Curriculum Night Welcome Parents!!!
Tribes Agreements Attentive Listening Mutual Respect Appreciation/No Put Downs Right to Participate or Pass Personal Best Safety
Character Counts Trustworthiness Respect Responsibility Fairness Caring Citizenship
7 Habits 1. Be Proactive 2. Begin with the End in Mind 3. Put First Things First 4. Think Win/Win 5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood 6. Synergize 7. Sharpen the Saw
Communication Phone Call ( ext.119) Agendas Responsibility Forms (Blue Slips) Infinite Campus Teacher Web Page
Homework Policy Assignments are to be turned in before specials on the due date. Assignments turned in late receive a 20% penalty. Assignments turned in 7 days after the due date will result in a zero. Blue Slips may be given for late work. Late work may result in the loss of recess.
Dress Code No short shorts – must cover the buttocks and a modest area of the leg Tank tops must have straps at least 2 inches wide EACH No baggy/saggy pants No see through clothing No undergarments showing No alcohol, drugs, gambling, defamatory, obscene, or gang related messages on clothing Ear Piercings only No Unnatural Hair Colors No plastic flip-flops All other items on dress code policy
Attendance Please schedule appointments for after school If after school is not possible, then first thing in the morning is best Letter after 5 days missed Truancy Letter after 10 days missed Absences result in missed instruction time Student’s responsibility to complete all assignments missed due to an absence
Math Glencoe Math Book Time Tests Math Skills TWIST Packets (Science Grade)
Social Studies Glencoe Social Studies Book Ancient Civilizations w/ Related Projects Castle Day (March 6 th ) Country Research Reports (Ongoing – Culminating in a Presentation in May)
Science District Kits – Measuring Time (One-Minute Timers) – Landforms – Experimenting with Plants Health Egg Drop
Reading Harcourt Reading Book Literature Studies Reading Skills AR – Daily Independent Reading Expectation is 50 pages (Based on a rate of 1 page per min for 60 minutes) – Must take AR test on book to show comprehension – Daily participation points for independent reading – Track pages daily
Language Write for the Future / from the Beginning Focus on the following Genres: – Essay (Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive) – Personal Narrative – Story – Letters Grammar Skills Poetry
Field Trips Planned or Being Considered – Kartchner Caverns (Landforms): 2 nd Quarter – Renaissance Festival (Middle Ages): 3 rd Quarter – MIM (Ancient Cultures): May Tax Credits will be gladly accepted and are encouraged when paying for field trips. We will let you know how much the field trips cost as the year progresses.
PTSO Get involved! We need more parents to take an active role. Lots of opportunities to serve!