Welcome to Miss Gerding's Class

Contact Information: Please email me at lgerding@jacksonsd.org should you have any questions or concerns.

“Be Kind” – Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti!"

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome to our class!! My name is Miss Gerding and I am so excited to be your teacher this year. I can’t wait to meet everyone and get to know each one of my students. I am looking forward to having a great year of learning together! Please check our class page daily for updates. 

*Please send in a note with your child if there are any changes to dismissal.

*Please try to practice remembering Bus Numbers/Slot Numbers and Student ID numbers to help with logging into the chromebooks.

Back to School Night 

Our Back to School Night will be on Wednesday September 25 at 7:00pm in our classroom. More details to follow.

Allergies

Please note that our classroom is a nut-free classroom. Your child may bring in these items during lunch, but please do not send any tree nut or peanut containing products to your child’s classroom during classroom parties or for birthday treats. We also have allergies to sesame. We are asking your assistance in providing these students with a safe learning environment. Thank you for your cooperation.

Let's Stay in Touch!

Please join our class' Remind! I will be using it to provide daily updates, reminders, and announcements of important information. A paper with directions on how to join will be sent home the first week of school. It is free and easy to use! Once you join, be sure to still check our class page for additional information. Things are constantly changing so it is important we stay in communication with each other. 

Special Area Schedule

Monday: Technology

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: Media/Library

Thursday: Music

Friday: Gym (must have sneakers)

School Supplies

*All you will need to bring on the first day of school is a folder, backpack, assigned Chromebook, and your lunch and water bottle. Other basic school supplies will be provided so please do not stress about buying anything!

*Student folders are to come back and forth with them to school each day. Please use this folder to send in important notes and return schoolwork. The PTN kindly bought Switlik folders for all students this year! They will be getting them on the first day of school.

*Students will be receiving Switlik Elementary planners as a communication tool between our class and your home.  Homework and reminders will be written there each morning.  Please sign the planner and review the homework folder on a daily basis.  

*Students will each have his/her own set of supplies (pencils, crayons, glue, scissors, etc.).

Note: Our classroom has air conditioning, but it can get pretty chilly after being in the room for some time. I recommend bringing in a sweatshirt each day to have just in case. 

*Please label EVERYTHING coming into school. 

Lunch/Water Bottles/Snack

*Students have the option to bring in a bagged lunch, or buy lunch-choice of hot or cold. Please be sure to label student lunches/lunch boxes.

*We are encouraging students to bring in a labeled water bottle each day. Please no glass bottles!

Chromebooks

Chromebooks have been provided to each student for use at home and in school for the duration of the 2024-2025 school year. Please remember to bring your chromebook to school each day and charge it every night so it is accessible for learning experiences throughout our day.

Please review chromebooks protocol and expectations: Review Chromebook Expectations

Tech Help

The District Tech Tool Kit and Student/Parent Tutorials are available to help you with some common tech problems and document questions.

Birthday Celebrations

On the day or week of your child’s birthday, you may wish to send in a special treat with the entire class (26 students- subject to change). Please remember we are a peanut/tree nut/sesame FREE classroom. All birthday celebrations will take place in the cafeteria during lunch.  Sending in a small, preferably healthy, snack that is easy to hand out is acceptable. Please no sheet cakes or anything that needs to be cut! You may send it in with your student the day of, or drop it off at the receptionists no later than 11:30am, as our lunch is at 11:55am. Visitors are not permitted in the cafeteria. If a birthday falls on the weekend or when there is no school, please notify me to let me know which day you plan on bringing something in. Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the year on selected days.

 School Initiatives

Reading, Writing, Phonics

We are embarking on a new literacy curriculum this year- more information to come.

EnVision Math 2020

This is our math program which helps build students' fluency and automaticity with multiplication and division, along with reinforcing addition and subtraction. Students are taught a variety of strategies to encourage problem solving and computational skills. Other topics covered include working with equal groups- to introduce concepts like multiplying and dividing, fractions, time, money, data, graphing, shapes and their attributes, and measurement.

Here is a link to access online: https://www.pearsonrealize.com/index.html#/

IXL

Please use this custom domain to sign in to your IXL account

Bucket Filling

Please encourage your child to be a Bucket filler at home and at school! A bucket filler is kind, respectful, and caring! Actions or words that show that you care about someone. Saying or doing something kind. Giving someone a heartfelt smile. Using names with respect. Helping without being asked. Giving sincere compliments. Showing respect to others. There are hundreds of wonderful ways to fill buckets. The language of bucket filling has become synonymous with being kind and thoughtful. Your bucket will be filled when, at the close of each day, you reflect on the ways in which you have filled buckets.

Donations to Our Classroom

Donations can be made anytime during the school year and we greatly appreciate it. Thank you!!

*Baby wipes

*Hand Sanitizer

*Hershey Kisses/Smarties

*Small inexpensive items for a prize box (stickers, pencils, small toys, etc.)

*Play-Doh

*Band-aids