Hi! My name is Amanda Campbell. This is my third year at Crossroads Elementary and I love it here. I taught at North End Elementary for five years. I live in Saint Paul with my husband, four kids and a cat. What a crowded house we have! When I am not teaching, I enjoy reading books, scrapbooking, going to the gym and most of all spending time with my family. I look forward to all the wonderful things we will learn this year. We are going to have so much fun!
Communication Folders come home every Thursday.
Read every night for at least 20 minutes!
We will go to the I- Zone every Thursday.
We will go to the library every Monday.
Watch for math and spelling homework each week.
Daily Schedule
8:15- 8:35 Breakfast to Go in the classroom and Spelling work packet
8:35- 9:00 Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting
9:00- 10:45 Reader's Workshop
10:45- 11:00 Recess
11:00- 11:30 Lunch
11:30- 12:10 Monday- Library, Tuesday and Wednesday- Writer's Workshop, Thursday- I-Zone, Friday- Spelling Test
12:10- 1:00 Specialist (Physical Education, Creative Movement, Art, Music, Science)
1:00- 2:00 Everyday Math
2:00- 2:35 M, W, Th, F- Science T- Computer Lab
2:35- 2:45 AVID Planner and closing meeting
2:45- Dismissal Accelerated Reader tests are a great tool for testing comprehension. Visit the link found on the Crossroads home page.
We took a trip to Fort Snelling. It was a beautiful day and a wonderful learning experience.
How many drops of water can fit on the surface of a penny? It varied from group to group. Most groups fit 20 or more drops of water on a single penny!
We are so fortunate to have Ms. Judy Eckman as our student teacher this year. She is a student at the University of Minnesota. She will be with us through October 2012.
We will fill out our AVID planners at the end of each school day. This is a great way for students to keep track of homework due and important events coming up. It is also a great way for your child to share information about their day at school. Check it each night, sign it and ask your child about their day!
We have been writing in our Writer's Notebooks daily. Students are writing about things that they have experienced. We are writing, editing and revising our work to prepare for publishing. I am learning so much about my students. These kids are amazing writers!
We will be going to the library every Monday. Students will be allowed to check out two books each. One of the books must be at their A.R. level. Several students still haven't returned books that were borrowed last year. Please return any library books you may have at home promptly!
We raised monarchs from eggs to caterpillars to butterflies. We released them and wished them well on their journey to Mexico!
We are working on our multiplication facts in third grade. Each Monday we do a one and three minute times test and chart the data. We are also learning about arrays. Please work on fact flashcards at home to help your child master these facts.
I will send home 2 order forms at the beginning of each month. They can be returned to school or you can place orders online. Either way, you have the opportunity to build your library at home and our library here at school. Our online code for the year is HB3LC.
We need markers!!! We need a good electric pencil sharpener. We are also in need of white paper and pencils.