Welcome to Mrs. Bartley's Ocean Express
By Patricia Bartley
August 30, 2011
Welcome to the 2011-12 School Year!
Welcome to our third grade classroom. I taught special education in the elementary for 9 years. This is my second year as a third grade teacher. I got my love of teaching from my grandmother. I am married and have no children, but have 2 nieces who I love to spoil. I am looking forward to teaching and learning with my third graders and their families. I love to read, make cards, and go for walks. I love chocolate and my favorite animals are dolphins, then penguins.
Mrs. Hurley and I switch: she will be teaching math and I will be teaching Michigan History and Language Arts.
Upcoming events: New book orders are due by Nov. 8th (Tuesday). Friday Nov. 4th is the end of the marking period, already? Look for parent-teacher conference sign-up.
Spelling list for Oct. 31- Nov. 4th: once, animal, life, enough, took, asked, being, below, best, better BONUS: Applegate, peninsula, Native
Questions or comments:
I check my e-mail throughout the day. My e-mail address is pbartley@carsport.k12.mi.us. I can also be reached at the school number 657-9318 daily at these times: 7:30-8:10, 11:15-11:55 and 3:20-4:00.
Daily Schedule:
8:16 Begin our day
9:00 PE (daily)
9:50 (Tuesday)-Library
10:00-11:00 Switch with Mrs. Hurley for math
11:15-11:55 Recess/lunch
1:30 (Tues. and Fri.) Music
2:00 (Mon., Wed., and Thurs.) Writer's Workshop, (Tues. and Fri.) Science
3:10 Dismissal
Classroom rules:
Be Responsible, Be respectable, and Be safe.
Math: Homelinks will come home in a folder/binder each Monday. They will need to be returned Friday.
Reading: It is important for students to read at least 20 minutes each night.
Spelling: The spelling program we use it activity based. Students learn words through inquiries (searches) and with hands-on activities and practice. A list will go home every Friday with the newsletter.
Science: We will be learning about the earth and humans, motion, organisms (animals and plants), and light and sound. The program involves hands-on experiments, as well as, doing group and partner work.
Social studies: We will be learning about our great state of Michigan. We have some rich history, including automotive, copper and iron mining, and sugar beets to name a few.
The last day of the week, a newsletter (The Ocean Express) and spelling words will come home. We will fill out our planners daily.
TESTS/QUIZZES/PROJECTS (undated weekly):
Spelling Tests-Fridays
Next Social studies quiz-Tuesday Nov. 1st
