Welcome to Team 5D Rakel Bernstein-Language Arts Amie Cavender- Math Melissa Monroe-Social Studies Sondra Nichols- Reading Tammy Norman- Science

Our Team Goal: Our goal as an educational team is not only to teach reading, math, and science but to build strong individuals. Our students should leave better citizens who take responsibility for themselves and exhibit an ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings.

What are the classroom guidelines? R aise my hand and wait my turn. Excessive noise, tapping, humming, talking, etc., is unacceptable. E veryone’s property is private. Ask permission before taking. S peak in an appropriate tone of voice and acceptable volume. Use acceptable vocabulary. P eople do not like to be hurt. Keep hands, feet, objects, and rude comments to myself. Stay in my seat. E veryone comes to class prepared, in appropriate dress. C lean up after myself. No gum, drinks, or candy in class. T ake responsibility in the hall. Walk in a quiet straight line.

Classroom Consequences Each nine weeks, the students will be supplied with an expectation card. Conduct marks will be recorded on this card by each teacher in the appropriate box. Cards are sent home on Thursday for parent initials and are to be returned to class on Friday morning Loss of this card will result in a new card being issued. Student will receive a U in conduct for that week.

Positive Reinforcement Ticket System At the end of the nine weeks, students with all Es will be eligible to attend an all E luncheon. Free Time Friday

Following guidelines will result in: A stress free learning environment for students and their peers A pleasant and orderly classroom Greater opportunity for fun, engaging activities

Not following guidelines will result in: CONSEQUENCES: 1 st Warning Given 2 nd Warning with conduct mark 3 rd Conduct mark with call to parent 4 th Loss of privileges with call to parent (seat moved, time out in another classroom, etc.) 5 th 30 minute detention with teacher (time at teacher’s discretion/parent is contacted) 6 th Referral to office Severe unacceptable behavior will result in an immediate office referral

Severe Clause Any student who uses profanity, fights, damages school property (this includes the property of the teacher and other students), or is disrespectful (as defined by the teacher) will be sent to the office IMMEDIATELY.

Communication Thursday – Team folder (red) goes home with your student. Graded papers, important handouts, and weekly conduct card will be placed in this folder. Parents sign the conduct card acknowledging receipt of the conduct card and the papers sent home; the folder and conduct card will need to be returned to the teacher. You will keep papers and handouts. Students should be filling in their agendas every day. Teachers will check agendas periodically. You can use the agenda as a guide for your students’ class work and to keep track of homework assignments..

Communication (continued) Student and parent conferences will be scheduled as the teacher deems necessary, or as the parent requests. As we spend most of our time in instruction and cannot always get the a phone, the best form of communication is . We would greatly appreciate addresses from all of our parents.

Webpages Parents have access to our teacher webpages via Rogers homepage. Webpages hold valuable information about homework, projects, and upcoming events.

Grading Policy Grades for all subjects are weighted as follows: 50% Daily Grades 40% Test Grades 10% Homework

Make-up Work Policy If your child is absent from school, they will need an absence note which will be turned in to the attendance clerk. They will have three days to complete any work missed while they were absent. It is their responsibility to ask for work and turn it in within the given time. If work is not received, a zero will be given for the assignment.

Corrections Any paper on which your child makes below a 70 may be corrected and brought back to school by the following Monday. Include a parent signature. Tests are an exception to this rule and must be corrected with the teacher. The maximum grade for corrections is 70%. A second copy is NOT given for corrections.

How to Make Corrections Make corrections on a separate sheet of paper. Staple the corrections to the top of the original. If paper is multiple choice, student must prove their answers. Then, turn in the paper no later than the Monday after the paper was returned to you. Please make sure it is signed by a parent/guardian.

Late Work If your student does not have their work on its’ scheduled due date, a conduct mark will be given and they will be Zapped for the assignment. Point deductions for late papers are as follows: One Day Late= Eleven point deduction Two Days Late= Twenty point deduction Three or more Days late = Teacher discretion

ZAP Zeros Are Not Permitted!!! If a student fails to complete assignments and has missing work, they are “Zapped.” This means that the missing work is forwarded to the office and the student gets a “You’ve Been Zapped” pass. The next morning the student must report to the office with their Zap pass. Once they complete the assignment, their name is removed from the list. Students who do not finish their assignments will remain on the list and are required to complete work the next day following the same procedure. If a student fails to show up for ZAP, they will be assigned an after school detention.

Tutorials Tutorials are offered to students Tues- Fri from 8-8:20. Students will need to pick up a pass in the gym and report to the appropriate teacher. If you feel your child needs additional assistance, please the teacher directly.

What will we be doing this year? Language Arts GrammarWriting: VocabularyJournal SpellingPoetry Persuasive Narrative

What will we be doing this year? Social Studies

What will we be doing this year? Science Collaboration with group Scientific investigation and reasoning Matter and Energy Force, Motion, and Energy Earth and Space Organisms and Environment

What will we be doing this year? Math Whole Numbers/ Decimals Factoring Problem Solving Patterns Relationships Multiplying/ Dividing Fractions Estimation Probability/ Statistics Graphing Measurement Geometry

What will we be doing this year? Reading Literacy Circles Book Reviews Reading Strategies Novel Sets Cultivating a love of Reading

Questions?