Welcome to Orientation! *Introduction *Parent Volunteers *Jupiter Grades *ELA Class *Recycling By: Ann Jackson

Questions?? *Please write your questions on your sheet of paper and email it to one of us. Please don’t wait until December to ask.

We ADORE VOLUNTEERS! Pier 45 Volunteers: Each classroom teacher on Pier 45 has a box in the workroom at the end of this hallway. We will put things in the box we need help doing, so you can come at your convenience to check the boxes and work on things as you have time. If you can help on a regular basis, please email your child’s homeroom teacher to let him or her know.

Jupiter Grades *Students will have access to their grades 24/7 on Jupiter Grades. This program was used at MSE last year in 3rd grade. Parents should be able to continue using your log in and password from last year. If you need a new log in and/or password, please let me know, and I will get the steps of that process to you. All students need their own accounts. I have directions for each student. *Students new to MSE will need to set up their accounts and their parents will also need to set up their account. I also have those forms with step by step instructions. *A parent or parents should have their own access. Make sure to take advantage of the notifications Jupiter allows parents! *Save graded work at least until you’ve double checked the grade on Jupiter. We do make mistakes sometimes.

LA Class this year! *Your child is free to read whatever he/she wants unless there is an issue. *Our great genre challenge will begin at the beginning of the 2nd 9 weeks. *Your child should read about 20 minutes nightly. This will most likely be the only homework from me! *We use a variety of computer programs in ELA class.

Paid for by: Good Sports Always Recycle grant won by Yours Truly! Recycling *Please send any of the following to be recycled here at school: *rinsed and crushed plastics (milk jugs, 2 liter bottles, water bottles, etc.) Students may drop off any morning by Dr. Blair’s office. Paid for by: Good Sports Always Recycle grant won by Yours Truly!

Thank you! We are in this together, and we want this to be a fantastic year for you and your child! Next stop: Mr. Roach (math)