Week of August 28, 2023

 Third grade is off to a great start!  Here are a few bits of information for you:

• Beginning Monday, students will have a short oral reading assignment for homework.  Since third grade shifts to reading a lot of other textbooks during the day, students are constantly practicing reading aloud.  Also, third grade involves more at-home study, so I take that into consideration and assign reading homework only on Mondays.  Students MUST read aloud to an adult.  It's okay if the adult takes turns and reads small portions TO the student as they sit side-by-side and read aloud together.
• There will be a calendar in the take home folder where you can initial the reading homework and see other reminders.
• Beginning Tuesday, students will write the spelling list words for homework, only one time each.  They may print them, and we hope to progress to eventually writing in cursive.  I do grade spelling homework because it can be an easy way to boost the overall grade.
• Beginning Thursday, students will take a practice spelling test.  If they score an A, that grade will be recorded and they do not have to take the test Friday.
• Our first memory verse quiz is on Friday.  It will be Ephesians 2:8. We practice every day in class, but you will want to make sure your third grader is prepared for the quiz on Friday.

Thank you for all the tissues and wipes!! I can tell I have a great group of parents.

If you need to reach me, please use Class DoJo, my school email (jbrammer@nlca.info), send a note to school, or call the school office and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.  I may not always be available, but I will respond on my planning period or after dismissal.

I don't usually send notes home.  Most of the information that I share is here or on Class DoJo if it's urgent.  You can help your child by checking this blog weekly.

Thank you!  Enjoy the weekend!

Who is Mrs. Brammer?

I created a brief introductory blog when I was new to NLCA, and I thought my new families might want to know a little background information, too, so here's an updated version:

I moved to Canvas, West Virginia in 2018 from Ohio.  I was raised in a small town near Steubenville, Ohio, but I earned my teaching degree from West Liberty State College (now West Liberty University) in West Virginia's northern panhandle in 1990.

My work experience has almost always been with children. My first permanent teaching position was in third grade at Jefferson County Christian School (in Ohio) in 1994. I have also subbed in both public and private schools, been a school librarian, and most recently, collected data for a state-funded study on the effect of universal preschool in West Virginia. That last one was very valuable to me because I visited over twenty different second and third grade classes in the state!  That allowed me to glean all kinds of information about how I could better teach.

Also, New Life Christian Academy is the fourth Christian school that I have worked for, so I try to use all that experience to help children like yours learn and thrive.

This blog is where I'll be posting any upcoming quizzes, tests, or important events to remember.  I use it at least weekly, so please check back often!

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to getting to know you better.

Mrs. Julia Brammer