Spelling- Starting Monday, every week students will be receiving spelling words and have to complete spelling homework each night with these words. The “Speller’s Choice” worksheet, located in their homework binder and it displays various activities worth levels. At their own pace, students must complete 3 level III activities or 2 level IV activities by Friday. Students need to try to refrain from using the same activity more than once a week. Spelling homework should be completed in their homework binder, behind the Spelling Tab (this will be added next week). Each new activity needs to be labeled with their name, date, activity name, and level. We will be practicing this in class and will continue to model quality homework in class next week.
Writing –To begin our Writing Workshop, our class will be decorating our Writer’s notebook with pictures of ourselves and fun stickers. Please send these in with students on MONDAY, thank you!
Math – Wake County uses the Houghton Mifflin Math Expression Curriculum and we will be sending home Family Letters for each unit. This week we will be exploring our math manipulatives and start working on addition & place value.
Homework –Next week, students will complete their spelling homework in class, but will still need to read and do math at home. We will be working very hard to practice quality homework and are holding ourselves responsible for our work. Each night students will have spelling homework, reading for 20 minutes, and will be receiving math homework more consistently. Both students and parents have responsibilities when it comes to 3rd grade homework. I hope we all can work together in supporting their learning! Parents, please remember to sign the reading log in the binder AND to look for any notes home in their Student Agendas.
Arrival and Dismissal - The bell will sound at 8:45am and students will then enter the building. Bus riders and daycare vans will enter the front doors of the school. Carpoolers will enter the door facing the large parking lot. Students arriving carpool should be dropped off at the appropriate doors and they can then make their way down to their room independently. If they need assistance getting to the cafeteria for breakfast or to the classroom during the first few weeks, staff members and safety patrol will gladly assist them.
A second bell will sound at 9:15am indicating the start of the instructional day. During this thirty minute period students will be working on their morning work at their desk quietly. Students arriving after 9:15 will be marked tardy.
At 3:35pm the bell will sound for carpool students to report to the multi-purpose room/gymnasium. Bus riders will remain in the room until their bus is called or displayed on the television monitor, which will begin at 3:45. The office will close for student check-out at 3pm, so if you need to check your student out of school at the end of the day, please do so before 3pm.
Notes to the Teacher - As a teacher, I like to communicate with home as often as possible. Phone calls or notes home will not always be negative in their subject manner, but may also be positive about your child’s behavior, conduct, and/or work habits. Please do not view a note or call from me as a “bad” thing, I am an “equal opportunity communicator!” If for any reason you need to contact me about your child or other questions/ concerns, please feel free to send a note to school with your child or email me. I am best reached by email and I am able to more quickly respond that way. Otherwise, leaving a message at the front office or a note will your child will work well too.
Parent Volunteers - I enjoy having volunteers in the classroom. Having an organized plan or duty for volunteers works best for me in the past years and is much more valuable to student learning. I typically like to have volunteers sign up to file papers, make copies (I will need to “train” these volunteers on the BRES machines), creating class books, assisting with celebrations, providing treats when asked, field trips, and most importantly working with small groups of students in different subject areas. Assistance in any of these areas is very helpful to me.
We are still working on our classroom procedures, practicing how to follow the rules, and becoming more familiar with everyday activities. Therefore, I usually refrain from having parent volunteers in the classroom for the first few weeks of school. If you will be “visiting” the school and/or child, I ask that you primarily use lunch to do so. Visiting the classroom unexpectedly interrupts & distracts student learning, especially during the first few weeks of school. It would be greatly appreciated if meeting a student for lunch that you waited for them in the cafeteria and also parted ways from there as well.
Please remember to make sure that you have filled out the proper WCPSS Volunteer Clearance Forms at the front office computer. If you have been cleared by the county previously, you may need to check that it is updated. Wake County requires that volunteers update their forms on a yearly basis. Thank you for all of your cooperation and future assistance!
Behavior System – Our classroom has theme of teamwork for the school year. We are working with a Team Themed Behavior Chart where there are different levels of conduct. Every student starts on “Starting Lineup” and then can move their clip up or down depending on their behavior, work habits, and conduct. All Star students will be receiving a ticket to possibly earn a reward/prize each Friday!
ALL-STAR: I go above and beyond by putting others first. I set a very strong example for my teammates.
Starting Lineup: I understand and practice appropriate behaviors most of the time.
Second String: I am needing a few reminders to practice appropriate behaviors.
Penalty Box: I am not practicing appropriate behaviors even after several reminders. I need to make a plan to help me make better choices.
Team Sonntag Schedule
Morning Work 8:45-9:15am
Morning Meeting 9:15-9:20am
Daily 5 - Literacy Block
(Reading/Writing) 9:20-10:10am
Specials 10:10-10:55am
Literacy Block 10:55-12:05pm
Lunch 12:05-12:35pm
Literacy Block 12:35-12:55pm
S.S./Science 12:55-1:30pm
Recess 1:30-2:00pm
Math 2:00-3:00pm
Team Time 3:00-3:30
Dismissal 3:35pm
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
~John F. Kennedy
Writing –To begin our Writing Workshop, our class will be decorating our Writer’s notebook with pictures of ourselves and fun stickers. Please send these in with students on MONDAY, thank you!
Math – Wake County uses the Houghton Mifflin Math Expression Curriculum and we will be sending home Family Letters for each unit. This week we will be exploring our math manipulatives and start working on addition & place value.
Homework –Next week, students will complete their spelling homework in class, but will still need to read and do math at home. We will be working very hard to practice quality homework and are holding ourselves responsible for our work. Each night students will have spelling homework, reading for 20 minutes, and will be receiving math homework more consistently. Both students and parents have responsibilities when it comes to 3rd grade homework. I hope we all can work together in supporting their learning! Parents, please remember to sign the reading log in the binder AND to look for any notes home in their Student Agendas.
Arrival and Dismissal - The bell will sound at 8:45am and students will then enter the building. Bus riders and daycare vans will enter the front doors of the school. Carpoolers will enter the door facing the large parking lot. Students arriving carpool should be dropped off at the appropriate doors and they can then make their way down to their room independently. If they need assistance getting to the cafeteria for breakfast or to the classroom during the first few weeks, staff members and safety patrol will gladly assist them.
A second bell will sound at 9:15am indicating the start of the instructional day. During this thirty minute period students will be working on their morning work at their desk quietly. Students arriving after 9:15 will be marked tardy.
At 3:35pm the bell will sound for carpool students to report to the multi-purpose room/gymnasium. Bus riders will remain in the room until their bus is called or displayed on the television monitor, which will begin at 3:45. The office will close for student check-out at 3pm, so if you need to check your student out of school at the end of the day, please do so before 3pm.
Notes to the Teacher - As a teacher, I like to communicate with home as often as possible. Phone calls or notes home will not always be negative in their subject manner, but may also be positive about your child’s behavior, conduct, and/or work habits. Please do not view a note or call from me as a “bad” thing, I am an “equal opportunity communicator!” If for any reason you need to contact me about your child or other questions/ concerns, please feel free to send a note to school with your child or email me. I am best reached by email and I am able to more quickly respond that way. Otherwise, leaving a message at the front office or a note will your child will work well too.
Parent Volunteers - I enjoy having volunteers in the classroom. Having an organized plan or duty for volunteers works best for me in the past years and is much more valuable to student learning. I typically like to have volunteers sign up to file papers, make copies (I will need to “train” these volunteers on the BRES machines), creating class books, assisting with celebrations, providing treats when asked, field trips, and most importantly working with small groups of students in different subject areas. Assistance in any of these areas is very helpful to me.
We are still working on our classroom procedures, practicing how to follow the rules, and becoming more familiar with everyday activities. Therefore, I usually refrain from having parent volunteers in the classroom for the first few weeks of school. If you will be “visiting” the school and/or child, I ask that you primarily use lunch to do so. Visiting the classroom unexpectedly interrupts & distracts student learning, especially during the first few weeks of school. It would be greatly appreciated if meeting a student for lunch that you waited for them in the cafeteria and also parted ways from there as well.
Please remember to make sure that you have filled out the proper WCPSS Volunteer Clearance Forms at the front office computer. If you have been cleared by the county previously, you may need to check that it is updated. Wake County requires that volunteers update their forms on a yearly basis. Thank you for all of your cooperation and future assistance!
Behavior System – Our classroom has theme of teamwork for the school year. We are working with a Team Themed Behavior Chart where there are different levels of conduct. Every student starts on “Starting Lineup” and then can move their clip up or down depending on their behavior, work habits, and conduct. All Star students will be receiving a ticket to possibly earn a reward/prize each Friday!
ALL-STAR: I go above and beyond by putting others first. I set a very strong example for my teammates.
Starting Lineup: I understand and practice appropriate behaviors most of the time.
Second String: I am needing a few reminders to practice appropriate behaviors.
Penalty Box: I am not practicing appropriate behaviors even after several reminders. I need to make a plan to help me make better choices.
Team Sonntag Schedule
Morning Work 8:45-9:15am
Morning Meeting 9:15-9:20am
Daily 5 - Literacy Block
(Reading/Writing) 9:20-10:10am
Specials 10:10-10:55am
Literacy Block 10:55-12:05pm
Lunch 12:05-12:35pm
Literacy Block 12:35-12:55pm
S.S./Science 12:55-1:30pm
Recess 1:30-2:00pm
Math 2:00-3:00pm
Team Time 3:00-3:30
Dismissal 3:35pm
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
~John F. Kennedy
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