Classdojo: This is an app that I use to communicate with. I use this to send reminders, give quick updates, send quick messages to all parents as well as individual parents. You will find an invite attached.
Changing Classes: 3rd-5th graders do change classes for various subjects. Your child will have me for social studies and ELA, Mrs. Zaidel for science, Mrs. Durkin for religion, and Mrs. Ellington for math. Our classrooms are right near each other, and the students get used to doing this very quickly. You will find your child’s schedule attached.
A-F Schedule: This year the whole school will be using an A-F day schedule. Mass will always be on F days. That means that mass will NOT always be on Fridays. I will be sending home a calendar each month to remind you and your student what specials we will be having on each day. Our specials schedule is below:
A- Art
B- Library
C- Music
D- Gym
E- Spanish
F- Mass,Gym
(3rd graders wear their gym clothes to school on gym days)
Snack: We will take a few minutes out of each day for students to have a snack if they would like. Students need to bring in their own snack. Please be mindful that we have allergies in the room, and snacks should be nut free.
Homework: All students have an agenda, and are responsible for writing their homework in it. Typically, you can expect them to have math homework, reading passages (not every day), and spelling. Every so often they will get homework in other subjects, especially if there is a test coming up. We will give ample notification of upcoming test dates. We also post homework on our Intermediate website.
Spelling: Each E day, students will be given the next week’s words and a homework packet to go with it. The packet will be due on the next E day. Spelling tests will also be on E days.
Book reports: Grades 3-5 will be completing monthly book reports. We will not be assigning reading logs for homework. Our first book report will be due in October, and information will be going home about that in the near future. Hint: Our first book report’s theme will be a mystery.
Questions? Concerns? : I can be reached at michalekj@smeschool.com, or on class dojo. I will respond in a timely manner.
It’s going to be a great year!
Mrs. Michalek