Welcome to the third grade!!
The following
is some general information regarding the daily routines of our classroom.
Daily
Schedule:
Opening
Language Arts
Specialist
Lunch
Recess
Math
Recess
Read Aloud/Buddies
Clean up
Go Home
The Daily Grind:
Homework:
You will not have assigned homework over the weekends or
on your birthday. (Yay!) A homework folder will be sent home every day. In it
you will find all the assignments you will need to complete during that evening.
The homework folder will be brought to
school each day with your completed assignments.
Behavior Chart: Please sign your child’s
behavior and homework chart daily.
Newsletter: Each
Friday you will receive a newsletter in which you will find upcoming dates,
deadlines and special events.
Bathroom:
You are encouraged to go to the bathroom before school or at recess. If there
is a need to use the bathroom during instruction, the pass will be placed on
your desk, so it will be obvious where you are. There is one pass for boys and
one for the girls, therefore only one person may be in the bathroom at a time.
Water: Since it
is so important to keep our bodies hydrated, I encourage you to bring a water
bottle to class. Only unflavored water will be allowed. It should have a secure
lid with a pop-up spout. You may fill these bottles before school, or during
recess.
Snack: Snack time
will occur each day at 10:30. You are encouraged to bring a healthy snack for
yourself that can be eaten at your desk. Although it is nice to share, we do
not share or trade our snacks.
Classroom Management:
General: Every student starts out
the day with a green stoplight card. The green stoplight shows that you are
making excellent choices. If
you are following our classroom rules you will receive a green stoplight at the
end of the day. If you are choosing to make poor choices during the day, you
will receive a yellow stoplight that will remind you to slow down and think
about your choices. When you choose to make good choices once again, you will
return to a green card for the day. Unfortunately, if the poor choices
continue, a red stoplight will be given after warnings and will result in loss
of recess or Think Time. The parents will sign a form daily that will record
the color for that day.
Every day the students have the chance to
earn one of four characters to sit on their desk the next day. Brainy is given to a student who is
putting excellent effort into their work that day. Cougar is given to a student who shows respectful, responsible and
safe behavior. Mickey is for the boy
that showed great behavior and Minnie is
for the girl.
This and
That:
Vacation/sick/early dismissal:
A note is required for all absences from school. Homework or class assignments
will be rescheduled according to my discernment.