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

Monday, April 2, 2012

Homework for the week of April 2nd


Math
Complete attached Math Expressions pages:
7-12 (Homework- front and Targeted Practice - back)
7-14 (Homework- front) DO NOT DO THE BACK!!!!  
*Please have your child check back over their work. There are many students who are making careless mistakes.


Spelling
Sight Words this Week:

many        before       called       every     follow

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. Please make sure you are using your neatest handwriting and using the lines correctly.
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 for at least 10 minutes each night. Record the title of the book on the back of the sheet.


Wilson
Fundations
Complete the Wilson Fundations sheet.  We have been working on “closed syllable words.” These are words that have only 1 short vowel and are followed by at least one consonant after the vowel. An example is: this.
*Please make sure this sheet is turned in on Thursday with all of the other homework.


Reminder:  Please return your assignments completed, including name on all of the homework, in your Homework Folder on Thursday morning!  J

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