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Ms. Brown's
3rd grade

About Me

I have taught in Hawkins County Schools for many years. I received my bachelors degree from ETSU. I received my Master's Degree from Tusculum. Hawkins county is my home. I was born and raised in Surgoinsville. I'm teaching in the same classroom that I was in when I was in second grade. I love my hometown and our school.

Mission For The Class
To prepare each student in a positive environment to be responsible, successful, and ready for future challenges.

Homework is useful in reinforcing skills and materials learned in class. It prepares students for upcoming topics, teaches responsibility, and helps develop positive study skills.

Please check your child's planner each night and sign. Please write messages in planner if needed. We go over homework and I check planners each day.

Please be sure your child reads to you each night. Reading becomes easier with practice.

Read each night at least 15 minutes. Practice helps to improve reading.

Homework

Monday-Read new story, study spelling words, daily worksheet

Tuesday-Read story again, Spelling-put words in alphabetical order, daily worksheet

Wednesday-Read story, Spelling-study words for test and fill-in sheet, daily worksheet

Thursday-do word find and study vocabulary words-study for Spelling test, daily worksheet

Friday-We have our Spelling test and story test.

I do understand special circumstances may arise. Please write a note in their planner for me.

NO homework over the weekend unless your child has make-up work.

8:00-9:30	Reading-AR
9:30-10:00	Reading Intervention (T, Thurs) Writing (M, W, F)
10:00-10:30	Spelling/Snack
10:30-11:30	Related Arts-M-Art, T-Music, W-PE, Thurs-Computer, F-Library
11:35-12:05	Lunch
12:05-12:30	Social Studies
12:30-1:30	Math
1:30-2:00	Language

2:00-2:30	Science/Guidance-M, Basic-Thurs-every two weeks
2:30-3:00	Recess/Review of Tennessee State Standards

Snack-Each child brings their own snack. Their snack should be healthy. Please no chocolate. Snack is from 10:00-10:30 each day.

Spelling-We have a practice test on Thursday. If the student makes an "A", he/she will only take the sentence test on Friday.

Absent-The student can make up work. All work needs to be completed within five days.


Funbrain	Educational Games (http://www.funbrain.com)
Merriam-Webster's Word Central	Merriam-Webster's Word Central is the hot spot for cool words! Use the Student Dictionary! Also Offers interactive word games and has a Daily Buzzword feature. (http://www.wordcentral.com/)
Jeopardy Games Brainormous	Students can play Jeopardy Games for reinforcement in all areas. This site has several games to reinforce multiplication and addition.

Science Fair-spring-Third grade students may participate by doing a science project. It needs to be an experiment. The judges will ask students questions about their experiment. This is not required but strongly encouraged. Students may want to take pictures of each step and arrange them on poster board. They will most likely be asked to explain their experiment and how it works.