @SPLRC1 for hosting a wonderful book tasting for us to try new books and new genres of books! Just in time for winter break! 📚 ☕️ @SpringmanMiddle #WeAreD34 #wildcatway #11thyearhavenofear #elachat

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Wow!! @SpringmanMiddle students and families really showed up to help Afghan refugees @heartlandhelps can’t wait to make this delivery! #WeAreD34 #wildcatway

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@SpringmanMiddle’s drive to help Afghan refugees is off to a great start! After reading The Breadwinner by @DebEllisAuthor we wanted to help! Working with @heartlandhelps! Check out the Amazon wishlist to help - https://t.co/aOlg4szXyv #WeAreD34 #wildcatway #11thyearhavenofear

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Perfect weather today 🌧 for sharing our “dead word” gravestones! Ss used their thesaurus skills to find stronger synonyms - we’re putting these weak, boring, “dead” verbs and adjectives to rest 🪦 @SpringmanMiddle #elachat #11thyearhavenofear #WeAreD34 These are just a few!

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Busy day @SpringmanMiddle We #blueup against bullying, learned how to grow our brains from @2ndStepProgram, and visited the awesome book fair @SPLRC1 Shout out to our awesome librarian Mrs. Wernette. This SEL group is awesome too btw. #WeAreD34 #wildcatway

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#WeAreD34 and we spread kindness this morning during #SocialEmotionalLearning by writing positive messages on the playground @SpringmanMiddle ! This group rocks!

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Learning our September word parts with some station work today @SpringmanMiddle #WeAreD34 #Wildcatway #elachat #edtech Some activities include creating a fake word on @BookCreatorApp, playing Jeopardy and Go Fish 🐠

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More practice citing text evidence today 🔍📕 @SpringmanMiddle They did great! #WeAreD34 #Wildcatway #11thyearhavenofear #elachat

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Another beautiful day to learn outside @SpringmanMiddle We did a read aloud of Ada Twist, Scientist by @andreabeaty and practiced citing text evidence to support our claim that Ada is curious #WeAreD34 #elachat #wildcatway #11thyearhavenofear

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Beautiful day for some independent reading in the courtyard 📚☀️ @SpringmanMiddle #WeAreD34 #Wildcatway #11thyearhavenofear

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Today 6th grade Ss shared their bio poems under the tent @SpringmanMiddle! We identified areas for those “feeling fine” about sharing with lots of peers and for those who were “a little shy.” Everyone did great! #WeAreD34 #WildcatWay #11thyearhavenofear

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Love this activity! Ss learn about the writing process by going through the stages.. with Playdoh! Purpose was to create a pencil holder, and audience was our class. Check these out! @SpringmanMiddle #WeAreD34 #WildcatWay #11thyearhavenofear

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6th grade Ss are having for so much fun exploring the @SPLRC1 via scavenger hunt today! Thanks to our librarian Mrs. Wernette! @SpringmanMiddle #WeAreD34 #11thyearhavenofear #wildcatway