YOU ARE NOW KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES!

Welcome to Room #114!  I am your English Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Amanda Jones.  I will be teaching 6th grade Writing.  I look forward to working with you throughout the 2022-2023 school year!

 

I live in White Oak and am married to my husband, Keith Jones, of twenty-five years.  We have two boys, Dylon and Gavyn.  My oldest, Dylon, has recently returned from Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas, on a bass fishing scholarship to finish his senior year at UT Tyler.  He is pursuing a degree in dentistry and, after this upcoming spring, he will soon be taking the DAT dental school entrance exam and applying to dental school with hopes of specializing in pediatric dentistry, general dentistry, or orthodontics.

My youngest son, Gavyn, is currently a senior at WOHS.  He plays varsity baseball for the White Oak Roughnecks as a first baseman, left-handed pitcher, and power hitter. He also plays for Marucci Elite 18U select team based out of Whitehouse, Texas.  He recently became verbally committed to Texas Tech University after this year to pitch and hit.  Family is important to me, and from time to time, I’ll share hilarious episodes of my life at home.

 

I have two pets Stumpy, my three-pawed orange tomcat, and Bocephus, “Bo”, my Texas Blue Lacy.  They are both “Mommy’s Babies.” LOL!  You will hear stories about them as well.

 

My philosophy is EVERYONE can learn!  NO EXCUSES!  I will work for you to figure out what way works best for you.  All I ask is you give me 100% EFFORT.  I try! You try! We succeed! I also ask that you be 100% honest when you truly don’t understand a concept.  I don’t know unless you tell me.  I’m here for you.

Please know we will cover a lot of concepts this year and WARNING!!!

IN AMONGST THE CHAOS OF LEARNING CHALLENGING CONCEPTS IN 6TH GRADE ELAR, YOU WILL PARTAKE IN LAUGHTER ALONG THE WAY!

I know many do not get excited about writing; however, I will try my best to make it entertaining and engaging.  I will work closely with Mrs. Northern and Mrs. Owens in Reading to make sure you see the connections between the two.  Can’t wait to start our journey!

Again, welcome to my 6th Grade Writing Lab! It’s going to be a spectacular year!