Life in Mrs. Glackin's 3rd Grade: 1st Week Notes/Helpful Reminders

We made it through our first week and I think we are all still smiling, but maybe a little bit sleepy. The first part of this post will be some tips to clarify routines and what is expected of your kiddos in class. At the end, I have shared some of the best moments of our first week together. Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom!

Spelling
Today we took our 1st spelling test on everyone's names. I have some pictures down below.
Check the Spelling Page of my blog to see the steps and instructions for what your kiddos need to do at home this weekend.
Spelling Page (click)

All About Me Collage
We are putting together collages of the kids that will be hung up in the hall for the whole 3rd grade. The object of these collages is to learn about each other through riddles. Here are directions.

1. Write "Who Am I?" on the front of the folder so it can open UP (not DOWN).
2. Write 3 clues about yourself to help people figure out whose folder it is. These should be unique to you and not too obvious.
3. On the inside of the folder write your name big and make it look however you would like.
4. Fill up both sides of the inside of your folder with pictures and things that tell about you. Be creative and fill up the whole thing!

Planners

I want to quickly share with you how I am teaching the kids to fill out their planners. Hopefully this will cut down on confusion at home when we start getting into more daily assignments.

Each morning your kids should fill out their planners with the assignments that I have posted on the board for them.
I have them write assignments down on the day they are assigned along with a due date.
Most of the time assignments will be due the next day, however it will always be specified for you and the kids in the planner.
When your child has finished the assignment, I have instructed them to highlight in their planner. Anything that is unhighlighted still needs to be done.

This should make it so that you can flip through their planner and see what still needs to be done.

If it is helpful to your family to write reminders in the planner for things or write notes on the day that something is due, you are welcome to do this at home with your child.

Here's a quick glance at what my planner on the board looks like and what a correctly filled out student planner would look like.

My planner (Left) Missing Assignments for the Week (middle) No Name Papers (Right)

The purple star means I have checked it. If there is no star, your child did not get their planner out for me to check.
Highlighted items have been finished.

Great moments from our week!