Dear families,
It was so wonderful to meet so many students and families at our Trevvett Open House yesterday! Thank you for coming, bringing all the school supplies, and seeing our exciting learning environment.
This year I am proud to be part of a coteaching classroom. Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Katherine Duffy. Mrs. Duffy has been teaching in Fairfax County for the last three years in fourth and fifth grades and cannot wait to begin working with our third graders.
For those of you who don’t know me I am beginning my fifth year at Trevvett Elementary and my twenty first year as a teacher! I have taught second, third, and fourth grades in my career so I understand where your child is coming from and where they need to be to continue to progress academically.
I run a very structured classroom and have high expectations of all my students. I also recognize that Third grade i a challenging year for children (and families) with the increased demands of reading comprehension, harder math, and learning about the greater world around us. Please know that we will start slowly, build your child’s confidence, and have lots of fun learning experiences together as we build a classroom community in the first few weeks of school!
This year there are a few important changes to your child’s daily routine: homework with come home on the first day of the week and be due on Friday. I have linked this to the blog so that you are aware what is expected for the week. Another change is a weekly behavior communicator will not come home on Fridays. It is the expectation that parents will monitor grades through power school. We will send home a PAW Power+ sheet on Friday’s that focuses on our three core values: Perseverence, Attitude, and Work Ethic.
Thank you for taking the time to read this blog post carefully every week and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments or concerns! I look forward to working together this year to make sure third grad is “paw”sitively awesome for your child!
Upcoming Events:
Monday, September 2-Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 3-First day of Third grade
Please sign and return all forms in your student’s folder. Join classdojo to stay connected with our class throughout the year! A class join code is in your child’s folder.
Friday, September 6-Backpacks of Love forms due to Mrs. Bushey
Fall Fundraiser begins