* I was born & raised in Fort Worth, Texas

* I LOVE teaching! I taught one year of Kindergarten at Eagle Mountain Elementary, spent a year in the Philippines as a volunteer missionary…taught Phys. Ed and helped write a Kindergarten curriculum…returned to teach at Eagle Mt. in 1st grade for 6 years, stayed home when my children came into the world, went back to work at Vandagriff in 2002 and have LOVED being a Vandacat ever since!!   

* My husband Shawn is the Family Minister at Church at the Crossing.  We have been married for 30 years and have 3 amazing children!!  Natalie graduated from TCU and works at BNSF, Hunter graduated from A&M and is in grad school at UTMB Galveston, and Mallory graduated in December from LCU, where she played volleyball and is pursuing to be a Physical Therapist.

* We love playing with our dogs, Dude and Gnarly, being outside, talking and laughing together, going to church, going to the beach, Christmas, & I love to shop.

Conference time: 9:15-10:10

School phone number: 817-441-8771

Email: jpowell@aledoisd.org

Schedule

7:30 - 7:45 Morning Work/Fine Motor Bins

7:45 - 8:15 Calendar Math and Focus Wall

8:15 - 8:30 Shared Reading

8:30 - 9:15 Reader’s Workshop

                 Daily 5 Centers    

                 Guided Reading      

9:15 - 10:10 Specials/Conference

10:10 - 10:30 Reader’s Workshop cont.      

10:30 - 10:45 Interactive Read Aloud

10:50 - 11:20 Lunch                     

11:15 - 11:25   Phonics/ Writing Mini Lesson                                                 

11:25 - 12:00 Writing Workshop

12:00 - 1:00 Math & BUILD Stations/

                   Guided Math Groups

1:00 - 1:30 Science

1:30 - 2:00 Recess

2:00 -2:30 Social Studies

2:30 - 3:00 RTI/ Enrichment

3:00 Bus Line Up/Car Pick Up & Dismissal

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