To Wallaces Wild West

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WELCOME

• To Wallaces Wild West

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Meet Mrs. Wallace

• Howdy! Welcome to third grade. I am Mrs.
  Wallace, your teacher this year. Just a little
  to let you know something about me I grew up in
  Park Hills, when it was Flat River. I went to
  Central from kindergarten until tenth grade. I
  had to move to Illinois for quite a while. I
  started teaching there in 1994 and finally in
  2005, I moved back here, what I call home. I am
  very happy to be back here.
• I have three children. Ethan, who is a senior
  this year at Central. Michael, who is in fifth
  grade at NC intermediate, and Payton, who is the
  brand new boss of the family. She is a year old
  and keeps us all busy.
• In my years of teaching, I have taught first
  grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade,
  and now third grade. I was in a small school
  district in Illinois so teaching different levels
  would depend on exactly where they needed you to
  move that year.
• I enjoy teaching third graders, they still have
  the need to hug you and havent quite learned to
  disrespect you yet. At the same time, they are
  old enough to do more interesting and difficult
  activities with.
• I am looking forward to getting to know everyone
  this year and having fun while we are learning at
  the same time. I invite any parents to visit our
  classroom to get firsthand what we are doing
  every day.
• Lets have a great year!!!!

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Rules of the Ranch

• All third grade ranchers are expected to follow
  three simple but very important guidelines
• Be respectful
• Be responsible
• Be a ready and safe Raider
• We will be using positive reinforcements in class
  this year. Each child will be able to take their
  horse barrel racing for rewards.

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What we will study

• The third grade year is a very important one.
  This is the first year the students will take the
  MAP test.
• Much of our focus will be on reading, spelling,
  language arts and writing.
• Math is our other main subject, also getting
  ready for the MAP.
• We will also spend some time with science and
  social studies, learning about the Solar System,
  Our government, Missouri, and plants and
  ecosystems just to name a few.

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Science

• We will learn together as we study about animals,
  the food chain, the plants life cycle, the earth,
  sun and the moon phases, and what matter is and
  how it can change. Along with many other things
  we will explore in third grade science!

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Social Studies

• In Social Studies, we will learn about our
  community, Desloge. We will learn how Desloge is
  alike and different from other communities in the
  United States. We will learn about what states
  surround Missouri, touch on the branches of the
  government, learn about the US Constitution, and
  learn how to read maps.

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Writers Workshop

• In Writers Workshop we will learn the writing
  process.
• We will brainstorm, plan, write rough drafts,
  edit, revise and publish stories.
• We will share what we write aloud with our
  classmates.
• We will also publish our work and make some
  class books.

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Math

• We will work together to become math experts in
  McMillan-McGraw Hill math
• series. We will learn to regroup while
  subtracting. We will work to memorize our
  multiplication facts, and have an ice cream
  sundae party at the end of the year for our hard
  work.

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Special Classes

• Special Classes consist of Music, Physical
  Education, Library, and Art
• Each day we will attend special class for 50
  minutes
• A schedule will be sent home the first week of
  school.

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Lunch

• Hot lunches are prepared daily in the cafeteria.
  These lunches provide all the necessary nutrition
  for a healthy diet. Students will be charged
  2.00 for a lunch and 1.25 for breakfast.
  Students who bring their lunch will need money
  to purchase milk. Applications for free or
  reduced lunches are made available to all
  families.

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Afternoon Dismissal

• We will dismiss pick-ups and walkers at 240.
  Each student who rides a bus will be dismissed as
  that bus arrives on the school lot .

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Homework

• Homework will be assigned every Monday Thursday.
  Homework for the week will be on the newsletter
  every Monday. Homework is due at 815 each
  morning. Any homework not completed will need to
  be completed during the first recess. Students
  turning in homework in on time for the whole week
  will receive a Star ticket, which will be placed
  in a drawing for a special prize.

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Communication

• I feel communication is essential for the success
  of our students. I will send a weekly newsletter
  that will contain information about what we are
  doing in each subject, spelling words, upcoming
  test or projects, etc.. Your child will also be
  bringing home a RODEO book to help with
  communication between school and home.
  Information
• about the RODEO book is in the packet you
  received tonight.

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Communication

• I will use my webpage as a form of communication
  between school and home. You may access my
  webpage at www.ncsd.k12.mo.us./NCDE/Classroom/wall
  ace/ You may email me at rwallace_at_ncsd.k12.mo.us
  or call at 431-3300. My plan time will be at 140
  230 everyday. I will be happy to answer any
  questions or concerns or we can set up a
  conference.

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Volunteers

• I can always use volunteers, parents or
  grandparents! If you are able to help at school,
  please let me know. You will need to have a
  background check before you are allowed to
  volunteer. I appreciate and welcome parents help.

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Thank You

• for taking the time to attend Open House!
• I look forward to working with you and your child
  this year. It is going to be a wonderful year
  filled with exciting learning activities!