Dorothy Gentry

Believer. Educator. English I/7thGT/Publications Elective -Yearbook Advisor: @netzeroJMS 23-24 Teacher of the Year @IrvingISD

[Donald Cummings @netzerolibrary]

It was such a pleasure to welcome author @LeticiaOrdazTV to Lady Bird today as she shared her book The Power of a Sister Circle / El Poder del Circulo de Hermanas! Our sixth grade girls discussed lifting one another up, building community, and using their voices with courage.

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

@IrvingISD RLA teachers were “pretty in pink” 💕during a great Purposeful Planning session- pouring over data, learning new techniques to show students like “Question, Quote, Inference” while reading and more! @iInstructIrving @MsRossReads #teacherlife

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

It was so fun! These were some awesome students!

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

Thank you @MsRossReads for your time and for the fabulous session on Romeo and Juliet, think sheets and annotations. My English 1 students loved it and learned much! You’re awesome! @IrvingISD

[Irving ISD @IrvingISD]

🗓️ Planning ahead for our families and staff! The Irving ISD Board of Trustees has approved school calendars for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years.

Both calendars reflect staff and community feedback.

👉 Read more and view key dates: https://t.co/0oGb2K9Nmy

[Irving ISD @IrvingISD]

The Irving ISD District Spelling Bee showcased talented spellers from across the district in a thrilling celebration of academic excellence. 🐝 A total of 26 elementary and middle school campuses participated in the competition for the title of Spelling Bee champion! Congratulations to all participants for representing their schools with confidence and skill. 🏆

A special congratulations to our district winners:

🥇 Adam Omar, Johnson Middle School
🥈 Ethan Flores, Bowie Middle School

[Irving ISD @IrvingISD]

Celebrating a legacy of innovation, leadership and impact. 💙🩶

Join us in honoring Irving ISD's Chief of Technology & Innovation Alvin McQuarters as we congratulate him on his retirement and thank him for 16 years of dedication to our district.

#ExcellenceInAction

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

My English 1 students today balancing textbook 📕 annotations with hands-on foldable “Think Sheets” annotations. #workinprogress #newwaysoflearning
#criticalthinking @netzeroJMS @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

Group SCRs today. In peer groups. students read the text, annotated and answered questions, then dissected the writing prompt, agreed upon a claim, selected evidence & connected reasoning. Real-world experience in communication, teamwork, problem-solving. @netzeroJMS @IrvingISD

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

It was PLC Data Protocol Day for the @netzeroJMS 7th Grade RLA team. Sharing writing samples from our students with each other and discussing strengths, weaknesses- growth opportunities, intervention and reteach strategies and more! 👍🏾#teacherlife @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

ECR rough drafts by hand, peer editing with red pens and discussions and final feedback from me before publishing. This is @netzeroJMS English 1! @IrvingISD

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

@and_mrsharris and team put us in a thankful mood tonight at the Secondary RLA Department Chair meeting! Unit Internalization, data, Digital Annotation strategies and more! @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

JMS staff and students get ready for #kindnessweek 💜💜💕💕❤️🥰 Check out the schedule below!⬇️ Dress appropriately and SPREAD A LITTLE KINDNESS!! @IrvingISD #KindnessMatters #kindness

[Donald Cummings @netzerolibrary]

From spooky stories to sinking boats, the second six weeks had it all—Sora + Hispanic Heritage Month reads, mystery passages, The Outsiders prep, library clubs, and I even got to support a Lord of the Flies STEM boat building challenge!

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

@BenisonMrs Agreed

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

@1onkea_ @VikingCaldwell One of my favorite students! Go be great young man! God bless! 💜🙏🏾

[Diana Morton @DeelightlyDiana]

Synthesis essays are complete. We read “My Favorite Chaperone” and “The Outsiders” and wrote about how both protagonists show struggles with identity and belonging. Kids had to have evidence from both texts to support their ideas.

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

The @netzeroJMS RLA team is rocking their HQIM implementation (even during Eagle Time)! So many strong text interactions and student dialogue! ✨@iInstructIrving

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

Happy National Principals Month @netzeroJMS Principal @MrsLRWhitaker !! We love and appreciate you! @IrvingISD

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

These were the fascinating conversations taking place today among my English 1 students as they delved verbally into character analysis, conflict and text predictions about “Lord of the Flies” with their classmates. @netzeroJMS @IrvingISD #excellenceinaction