Superstars Starting to Shine!

Today was another great day!  We started math and social studies for the first time this week, and I could see already that this class will excel just as wonderfully as my last group did.  Congratulations to Rose on being the Class Dojo Leader for the day!  Enjoy some more Superstar pics (this time including Nichole and Levi)!

A Great Start!

Today was our first day together! It was such a joy to meet all of the wonderful new Superstars! I can tell from the start that we're going to have an incredible year!

Meet the new Superstars!

Adis:



Kayla:



Shamar:



Evan:



Addison:




Ava:



Chelsea:



Karthyk:



Andrew:



Devyn:



Tamia:



Ronan:



Michael:



Aliya:



Rose:



Kaileb:



Hana:



Nadelyn:



Bella:



I'm missing a picture of Nichole and Levi - I'll have to get them posted tomorrow.

Speaking of Levi, he got the highest number of Class Dojo points on the first day of school! Way to start the year off right, Levi!

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Thanks for coming to Orientation!

It was wonderful today to see so many of my new students and their families this morning! All but a handful of kids came in early to check out their new class, and it looks like we're going to have a terrific year! Thanks to all the families who came by, and for those of you who weren't able to make it, I look forward to meeting you all on Monday!


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Meet the New Principals!

Welcome to Beauclerc´s new principals! From right to left, Assistant Principal Mangual, Assistant Principal Wright, and Principal Manabat.


I am super excited about our new leadership team - they are energetic, enthusiastic, and positive! Another sign that we have a phenomenal year to look forward to!

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Mr. Sofferin's Public Dropbox

I'm all about technology and the Internet.  I like to avoid accumulating papers as much as possible, so rather than print out loads of copies of certain documents, I will instead be posting them in my Public Dropbox folder.  Using the link below, parents and students can view the files online or download them to your computer, smartphone, or tablet.  Throughout the year, additional items that don't need printing will be added to the public Dropbox for your convenience.  If any parent does NOT have access to any Internet-capable device, please let me know so that I can provide you with paper copies of things that I upload to Dropbox.  Also, please note - several businesses block cloud-based systems, such as Dropbox, so you might not be able to access the link from your work computer.  Right now, there are three important items uploaded:

• Supply List - in case you never got one or lost your copy
• Curriculum and Policies Guide - 7-page overview for parents of the curriculum, teaching strategies, and policies of room 81
• How to Be a Superstar - Full-color brochure for the third graders, written entirely by my fifth grade class from last year!  Note - You won't see any mention of reading, writing, or social studies in the brochure.  That's only because when I had my kids do the writing, I thought I would not be teaching those subjects this year.  

Mr. Sofferin's Public Dropbox

The 2014 Superstars!

The new school year is finally approaching!

After what was seriously the greatest year ever for me last year, with the most amazing group of fifth graders I've ever known, I have been anxiously awaiting all summer for a new batch of third graders.  The new school year couldn't come fast enough for me!  But now it's finally here!

I hope to see all of my new third graders, along with their parents at orientation, on Friday, August 16th, at 10:00 AM.  Then, I'll see you all on Monday, August 19th, for the first day of school!

In the meantime, here's a list of all of your classmates for the coming year!  Try to see how many of the names you recognize.  Sorry, I can't post last names on-line, so you'll have to do your best with just the first names and last initials!

Evan B.

Krisha B.

Nichole B.

Ava D.

Bella D.
Ronan I.

Levi J. 

Hana J.

Michael L.

Rose L. 

Adis M.

Tamia O.

Devyn O.

Andrew P.

Kaileb Q.

Aliya S.

Chelsea S.
Addison T.

Kayla T.

Nadelyn V.

Shamar Z.

Supply List

Here's what you'll need this year for school:

4 wide-ruled composition books (100 pages each)

Red pens or pencils 

2 glue sticks

Pair of scissors

12 #2 pencils

1 zippered supply bag/case (please do NOT send in the large, plastic supply boxes, as they are too large to fit neatly into the student desks)

1 box of colored pencils or crayons

1 or more large erasers

1” three-ring binder (no larger than one inch) for homework/planner

1 set of earbuds/headphones (small enough to fit in desk easily) for use with laptops 

1 roll of paper towel (for class supply)

1 box of tissues (for class supply)

Optional supplies which will come in handy:

Ruler (with both inch and centimeter markings) 

Dry erase markers

Box of markers

Permanent marker

Highlighter

Calculator (basic functions)

Reusable plastic water bottle

Pack of notebook paper

Plastic pencil sharpener