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Welcome to Mrs. Rager's Class
I began my teaching career here in Howard County in 1998. I have been lucky enough to have taught at Elkridge for all ten years! I have taught 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful environment to work in. I truly consider the staff and families of Elkridge to be my extended family! This year our class is lucky to have Mr. Cuming, our intern from UMCP, in our class as well. We look forward to sharing this great experience with you!
At home I am the mother of two. Emily is 5 years old (starting Kindergarten!!!) while Tyler is 4 years old. I also have an Australian Shepard (Tahoe) and two kittens (Dallas and Tinkerbell). My family spends a lot of time visiting my relatives in New Jersey and my husband's family in Pennsylvania. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, saving memories by creating scrapbooks, and reading books with my bookclub.
DAILY SCHEDULE |
9:15-9:30 |
Opening |
9:30-10:45 |
Math |
10:45-11:35 |
Spelling/Writing |
11:35-12:35 |
Specials-See Schedule Below |
12:35-1:35 |
Reading |
1:35-2:25 |
Lunch/Recess |
2:25-2:35 |
Dear |
2:40-3:40 |
Content |
3:45-3:55 |
Clean-up and dismissal |
SPECIALS SCHEDULE |
Monday |
PE/ Media |
Tuesday |
Technology |
Wednesday |
Art |
Thursday |
PE |
Friday |
Music |
HOMEWORK- FOR THE WEEK OF January 5th- Happy New Year!
REMINDERS: Please remember to check your child's Take Home Folder and Homework Folder each day. Please check on Friday for special school handouts such as the weekly newsletter and permission slips.
Howard County Public Library offers homework help on their website. Great site to use!
READING : December Book-It due on Jan 6th!
MONDAY-Read for 20 minutes, record the time on Book-It calendar
TUESDAY-Read for 20 minutes, record the time on Book-It calendar
WEDNESDAY-Read for 20 minutes, record the time on Book-It calendar
THURSDAY- Read for 20 minutes, record the time on Book-It calendar
FRIDAY-none
*Read for 20 minutes or more and record on your Book-It calendar. This calendar will be collected and taken as a grade for Reading. Calendars are to be handed in by the second school day of the following month. Howard County curriculum requires students to read 25 books during the calendar year. Our method of tracking to fulfill this objective is through the use of Book-It. Students may choose to read more than 20 minutes per night to fulfill the 400 minutes requirement. Also, if your child loses their calendar, it is their responsibility to let the me know that they are in need of a new one. Parent notes will no longer be considered for full credit, since we have to hold the students accountable for reading appropriate texts and having read each night.
Sites for Reading Ideas:
For Expert Leveled Picks:
For Multicultural Books:
For Reviews:
For Booklists by Theme:
For Motivational Materials:
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SPELLING: List 7
MONDAY- write words 2 times each, print and cursive
TUESDAY- write words into sorts
WEDNESDAY-your choice- signature if I can't see anything
THURSDAY-pretest
FRIDAY-none
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WRITING: New Years Resolutions
We will be writing New Year's resolutions in a form of an essay. The students will create a resolution for at school, at home, and a personal one (exercise, eat healthy, etc.)
MONDAY- complete your organizer of New Year's Resolutions
TUESDY- complete draft of the introduction
WEDNESDAY-complete draft of school paragraph
THURSDAY-complete draft of personal paragraph
FRIDAY-none
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MATH: Currently working on Fraction unit
MONDAY-fraction worksheet
TUESDAY-fraction worksheet
WEDNESDAY-fraction worksheet
THURSDAY- fraction worksheet
FRIDAY-none
Math websites:
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Science: We are starting a unit on matter-
This week the students will be learning about matter and what types of tools are used to measure the different types of matter. The students will need to be able to match the type of tool to the correct type of measurement and the correct scale that is used.
(graduated cylinder -mililiters - volume) They will be receiving a paper that has all of this listed.
MONDAY- none
TUESDAY-none
WEDNESDAY-none
THURSDAY - study for quiz on measurement tools and type of measurement.
FRIDAY- none
Links to current Science topics:
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