Julie Frost [3rd grade teacher] - Mountain Charter School

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Welcome

Welcome to third grade. Here is some general information about our classroom.

~	School begins at 8:30 and ends at 3:00. Your child may arrive at 8:15 and be escorted directly to the playground. Pick up is no later than 3:15. There is a before and after care program available, please contact the office for more information.

~	Mt. School encourages HEALTHY snacks and lunches. Please do not send sugar snacks for morning break.

Homework

Your 3rd grade child is expected to complete approximately 45 minutes of homework each night. Homework Club is offered Monday-Thursday from 3:15-4:15 as part of the After School Program. Please contact Ms. Renee Botterbusch for more information. Homework Club is a good opportunity for your child to get extra help in needed areas. At home you might want to try setting a specific time and place for homework to be completed each night for the 45 minute time period. This daily homework time means your child should use the entire scheduled time for homework. This consistency should help improve your child’s homework habits. When your child learns that rushing through homework will not be rewarded with free time, he or she will quickly learn to slow down and do a better job. Included in the 45 minute homework period should be 15 minutes or more of reading. Messy homework will be returned to the student to complete again. Homework with 2 or more errors will also be returned for the student to correct and turn in the following day. A Homework Chart is on display in our classroom to monitor student progress.

Library Visits

One Friday of each month we will be going to the Flagstaff Public Library to learn the skills necessary for obtaining information and finding books. You and your child will be responsible for returning the items they check out. No CD’s may be checked out and there is a limit of five items.

Weekly Letters

Keep a look out in your child’s binder for weekly letters about upcoming events, what we are studying, field trips, parent involvement needs etc.

Wheels on Wednesday

Third grade also begins the infamous Wheels on Wednesday! Your child may bring a bike, skateboard, roller blades, or any other safe mechanism of travel that has wheels. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!! Wednesday is also Pizza Day. Pizza costs $1.50 a slice and proceeds benefit Mt. School.

Sharing

Here is opportunity for your child to gain exposure speaking in front of a group. Share is on Fridays for children who have passed in all of their homework assignments the week prior (with 1 exception). Students may bring in an item to share that represents something interesting about them or just share a story.

Discipline

Classroom discipline follows the Mt. School Behavior Code found in your Parent Handbook. Students who choose not to follow classroom rules will receive: (1) a verbal reminder or warning, (2) yellow card warning, (3) red card with an appropriate consequence, (4) pink card/pink slip. Students will begin each day with a purple card. If students behave all week and have 4-5 purple cards they will receive a behavior award on Friday. Please encourage your children to behave well in class and strive towards receiving their weekly award.

Birthday Celebrations

Traditionally, Mt. School's policy on birthdays was that the birthday boy or girl would bring in a book to read and donate to the class. This year I would like to continue with this custom. Although, if your child insists on bringing a treat it will be fine. Please let me know ahead of time if we will be celebrating your child's birthday. This year we have one student who is allergic to dairy. Please take this into consideration when you plan a treat.

Spelling

There will be a spelling test almost every Friday. In your child’s spelling folder you should find two lists. One list is to stay at home, the other is to stay in their binder so they can study at school. Most children will have a Word Ring with the words they have misspelled written on index cards. I will test these review words (3 at a time) on the weekly tests. Spelling homework will be sent home on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

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