Welcome to
Mrs. Karen Wacker's 3A
Name:
Karen Wacker
Grade/Subject: 3A
Email: kwacker@stmarycrownpoint.org
College Education: Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Education with Kindergarten endorsement
Years teaching: 24 years (21st at St. Mary’s)
Special Interests: I love reading, traveling and cooking.
Music: Classical, Rock, and Jazz
Movies: Wizard of Oz, and It’s a Wonderful Life
TV Show: CSI, Grey’s Anatomy
Hobbies: Gardening, Swimming, and Biking
WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE!
WE HAVE AN EXCITING YEAR PLANNED. WE BEGIN BY TALKING ABOUT OUR SECOND GRADE EXPERIENCE. WE CONTINUE TO REINFORCE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION FACTS WITH 3 & 4 DIGIT PROBLEMS. WE LEARN NEW WAYS TO SOLVE STORY PROBLEMS & INTRODUCE MULTIPLICATION FACTS UP TO 12.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR NEW READING SERIES & ALL THE ACTIVITIES WE WILL EXPERIENCE TOGETHER. WE CONTINUE TO READ “AR” AND MEET THE GOALS WE MAKE FOR OURSELVES. THE NEW LEVELED READERS ARE FUN BOOKS THAT WE WRITE SUMMARIES ON. WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE CHECK OUT OUR ROOM TO SEE WHO IS AN ACCELERATED READER.
3RD GRADERS MAKE THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION IN THE SPRING. IT IS AN EXCITING TIME TO KNOW WE WILL RECEIVE JESUS IN OUR HEARTS. DURING LENT WE ENJOY PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP US WALK WITH JESUS.
SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS TEACHES US ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY & ITS GEOGRAPHY. WE LEARN ABOUT AMERICAN CULTURE & HERITAGE. WE DISCUSS THE 3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT & ALL WHO WORK IN WASHINGTON DC.
WE LEARN CURSIVE WRITING & EVEN GET TO WRITE ON OUR DESKS WITH SHAVING CREAM. OUR CREATIVE WRITING IS REINFORCED IN OUR JOURNALS WITH THE 6 TRAITS OF WRITING.
WE ALSO GET TO EXPERIENCE AND USE OUR TALENTS IN ART, COMPUTERS, GYM, LIBRARY, AND MUSIC.
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Mrs.
Wacker at Greenbrier in White Sulfer Springs, West Virgina. September 2005