WELCOME and Supply List for Room 402 :)

Welcome, mighty girls! 

Hi! My name is Mrs. Burns :) I am so excited to continue teaching all girls this year, and this will be my third year teaching at OES. Teaching is my PASSION, and I am beyond blessed to have my dream job of helping your child grow and learn! I have by B.A. in Elementary Education from Clemson University, and I am starting my Masters of Education from Anderson University this fall.  I could not be more excited to meet each of the precious girls and for all of the adventures that we will have together in our classroom this year!

A Little About Me: 

• I grew up in Greenville, SC. 
• I graduated from Clemson University, and I spend my weekends in the fall going to football games. Go Tigers!!

• Last August, I married my wonderful best friend and love of my life, Jordan! 

• I love spending time with friends and family, especially anything outdoors like hiking or going to the beach! I am an active member at my church, Grace Church, in Greenville. 

Here's my family!

Friends at the beach 

• I love cooking and trying new recipes, and I love Italian food. I have even gotten to travel to Italy, yumm! I also love to travel to new places!

• All through the year but during the summer especially, I love to spend my time reading! My favorite books that I read this summer were Wonder by R.J. Palacio and anything by Emily Giffin. What was YOUR favorite book that you read this summer?? Share your favorite book by commenting below :)
• Some of my favorites:
• Food-Strawberries
• Candy- Mike & Ike's 
• Dessert-Cheesecake 
• Drink-Coffee
• Color-Purple
• Book-The Bible
• Football team-CLEMSON!

Supply List: *Please bring the following on the first day of school

• Multiple Packs of #2 Pencils
• Several Packs of Notebook Paper (Wide-ruled)
• 2 plastic colored pocket folders (*WITH prongs for the sheet protectors)
• 4 clear sheet protectors 
• 5 marble covered composition notebooks-NO spiral notebooks, please :) *Composition notebooks have a marble cover, and the pages are sewn together. 
• 4 Large White Glue Sticks (We will use these daily with notebooking so extras are very appreciated.)
• 1 package of colored pencils 
• 1 package of washable markers
• 2 packs of sticky notes
• 1-2 pair(s) of scissors
• 2 highlighters
• 1 container of Clorox wipes

**We will be doing "notebooking" instead of keeping a binder for subjects this year. 

Helpful:

• 1 package dry erase markers 
• 2 packs of index cards
• Extra Colored Pencils
• Extra Washable Markers
• Extra Scissors
• Extra Gluesticks
• Extra Dry Erase Markers
• Extra Highlighters
• Extra Sticky Notes and Index Cards

Kindly Appreciated: 

• Tissues
• Clorox Wipes
• Hand Sanitizer 
• Small prizes/treats for our treasure box
• Colored copy paper
• Small ziploc bags 
• Donated books to our classroom library :)

Students-What can I do to get ready for fourth grade??

Use the labels that you receive at Meet the Teacher to label your two pocket folders using the following labels: 

1. Classwork (Your Name) **Place 1 sheet protector in the prongs of the Classwork folder, and label "Morning Work." 
2. Homework/Take Home (Your Name) **Place 3 sheet protectors in the prongs of the Homework Folder. Label the first "Reading Log,"  the second "Weekly Newsletter" and the third "Homework"

Label your five composition notebooks using the following labels: 

1. Math Notebook (Your Name)
2. Reading Notebook (Your Name)
3. Writing Journal (Your Name)
4. Social Studies Notebook (Your Name)
5. Wonder Journal-Science (Your Name) 

Parents-How can you help??

I am sincerely thankful for all of the support and help from you! Here are some ways that you can help our classroom: 

• Stay tuned for our next Donors Choose Grant coming soon! You can check out the grants I have completed at: http://www.donorschoose.org/ms.lockridge?historical=true

• I love having parent volunteers in our classroom! I am very grateful for help with having a room mom, making copies, preparing materials, donating supplies, and reading with students. On Meet the Teacher Day, you will have the opportunity to sign up to help in our classroom in whichever way you are able! Every little bit of help goes a long way!

I am looking forward to meeting all of you on August 12th from 1:00-6:00 at Meet the Teacher Day! If you have any other questions, please email me at chelsea.burns@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us. I will respond as quickly as I can. Have a WONDERFUL rest of the summer!!


Remember to comment on your favorite book that you read this summer, and please post any questions and what you are most excited about for fourth grade!!