Queen Creek Elementary School

Mrs. Rader

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

I am Mrs. Rader.  This is my 4th year teaching here at QCE.  I love teaching here.  We have the best kids and the best staff.  In fact our third grade team is the very best!  I am surrounded by three fantastic male teachers.

There are a few things you should know about how my classroom is run:

HOMEWORK IS ESSENTIAL in my classroom.  A  summary of our weekly story will be sent home along with the vocabulary words.  Help your child practice these words and read the summary together.  The only way to become a better reader is to read, read, read ! Students need to read a minimum of 20 minutes each night from their AR books.  If your child is coming home with more than 30 minutes of work each night they are not using their school time wisely.  We have plenty of time in class to get our work done.  Some students even get a head start on their homework.

Talk with your child about setting aside a certain time and place for doing homework.

Encourage your child to complete the assignment independently.  If your child has difficulty with homework, let them ask for your help.  I would rather them try it first before you intervene.

Help your child be better organized by designating a place where he/she can put things that need to be taken to school.  A box, basket, or dishpan works well for this.

REMEMBER:  Homework is your child’s responsibility.  Have your child show you his completed assignments so you are aware if the kind of work your child is doing.

 

 

       SPECIALS

M– Library/Computers

T– Computers/PE      

W– Music/Library

Th– PE

F-Music 

To contact me:

E-mail: crader @qcusd.org

Phone: 480-987-5920

Fax: 480-987-0612

                      A WORD ABOUT BOOK ORDERS

Books are very enjoyable part our classroom! Almost everything we do centers around reading wonderful literature! There's no better way to build up both our classroom and your home libraries than with school book clubs! During the year we will use the Scholastic Book Clubs, which offer wonderful, current literature AS WELL AS a large selection of books which are priced rather nicely, but are also very appropriate for the third grade reader!
Each month during the year I will send home book club ordering forms from Scholastic Books.   At any one time, there may be 2 different Scholastic order forms for you to browse through and choose from! The more choices I can offer the better!
If you would like to surprise your child with a book for a birthday or holiday, please let me know and I will secretly order that book for you.   Getting a book as a surprise is a wonderful feeling!

 If you do choose to participate in ordering, please keep in mind that all payments can made in the form of a CHECK made payable to Lucky Books or Scholastic - OR  cash will be accepted. In addition, be sure to include your child's name on the order form and send it in by the specified date.