Getting Started
In order to make sure you are ready for the first day of school, there are a few things you need to do.
Complete the Parent Survey linked on this page.
Email me to receive our first weekly newsletter and confidential class codes. In your message, be sure to include a student name and parent names.
Gather materials listed on the 5th grade supply list.
Schedule
Daily Classroom Schedule:
8:01 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Parent Communication / Homework Check-off / Attendance
8:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Mathematics
9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Recess
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. English Language Arts
11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Lunch
12:10 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Health
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Writing
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Science/Social Studies
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Clean-up / Dismissal
* 1:30 p.m. Dismissal (Tuesdays)
* Music: TBA
* Art: Friday TBA
* Dance: TBA
* Computers: TBA
* Library: TBA
* Physical Education: TBA
* Psychomotor: TBA
Minimum Day Schedule:
8:00 a.m. School Starts
10:30 a.m. Brunch
12:30 p.m. Dismissal
Rainy Day Schedule:
8:00 a.m. School Starts
10:20 a.m. Indoor Recess
11:30 a.m. Indoor Lunch
2:30 p.m. Dismissal
Performance Sheets
Weekly Performance Sheets are meant to help everyone! It is a tool used to make everyone aware of what is happening in the classroom during the school day.
The way they work is, I will give every student a new sheet on Monday morning to use for the week. At the end of every school day, I will record each student's classroom performance for that day. Students will take the sheet home, and bring it back to school each day. At the end of the week on Friday after school, they will share their completed performance sheet with you for you to sign. Finally, they will return the sheet to me on Monday morning.
Students should strive to remain in good standing in my class. However, if they do make a behavior error, they will receive a reminder to improve their behavior before they receive a mark under "Needs to Improve" on their performance sheet. Students that remain in good standing during the entire week will be rewarded with a 45 minute maker challenge on Friday. Students with more than two marks under "Needs to Improve" for the week, will use the maker challenge time to reflect on their choices during the week, as well as to create an action plan for improvement.
Please sign Performance Sheets every Friday after school. This not only helps keep everyone on track at school, but it may also help you decide if a weekend reward is in order, or if maybe the weekend trip to Disneyland should wait.😉
Thank you in advance for all of your support!
Homework
Usually Consists of math, language arts, science, and social studies practice activities.
Is assigned daily, and must be submitted the next day unless otherwise noted.
Should be done neatly.
Should be done carefully.
Impacts a student's grade, since three missing homework assignments will result in a lower grade on the next progress report.
Can be signed off by a parent at any time if a student is taking more than one hour to complete assignments.