About Us

Inside Room 23 at Woodfield ES

You never know what you can do until you try!

“May I get a drink of water from the drinking fountain in the hallway?” There is also a drinking fountain within the room that can be used as needed. Don’t forget to sign out in our Bathroom Log!

Classroom Routines And Long-term Assignments

Lunch Count/Attendance- As the students enter our classroom each morning, they move a puzzle piece from our Attendance Chart on our green file cabinet to the corresponding area designating their lunch choice: Regular, Alternate, 3rd Choice, or Brought Lunch. Students arriving to school after 9:00 a.m. have been asked to stop in the Cafeteria and order lunch with Mrs. McElfresh before coming to the classroom.

Bathroom Breaks- During independent and small group work, students walk to our Bathroom Log and use a special sign language signal to request a bathroom break. After receiving permission, they sign out and go the restroom.

Water Breaks- Students are welcome to bring in a sealable water bottle daily to keep at their desks. Individuals are also welcome to use the hallway drinking fountains periodically throughout the day. We take class water breaks immediately after Recess and Physical Education.

Homework- Homework is assigned regularly in Reading, Spelling/Word Study, and Math with a few exceptions. It is to be turned into the “Homework Basket” on the morning it is due. Math homework is to be turned into the Math teacher directly at the start of that class. Students missing homework assignments are asked to complete the work at recess or at home for the next school day. After several instances of not completing homework, the parent/guardian will be contacted.

Spelling- Spelling/Word Study homework is distributed in a two-week cycle. Each list consists of approximately twenty pattern words (ex. words with the “ea” spelling or a specific meaning like “aqua”). Practice homework sorts are to be completed during the two week cycle and turned in on the day of the Spelling/Word Study Test. The Spelling program’s homework will not begin until midway through the first quarter so that teachers can instruct and practice with students how to use the Spelling Journals and assignments used in the 4th and 5th grades.

“May I visit the restroom?” Students are encouraged to go between classes or during independent practice/work time to reduce missing instructional time. Don’t forget to sign out in our Bathroom Log!

You might find it handy to have the following

items in your “Study Space” at home:

& Pencils with Erasers

& Wide-Ruled Lined Notebook Paper

& Dictionary

& Thesaurus

& Protractor (for Math homework)

& Stapler

& Ruler

& Scotch Tape

& Some students and parents like checking out a Math At Hand book from their public library to help with Math questions.