1. Step 1. Find your child’s desk. Step 3. Please fill out the online form if you did not do so on Meet The Teacher Night Step 4. Please complete Step 2. Respond back to your child’s letter. Make sure you know where you will travel For block B and block C Welcome Follow the steps below

2. 2015-2016 Mrs. Donna Palo Room 154

3. 7:45-8:05- Media Center 8:05-8:20 Unpack/Announcements 8:20-9:20- Science 9:20-9:50- Personalization/S.S 9:55-11:20- Block B 11:25-12:20- Block C 12:20-12:45- Lunch 12:55-1:25- Block C 1:25-1:35- Homeroom/Pack Up/Read Aloud 1:35-2:00- Recess 2:05- 2:55- Specials 3:00-Dismissal

4. Day 1 PE1 DAY 3 Music Day 5 PE2 Day 2 Art Day 4 PBL

5. Day 6 Chinese DAY 7 A – Guidance B - Media

6. Stinger Says.. BE RESPECTFUL BE READY BE RESPONSIBLE Behavior Cards 80% Passport/stickers Rewards

8. We flexibly group students in Reading and Math. We initially looked at EOG or other state tests along with grades and any other data that was available to us from the end of fourth grade. We are assessing students all the time to see if their placement is still where it needs to be. The teachers will meet as a team during data teams to discuss movement of students. Your child’s homeroom teacher will let you know if a move will happen.

9. Grade Scale A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 County policy states that I have 7 days to input grades into powerschool from the time it was due. Powerschool is currently unavailable. Once in Powerschool, if you click on the grade, you will see all the grades that created your child’s average.

10. Should be 45 minutes- not including assigned Reading time

11. Please fill out the online excuse form when your child is going to be absent. If you do not have access to the online form, please send in a note the day your child returns back to school. When a child returns back to school, they need to check the “While You Were Away” board for makeup work. Students have the same amount of days they were absent to make up their work.

12. Writing is integrated in all of our subjects. Smaller writing units will be a part of the reading block

13. Forces and Motion; Matter: Properties and Change; Energy: Conservation and Transfer; Weather; Cells/Human Body; Ecosystems; Evolution and Genetics Science notebook Vocabulary notecards Science assessment in June on the computer. Number 1 in county Grades come from classwork, science notebook, quizzes, in-class projects and activities, and tests Automatic homework- study science notebook AT LEAST three times a week for 10- 15 minutes. 8:20- 9:20

14. All About the United States: Current Events History Government Economics ~Interactive units and notebook ~Grades come from classwork, quizzes, notebook checks, tests

15. Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school-filled with water. Can take to their other classes with them. Students may bring a snack to eat in the morning during homeroom. Must be something small and easy to eat while they still work. Snack Water Bottles

16. Birthday treats may be brought to school. Must be store bought. We do have nut allergies in our classroom. Birthday treats will be shared with homeroom classes during the morning snack times since students are with their block C classes for lunch. Please email me to let me know if you will be sending in a birthday treat to share with our homeroom. Birthday Treats

17. ~ We will be 2 to 1 in our technology here at HES ~ 5 th Graders will use Mac Air Laptops ~Students are allowed to B.Y.O.T ~Please go to the Harrisburg web page and fill in the permission form before letting students bring technology ~I prefer that students not use their phones as their technology devices because the screens are so small Technology

18. If students have an iPad they can download the Dream box app as well as the vocabulary app for iReady. If students are using a droid device they will need to download the puffin web browser app. This web browser will allow them to get on Dream box via the web. Technology

19. ~Please e-mail with any questions or concerns. I will get back to you with in 24 hours. Due to our schedule I will be checking email in the morning but not again until the end of the day. ~Folders will come home on Thursdays. Please sign the index card that you have seen the folder. Students will be able to turn in their index cards at the end of the nine weeks to get extra credit points. ~Please also sign your child’s behavior card on Thursday evening. Communication

20. Frank Liske Park- Different stations based off our science standards 2 nd trip ???? Cabarrus Arts Council UNCC Education Day Middle School visit

21. Jennifer Rhyne- Room Parent *Anything that is needed will come through her *PTA is always looking for volunteers as well. Please consider filling out the volunteer sheet that was sent home in the PTA folders.

22. June 7,2016- D.A.R.E Graduation/Awards Program @ 8:45. Usually lasts until about 10:30 PTA meeting September 10, 2015

23. My website is updated at the Least every other week. You can check your child’s Reading and math teacher’s Pages as well

24. Donna.Palo@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

25. “B” Block – 10:55 to 11:20 Curriculum: Whole Numbers and Order of Operations Number and Operations with Fractions Understanding Decimals Multiple and Divide with Decimals and Fractions Measurement and Volume Geometry and Coordinate Plane *90 minute block/Rotations PBL, Math Rules, Math Olympiad, ALEKS, AIG, Math Around the World Homework 2 to 3 nights a week

26. Donna.Palo@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

27. “C” Block – 11:25 to 1:20 Curriculum: Whole Numbers and Order of Operations Number and Operations with Fractions Understanding Decimals Multiple and Divide with Decimals and Fractions Measurement and Volume Geometry and Coordinate Plane 90 Minute/Rotations Whole group lesson, Task Cards or Games, Dreambox, Individual Practice Dreambox, and Me Lunch 12:20-12:45 Homework 2 to 3 nights a week

28. Donna.Palo@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

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