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Volunteer Opportunities

Hi All,

We’ve had a great start to the year and it’s such a pleasure to work with your wonderful kids!

I know people are busy with their lives, but if you have both time and interest to help out, there are a number of volunteer opportunities at the school in general, and in the classroom in particular. Here’s a few ways you can get involved.

The Fun Run is coming up next Friday! Volunteers are still needed. You can sign up at:

http://signup.com/go/gAhPjSX

We will be having three classroom parties during the year—Halloween, Winter, and Valentine’s Day. It is great to have one person who can be the coordinator for each party, along with a small group of parents who can run the party. It’s typically nice to have 4-5 stations, with activities or games that the kids can rotate through in about an hour.  Once we have a coordinator for each party, I’ll connect that person with other parents who want to help out. You can sign up to help at:

https://www.volunteersignup.org/XTAHX

I will also be looking for volunteers to help out during our Reading Workshop times. During this time, the kids will be divided into groups that will be rotating through activities. Volunteers will mostly spend time having kids read to them out loud, and discuss with the kids about their books and reading journals.  No expertise needed– just a willingness to show up and sit with the kids! This will initially be only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 12:25-1:25, but may change as the year progresses.

I’ve initially opened up opportunities for 4 weeks or so, but will let you know as I get further months figured out. Please don’t sign up for more than one slot a week at first, so that multiple people can have a chance to participate.  If interested, you can sign up here:

https://www.volunteersignup.org/4CC49

As more opportunities arise, I’ll let you know.

Take Care 🙂

Adam

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Homework

Hi All,

It’s been a pleasure working with this class of 21 students so far!

I wanted to give you a heads up on how our normal homework routine will look.

Each Friday, 3rd grade will be sending home homework in our “homework binder”. You may have seen this binder–it has your chlld’s colorful name on the front. There will typically be weekly homework consisting of spelling  and math work. This homework is due the next Thursday, and should be brought back in the binder. I recognize that some kids are super busy with activities on the weekdays, so sending it home on Friday gives the option to do it on the weekend if necessary.

The homework binder will also serve the purpose of Friday Folder and you should check it for things being sent home.

In addition, there will be a monthly reading log for homework. This can be taken out of the binder and left at home for the month. It should be returned around the end of the month. Please check in with your child to make sure they are successfully completing their log. 

In general, homework will be an opportunity to practice skills that we have been working on in class. It isn’t designed to be overly challenging or frustrating, and I don’t want it to take up too much of your child’s time. Please let me know if homework is becoming too much of a burden.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Take Care 🙂

Adam

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Happy First Day of School!

Dear Students, Families and Friends,

It was wonderful to spend the first day of school with your students! 

Many of you already know me, but for those of you who don’t, I’ll offer a brief introduction.

I was born and raised in Eugene, and once upon a time I was a student at Crest Drive Elementary. I graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in History, and then later received my Masters in Teaching from Pacific University.

I originally did my student teaching at Eastside Elementary here in Eugene in 2001, with Edgewood’s very own Mrs. Krueger as my mentor teacher. This is my fifth year teaching at Edgewood, and have also taught at a number of other schools in Oregon and Washington. 

I look forward to a year full of hard work and learning, but also to a year full of fun and friendship.

It’s a pleasure to be your teacher.

Take Care 🙂

Adam

P.S. You will be receiving much more information in the coming days and weeks, but for now I’ll just mention a couple of things.

Your child received their first “homework” assignment today. Please talk with them about it and help them come up with ideas if necessary. Our regular homework routine will begin in the next couple of weeks and I’ll provide more information about it later. 

We will provide the majority of school supplies for your students, but we ask that you bring these things if you can: 2 blank composition notebooks, and a box of tissues to share.

Also, each child should bring a healthy snack each day. Apples, grapes, raisins, oranges, carrots, cheese, half a bagel are examples of healthy snacks. It’s part of your child’s homework every day to bring your own snack to school. ***Please don’t bring cookies, treats, or juices for snack time.

Your child should also bring any water bottle with a lid to use during the school day (please don’t send other types of beverages.)

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