Welcome Back to School Mrs Peters Third Grade

Welcome Back to School Mrs. Peters Third Grade

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Our Daily Schedule --- 7: 15 -7: 30 - Breakfast in the classroom/morning work ------7: 30 - Tardy Bell ---7: 35 -8: 10 - Math RIT (Bathroom break- whole class) ----8: 10 – 9: 05 – MATH ----9: 10 – 9: 55 – Specials ----10: 00 – 10: 30 – Phonics ---10: 30 – 11: 15 – Reading and Responding ---11: 25 – 12: 05 – Recess then Lunch (Bathroom break- whole class) ---12: 10 – 1: 00 – Social Studies ---1: 00 – 1: 30 – Writing ----1: 30 – 2: 20 –Literacy Stations(check Reading logs))

Expectations • Students are expected to be at school on time, every day. • Students are expected to be prepared for class (pencils, notebooks, homework, etc. ) • Students are expected to treat others with respect. • Students are expected to respect the classroom and school rules and materials. • Students are expected to give their best every day.

Daily Procedures • When entering the building students will come straight to the classroom and sit quietly in the hallway until the teachers arrive and welcome the students in. • While attendance is being taken, students are expected to eat their breakfast, sharpen pencils and begin morning work. • At the end of each day, students will clean up their area, pack up their belongings, turn off all computers and line up quietly for dismissal.

Spelling Guidelines Spelling guidelines have changed for this year… • Spelling tests will be given every 5 days on a list of 15 words (plus 3 bonus words) • Tests will NOT always be on Fridays. • Please help your child to prepare for each test, by completing spelling assignments each night and studying again before tests.

Homework • Homework assignments will be listed on the weekly newsletter that will go home with your child EVERY Monday. • Please bring just your folder back Tuesday-empty because homework stays at home until Friday. • All homework assignments for the week will be due on FRIDAY (unless otherwise noted) • Students are expected to complete ALL homework assignments in a timely manner. • I will review homework assignments each Friday and will have them back for you on Monday with their Monday folder to bring home to you. Please initial/sign after each teacher comment.

Reading logs • I will be checking reading logs every day, so it is important that your child reads 15 minutes every night. They work as a teams for table tallies and the team that wins will get an award on Friday’s

Before you leave… • Please complete the Student/Family Information sheet and leave it in the basket on your way out. • Please take your copy of the Horry County Schools Student Handbook. • Social Studies Weekly information • Please take home your information packet. • Please feel free to ask me any questions or share any concerns. I am here to help! • Let me leave you with this…………………

~ The Star Polisher ~ I have a great job in the universe of occupations. What do I do? I'm a "star polisher. " I have a very important job. If you want to know how important, just go out at night and look at the stars twinkling and sparkling. You see, I'm a teacher. The stars are the children in my class. My job is to take them in-in whatever shape they come-and shine and buff them and then send them out to take their places as bright little twinkling beacons in the sky.

They come into my room in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they're bent, tarnished, dirty, crinkly and broken. Some stars are cuddly, soft and sweet. Some stars are prickly and thorny. As I buff, polish, train and teach my little stars, I tell them that the world cannot do without them. I tell them they can do anything they set their minds to do. I tell them they can be the brightest, shiniest stars in the sky and the world will be a better place because of them. Each night as I look at the sky, I'm reminded of my very important job and awesome responsibility. I go and get my soft buffing cloth and my bottle of polish in preparation for tomorrow and for my class of little stars. • ~ Leah Becks ~