Jarratt's Journal
Keeping up with what's going down!
The First 6 Weeks Is Coming To An END!
Incredible week last week! Throughout the week we had various assignments with poetry and learning to look deeper into the text. It's really fun to watch the students look at text differently. My greatest joys come from watching their light bulbs go off.... you can see it all over their faces.
One thing that we struggled with this week was getting in our homework. This is always a struggle for the first 6 weeks, however, some of the missing assignments were incredibly important. I have allowed students to make up assignments far past the 3 day make up window, this time. The end of the 6 weeks is this Friday and any and all missing assignments will become zeros.
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK:
Homework for this week is JUST to read 20 minutes a night. Due to our District Assessment as well as early dismissal on Friday we won't be doing the Article of the Week.
Please know that typically, your student DOES have weekly homework in this class, it can be located here:
http://www.emsisd.com/Page/31766
A MAJOR grade each 6 weeks is your student's Book Talk Assignment, this time the students will have the entire 6 weeks to complete this assignment, due dates can be found on my website. :
http://www.emsisd.com/Page/31984
Also, please note you can always access the weekly newsletters here:
http://www.emsisd.com/Page/31621
Please email me at ajarratt@ems-isd.net should you have any questions.
Libarary Update
REMEMBER: STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING 20 MINUTES A NIGHT!
DO NOT FORGET WE HAVE AN EARLY DISMISSAL DAY OCT 2ND
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District Common Assessment
12 Most Powerful Words for Students
WORK THE WILLKIE WAY!
Do we have homework?
Students should be reading 20 minutes a night minimum, as well as other assignments
What is AOW?
Starting September 14th we will have the ARTICLE OF THE WEEK. This is an article and a series of events the student needs to complete during the week for homework. It will be handed out every Monday and is due back on Friday. If the student misplaces it, or you would like to see what they are, they are listed by date on my website.
What is a Book Talk?
Book Talk happens every time we go to the library. The students pick a book and as they read it (in class, at home, etc) they are to respond to a series of questions that aid in better understanding what they have read. These are MAJOR grades and are due once a 6 weeks.
CONTACT INFO
Email: AJARRATT@EMS-ISD.NET
Website: http://www.emsisd.com/Page/30521
Location: Ed Willkie Middle School, Texas Shiner Drive, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Phone: 817-237-9631 5535
Facebook: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MRSJARRATT
Twitter: @JARRATTSCLASS