1. Welcome to 3rd Grade South Gibson County Elementary School

2. >>REMIND MESSAGES
Text: to the number
Daily Reminders about upcoming events, tests, quizzes, and other important information.

3. >> E-MAIL: stringerj@gcssd.org
>>Notes in the planner
>>Check my website on the SGCES site.
>>Call the school. Leave a message for me to return your call.

4. Parents MUST sign daily, including Friday.
>> Used daily to copy assignments.
Parents MUST sign daily, including Friday.
May contain notes from school.
Parents may send me messages in the planner.
Contains the SGCES Handbook.
Write any changes about dismissal in the planner. I check planners for my homeroom only.

5. 9:42 -–10:30
Activity will not be the same from week to week.
Students must wear tennis shoes on P.E. days.
Activity schedule will be in the planner & on my website.

6. This year your child will have 2 teachers.
Mrs. Jenny -– Homeroom Teacher / Reading & Social Studies teacher
Mrs. Jodie Prince –- Math & Science Teacher
We will swap classes at 11:55 and swap back at 2:40 before dismissal.

7. Get in touch with me to set up a time and day.
We will only have about 10 minutes at the end of the day.
Use list of refreshments from nurse’s safe food list. Lists change almost daily so please check. You may purchase ice cream during lunch for the class too.
Only send invitations to parties to school if everyone is getting one.

8. We will have a morning snack.
One healthy snack only and plain water.
NO PEANUT PRODUCTS please.
Ice Cream available at lunch time.

9. Visitors are welcome. Please check in at the office and wait by the cafeteria for us to join you. Due to limited time to get back to our work, please say your good-byes as you leave the cafeteria.
Please do not purchase ice cream for other students unless you decide to purchase it for the whole class. I do not want feelings hurt.
Cafeteria Expectations are posted in the cafeteria and reviewed in the classroom.
Lunch Money can be paid online or send to school in a labeled envelope.

10. The Weekly Folder will come home on THURSDAYS.
It will contain the previous week’s work.
Please sign the folder, keep the papers, and return the next day. This counts as a homework assignment.

11. The Homework Folder will contain papers / work that we are currently working on. Skills your child needs to study and review should be in the folders.
Please DO NOT remove any papers from the folder. We will clean out the folders in class.

12. I have a Drop Box on my desk for your child to put notes, forms, and money.
Make sure money is in a labeled envelope or ziploc.
Fees are $20 for planners and other needed supplies.

13. iReady Workbook (comprehension & grammar skills)
Wordly Wise (vocabulary – 10 words per lesson)
IRAs
Editing / Proofreading Skills (spelling)
Phonics / Dictation Tests (spelling)
RTI
JOURNEYS textbook and workbook
Writing
Independent grammar lessons
Read-Alouds
Fluency

14. Map Folders
Newspapers (covers wide range of geography, culture, and economy around the world)
Handbook about the continents
Notes and handouts will be used.
Other resources will be used as well.
Projects

15. Blue……Good Behavior (start on blue everyday)
Yellow….Warning (verbal reprimand)
Red ….. Restricted Recess
Black ….. Withdrawal of Recess Privileges (strike 1 against “Do Right Day”)
Name on Board…No Recess / Special Assignment / Strike 2)
Name on Board with Check Mark…. Same as above / Strike 3 / Contact Parent
3 STRIKES or MORE = No Do Right Day

16. Wood/Mechanical Pencils Cap Erasers Backpack
Wide-Ruled Loose Leaf Paper Glue Sticks Crayons
Dry Erase Markers Highlighters Scissors
Zipper Pouch (no boxes) Clorox Wipes
Earbuds Kleenex
4 plastic 2-pocket folders with prongs
(red, blue, green, yellow)
2 three-subject spiral wide-ruled notebooks

17. Expo Markers
Lysol
Baby Wipes
Paper Towels
Kleenex (especially in the winter)