WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE!
Dear Parents,
I am very
excited about working with you and your child.
Below you will find a few things that you need to know to help make this
a great year.
Assignment Book
Each child
will have an assignment book. They will
be responsible for writing down their assignments each day. You are to check the assignment book each
night, and check to see that each assignment is completed neatly. Do not check to see if the answers are
right. I will go over the
assignments in class the next day, and your child will be expected to correct
any mistakes they make and hopefully learn from them. If I find that your child is not trying to do
their best in completing their work, and they are just putting anything down to
be finished, I will then ask that you check their work each night and have them
correct it. I find that children pay
closer attention in class if they do not know that all their answers are
already correct. Also, each
assignment should be placed behind the correct divider in their notebook. After you have checked to see that the
assignments are “neat and complete”, sign their assignment book. Feel free to write me notes in the assignment
book if needed. If I check the notebook
for assignments and find something missing or incomplete, I will write you a
note in red ink, and your child will complete the work at playtime. If the assignments are complete, I will stamp
the assignment book. These books are a
very important communication tool between home and school.
Assignments
I don’t
give homework.
I make assignments.
I give students time throughout the day to
work on their assignments, as well as a thirty-minute study time each
afternoon.
If they do not complete their
work at school, they must complete it at home.
They have just given themselves homework! If they come home with a lot of work, ask
them how they are spending their study time.
Once students leave my classroom in the afternoons to go home, they will
not be allowed to return.
They are
responsible for having everything they need packed up before they leave my
room.
Each student will have a “study
buddy”.
This is the name and phone
number of a child in our room that they can call to get assignments if needed.
Take Home Folders
Children
have a plastic pocket folder in the front of their notebooks. This is to be reviewed each night by both
parent and child. All graded work as
well as notes from the office will be placed in this folder. Remove all work each night.
Absences
If your
child is absent, please have a child bring home their work, or call the office
and I will have their work sent up for you to pick up.
It is very important that they keep up, and
this will also keep them from being “overwhelmed” when they do return to
school.
Morning Work is always completed
at school and will not be sent home.
Lunch Money
This year
the lunchroom is taking lunch money only on Mondays and Tuesdays. Please send it in an envelope with your
child’s name and my name on the outside.
This year
we will not be having school “birthday parties” in second or third grades.
If you would like, you may send a “snack” for
the class to school with your child and leave it in the office.
We will acknowledge your child’s special day
and have the snack at a convenient time.
We suggest items such as doughnuts, cookies, fruit snacks, or any
individually wrapped snacks.
No cakes or
cupcakes, please.
Please send a note to
let me know if you plan to send something.
Snacks and Ice Cream
Students
may bring a snack from home or purchase one in the lunchroom. If they choose to purchase one, it must be
done before they come to our classroom in the morning. Snacks will be eaten while they are working
on their Morning Work between 8:00 and 8:45.
Ice cream
is bought during recess time when we are able to go outside. If we have an indoor recess, we do not buy
ice cream.
Jackets
If you
child is “cold-natured” they will need to bring a light jacket or sweater that
can be kept in their locker. I keep our
room “cool” even in the winter. Students
tend to get sleepy if the room is kept too hot.
Please feel
free to contact me at any time if you have questions, comments, or
concerns. I am free for conferences
after 3:00 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. You may also call the office and leave a
number, and I will return you call when I get a free moment.
Sincerely,
Wanda Latta
