Welcome to Mrs. Abuyo's 3rd Grade Class!

I have a separate tub just for New Student/Beginning of the Year stuff. This tub isn't filled with decoration type stuff (that's in a different one). This tub is filled with all the stuff that you need when you have a new student: nametags, forms, labels, etc. It also has a list of items that I need to be certain that every new student has. I have included the list below for your convenience. You may download your own copy here.

• Nametag for desk/chair bag
• Nametag for fieldtrips
• Unfinished Work Folder
• Hallway Name
• Lunch Chart Name
• Helper Name
• Mailbox Name
• Popsicle Stick
• Dismissal List
• Word Wall Name
• Spelling Dictionary
• Birthday Chart
• Math Journal
• Writing Mini-Office
• Math Mini-Office
• Reading Mini-Office
• Bookbag
• Reading Centers
• Add to Gradebook/Attendance
• Name for Graphing Chart
• Reading Book
• File Folder for Teacher
• Technology Form
• Address/Telephone Card
• Emergency Clipboard Class List
• Sub Tub Information
• Token Number

I have a "Sub Tub" that holds sub binder as well as all necessary supplies that a sub would need. This emerged after teaching one year that the principal insisted that everyone have the same contents in a sub folder along with emergency lesson plans for 2 days. Due to this, I decided to have my office folder have a sticky note that says "please see sub tub". That way all I have to do is change out the stuff in my classroom and I don't have to constantly run back and forth to the office. Every sub I have had has told me how much they appreciate the organization that I have. Having been a sub for awhile, I think it helped in my planning.

SUB BINDER-The binder is tabbed by the following sections: Important Info, Schedules, Lists, Emergency Info, Emergency Sub Plans (2 days), & Notes

• Important Information-This section has a list of all important telephone extensions, names of teachers to go to for help, name of student assistants, lunch time, planning time, and directions to the teachers lounge, bathrooms, and special rooms. It is actually written as a regular lesson plan without the plans.

• Map of the School

• Daily Schedule

• Class List

• Emergency Lesson Plans

• Dismissal Procedures and Transportation Lists

• Emergency Procedures-I leave detailed instructions about what to do in case of a lockdown or a fire drill, including an evacuation map.

• Notes-I have a form that I ask all sub to leave a note on.

SUB TUB-With the binder, you're probably wondering what is inside the tub itself. The tub is filled with the stuff needed for the lessons, extra work, attendance sheets, nurse passes, read-aloud books.