Fifth Grade teachers: Mrs. Hablutzel and Mrs. Stewart

Welcome!  Have a look around  Can you find your desk?  Please take time to organize your desk with your materials

Mrs. Hablutzel  7 th Year teaching in Dwight, Illinois  Grew up in South Suburbs of Chicago  Graduated from Southern Illinois University  Masters Degree in Administration  Married David Hablutzel in 2011  One son, Cole. Almost 1 year old.  Dog named Oscar  Favorite Color: Purple

Mrs. Stewart  17 years teaching in Dwight  Grew up in Kewanee, IL  Lived in Las Vegas, NV  Graduated from St. Ambrose University  Masters Degree for a Reading Specialist  Married to Eric  Three children: Sarah, Ethan, and Melissa  Dogs: Belle and Wrigley  Favorite Color: Blue

On your desk you will find…  Your textbooks: please put them in your desk  You planner: please put it in your desk  Fifth grade letter: read carefully and sign  Fifth Grade Re-Do Policy: read carefully  Fifth Grade Schedule: put this in your binder  Parent Questionnaire: to be taken home, filled out, and brought back on 1 st day of school  Student Handbook Form & District Wellness Policy: to be signed and returned to school  Dwight Elementary School Wellness Program: to be taken home  School Calendar: to be taken home  Arbor Management, Inc Letter: to be taken home

Some Burning Questions Answered  Yes! Fifth grade teachers have high expectations.  Yes! All work is expected to be turned in on time and there are consequences for not doing so.  Yes! You will spend half the day with Mrs. Hablutzel and half with Mrs. Stewart.  Yes! You will probably have some homework every night.  Yes! You always need to write in complete sentences.  Yes! You will be changing clothes for P.E.  Yes! You will have one quarter of Health with Mrs. Goodwin rather than P.E.

Homework  All homework is expected to be turned in on time.  On time is considered in the teacher’s hand during the class period it is due.  All homework will be collected from the entire class at one time.  If an assignment is finished early, the student will need to store the assignment in their binder until it is collected.  There are consequences for not completing work on time.  See Fifth Grade Homework Policy for more details  Use your planner on a daily basis to prevent homework issues  All assignments will be Tweeted on a daily basis. You may follow Mrs. Hablutzel and Mrs. Stewart on Twitter or see Tweets on the Fifth Grade Team Website.

Formative and Summative  Formative Assessment is to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback about a student’s progress (ex: Classroom Assignments)  Summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at then end of a unit (ex: Tests)  In fifth grade 60% of the grade will be Summative and 40% will be Formative

New this Year! Assignments Can Be RE-DONE!!  Any assignment that is turned in ON TIME can be RE- DONE.  Students may re-do assignments as many times as they choose  Students may earn full credit for Re-Done assignments  Assignments can be re-done up to 1 week before the quarter ends  Students are responsible for knowing what assignments they want to re-do and filling out a request form for new copies of an assignment  Teachers will not write down all assignments for the students that can be re-done.  Highlight corrections

DASH  Fifth grade students will now participate in DASH  DASH stands for Discipline Action Study Hall  Any student with an incomplete homework assignment will be sent to DASH during their lunch  1 st -No Consequence 2 nd Warning Note 3 rd 30 min detention 4 th 30 min detention 5 th 1hr. Sat. detention  Mrs. Goodwin is the DASH supervisor

Planners  EVERY student is expected to write ALL assignments in their planner, even if the assignment is completed.  Suggestion: Write “Done” next to the completed assignments  Parents: Please check planners every night to ensure that ALL assignments are complete

Binders  ALL students are expected to have a binder  Zippered binders work the best  ALL assignments should be stored in the binder, in the corresponding folder at ALL times  Keeping assignments in your desk will only cause lost and late assignments.  Things to keep in the binder:  Loose leaf paper  Planner  Labeled folders with assignments inside  Zippered pencil pouch to hold writing utensils

Switching  Mrs. Hablutzel teaches a section of Reading and all Social Studies and Language Arts  Mrs. Stewart teaches a section of Reading and all Math and Science.  Students are expected to bring ALL materials and assignments with them to class, there will be NO returning to class for forgotten items.  This is why the binder is SO important

Any questions?  Mrs. Hablutzel and Mrs. Stewart are eagerly anticipating the start of the new school year.  We have a lot of fun and challenging activities planned that will have all fifth graders using their critical thinking skills.  Please get a good nights sleep to start off the school year with a smile!  Sharon Soto is in the cafeteria accepting money for lunch tickets for your convenience.