Welcome to Back-to-School Night Fifth Grade Mrs. Julander kijulander@wsd.net cell 435-279-3741 Mrs. Dahl shdahl@wsd.net cell 801-668-5812

My Connect My connect is the district's way of keeping parents informed. Parents can sign up for group texts on a class and school wide level. These texts will be different, so you will want to be on both lists. This is how we will keep you informed of field trips, items to remember, etc. Please don’t delay in signing up.

Schedule Breakfast: 8:00-8:25 First Bell: 8:30 a.m. Sharpen pencils Tardy Bell: 8:35 a.m. in your seat doing morning bell work located on the board. Recess: 10:15-10:30 a.m. Lunch: 12:10-12:45 p.m. Dismissal: 3:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. on Wednesdays

Specials Monday- Character training Wednesday – Library (Don’t forget your books). Wear good shoes for P.E.

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Student Expectations Come to class and be on time. Be prepared with all assignments completed. Be an active learner- participate! Respect others. Study your spelling words. Ken Garff Reading Challenge- Read 20+ minutes every night!

Balanced Literacy Spelling Vocabulary Development Fluency Comprehension Writing Motivation

Math Curriculum Operations & Algebraic Thinking Number & Operations in Base Ten Number & Operations-Fractions Measurement & Data Geometry

Hands-On Science Fifth grade will complete five hands-on science units this year: Chemical and Physical Changes in Matter Land Formations Magnetism and Electricity Heredity

Homework Math homework will be assigned through an online program called Ten Marks the link is: https://www.tenmarks.com/login Students may access it from PC, laptop, tablets, and even smart phones. If this is going to be a problem please let Mrs. Julander know so other arrangements can be made. Students will log in using their assigned username and password. New assignments will be available on Monday and old assignments will need to be completed by Sunday night. Expect to see three assignments with ten questions each. Students will know their score immediately and will be required to redo the assignment if 80% or higher is not achieved. Mrs. Julander will be available to tutor for math in the Morning from 8:00-8:30. Please email, text, or call her to make those arrangements.

Supplies Needed for the Classroom Your student is provided with everything they need for a successful school year. Items that would be suitable to donate to the classroom would include: Ticonderoga pencils or other high quality pencils hand sanitizer books sanitizing wipes toys or treats we could use in our classroom sale granola bars, or other healthy snacks that don’t expire quickly bottled water (It will be very hot the first few weeks of school and a water bottle is recommended for hydration.) Trapper keepers and pencil containers are not allowed due to distractions of learning and custodial issues. Students may not use pen on any assignment unless required by the teacher (not even erasable ink). Personal items such as mp3 players, video games, and other toys should be left at home. These types of items may be confiscated and kept until the end of the year, or until a parent or guardian comes to pick it up. Cell phone permission slips must be filled out in the office and cell phones should be turned off during school hours. Students should always have a book to read at home and at school.

Birthdays You may bring a store bought treat for birthdays. Be sure to bring enough for everyone. We will celebrate summer birthdays on half birthdays.

Bathroom Pass Each student will be expected to use the restroom at the designated times, but a pass is provided for emergencies. There is five punches per quarter. Students who use their breaks appropriately and never punch their pass will be rewarded.

Classroom Management We will be giving “class money” to reward students. At the end of each quarter students will have the opportunity to bring donations to the class auction. Teachers will also add prizes to the auction. Money can also be taken away when students are not on task. For more serious problems parents will be called and a plan of action will be made. We would like the consequence to fit the misbehavior whenever possible.

Discipline Policy Room Rules Be Respectful Stay on Task Follow directions Be prepared Keeps hands and feet to self Classroom and school expectations will be discussed as a classroom community. Consequences will be based upon each individual offense. We believe in warnings and reminders for everyday slip ups and rewarding exceptional behavior. However, serious offenses will not be tolerated and will require immediate discipline. Negative attitudes, being unkind to others, and repeated offenses will warrant a call home and an office referral.

Daily Planner Your child will receive a planner to record homework assignments daily. Please check it every Friday and sign it. Planner needs to be returned at the beginning of each week. This will be recorded and be part of your students grade. You can communicate with us through the planner, email, text, or a phone call.

Weekly Progress Report / Friday Activities Expect your student to receive note home each Friday that either congratulates them for having no missing work or lists the assignments that they are missing. The students will have until Tuesday to have the work handed in, completed and a parent’s signature, as well as recorded reading minutes of at least 5 days a week is required to attend the activity. If the student is missing any of the assignments (including reading minutes) or a signature they will not be able to attend Friday Activity, no exceptions! Students who are able to attend the Friday activity will participate in an extra P.E. or free time in the computer lab. Students who are unable to participate in the Friday Activity, due to missing work (reading minutes) or missing parent signature will spend that time working on the missing work.

Attendance Please try your very best not to miss any school days. (see attendance note in packet) It is the students responsibility to make sure that all assignments are completed within a week of the absence. Keep good communication with your teacher for help with assignments that were missed. After 3 unexcused absences student will receive an oops ticket. After 5 there will be a phone call home and principal will be notified.