Ms.Fertitta_ILA

Friend. Educator. Kindness Generator. Goddess Trained. MeD Curriculum & Instruction

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Student editorials are ✅

One-on-one writing conferences were improved by reviewing our Standards based rubric with students. Students better understood their mastery and areas of improvement! #pmsbadges #patriotstrong

[Tyra Damm @tyradamm]

Tomorrow is my favorite day of the year! We're celebrating Steve's life and legacy with 53 Acts of Kindness. If you join in, please let me know! #dammkind

[Brains for the Cure @BrainsCure]

November 4th would be Steve Damm’s 53rd birthday. Help celebrate his life and legacy tomorrow by spreading kindness, even if it’s just one act. And if you complete your own Act of Kindness...

https://t.co/jwbavjc2UG

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Students took a journey to the past this week as they explored digital resources and printed images via a Gallery Walk from the @NationalHolocaustMuseum

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

THE HIDEOUS SOUND OF HIS BEATING HEART! Students participated in a text-evidence-based scavenger hunt after analyzing literary elements of the classic horror story #TheTellTaleHeart. Thank you to our PMS teachers who helped give clues to our sleuths!#Patriotstrong @pearson @fisd

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

During our Library Research day with @BrandiGrantLIB students spent time browsing informational texts & diving into @MackinVIA to choose ONE topic of research to answer the question "What is the impact of a social issue over time?" @FISD_PearsonMS #patriotstrong #pearsonpeople

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

One of our favorite PBIS incentives is #CoffeewithMsFertitta

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Unit 2: What can we learn from the past?
Students kick started our unit by reading and analyzing literature and art from adolescent victims of the Holocaust. Thank you @ButterflyPJCT for this unique and impactful learning experience! @FISD_PearsonMS #patriotstrong #patriotpeople

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Today's #restoritivepractice was a 2-Minute Connect focusing on kindness and building class community! Students embraced one another's ideas and thoughts in a positive and reflective way! #teamwork #Pearsonpeople #PatriotStrong #redribbonweek @FISD_PearsonMS @friscoisd

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Unit 1 centered on overcoming obstacles while we grow up. One obstacle many students spoke on was trust. Today we took time to practice trust as a class community. Trusting one another is a key to a successful classroom community!

[PMS Student Council @PMSstuco]

Council members had their first committee meetings this week! Spirit, Community Service, and Fundraising committees were hard at work planning our upcoming Fall Dance! We can't wait to see you guys 11/5! #Patriotstrong #Pearsonpeople #PMSstuco @FISD_PearsonMS @friscoisd

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

First Chapter Friday!

Every Friday, our class librarians read the first chapter of any book, to spark their classmate's interest to read different books in different genres! What should we read next?? #Patriotsstrong #Patriotpeople #Patsread
@FISD_PearsonMS

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

What class job would you want?

Teacher assistants help absent peers catch up on work after an absence.TA's reviewed all missed assignments, helped create a to-do list, and answered questions! #teamwork #pearsonpeople #studentssupportingstudents #patriotstrong @FISD_PearsonMS

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Class Jobs are in full swing! Curriculum Instructors lead our class, by going over what we have in store for the week! Today, we had a 30-second spark, to see how our class was feeling today! #teamwork #pearsonpeople #patriotstrong #restorativepractices @FISD_PearsonMS

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Earlier this unit students participated in a #Station Rotation while annotating a chunked text. They did a stellar job marking up the text! #Pearsonpeople #PatriotStrong #CampusBadges

[usd_phdsj @USD_PhDSJ]

Don’t miss out on our first #BLM Social Justice and Advocacy Series event this week! We have two amazing speakers, @bunb79 from Pearson Middle School Library and @WinnieElizabeth of Books N Bros. Sign up! Open to all! Register 👇🏽

https://t.co/MB3JRNPQkq

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Loved seeing Charlie the Patriot stop by Patriot Prep!! Ready for a fantastic new school year!! @FISD_PearsonMS

[Katrina McGuire @McG_uireK]

Our Pearson Patriot stopped by to make sure we put our bulletin boards up in time for Build the Beat! Bring on the 2021-2022 school year!

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

Students take on the role of teachers this week in ILA! Partners took time to give interactive presentations on topics of their choice explaining our Essential Question “How we know what we know” #patriotstrong @FISD_PearsonMS

[Ms.Fertitta_ILA @mil_fertitta]

#tbt to our fishbowl discussion! Students created their own questions and engaged in a student-led discussion about our text Night. Students jumped in the #hotseat to challenge each others thinking! #campusbadges #patriotstrong