Paula van Klavern

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Howdy, families!

WOW! Summer sure did zip on by! I am super excited for school starting and to have your student in class! I hope y'all had a fabulous summer.

Friday Bulldog Folders: Parents, please take out all classwork / papers from Friday folders and have your student return the folder on Monday. If there are any graded papers with a grade BELOW 70%, students are encouraged to make corrections and can earn up to a 70%. They must return it corrected in a different color on Monday.

Snacks: Students will have snack from 2:00pm-2:15pm. Students may bring 1small snack; NO large bags or candy please. IF you are able, you may donate snacks for the class for students who are unable to bring their own snacks.

Water Bottles: PLEASE have your child bring a water bottle to school every day, especially now when it is so hot outside.

Homework: Homework will consist of reading for 15 minutes nightly and 15 minutes of studying math facts. I will also send home a weekly Math HW page on Monday. Students who complete it and return it to me on Friday morning will be rewarded with 5 tickets (to be used to buy prizes from our Treasure Chest on Friday), 5 Class Dojo points and lunch with me in the classroom on Monday. Students will NOT be penalized if they do not do the HW.

Good Choices: Tickets will be given to students for good behavior, following classroom AND school-wide expectations, reading, completing all daily / weekly assignments, and compliments from other staff members. These tickets can be used to "purchase" small prizes from my Classroom Treasure Chest on Fridays.

Poor Choices: Students are given 3 verbal warnings regarding their behavior choices; on the 4th warning, a recess consequence will be given. The first consequence will be walking our track for the first 10 minutes of recess. The next consequence if behavior continues will be lunch detention (sitting at a separate table not by their classmates). Referrals will be delivered for more major behaviors and after the 4th warning of the same behavior.

Absences: Please remember if your student is absent, he / she is given 1 day per day missed to complete any work missed while they were absent. I will put absent students' missed work in a folder for them upon their return w/ detailed instructions for completion and due date.

Absences: Also, if your child is going to be absent for more than 3 days (illness, surgery, vacation, family emergency, etc), please email me to let me know so I can get the classwork (from both Mrs. Chapa and I) that will be missed.

Classwork: Students who do not finish classwork in class may be required to work on / complete it during Activity time (Library, Art, or Music).

Theme Days dress code (I encourage students to participate as I will (not mandatory):

Mondays: Motivation Mondays

Tuesdays:

Wednesdays: College Team Spirit

Thursdays:

Fridays: Burnet Bulldog Spirit

Need to contact Me?: You may contact me by email at pvanklavern@ burnetcisd.net. My conference time is M-F 2:15pm-3:10pm. You may also contact me via Class Dojo.

Class Schedule:

7:25am - 7:35am Student Arrival / Breakfast (students go to cafeteria to eat or gym)

7:35am - 7:45am Students to classroom (unpack / bathroom / water bottle / Morning work / Reading) / Announcements

7:45am - 9:10am Math (Mrs. V's HR)

9:15am - 9:55am Science (w/ Mrs. V's HR)

10:00am -10:05am Switch to Mrs. Chapa's Class

10:05am - 10:30am Science (Mrs. Chapa's HR)

10:30am - 10:55am Recess

10:55am -11:00am Line up---> Cafeteria table

11:00am - 11:30am Lunch

11:35am - 11:45am Science (Mrs. Chapa's HR--cont'd)

11:50am - 1:10pm Math (Mrs. Chapa's HR)

1:15pm - 2:15pm RTI

2:15pm - 3:10pm Activity (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)

M (Art)

T (P.E.)

W (Library)

TH (P.E)

F (Music / P.E.)

3:15pm - 3:20pm Switch Back to HR

3:20pm - 3:25pm Pack Up / Stack Chairs

3:25pm--- Dismissal

Important Events

Monday, August 12: Meet the Teachers Night (4:00pm - 5:30pm)

Wednesday, August 14: 1st Day of School

Monday, September 2: Labor Day Holiday for Students and Staff

Tuesday, September 3: Students No School / Teacher Work Day

Friday, September 27: End of 1st 6 Weeks

Monday, September 30: Students No School / Teacher Work day

Sports:

If your student plays sports (baseball, softball, volleyball, football, basketball, etc.), please email me their game schedules. I would like to attend games if / when able. I live in Liberty Hill, so I can attend games in Liberty Hill, Bertram, or Burnet depending on my family plans / schedule. Please note that I will not be able to attend all games.

I would need the following information: date of game, time of game, location (city and field name) of game, team colors and team name.

Name: Paula van Klavern
Position: 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: Send email

About Mrs. V

I am super excited to be here at RJ Richey Elementary School to be your child's 3rd grade HR teacher. This year I will teach Math and Science.

Mrs. Chapa will be your child's Language Arts and Social Studies teacher.

This is my 6th year as a classroom teacher (all at RJ)

I was an Instructional Assistant in Leander ISD for 6 years and a substitute teacher for several districts (Burnet, Liberty Hill, Georgetown, and Leander for 5 years) before starting at RJ.

I (from Wisconsin) have been married to my husband, Todd Sr. (from Michigan) for 34 years. We live in Liberty Hill.

We are both graduates of Hawaii Pacific University (Associates Degrees) and Grand Valley State University (Bachelors Degrees).

We are both also U.S. Army Veterans (met in Pensacola), Fla, and stationed in Hawaii for 2 1/2 years!

We have 2 wonderful children. Todd Jr. is 25 years old. Allison is 23 years old. They both graduated from Texas A&M in May '2023! Gig'Em Aggies!

I have a great 7 year old Maine Coon / Calico cat named Callie.

I am a HUGE baseball fan! I am a super fan of the Milwaukee Brewers, as I grew up in Wisconsin.

I enjoy watching Texas A&M Aggies college football and Houston Texans NFL football.