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. At the end of the time, write your name & ? on a sticky note & put it on the Board. Step 2. Respond back to your child’s letter. Do Not flip it over yet! No cheating **Make sure you know where you will travel For block B and block C Welcome!! Follow the steps below

2. 2015-2016 Mrs. Chelsea Chandler Room 163

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 12:25-12:50- 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 Music DAY 3 PE 2 Day 5 Guidance or Media Day 2 PBL Day 4 Chinese

5. Day 6 PE 1 DAY 7 ART NOTE: We highly encourage students to wear tennis shoes on PE days! Specials are from 2:05- 2:55 daily. Specials Teachers will follow discipline plan as well.

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 re asses 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. All assignments count one time Tests count twice Projects count twice County policy states that I have 7 days to input grades into Power School

10. Science- Students will study 10 minutes every night with Parent Signature due on Fridays. Reading- Students will have to read a total of 90 minutes Mon.-Thurs. Parent should sign agenda to verify. Due on Fridays.

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, in-class projects and activities, and tests Automatic homework- study science notebook 10 minutes nightly. 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. Students have a SS notebook as well.

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 at 9:45. 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. 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 my 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. **CORRECTION: If you need to change transportation for your child, please send in a note with your child that morning. ~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. THIS IS MY EXTRA CREDIT! ~Please also sign your child’s behavior card on Thursday evening. If it is not signed, it will be a letter below. 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. June 7,2016- D.A.R.E Graduation/Awards Program @ 8:45. Usually lasts until about 10:30 PTA meeting September 10, 2015

22. My website is updated at the start of each month. You can check your child’s Reading and Math teacher’s pages as well.

23. chelsea.chandler@cabarrus.k12.nc.us Remind App Text the number 81010 with the message appropriate to your child’s class to get my Reminders throughout the school year! Homeroom- @d5227f Block B- @85bd0b Block C- @85bd0bd

24. Block B 9:55-11:25 Block C- 11:25-1:25 Lunch 12:25-12:50 *Novel Studies *Vocabulary Studies *Reader’s Workshop *Reading Notebook *Classroom books with baggies *Small Groups

25. I am an East Carolina alumni and currently working through my Master’s at Liberty University in School Counseling. I taught 3rd grade for two years in Mt. Gilead, NC. I live with my husband and two, four-legged children in Albemarle, NC. I am so excited about starting my first year of teaching at Harrisburg Elementary School!

26. *If students arrive to school prior to 8:05, they will go to Bee Hive in the Library.