Abigail Jones

Fourth Grade Teacher • Bannockburn Elementary School • Montgomery County Public School • Power of Yet

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

And just like that year FOUR in 4th is beginning!!! Tank is so excited for his SECOND YEAR that he can’t stop making bubbles. Excited for new curriculum, a new team, and new kiddos🤩🤩

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

@laurenTarshis thank you so much for inspiring my 4th graders to write the best stories I have read all year. We loved using your books as a mentor text and encouraging us to research natural disasters!!

[Emily Dematatis @Ms_Dematatis]

Come check out art by @HarrietTubmanES artists at @WestfieldMON Montgomery Mall MCPS countywide art show along with lots of amazing artwork by other MCPS artists!

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

"Verbalizing why we check in, why we ask students to pair up or why we work through problem-solving strategies makes SEL more meaningful and not just a box to check," says educator @AshleyPTaplin:

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

“No specials” days are always the best time for a hands on task! Today we created structures and used jello to simulate what would happen during an Earthquake… Almost all structures survived Earthquake Jones 😅

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

Day 2 of MCAP! A motivational message/treat before testing is always the way to go 🤩

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

@Ms_Sheapp This is really cool, how did you get the document cam in the google slide?

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

These are the BEST messages to get during Spring Break!! @BenchmarkEDU Grade 4 Unit 5 is all about Green Technology— it gives the students a chance to examine real world problems through the integration of science and reading. I love seeing how they share their learning at home!

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

Keep an eye out for what's beneath the surface, reminds educator @jedipadmaster.

(📸 via educator @brentcoley) #TeacherTwitter #edchat

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

Using paint strips to introduce shades of meaning and provide engaging partner work. Students said 10/10 would do again!! 🌈🌈

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

Today it took my students less than 2 minutes to get to the top of the pyramid. Games keep them excited for word study and help those tricky Greek and Latin root words stick!!

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

This is amazing! 🧡
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[Evan Robb @ERobbPrincipal]

We can work hard and always improve if we adopt a

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

What an exciting day in my class!! After months of listening to @Kid_Nuz my Bannockburn Bobcats got a shout out! They were SO excited. Thank you KidNuz for keeping my students informed and engaged!

[Equity Team @mcpsequityteam]

#WomensHistoryMonth 💜💚

[Kaitlyn McGrath @KaitlynMcGrath]

Thank you for having us @BannockburnES! We met with all 425 kiddos from K-5th grade and they were just awesome!☺️
@WUSA9

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If anyone had a right to question whether our democracy was worth redeeming, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Because in the face of billy clubs and lynchings, poll taxes and literacy tests, he never gave in to violence, never waved a traitorous flag or gave up on our country.

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

Fun morning Pear Deck tasks to get our brain ready for the day! I love seeing what my students create!!

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

For Deaf students still learning to read, captions and transcripts can't be expected to provide an equitable learning experience. This collection of resources allows Deaf students to more fully engage with books and reading.
https://t.co/gkk7kyT9Z3

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

Turns out they don’t have this feature available to them on the Chromebooks!! Despite the technology hiccup we persevered

[Abigail Jones @Ms_JonesBES]

Excited to see how my students feel about Zoom’s collaborative whiteboard!! Copying and pasting the Padlet link was not making the cut (neither was logging into Pear Deck for one time use)