https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula Pictures of SNCS Middle School students at their finest! en-us 2016-09-27 20:42:23 UTC 2023-04-23 13:31:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130295738 During the first week of school, middle school students participated in different team-building activities to promote a positive social community in our school.]]> 2016-10-12 23:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130295738 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130625354 2016-10-14 00:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130625354 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130627059 Students enjoy reading along with our interactive text: Night of the Spadefoot Toads]]> 2016-10-14 01:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130627059 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130627684 Students work in pairs to compete in identifying goods and services in different images.]]> 2016-10-14 01:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130627684 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130627999 Daniel and Christian work together to examine an image to find different factors of production (land, labor, or capital).]]> 2016-10-14 01:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130627999 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130792662 The 5th graders work on an interactive writing activity ]]> 2016-10-14 16:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/130792662 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131014424 The 8th Grade students working with the stock market guys. They will be coming in once a month to guide students in choosing stocks that will be entered into a stock market competition.]]> 2016-10-17 00:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131014424 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131014677 Students spend the first 15 minutes of each class completing a free write to a prompt.]]> 2016-10-17 00:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131014677 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131014890 Students interview Mrs. Anderson, first grade teacher.]]> 2016-10-17 00:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131014890 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131016056 8th graders participated in an activity where they were either part of a market economy or a command economy. Students were given a set of directions on how to make bracelets out of paper.]]> 2016-10-17 01:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131016056 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131017073 6th Grade students conducted a short research project about Calvin and Hobbes comics to try to answer the question: What made this comic strip so popular?]]> 2016-10-17 01:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131017073 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131018998 5th graders practice their oral fluency as they take turns reading passages in their small groups.]]> 2016-10-17 01:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131018998 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131019319 5th Grade students work together in their small groups to determine the 3 main events in Night of the Spadefoot Toads so far.]]> 2016-10-17 01:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131019319 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131019678 After reading, students revisit the chapter(s) in order to accompany their answers with text evidence.]]> 2016-10-17 01:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131019678 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131020018 Students present bread to the Ambassador]]> 2016-10-17 01:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131020018 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131022197 Ambassador Chaly presents a gift for the school to Ms. Cirilli.]]> 2016-10-17 02:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131022197 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131022332 8th Grade students work in small groups to discuss how the activity they participated in connects to different parts of the reading in the textbook.]]> 2016-10-17 02:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131022332 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131355880 Students in Creative Writing watch short films by Pixar to determine the elements of plot.]]> 2016-10-18 03:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131355880 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131783762 6th Grade takes notes about the writing process in their interactive writing notebook. They are gearing up to write a nonfiction personal narrative.]]> 2016-10-19 13:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/131783762 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/132831055 7th Grade students work in small groups to create a poster that highlights a particular colony's best features]]> 2016-10-24 19:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/132831055 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/132835351 7th Grade students spend time learning about the English colonies of North America.]]> 2016-10-24 19:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/132835351 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/134752414 On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 students sang "Happy Birthday" after lunch and enjoyed some birthday cake.]]> 2016-11-02 13:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/134752414 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/134911966 Middle School students showed off their costumes during Monday's Halloween Party.]]> 2016-11-02 19:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/134911966 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137517983 Our friends Stock Market program taught a lesson to the 8th Grade students on how to research companies.]]> 2016-11-14 19:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137517983 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137519130 Students enrolled in Spanish class had a wonderful Monday Morning Assembly highlighting the Day of the Dead in memory or Mr. Gene Swytnyk.]]> 2016-11-14 19:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137519130 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137521442 Students planted tulips outside the school.]]> 2016-11-14 19:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137521442 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137524493 Students work together to examine primary and secondary sources in order to come to their own conclusions about what colonial life was really like.]]> 2016-11-14 19:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137524493 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137525280 Middle school students gathered in the library to listen to speeches of those running for office in the SNCS student council. ]]> 2016-11-14 19:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137525280 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137526033 Students watch the results from the presidential election and listen to speeches from Paul Ryan, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.]]> 2016-11-14 19:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/137526033 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/138599496 SNCS students honor our veterans.]]> 2016-11-18 01:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/138599496 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/138599726 Students in language arts class use the ActivBoard to write and highlight.]]> 2016-11-18 01:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/138599726 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/139411213 5th Grade students make lists of all of the things they are thankful for in preparation for writing a 5-paragraph essay.]]> 2016-11-22 16:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/139411213 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/148411860 5th Grade students share the narratives they wrote in Language Arts with their peers.]]> 2017-01-20 16:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/148411860 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/148412838 Students watch history being made as they watch the inauguration of President Elect, Donald Trump.]]> 2017-01-20 16:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/148412838 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/148414155 8th Grade students work in pairs to identify the different characteristics of a particular industry and prepare for a class gallery walk.]]> 2017-01-20 16:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/148414155 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/149781491 7th Grade students review what they learned about the American Revolution by playing an interactive game: Kahoot in which students use a device to answer multiple-choice questions.]]> 2017-01-26 23:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/149781491 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/149781686 A.K.A. Simple and Compound Sentences
6th Grade students made cookie sandwiches, which represent compound sentences: the cookie represents 2 different simple sentences joined together with frosting (a comma + conjunction OR a semicolon)]]> 2017-01-26 23:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/149781686 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151493783 5th graders got creative with the door decorating contest for Catholic Schools Week! This is the beginning of our paper mache eagle.]]> 2017-02-03 16:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151493783 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151495983 Students in Kindergarten to Eighth grade gathered in the cafeteria to decorate pendants to promote our school community.]]> 2017-02-03 16:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151495983 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151497605 Students in grades 4-8 competed in the SNCS 5th Annual Spelling Bee as a part of Catholic Schools Week. Anna Chaban, seventh grade, took 1st place followed by Larissa, fourth grade, and Viktoriya Kuchina, eighth grade. ]]> 2017-02-03 16:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151497605 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151505346 5th graders ready to begin the all-school STEAM Challenge, decked out in their favorite sports team jersey!]]> 2017-02-03 17:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151505346 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151507330 2017-02-03 17:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151507330 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151509312 Students in grades 3-8 competed in a STEAM challenge. They had to build a 12-inch structure using only newspaper and tape. The structure that could hold the most notebooks, won.]]> 2017-02-03 17:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151509312 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151666322 We celebrated our final day of Catholic Schools Week by inviting our grandparents (or special relative) into our classroom. Fifth-graders read their narratives to their "special person" and then competed in a cooperative challenge. Using 20 sticks of spaghetti, 1 foot of tape, and 3 marshmallows, they had to build the tallest freestanding structure that held 1 whole marshmallow on the top. Everyone enjoyed working together!]]> 2017-02-05 15:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/151666322 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/153493021 5th Grade were motivated to show off their creativity!]]> 2017-02-13 17:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/153493021 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156072988 7th Grade students took on the role of delegates who attended the second Constitutional Convention (1787) and recreated key debates that occurred that summer. At the end, they reached an agreement and signed the Constitution.]]> 2017-02-24 16:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156072988 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156078218 Middle school students enjoyed exploring the different aspects and environments of aquatic life!]]> 2017-02-24 16:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156078218 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156080611 2017-02-24 17:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156080611 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156083335 5th graders had the opportunity to touch a living lake sturgeon!]]> 2017-02-24 17:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156083335 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156085503 2017-02-24 17:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156085503 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156087868 We had a special visitor, Nicholas Kotcherha, form the Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation come in and speak to the middle school students about Ukraine's history form 1932-1933. He also brought artwork made by 4th-12th Grade students in Ukraine.]]> 2017-02-24 17:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156087868 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156089621 Students take on the role of a delegate that was at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and spend some time walking around to mingle with other delegates.]]> 2017-02-24 17:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/156089621 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/159800140 5th Grade students invited their parents to our book report gallery walk to show off their creativity and hard work.]]> 2017-03-13 19:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/159800140 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/159802013 2017-03-13 19:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/159802013 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160524449 7th Grade students learned about the Constitution by taking on the role of law students studying for their Constitutional law exam. At the end, each student passed the "test" and graduated from law school, receiving a diploma.]]> 2017-03-16 13:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160524449 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160527297 Fifty-50 was generous to sponsor the girls volleyball team this year and donated shirts. Thank you, Fifty-50! 😁 🏐]]> 2017-03-16 13:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160527297 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160529879 The 5th graders put together an informative presentation about Daylight Savings time and it's use around the world.]]> 2017-03-16 13:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160529879 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160531266 The 6th graders in Language Arts read a series of stories all related to the topic of childhood and the challenges and triumphs kids face when growing up. The class chose to do a retelling on Michaela DePrince: The War Orphan Who Became a Ballerina.]]> 2017-03-16 13:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160531266 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160535597 Students chose one of the first 10 amendments and wrote a personal narrative about what their life would be like without it.]]> 2017-03-16 14:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160535597 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160547792 6th graders type their final draft of their nonfiction narratives about a challenge they overcame in their life.]]> 2017-03-16 14:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/160547792 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/169452023 5th Grade students put their research on display so that their peers could learn about different animals from around the world.]]> 2017-05-02 15:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/169452023 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/169789469 To get into the right mindset for writing a how-to essay, 6th Grade students wrote directions for how to make a peanutbutter  and jelly (or Nutella) sandwich. Each student read their instructions as I made the sandwich. We all enjoyed a tasty treat this morning!]]> 2017-05-03 20:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/169789469 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/175739017 The 8th graders played a review game on Kahoot to prepare for the assessment in economics.]]> 2017-06-08 14:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/175739017 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/175740887 6th Grade students read either Black Beauty or The Jungle Book and had options for their book reports. Maksym chose to make a board game and the whole class throughly enjoyed playing a couple of rounds together]]> 2017-06-08 14:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/175740887 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/175741966 The SNCS Walk-A-Thon 2017!]]> 2017-06-08 14:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/175741966 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/176426578 Fables, folklore, and fairy tales! 👑🦄👸🏼🤴🏻🐉🎼]]> 2017-06-14 16:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/176426578 SNCSoplinger https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/176440177 2017-06-14 17:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SNCSoplinger/MissMikula/wish/176440177