Miss Linton's Classroom Guidelines ~ Beginning of the Year Letter

I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself and welcome you all to third grade. My name is Barbie Linton, and I am beginning my 11th year teaching 3rd grade at Maryville School. Maryville Elementary is where I completed my student teaching, which gave me the opportunity to get to know many wonderful people prior to being hired.

I graduated from Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) in May 2001 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education.  Currently, I am working on my Master’s Degree at S.I.U.E in Instructional Design & Learning Technology...thesis pending. 

I am a native of St. Louis, MO, but I lived in Houston, Texas, and have lived in Edwardsville, Illinois for about 9 years. Several years ago, I moved back to STL and reside in Chesterfield!

Charity work is something I enjoy a lot. I currently belong to the 1904 World's Fair Charitable Foundation. Our mission as a public not-for-profit 501 (C) 3 charitable foundation is to raise funds for the Forest Park ‘beautification program’ and assist other local charities in their quest to garner financial support for their specific cause. If you are interested in learning more about our organization, please visit www.1904stl.com .

I am looking forward to working with you all during the 2011-2012 school year. Seeing many familiar faces is always a lot of fun. I find myself calling some of the students by their sibling's names. Give me a day or two to get it out of my system, and I will be back on track with the correct name.

I am sure the students will enjoy all of the hands-on projects and experiences that we will have throughout the year. Field trips have always been exciting in one way or the other. And, I am also looking forward to having Grandma Elaine in our classroom this year. Grandma Elaine will see the kids during centers and help them with playing educational games. She is very kind and loves the kids as much as they love her.

Daily assignments will be found on the Homework page of my web site. I will also include news about the classroom and information about projects. A calendar of events is located on the main page of Unit 10 Web Site.

If you have any questions regarding homework, classroom policies, or anything else please do not hesitate to contact me. E-mailing me is the best way to contact me as I check my e-mail on a daily basis. If you do not get a reply within 48 hours...please send me a reminder to make sure I received the initial e-mail.  Contact information is located on the "Contact Me" link from my home page.

Always know that you are welcome to join the class at any time as we could always use additional hands for our projects...yes, I will put you to work! Please call to set up a time to ensure that we will be on an ordinary schedule and not off to an assembly or something of that nature.

Again, I look forward to working with you all this year and enjoying the journey through 3rd grade.

Sincerely,
Miss Barbie Linton
3^rd Grade Teacher
Maryville School
blinton@kahoks.org