Welcome to Mrs. Gagne’s 3rd Grade Class

We are so excited about this year!

A little about me:… This is my 4th year

teaching and my second full year in 3rd grade. My first 2 years were in preschool, and in 13/14 I took over this 3rd grade class when Mrs. Jenkins retired. I am very excited to be here! I am looking forward to an AWESOME year with your kids.

My husband, Curtis, and I have been happily married for a little over two years. He is a mechanical engineer at Lochinvar in Lebanon. We reside in Smyrna, and have one dog, named Pepper.

Mrs. Gagne’s Classroom Behavior Plan

CLASS RULES1. Follow directions the first time given.2. Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself at all times.3. Be positive, respectful, and kind to everyone and everything.

I am using a ticket/Class Dojo system. They will use their tickets/points to buy coupons for various things. We encourage positive behavior with classroom tickets, Stallion Student Awards, and horseshoes.

3rd Grade Subjects

Reading

Grammar

Spelling (word study)

Writing (6+1 Writing Traits)

Math

Social Studies

Science

A = 93-100B = 85-92C = 75-84D = 70-74F = 0 – 69I = Incomplete

Grading Scale

ELA

Take Home Binders

1. Please check and sign the agenda nightly. Feel free to write notes to me on there.

2. Spelling words will also be recorded in the agenda. If you they are absent, they can go to the class website to copy them down, or copy them from a friend the next day.

3. Suggestion: Pencil Pockets are great for the binders. You can place money, envelopes etc. in them and they do not fall out!

Take Home Folder:They have a green “Take Home” folder. Anything that comes home to you that is “work” can stay home. If I need it signed and returned I will mark specifically.

Newsletters• I will send home a newsletter every Friday or Monday. The newsletter will

keep you in touch with what is going on in the classroom or school. It will

contain skills to be taught the following week, important dates, and any

important information.•

• I also put the newsletter on the classroom website!

Mrs. Gagne’s Class Schedule 2015-2016

• 7:30-8:00 Morning Meeting/ Announcements• 8:00-9:00 ELA Small Group• 9:00-9:45 ELA Whole Group• 9:45-10:30 Co-Curricular• 10:30-10:40 Bathroom• 11:40-11:05 Lunch• 11:05-11:35 Catch up/ Recess • 11:35-11:55 Social Studies• 11:55-12:30 Math• 12:30-1:25 STAR• 1:25–2:25 Math Small Group• ***2:23 Dismissal***

Co-Curricular Classes9:45-10:30

8 Day rotation scheduleA= Art B= PEC= LibraryD= MusicE= GuidanceF= PEG= CompasH= Music

LunchLunch is from

10:40-11:05Feel free to join

your child for lunch any time! Please bring your ID, sign in at the office, and wait at the benches. We will meet you at the benches. We eat in the small cafeteria on the right.

You can pay by logging onto www.mealplus.com.

Your child is welcome to bring a snack each day. They can pick when the eat it, as long as it is not hindering them from doing their work, or distracting others.

Snack

Attendance Coming to school everyday and being on time is very

important. Please send a note when your child returns to school after being absent.

Check In/Out Procedure Students arriving after 7:30 MUST be signed in by a parent,

and receive a tardy slip. Students leaving prior to 2:30 must be signed out through the office. When the student is signed out, the office will call the classroom and notify the teacher to dismiss the student to the office. Please remember that the front doors are locked from 2:00-2:45.

Also, checking a child out early will count as a tardy on their report card.

11:00 is the “magic time”... If your child is here before 11:00 or leaves after 11:00, they will be counted present for the whole day.

Please remember that to enter the building you MUST have your photo ID with you.

Contacting Me

• The best way to contact me will always be email. My email is gagnec@rcschools.net. It is the easiest way for me to answer you at the earliest convenience.

• The easiest way to get to my webpage is to go to the STE website and click on my name under third grade teachers.

Homework

• Homework will be one language worksheet and one math worksheet a week. Each night has an assigned amount of problems.

• They are also asked to study for spelling, social studies and science quizzes.

• We do ask that they read and practice multiplication nightly.

Recess/LOP

• We will have a 20 minute recess every day.

• Students who have imcomplete/missing homework will stay inside for LOP in order to catch up and complete their work. When the work is finished, they may go outside.

• Please make sure they wear proper clothing.

• We will got outside unless it is above 95 or below 32 degrees and/or rain.

Field Trips

• We will have one fall and one spring field trip.

• Chaperones: We are usually allotted a certain number per class. All willing chaperones are put into a hat, and names are drawn out. If you go in the fall, we will give others a chance in the spring.

Transportation Changes• All transportation changes must be submitted

in writing prior to 1:30. Forms for transportation changes are available in the office, your child’s agenda, and our class webpage. We want your child to arrive home safely each day. You can help us achieve this by adhering to the guidelines.

• Car rider notes should name your child and teacher, and the person who will pick the student up.

• Bus riders are to be transported to and from the home address only. All bus notes should include your child's first and last name, the teacher name, and a phone number that can be used by the office staff to verify the requested change. Transportation notes must be signed by the party requesting the change. Bus drivers will not allow students to board a different bus or get off at a different bus stop without a signed note. These notes should be turned in to the office early in the day to avoid delays in dismissal. The school fax number is 904-6706. We can no longer accept emailed or phoned in notes.

MedicineIf your child has medicine that they need to take at school, you will need to take it to the office and sign it in.

This includes Tylenol and cough drops. I am pretty sure that it has to be a new, unopened bottle/ package).

Money• If you send money to school for

any reason, please make sure you place it in a sealed envelope/ baggie.

• Label with:– child’s name– teacher’s name– room number (A-06)– purpose of money

Early Dismissal Days

• Please be aware of the early dismissal days!

• If your child needs to go home • a different way on those days, • I must have a transportation• change form or note.

We are required by law to serve lunch on these days. You are

welcome to send in a snack if you would

rather.

Homework Hotline • Homework Hotline provides free tutoring by phone for any Tennessee student.  Call us

Monday – Thursday from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.•  • We have all subjects – all the way to trigonometry, calculus, statistics, AP chemistry, and

physics.•  • Need help in Spanish?  We’ve got it covered.  We have teachers who speak Spanish,

Arabic, Kurdish, Swahili, Somali, and English. •  • Call Hotline and give it a try.  This is a great week to call because students can win a

cool prize.•  • Call 615 298 6636 or Sonic toll free 888 868 5777.•  • Have a computer and the Internet.  We can also Stoodle with you.  Give us a call and

we’ll show you how.

Please don’t forget that T-shirt orders are due August 27th!!! The shirts cost $5.10, or 6.10 for xx large and xxx large.

It really helps us on field trips when they have on their t-shirt, but they are not required.