1. Welcome!
2018 School Year

2. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
About Me
Morning Meetings
Classroom Policies
Field Trips
Grading & Report Cards
Communication
Curriculum
Incentives & Behavior Chart

3. About Me Madeline is 11 in 6th grade Nicholas is 9 in 4th grade
This is my 20th year of teaching
Grades taught-3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th
EGUSD DBQ trainer
DBQ presenter at National Conferences

4. Morning Meeting Meetings every morning except Fridays (assemblies)
Sets a positive tone
Improves academic and social skills
School is a safe place
Feelings are important
Everyone speaks
Appropriate comments are key
Favorite part of the day

5. Classroom Policies Griffin Greeters 8:30-8:40 8:40-doors open
Recess 10:55-11:10 Lunch 1:10-1:55
Fruits, vegetables and water allowed in class
Early dismissal on 2:25
Daily 3:15
Silent cell phones-never visible at school or taken on field trips

6. Field Trips Alliance Redwoods in December-$50 deposit needed ASAP Imax
UC Davis Campus Tour
In class presentations by outside companies

7. Grading & Report Cards Percentage Breakdown on other handout
Check grades on Parent Vue
Recommend student asks questions about grades
Best time to ask, “How can I raise my grade?”-MID TRIMESTER
New Report Card and subjects
Straight A’s
Homework-math nightly, reading, study for tests and quizzes
Reading Counts quizzes available

8. Communication Main goal for student to advocate for them self
for non-urgent matters-need 24 hours
School phone line for dismissal changes
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Download Remind App and join our class for updates
Parent Conferences available upon request

9. Curriculum Math- quizzes mid chapter, tests at end
Reading-mixture of Wonders and Novels
Wonders assessments are on Tuesdays
Science-online, not much in book ( Earth Science & Astronomy)
Social Studies-mixture of DBQ’s and piloting materials (Ancient Civilizations)
Writing/Language-DBQ’s, DLR, Essays, Spelling
PE- Twice a week with Mrs. Haynes, once with me
Computers-once a week on non-track change weeks
Chromebooks utilized weekly
Library-once a week

10. Incentives/ Behavior Chart/Supplies
Clip up/down chart
Fun “prizes” for ending the day on Principled
Class prize-Otter Pops
Donations needed-
Otter Pops
Kleenex
Wipes
Your child may want to bring their own pair of ear buds and a wireless mouse to use