1. WELCOME to the Lucky Longshoe Learning Community!
Hello Parents! Your child has designed a “personalized license plate”. Please add 3-5 words that describe your child along the bottom margin. Feel free to use the markers and/or colored pencils.
2. Please leave the license plate on your child’s desk for us to display at school.

2. Our First Day Together! 

3. Grade 5 Room 25 Mrs. Heidi Long Principal Certification
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Principal Certification
Autism Certification Program
Warwick Elementary School
Power Point can be found on website

4. Who is Mrs. Long? The Long Family Jake Cabela Tanner Annie Morgan
Hunter
Sorrell

5. Developing Your Child Socially & Emotionally

6. Lucky Longshoe Learning Community
Common goals
Synergize & Give Feedback
Make mistakes
Problem Solve
Laugh a lot!
Support
Learn & Grow
Care & Show Compassion
WHO are we?

7. Values vs. Rules
We practice values each day that our community has identified as important to us
Heart of our classroom interactions and management system
Classroom: Lucky Longshoes, Class Earned Longshoes, Think Breaks, Celebration of Positive Practices
Schoolwide: Power Paws, Warwick Wonders, Behavior Notices, Boomerang Awards (handout)

8. Developing Your Child Academically
Begins with success standards & values:
Mistake*Ability: The ability to make mistakes and feel lucky you have the chance to grow from them

9. A Walk Through Your Child’s Day
8:45-9:30 Arrival and Class Meeting
9:30-10:50 MATH
10:50-11:30 Social Studies/Science
11:30-12:05 Writing
12:05-1:05 Lunch & Recess
1:05-1:30 Writing
1:30-2:10 SPECIAL
2:10-3:40 Reading
3:40-4:05 Pack up & Dismissal
Paper will be sent home with all curriculum websites and login information

10. Class Meeting 9:15-9:30 Focus on social/emotional
Development of our Lucky Longshoe Learning Community
Review of targets for the day

11. Math 9:30-10:50 Students switch classes Xtramath.org 3 times per week
Everyday Math Games Online
Homework to be copied during math class
Maintain math notebook
SRB & Study Links online access
Test Alerts with standards/skills being assessed (few days prior)

12. Accelerated Math Considerations
Rooted in fifth grade CBSD curriculum
Enhanced with sixth grade CBSD concepts & skills
Accelerated pace
Progress Report Indicators
*Scores of meeting and exceeding the standard for all descriptors in MP 4
*Scores of exceeding the standard for more than one descriptor during MP 4
Teacher Recommendation
REQUIRED
4th Grade End of Year Test
90 % or higher
4th Grade Portfolio Task B
80% or higher
4th Grade PSSA Score
(top 25 %) 1157

13. Social Studies/Science 10:50-11:30
Marking Period
Units of Study 1
Geography
Nature’s Recyclers 2
Native Americans and Exploration
Energy
3 and 4
The Road to the Revolution
The Revolutionary War
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Weather

14. Writing/Language Arts 11:30-12:05/1:05-1:30
Writing Units: narrative, opinion, informative, test taking
Writer’s Notebook & Binder
Grammar & Spelling Morning Work
*Spelling/Grammar Test Friday

15. Most days this time is available to students for extra help
Lunch & Recess 12:05-1:05
Most days this time is available to students for extra help

16. Specials 1:30-2:10 Monday: PE Tuesday: Library Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Music
Friday: QUEST

17. Reading 2:10-3:40 Book Clubs with Small Groups Independent reading
Monthly book log (take home folder; parent initial each week)
At least 100 minutes every week
Read Aloud (and snack time)

18. What should I expect in regards to homework?
Daily (except Friday) & Posted on my teacher site
Assignment book
50 minutes maximum
Independent (reading, math)
Studying for assessments/study guides
Reading each night & log
Missed assignments: student will parent
Assessed student work: signed & returned
*homework will be reasonable; understand home schedules and time; if homework not done, not punish, however, build a plan of support

19. Kathryn Otoshi is coming to Warwick Tuesday, September 20th
Kathryn Otoshi is coming to Warwick Tuesday, September 20th!, September 20th!
Book orders due Wednesday, September 7th.

20. Updates to Grades 5 and 6 Report Card
Letter grades added in Reading, Math, Writing, Science, and Social Studies during all four marking periods
Learning Indicators will be reported with a +, S, - instead of E, M, A, LP
Report in grades K-4 is unchanged
Sign Up Genius for 1st & 3rd Marking Period Conferences

21. Special Fifth Grade Items
Parent/Child Book Clubs (2 times, late fall and spring)
Peace Valley Nature Center, Ecology Field Trip (Wed, October 26th)
Halloween Parade and Party
Winter Celebration – December 2016
Reading Olympics (Spring 2017)
Spring Field Trip (TBD)
Instruments/Band
End of Year Celebration – June 2017
Bus safeties

22. What school policies do I need to know about?
ABSENCES: to teacher & Carin Richter
No worries…
VOLUNTEERS: need clearances
BIRTHDAYS: “Foodless”, but we will honor & celebrate!
HEALTH:
Inform nurse of any medical changes

23. What are the BIG goals for your child?
to be a compassionate classroom community member
to achieve his/her personal best each day
to self regulate emotions
to be an independent thinker
to develop confidence in expression

24. What really matters? I promise to embrace your child like my very own
I will differentiate my instruction to meet your child’s academic/emotional strengths and needs
I will maintain communication with you
I love what I do each day and your child will know that!