BOOM! BOOM! Mrs. Rutter 3rd grade

Classroom Schedule 7:30 - 8:05 Breakfast/Morning Work 8:05 – 9:35 Math 9:35 – 9:55 SSR 9:55 – 11:55 Reading and Language Arts 11:55 -12:20 Lunch 12:30 - 1:10 Itinerant 1:10 – 1:30 Recess 1:30 – 2:00 Science/Social Studies 2:00 – 2:40 Remediation

About Mrs. Rutter I’ve been teaching for 10 years. I have taught kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. I grew up in Franklin County and now live in Collinsville. I attended Ferrum Elementary, Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Franklin County High School, and Ferrum College.

My Family My husband’s name is Scott Rutter. We have three dogs, a shepherd mix named Chandler, a boxer named Rocco, and a rat terrier I call Nugget.

Classroom Community Listen to each other! Respect each other! When someone is talking to you, look at them and turn your body towards them to let them know you are listening. Respect each other! Mistakes will be made in this classroom!!! Don’t be so hard on yourself and learn to laugh at your mistakes. Don’t laugh at others for that will hurt feelings. Get along with one another! I can’t make you like everyone in this classroom but you will be nice to everyone!

Morning Procedures WALK to the cafeteria to eat breakfast QUICKLY. You will be in the classroom at 7:45! WALK down the hall to the classroom Come in quietly. Empty your book bag at your desk. Get folders, planner, iPad, and any other items out of your book bag at your desk. Hang book bag up Make lunch choice on SmartBoard Turn in folders in correct basket. If you have a note in your planner I need to see it in the morning!!!!! Your morning work will be a morning work packet each day except Mondays.

Morning Work This activity must be completed before math. The assignment will be a sheet out of your packet. When finished, put it back in your desk. I will be walking around checking if I can. If you do not finish you need to do it sometime during the day. If I see that you are not working then you will complete it during itinerant.

Using the Bathroom You do not have to ask to use the bathroom! No lines at the bathroom and this is not the time to talk to others on the way. If I or anyone else is up speaking to the class, that is NOT the time to use the bathroom. If you make a mess in the bathroom clean it up.

Hallways I do not allow talking in the hallways. If you see someone you know just wave at them. If someone is talking in the hallway, it is not your job to tell me or tell them to be quiet!!! That will get you in trouble also. You are in third grade it is not cool to be the first in line! We are all going to the same place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you fight over someone passing I will place all students arguing in the back of the line!

Lunch Room Sit at the tables that we show you to sit! Use good manners. I and others don’t want to be grossed out when eating lunch! Get what you need when you go through the line. You may buy extras but only 1 of each. Do not buy for other people. That’s a nice gesture but no! Do not ask for others packed lunch. If the class has silent lunch and you come to me and ask if we can talk I will add on 5 extra minutes. The cafeteria clean up crew will collect the stacked trays and silverware, clean the tables, and pick up trash.

iPads NO downloading pictures and I check regularly! Only use the given background pictures! They should be changed at home! If we are not using them they must be up! I will catch you if you are sneaking and using it during class!!!!! You must charge them at night. When working on the internet you should be on the correct website. 1st time rule broken: stays at school for 1 week 2nd time rule broken: stays at school for the end of the 9 weeks 3rd time rule broken: stays at school for the end of the school year

Homework Math and Language Arts Science or Social Studies activities sometimes. Spelling and computation practice You will be responsible for writing the homework assignments and spelling words in your planner on Mondays! If your homework is not complete the next day you will pull your clothes pin. You will also complete it during itinerant! Let’s practice putting homework and papers in our homework folders!!!

Work Habits You must try before you get help!!!! You are expected to do your best on every assignment. This includes: handwriting (if it is not neat you must repeat) showing work in Math ( I am not interested in just getting the right answer but more of how you got it) writing complete sentences in all subjects filling out line paper correctly (let’s practice) paying attention in class NO talking while working unless it is group work and then I expect you to talk! You must try before you get help!!!!

Classroom Economy You are expected to do your job and if not you will not get paid. no work = no pay Everyone will have a chance to complete each job at least once. This has nothing to do with your behavior. You can get a ticket and be fined from employees for not having a clean desk. You must keep your savings record neat and up to date. You will not visit the store every week but we will let you know each month when you will go.

Group Work Work in groups and with partners. You are expected to follow the guidelines. I do grade you on how you work in your group or with your partner.

3rd Grade SOLs Math addition subtraction measurement graphs multiplication division place value rounding fractions word problems time money

3rd Grade SOL Writing Language Arts Complete sentences Paragraphs Letter writing Persuasive writing Biographies Autobiographies Language Arts Synonyms Antonyms Homophones Prefixes and Suffixes Syllables Vowel sounds Comma usage Contractions Nouns, verbs, pronouns

3rd Grade SOL Social Studies Science Explorers Famous Americans Civics and Maps Mali Greece Rome Science Life cycles Habitats Food chains Moon phases Day and night Seasons Simple machines Energy sources