My name is Christy Swafford. I have been teaching 3rd grade for 33 years. I love teaching 3rd graders.
I graduated from Twin Falls High School, College of Southern Idaho, and Boise State.
I have been married to Shane Swafford for 34 years, who also graduated from TFHS. He works for the USDA.
We have 3 children, 2 son in laws, 1 grandson, and 2 more on the way this spring.
Makenzie 30 is a nurse in Boise and her husband Lucas works for the city of Boise.
Brooke 28 is a speech therapist and owns Bumble Bee Pediatric Therapy, her husband Ryan is a teacher at TFHS, and their son Jackson is 2 years old.
Mason 23 graduated from BSU in the spring and works as a sales representative for Truckstop.com .
Expect to have fun and learn! Students will be challenged and will work hard!
Be kind.
Be Safe.
Be Respectful.
Be your Best.
Clip chart- Each week every student will start on “Ready to Learn”. If you end the week on the top then you will receive a “Caught being good” and earn a coupon. If you end the week on “Parent Contact”, I will send home a Behavior Information Form and contact the parents.
Class DoJo- Student will earn or lose points according to clip chart. Rewards will be given out depending on total points.
Sticker charts- Homework will be tracked by stickers and those that turn them in every week will receive a party quarterly.
ELA- Amplify CKLA
Each unit we will be working on
speaking and listening
reading
foundational skills
language
writing
MATH- BRIDGES
Unit 1- Addition and Subtraction
Unit 2- Introduction to Multiplication
Unit 3- Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Unit 4- Measurement and Fractions
Unit 5- Multiplication and Division
Unit 6- Geometry
Unit 7- Extending Multiplication and Division
We will write using our CKLA program.
There are 3 different types of writing. Narrative, Informational, and Opinion writing.
MONDAY- Rotates
TUESDAY- Music
WEDNESDAY- PE
THURSDAY- Library
FRIDAY- Computers
i-Ready- Sept., Jan., and May
Amira- Oct., Feb., and May
ISAT testing (first year for third graders).
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59
Homework packets go home every Friday.
Due every Thursday morning.
2026-2027 Monday Schedule
8:00 - 8:15 Morning Meeting
8:15 - 10:00 Reading (CKLA)
10:00 - 10:15 Recess
10:15 - 10:30 Number Corner
10:30 - 11:35 Math
11:35 - 11:55 Lunch
11:55 - 12:10 Recess
12:10 - 12:35 Reading Interv.
12:35 - 12:55 Math Intervention
12:55 - 1:10 Recess
1:10 - 1:50 Specials
1:50 - 2:00 Closing
2026-2027 Tuesdays-Fridays Schedule
8:00-8:15 Morning Meeting
8:15-9:55 CKLA
9:55-10:10 Recess
10:10-10:45 Math Intervention
10:45-11:50 Number Corner/Math
11:50-12:10 Lunch
12:10-12:25 Recess
12:25-12:50 CKLA
12:50-1:25 Reading Intervention
1:25-1:40 Recess
1:40-2:05 Science/Social Studies
2:05-2:50 Specials
2:50-3:00 Clean up/Dismissal
Weekly Newsletter- Every Friday I will send home a weekly newsletter with information for the following week and upcoming events.
Class DoJo- I will share news and pictures on the class story. I will message you individually as needed.
Phone Calls- I will call you if needed.
READ, READ, READ!
Complete homework on a weekly basis.
Multiplication/Division flashcards would be very helpful to practice at home.
Every quarter your student will have a goal to meet. Meeting this goal will earn a reward.
To earn an AR point they will read a book and then take a short (usually around 10 questions) test about that book. They must get an 60% or higher to earn any amount of points. If they get a 100% they will earn the full amount of points the book is worth. The books worth depends on how many words are in the book.
October 16 End of 1st Quarter
October 19-22 Parent/Teacher conferences
December 18 End of 2nd Quarter
March 12 End of 3rd Quarter
March 15-18 Parent/Teacher conferences
May 25 End of 4th Quarter