News from Mrs. Drudy's 3rd Grade
"We exist so children can excel."
Greetings from Room #26
Whew! This week has been a whirlwind. As you might guess, much of what we've done revolves around procedures, procedures, and more procedures. Trust me, though, the students--and their teacher--will reap huge benefits from this. I will tell you just as I've told Mrs. Sourbeer: This has been the best first week of school I've experienced in my nearly two decades-long teaching career! Your children are wonderfully polite, and it just means so much to me. I have high expectations for the remainder of the year.
Aside from learning procedures, we have done a great deal with getting to know you activities and community-building. Pictures of these types of activities can be enjoyed below. It just means so much for a child to feel safe in a classroom environment and trustful enough of classmates to take risks in his/her learning. I have been purposeful in sharing the stories with wonderful examples of students doing the right thing and treating each other right. Also important, I've been making certain that students know that mistakes are how we learn. I've assured them that no one will make more mistakes this year than me.
Language Arts
Also each week, we will be introduced to spelling words that fit into patterns. Your child can expect 15 phonics based words, 5 "core words" (words most frequently read and spelled in everyday writing), and 5 challenge words. Since many parents like to have these words for study over the weekend, students will always be given their words on Friday. They will then have a "spelling bubble" quiz on Tuesday, a pretest on Wednesday, and the final test on Friday. Should students master the pretest on Wednesday (including the challenge words), then (s)he will not have to take the Friday test. Those who need extra practice will have spelling homework that evening. In all cases, the challenge words will be offered up as "bonus" points. The words for next week are as follows:
Phonics Words
1. clap
2. camp
3. hand
4. stamp
5. snack
6. rack
7. grabs
8. glad
9. bill
10. miss
11. click
12. pink
13. sick
14. grin
15. lift
Core Words
16. place
17. well
18. such
19. here
20. take
Challenge Words
21. flicker
22. brick
23. anthill
24. stand
25. brand
Mixing It Up for Math
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About Us
Email: tammy.drudy@uc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.uc.k12.in.us/liberty-elementary/liberty-elementary/
Location: 501 Eaton St, Liberty, IN, United States
Phone: 765-458-5521 (1313)