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Ms. Paula Snair
Snair 4th
MARGARET BEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLACKSBURG,   VA   24060
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   Welcome to School Notes from Mrs. Snair

           Upcoming Events
Dec. 2,3,4   Book Fair
Dec. 9       Field Trip Radfod University
             Early Relase 1:00
Dec. 19-Jan.3  Schools Closed for Holiday

      
       Current Specialty Schedule
PE:      Mondays and Thursdays (wear tennis shoes)
Music:   Wednesdays and Fridays
Art:     Thursdays
Guidance:       Tuesdays
Computer Lab:   Tuesdays

         Upcoming Units of Study
Math: Number stories, double digit addition, counting change, telling time, geometric shapes, symmetry
Social Studies:maps, Native Americans
Writing: Descriptive Explanations
Reading: Native Folklore, Forces, Magnets
Science: Forces, magnetism

          
        
Teacher Credentials:
     Although I am a newcomer in second grade, I have taught in Montgomery County Schools for seven years, four at MBE. This experience has given me insight into the needs of a diverse group of children, and I am anxious to work with your student.
      I have two associate degrees: Early Childhood Education, and Community and Social Services. I have a bachelor's degree from Radford University in K-5 Elementary Education.  I have also taught Reading Groups and Special Needs as an aide for 3 years at Chrisitiansburg Primary.
      I am a mother of four children (adults). My youngest is 18, and I have four grandchildren. I also love nature and spend most of my free time camping, hiking, canoeing, and fishing in the national forest streams and rivers of Virginia.
      Please leave me a message if you have questions or concerns and look for the upcoming calendar of events, soon to be posted.

              Classroom Routines Info:

Safety: See Student Handbook for MBE Procedures
         or Contact our Guidance Office

Guidance: ESD, Effective Schoolwide Discipline
          This year MBE is continuing a schoolwide
           reward system whereby students receive
          "Cub Cash" for appropriate behaviors.
           Students will be able to purchase
           classroom perks and rewards with their
           accumulated cash. Some schoolwide rewards
           are also planned throughout the year, so
           check your calendar updates for events.
           Expectations for recieving Cub Cash are
           explained and posted throughout the
           building. Teachers are tracking troublesome
           behaviors in a student log and reporting
           ongoing, repeated misbehaviors to the
           principal for referral and follow-up.
           Parents will receive a note on all
           noted discipline referrals. The focus
           for this plan is to publickly reward  
           positive behaviors while tracking and
           privately addressing negative behaviors.
           Our hope is to encourage a pro-social
           community with consistency throughout
           grade levels from Pre-K to 5th grade.
           Individual Grade Level Rules are posted
           in each Classroom. (See our Exit Door)
           Weekly Classroom Meetings and Guidance
           Lessons will also address Behavior.

Playground Procedures: See postings for details
           Your student will share the lower          
           back playground with 1st and 2nd graders
           and there are usually several classroom
           teachers monitoring student play. You may
           send and leave a coat at school for the
           cooler days.

Lunchroom Procedures: Students select a menu choice
           at morning check-in, including 2 entrees,
           PBJ, salad, or Pack from home. Once choices
           are prepared, students are not allowed to
           change their selection. Students line up
           and file through lunch line, quietly
           selecting sides for their choice entree.
           Students then punch in their lunch number
           to debit their lunch account. Lunchroom
           behavior is monitored by assisting aides.
           Classroom teachers eat in lounge or class
           room after escorting students through the
           line. They return at pick-up time.
           Please see the monthly menu for daily
           selections and complete an allergy form
           if your child has food allergies. If you
           need financial assistance, applications
           are available in the office. Adults may
           visit for lunch and pay the a la carte
           price for breakfast(8:30-9:00)and lunch.
           On Books for Breakfast dates, students
           receive a free book when they purchase
           breakfast. Book donations are welcomed.
           Cub Cash reward: Eat with a Friend at
           another class table.
Lunchtime: 10:58-11:28 (Join us if you like)

Reading Logs and Incentives:  Students log books
           read in the Take Home Folder and parents
           initial. Minutes read are also recorded.
           Books and minutes are added periodically
           and a "Dive into Reading" marker is moved
           to indicate reading progress. Classroom
           reading will also be entered and added.
           Ten books or 200 minutes earns a trip
           to the Reading Treasure Box. Donations
           of small prizes and new books are welcomed.

Writing Folder: A two pocket folder is used to organize
            a portfolio of your student's writing as
           we learn the writing process of planning,
           editing, and publishing writing assignments.
           We will begin learning Cursive Writing in
           January. Ask to review this folder, kept in
           our writing center,  at your student's
           conference.

Go Home Journal:  Each student will also be writing
          a weekly letter to parents (on Fridays)
          recapping highlights of the week. Please
          read and encourage your author by writing
          a brief reply each week and return to school
          ASAP before the next letter.

Word Study Folder:  Each week your student will recieve
          a new word list at school, and one to take
          home so you can assist with homework. Words
          kept in a ziplock bag at school will be used
          for a variety of word study activities and
          mastery assessments. An ongoing Word Study
          Notebook will grow as your student masters
          and glues in their words each week. Look
          for homework suggestions in the Take Home
          Folder.

Take Home Folder:  Each day your student will update
          their Take Home Folder with handouts,home-
          work assignments, and/or notes home. It is
          important to check this notebook each day
          and initial in the appropriate box. Notes
          on behavior and other important teacher
          notes may also be written there. This is
          the best place also for your notes and
          comments because this folder is checked
          daily and stamped by the teacher before
          Packing for home. Please note any fears,
          concerns, or transportation changes in
          this folder. Calls to the school regarding
          changes must be taken and documented by
          the office before a teacher can take action.

Thanks for your support. I look forward to a great year.



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