Welcome to Mrs. Gaffney’s 3rd Grade

Class!

I am from Erie, Pennsylvania.

But, I have lived in North Carolina for 9 years.

Here is a little about me…

How long do

you think it takes to

drive from

Erie, PA to

Troutman, NC?

I have a husband, a son named London, and a baby named Izzy.

My Family

Brooklyn Brixton

My Furry Babies:

I have been teaching for 8 years. I taught in Charlotte the past 8 years. I taught 2nd grade for 7 years and 3rd grade for 1 year. I taught 3rd grade at TES last year.

I have been teaching almost since you were born! Wow!

Me, the Teacher

This Year is Going to Rock!

To help our class run smoothly, each week 10 students will have classroom

jobs. We will take turns.

Classroom Community

Job Description:*Take messages to the office/ other teachers.*Put all clips back on green at the end of the day.*Help check homework. *Pass out sanitizer before lunch.

Teacher’s Assistant (1):

Job Description:*Make sure floors are kept clean.*Put trash cans outside the door at the end of the day.

Clean-Up Crew (2):

Job Description:*Pass out and collect papers/ materials. *Pass out and collect tornadoes at the end of the day.

Paper Patrol (2):

Job Description:*Wash the tables*Stack trays and bring them to the window.*Sweep the floor (if needed)

Lunch League (2):

Job Description:*Turn the lights out as we leave the classroom.

Energy Saver (1):

Job Description:*Take over a job for any absent student.

Substitute (1):

Any Questions?

We Will Work Together and Respect Each

Other!

Behavior Chart System

How I Will Make Sure Every One Can Learn…

Everyone starts on green each day

You can move up to purple if you follow directions and class rules.

Behavior Chart System

How I Will Make Sure Every One Can Learn…

You will clip down to yellow if you are not following rules or directions and will have a verbal warning

If problems continue, you clip down to red and will have silent lunch and will fill out a “think sheet” that will be sent home to your parent.

Behavior Chart System

How I Will Make Sure Every One Can Learn…

If you clip all the way down to blue, you will receive a discipline referral

But, we won’t havethat problem in this

class!

Behavior Chart SystemOne More Thing…

You can clip up or down the chart at any time of the day. So, if you make a mistake, remember: You always

redeem yourself and clip back up the chart!

And…the coolest partIs that you can do even better than purple! If you are really excellent, youcan clip off the chart and I will wear your clip on me! (sometimes even in my hair!)

Green Tornadoes!!

Green= 1 tornado Purple= 2 tornadoes

Off the Chart= 3 tornadoes

*You will get your tornadoes at the end of each day.

What is the most amount of tickets you could earn in 1 week?

15 Tickets in 1 week! Wowza!

That’s Right!!!

You will put your name on the back of all of your tornadoes and place them in a jar throughout the week. Every Friday I will choose 5 tornadoes and those 5 people will be the V.I.P (very important people) for the following week.

V.I.P.s will be the first to line up, get free laptop time, IPAD time, and get to carry the Brag Flag.

What can we do with tornadoes?

Any Questions?