1. Curriculum Night Welcome Parents!!!

2. Tribes Agreements Attentive Listening Mutual Respect Appreciation/No Put Downs Right to Participate or Pass Personal Best

3. The 7 Habits of Happy Kids Habit 1: Be Proactive Take responsibility for your life Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Define your mission and goals in life Habit 3: Put First Things First Prioritize, and do the most important things first. Habit 4: Think Win-Win Have an everyone-can-win attitude

4. The 7 Habits of Happy Kids Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Listen to people sincerely Habit 6: Synergize Work together to achieve more Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Renew yourself regularly

5. Character Counts Trustworthiness Respect Responsibility Fairness Caring Citizenship

6. Communication Email – michelle.giltner@gilbertschools.net Phone Call/Text – 480-688-7059 Agendas Responsibility Forms (Blue Slips) Infinite Campus Friday Reflection/Report

7. Homework Policy Assignments are to be turned in before announcements are over on the due date. Late work/homework will result in the loss of recess Assignments turned in 7 days after the due date will result in a zero. Blue Slips may be given for late work

8. 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

9. 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

10. Schedule of the Day 8:08 – School starts 8:20– Reading Intervention 9:05 – Specials 9:45– Math Interventions 10:20– Math 11:20– Reading 12:10– Lunch / Recess 12:50- Language Arts 2:00- Social Studies/Science 3:00 - Dismissal

11. Math Glencoe Math Book Twist Packs (Science grade) Timed Tests for basic math facts Intervention/Enrichment Special Projects

12. Social Studies Glencoe Social Studies Book Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Middle Ages, etc. Art Projects dealing with ancient civilizations Castle Day- March 6th Country Research Reports-May 2015

13. Science District Kits – Landforms – Measuring Time – Plants Egg Drop

14. Reading Harcourt Reading Book Literature Studies AR – Daily reading assignment is 50 pages per day – Must take AR test on book to show comprehension – Daily participation points for independent reading – Track pages daily – Vocabulary Quizzes

15. Language Write for the Future / from the Beginning 5 Paragraph Essays Grammar Skills Focus on the following Genres: – Descriptive, Expository, Personal Narrative, Story, Letters, Poetry

16. Field Trips Field Trips being planned or considered – Kartchner Caverns (Landforms) – Renaissance Festival (Middle Ages) Tax Credits will be gladly accepted. I will let you know the amount for field trips when everything has been decided.

17. Save the Dates October 16 & 17 –Parent Teacher Conferences October 31 – Toga Day – The Greeks December 19 – Toga Day – The Romans March 3 – Renaissance Festival March 6 – Castle Day May 12 –Journey Across Time Evening Exhibit May 13 - Journey Across Time Day Exhibit May 21 – 6 th Grade Promotion & Awards Program