5th Grade Expectations

To School: Each day, students should bring their water bottles, planners and take home folders, their C.A.R.E.S., their willingness to learn, and a positive attitude! Students are asked to adhere to the SHPA uniform policy. Please consult the SHPA Parent Handbook for an updated version!

Take Home Folders/Planners/Signatures: Students should keep track of their planner and take home folder (we will be using them daily). Our planners are a wonderful source of communication. Parents, please look for the TGT (Todays Good Thing) section in your student’s planner. In this section students will write down something good from their day and this will give you an opportunity to talk with your student about the topic listed. I will be checking and initialing them each day. The students will write their assignments in their planner daily. 

Take Home Folders will hold homework or important information to be taken home to either be kept at home or completed and returned. Notes to me may either be written in your student’s planner or put in their folders.

Homework: Please complete homework in pencil. Math homework will usually consist of a selected section of a workbook that our math curriculum provides, and possibly some supplemental work that comes home when necessary. 

For reading homework students are expected to spend 30 minutes reading each evening. This could include independent reading, time you spend reading to your child, or reading that occurs naturally throughout the day (ie. reading recipes, street signs, reading signs at grocery stores, playing games, etc.) 

Water bottles/Healthy Snack: Each day your student should bring their water bottle to school. We believe it is important for students to stay hydrated in order for the most learning to take place. Students may bring a small, healthy snack for the morning. 

Classroom Expectations:

1. Be respectful of others and their property.

2. Listen carefully and follow directions the first time they are given.

3. Be kind.

4. Do your best!

As a class we discussed what it looked like, sounded like, felt like, etc when we were following all of the expectations we have in our classroom. Each of the students and I signed the list of expectations to show our commitment to them throughout the year.