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Paula van Klavern

Howdy, parents!
 
WOW! 3 weeks have gone by already!  It has been awesome seeing students do an amazing job of learning in our classroom and campus-wide expectations, routines, and procedures!  I will update this page every month.
 
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 by 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 will be rewarded with 10 tickets (to be used to buy prizes from our Treasure Chest during Fun / Free time Friday), 2 free prizes from the Treasure chest, and lunch with me in the classroom on Friday. 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 during Fun / Free Friday.  "GLOW Notes will also be sent home in binders / planners.
 
Poor Choices: Students are given 3 verbal warnings regarding their behavior choices; on the 4th warning, recess walking for up to 10 minutes will be given.  If behaviors continue, a parent email or phone call will occur.  "GROW  Notes will also be sent home in binders / planners for parents to sign and return.
 
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.  
 
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 Ms. Detwiler and I) that will be missed.
 
Classwork: Students who do not finish classwork in class may be required to work on  / complete it during recess.  According to campus guidelines, the whole recess can be used to complete classwork.
 
Scholastic and Arrow Book Club Book Orders:  Every month starting in September,  I will be sending home Scholastic and Arrow book club flyers which you can order books for your child.  You can order online; make sure you order under my full name (Paula van Klavern).
 
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 2:25pm-3:15pm.  You may also contact me via ClassTag.
Class Schedule:
7:25am - 7:35am            Student Arrival / Breakfast (students go to cafeteria to eat or gym)
7:35am - 8:00am            Students to classroom (unpack / bathroom / water bottle / Morning                                                     work / Reading) / Announcements
8:00am - 8:30am            Habits Huddle Time
8:30am - 9:40am            Math (w/ Mrs. V's HR)
9:45am - 10:15am          Science (w/ Mrs. V's HR)
10:15am - 10:20am        Pack up to Switch to Ms. Detwiler's ELAR / SS class
10:20am - 10:25am        SWITCH to Ms. Detwiler's ELAR / SS class
10:25am - 10:55am        Recess (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)
10:50am -10:55am         Line up---> Cafeteria table 
10:55am - 11:00am        Pass out lunch cards
11:00am - 11:30am        LUNCH (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)   ***Mrs. V's HR lunch is 10:50am-11:20am)
11:35am - 12:15pm        Math (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)
12:20pm - 1:20pm          RTI 
1:25pm - 1:40pm           Math (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)
1:45pm - 2:15pm           Science (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)
2:15pm - 2:20pm           Clean Up / Pack Up
2:25pm - 3:10pm           Activity (w/ Ms. Detwiler's HR)
                                          M (P.E)
                                          T  (Library)
                                          W (P.E)
                                          TH (Art)
                                          F (P.E. / Music)
3:15pm - 3:20pm           Switch Back to HR
3:20pm - 3:25pm           Pack Up / Stack Chairs
3:25pm---                      Dismissal
Important Events
Monday, September: Labor Day Holiday for Students and Staff
Tuesday, September 5: Students No School
Friday, September 8: Grandparents Day@RJ w/ Bookies and Cookies & RTI Time (12:20pm-1:20pm)
M-F, September 11-15: RJR Book Fair
Wednesday, September 20: Math CBA #1
Thursday, September 21: Science CBA #1
Friday, September 22: End of 1st 6 Weeks
Friday, September 22: Scholastic Book Orders Due Today
Monday, September 25: Students No School
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.  
 
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. Detwiler will be your child's Language Arts and Social Studies teacher.
 
This is my 5th 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 33 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 this past May!  Gig'Em Aggies!
 
I have a great 6 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 am also a cheese lover!
 
I enjoy watching Texas A&M Aggies college football and Houston Texans NFL football.