Ms. Strain's Class
Welcome all who support creative minds!
Here is to a New Year of Learning!
Greetings 3rd graders and Families,
I am so excited to jump in and begin teaching your hard working students! I am Sarah Strain, I am twenty six years old and have recently graduated from an amazing Elementary Education Licensure Program at The University of North Carolina Asheville. I was able to learn many skills of becoming an elementary educator throughout the course of the program. I student taught for thirteen weeks at Evergreen Community Charter School in the fourth grade over the course of this fall, working with many teaching mentors that taught me the skills of succeeding as an educator.
Now, a little bit more about myself, I began my career as a student at Warren Wilson College in 2007, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2012. Integrating the arts is something that I hold closely, and believe that it provides ample opportunity for students to learn and grow. I am very experienced in working with children of all ages. I was a private and group Swim Instructor at the YMCA of Western North Carolina for five years. This was the experience that opened my eyes to the passion I have for teaching within the classroom. I have also been a nanny for a four year old and an eighteen month old, a position I have held for the past three and a half years. Teaching children is my passion, and I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to begin the process of getting to know each and every one of you, especially your children.
Communication is my number one goal, and I will strive to be sure that everyone is tuned in to what is going on within the classroom as a whole and on an individual basis. I am a firm believer in teamwork, for it takes a team to succeed. This is how I view myself, your children and you; as a team. We all will work together in every way to provide your children with the opportunities to succeed during the second half of this third grade experience.
Feel free to reach out to me whenever you need to. I look forward to getting to know you, your students and everyone else who is significant in your lives!
Sincerely,
Sarah Strain
My beagle, Biggy and I on top of Craggy Gardens overlook
My fiancé and I, Joyner at the beach
My mom, Charlotte and I at our family's farm
Morning Meetings
Our classroom will be a tight-knit community, open to new learning experiences to enable everyone to succeed!
Remember, we are a TEAM!
Email: sarah.strain@acsgmail.net
Math games
*games that are kid-friendly and easy to use
http://www.abcya.com/third_grade_computers.htm
*games that are kid-friendly and easy to use
**This is a website that I highly suggest using with your mathematician(s) when learning new concepts and practicing existing ones. Definitions and examples are aligned nicely with mathematical language that may be used in End Of Grade testing (EOG). Definitions are also "kid friendly", creating an opportunity for your students to fully comprehend concepts!
Pictures to keep you updated on what is going on in our room!
I love photography, it is one of my hobbies in life. This is a great opportunity for you to feel connected to daily activities that occur in our learning community and a chance to see your children in action in the classroom!
Things To Turn In This Week
Reading Log: Students will be coming home nightly with a reading log. I expect them to read for thirty minutes each night (school nights; weekends if they would like!) for reading homework.
I PICK Good Fit Books
We will be creating an anchor chart to hang in the room for students to refer to when independently selecting books. I highly encourage you to use this method with your children when choosing books to read from the public library, or home! This will become a life long skill, and it is important to model for students the ways we choose the books we read as well.