Welcome to Mrs. Jackson

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Welcome to Mrs. Jacksons Third Grade
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Welcome to Third Grade!

• I hope this presentation may answer some of the
  questions you may have about third grade!

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All About Mrs. Jackson

• My background
• I attended Bethany Elementary as a child so I
  think it is a privilege to teach here. I
  graduated from Clover High School and I now live
  in RockHill.
• I attended Winthrop University. I have a B.S. in
  Elementary Education as well as a Masters Degree
  in Early Childhood Education from the University
  of South Carolina.
• In 2001 I earned National Board Certification in
  the area of Middle Childhood Generalist.

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All About Mrs. JacksonContinued

• My experience
• I began my teaching career in 1994 at Bethany
  Elementary.
• Ive been teaching third grade at Bethany for 13
  years. I LOVE THIRD GRADERS!

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My Family

• My husband
• Travis and I
• have been
• married for 12
• years. We have two
• children, Drew and
• Annslee.

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My Family

• My Son Drew
• Drew is four years old. He can not wait to be
  five so he can come to Bethany with the big kids.
  Im sure you will meet him at a PTO meetings or
  other school function.

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My Family

• My daughter Annslee
• Annslee Caroline is
• the newest member
• of my family. She is
• six months old. She
• is a very happy baby
• and loves her big
• brother very much!

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My Dog Paddy Paddy have been in our family for
11 years. Her name is Paddy because we got her
on St. Patricks Day.
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My Goals

• To give you the academic and social skills you
  need to progress to fourth grade.
• To provide a supportive and engaging classroom
  environment.
• To help you make new friends and discover new
  interests.

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with each
  other.

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Classroom Rules

• We will be polite at all times.
• We will work quietly and not disturb others.
• We will listen courteously when others are
  talking.
• We will be friendly to classmates.
• We will be truthful and honest.

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Classroom RulesContinued

• We will respect our teachers and other adults.
• We will be prepared for class everyday.
• We will cooperate with others.
• We will always do our best.

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Consequences

• All students are provided a pocket on the
  classroom behavior chart. Each pocket contains a
  ticket in each of the following colors green,
  yellow, red, and blue. Students who do not
  follow the rules will follow this code of
  consequences

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• Warning.pull green ticket
• 1st offense.pull yellow ticket/silent lunch
• 2nd offensepull red ticket/silent lunch/ no
  recess
• 3rd offensepull orange ticket/ silent lunch/no
  recess/ note home

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Extreme Clause

• Extreme behavior such as violence, inappropriate
  language, threatening other students, or defying
  teachers will result in an immediate visit to
  Mrs. Stine or Mrs. McCarter.

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Homework

• I will assign homework each night Monday thru
  Thursday.
• An assignment sheet with all homework listed for
  the week will come home each Monday.
• Homework should be returned to school. each day.
• Students should spend less than an hour on
  homework each night.

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No Homework

• Students who do not return to school with all
  homework assignments completed will have silent
  lunch and no recess.
• Parents will be contacted if a student repeatedly
  fails to complete homework.
• In the event of a family emergency or illness
  that prevents a student from completing homework,
  please just send a note with the student and
  additional time will be given to complete the
  assignment.
• I am sorry but forgetting required materials will
  not be excused.

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Parent Communication

• Weekly Progress Reports
• E-mailsmjackson_at_clover.k12.sc.us. I check my
  e-mail frequently during the day at school. This
  is probably the best way to contact me quickly!
  It is much easier for me to answer an e-mail
  during the day than to leave class to return a
  phone call.
• Phone Calls I have a school number that I can be
  reached at during the day, however calls will
  only be put through before 730 and after 215.
  Other times it will automatically be forwarded to
  voice mail. I will check my voice mail
  periodically during the day. 803-810-8825
• Conferences are welcomed and encouraged. Please
  e-mail or call the school at any time to schedule
  a conference. Again, e-mail will probably be the
  most efficient way to schedule this conference.

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Lets Have a Great Year!