1. Insert your Classroom name here.
Welcome
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2. About Me Insert Text Here… Insert Photo Here… Ideas: Ideas:
Years of teaching
Grade levels of experience
Special Recognitions or Degrees
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Your family
Picture of you
Fun picture

3. What To Expect This Year
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Mention a fun field trip
Special events specific to your grade level
Types of transitioning (Do you change classes?)
What technology do you use? Show them.
Is your grade a critical grade for passing?

4. (Feel free to use these or edit and put your own.)
Communication
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Class blog (hyperlink your blog)
Agendas
Binder
Behavior Sheets
Graded Work
Homework
Progress Reports
Parent/Teacher Conferences

5. (Feel free to use these or edit and put your own.)
Agendas
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Written in EVERY morning
Homework & Classwork listed
Important Reminders
Signed EVERY Night

6. (Feel free to use these or edit and put your own.)
Binders
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** Comes home nightly
Holds Agenda
Behavior Calendar
Graded Work
Notes to and from school
Homework & Unfinished Work

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Behavior Management
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Earn classroom Tickets
Buy Tickets For Special Privileges
Classroom Economy
Behavior Bingo
Bucket Fillers
Nightly behavior sheet

8. (Feel free to use these or edit and put your own.)
Graded Work
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Standards Based Reporting
Examples…1, 2, 3 or 18/20
3 Proficient –consistent and independent
2 Basic Understanding
1 Minimal Understanding
May also be marked ……
*Checked Together (CT) Guided Lesson (GL) Practice (PR)
Not all papers are graded but are used to drive instruction

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Homework
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Written in agenda DAILY
Monday – Thursdays ….Math and Reading Every Night
Studying for Unit tests
Reading at home
You might want to mention the consequences for no homework here too. 

10. Curriculum
Connection

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Literacy
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Reader’s Workshop
Writer’s Workshop
Increasing fluency and text complexity
Digging Deeper into text through writing
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Student’s Writer’s Notebook
Student’s Reader’s Notebook

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Math
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Guided Math
Hands-on learning
Math Journals
Rocket Math (timed tests)
Multiplication
Creating Critical Thinkers
Through Problem Solving
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Student’s Math Journal
Picture of Math Text book used
Example of Problem Solving they will see this year
Picture of last years students using manipulatives

13. Science & Social Studies
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Units will alternate
Social Studies begins with how Greece shaped U.S.
Science begins with Rocks & Minerals
Generally no homework other than studying for a unit test
Study Guides will be posted on blog
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Student’s Science Journal
Student’s Soc. Stud. Journal
Picture of one of the topics covered

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Testing
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ITBS – October
CoGAT - October
CRCT – April (Critical)

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Absences &Tardiness
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Make-up work will be sent up in the afternoons or when student returns
Not all work can be made up
Send in an excuse letter
After multiple absences a letter is sent home from the school/county.
Remember, excessive tardiness have a negative impact on student achievement

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Other Info…
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Birthday Treats
Snacks
Join PTA and sign up for their online newsletters.

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Thanks For Coming By!
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I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!

18. Teacher Notes

19. Credits