About Me

My name is Christie Bethel and I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have been teaching at Banks Road Elementary since it opened up in 2009. My current teaching experience includes teaching first grade at Willow Springs Elementary and 2nd grade at Lillington Shawtown Elementary. I am a Fuquay native, but now call Apex home. I love animals, especially my cat Bootsie and my parent's yellow lab Lucy. I completed my first half-marathon in April 2011. So when I'm not at school, you will find me at the gym or on a trail running or playing soccer with my friends. I was honored to be selected as Banks Road Elementary's Teacher of the Year for 2013-2014.

Meet our class!

Meet our class!

Class Schedule

8:45 to 9:15- Morning work, breakfast, and bathroom
9:15 to 9:25- Read Aloud/Calendar
9:30 to 10:15- Specials
10:20 to to 11:00- Writer's Workshop
11:05 to 11:30- Lunch- table 1
11:35 to 12:35- Math
12:40 to 1:00- Team Time
1:00 to 1:30- Recess
1:30 to 1:40- Snack/Restroom/Read Aloud
1:40 to 2:10- Science and Social Studies
2:10 to 3:35- Daily 5
3:40- Dismissal

Important Dates

- Friday, November 22nd- Jason Knowles’ birthday
- Wednesday, November 27th- Book-It! due for the month of November
- Thursday, November 28th- Thanksgiving- No School!
- Friday, November 29th- No School!
- Monday, December 2nd- Ansley Ayers' Birthday
- Wednesday, December 4th- Track out day

-Monday, December 16th- Hank Gozy's birthday
- Friday, December 27th- Will Poplin's birthday

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Homework for the week of January 2nd


Math
Complete attached Math Expressions pages:
4-15 (Homework- front and Targeted Practice- back)
5-1 (Homework- front and Targeted Practice - back)


Spelling
Sight Words this Week:

out     so       are      going      away

*As the year progresses, we will be creating a list of sight word activities that your child can choose from each week. Your child needs to choose 2 of the 6 activities listed.  In addition, they should also read the sight words to a parent each night.
Pick 2 of the choices below:
*Write each sight word 3x each.
*Use each sight word in a sentence.
*Rainbow write your words in 2 colors for each word.
*Write your sight words in ABC order.
*Write each word neatly. Trace over all the vowels in each word with a blue crayon.
*Write a story and use each of your sight words. Underline each word as you use it in the story.

Reading
Read your “Book in a Bag” to Mom or Dad. Parents complete the Parent Participation Sheet. Your child should continue to read their “Book in a Bag” several times throughout the week.
*Continue to use the Fiction Retelling Star.  We have been using this in the classroom to help with our retelling.  When your child is retelling the story, have them use this star to assist them.

Wilson
Fundations
Complete the Wilson Fundations sheet.  We have been working with the “baseword and suffix /s/.” Read the directions and complete the sheet. We never tap out a suffix. We tap out the baseword, then blend it once, then blend it a second time with the suffix added to it.
*Please make sure this sheet is turned in on Friday with all of the other homework.

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