Dear Parents,
Welcom to a new year at Pine Level Elementary School. I am delighted to have your child in my class this year. We can look forward to many exciting and rewarding experiences. here are some things I think you and your child should be aware of this year.
Students are sharpening their study skills of note-taking, comprehension, writing and problem solving in all subject areas this year we are excited to include AMSTI Math and Science kits for "hands on" exploration.These activities are sure to help prepare for the SAT 10/ARMT test in April.
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If your child will not be at school due to illness, appointments, etc., please notify the school as soon as possible. Students will have two days for each absent day to make up their work and return a note concerning their absences.Lengthy vacations can be worked out before your child leaves or asked to make up their work after they return.
Makeup Work
In accordance with the Autauga County Code of Conduct the following makeup work guidelines will be used in my classroom. An individual makeup work
sheet is printed for each student for each day there is an absence and placed in the makeup work tray along with any handouts. It is the student's
responsibility to check this tray and obtain his/her makeup work upon return to school. Students need to see me to arrange a time to make up any tests
or quizzes that cannot be made up at home. Failure to turn in homework or makeup tests and/or quizzes will result in a zero. This can have a detrimental effecton a student's final grade. According to the Pine Level Handbook students have three days to complete makeup work. A delay in completing makeup work could place an undue hardship on the student.
Class Rules
1. Follow directions
2.Stay on task
3.Keep hands,feet and objects to yourself
4.Do your best at all time
5.Be polite and respect others and their property
Fifth Grade Discipline Plan
Demerits will be given for misconduct weekly.
Student Consequences (in addition to lowering the conduct grade):
1st Offense: Conference with the student
2nd Offense: Loss of Privilege
3rd Offense: Parents Contacted
4th Offense: Parent Conference
5th Offense: Office Referral
Extreme misbehavior will result in an immediate office referral
What is a Conduct Documentation?
A documentation is record of a teacher finding it necessary to speak with your child individually about a misbehavior.
When a conduct documentation is made the student is asked to sign it, and the teacher has a one-on-one opportunity to counsel with the student.
Why do you use conduct documentations?
They provide an opportunity for one-on-one conferences with the students.
They provide concrete evidence to the student when the misbehavior is addressed.
They provide an opportunity for more detailed explanation of the improper conduct.
They provide a record for the students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
Conduct documentations will be reported in Tuesday folders as a conduct grade:
0 conduct documentation = S (NO marks in folder)
1 conduct documentation = S-
2-3 conduct documentations = N
More than 3 conduct documentations = U
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Students having less than 4 conduct documentations will be rewarded with Free Break Friday.
Students having a total of 4 or more conduct documentations will miss Free Break Friday.
Excessive behavior per day or week will result in a note or phone call to the parent.
Extreme misbehavior such as disrespect or fighting will result in an office referral.
Test and Homework Schedule for Math and Science
1.Math Test- after each chapter, Math quiz- as needed.
2.Science Test- After each chapter
3.Science projects and reports will be given.
4. Homework as needed Monday -Thursday
****Friday as needed****
Test and Homework Schedule for Reading/English/ Spelling. All test are open book test. Please see to it that your child reads each cChapter Nightly.
1. Spelling Test on Thursday (sometimes on Friday).
2. Reading Test- After each story.(each Thursday sometimes on Friday)
3. English Test after each Chapter.
4. Science Test after each Chapter.
Weekly progress reports on Tuesday.
***Please return Tuesday's progress report folder back on Wednesday.
By working as a team, we can provide a rich and productive learning experience for each student. You can contact me at 334-313-1253 or my website at Scholnotes.com zip code 36022.
schoolnotes.com- Web page for Mrs. Williams 5th Grade. Here you will find Homework/Classroom
assignments and announcements.
www.autaugacountyschool.org- Web page for Autauga County School System
http://www.aplusmath.com
http://www.aaamath.com
http://www.harcourtschool.com
Other Math Links
*On line flash cards and gameshttp://www.aplusmath.com/
*Math and Language Games
math arcadehttp://www.funbrain.com/
*Numbers to number names
other games and printables in other levelshttp://www.dositey.com/addsub/Mystery10.htm
*Games, Practice, Online quizzes; digital manipulativeshttp://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/math.html
*Builder Ted Place valuehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html
WEIGHT ON PLANETShttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/weight.shtml
Math Fact Practicehttp://www.mathfactcafe.com
This is the math textbook site; use "Burton" for the password.http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/principal.html?from=entrance&seriesID=21&back=/menus/math.html
Computer 'flashcards', games, and worksheetshttp://www.aplusmath.com/
Directions
Click on the link for the appropriate subject below.
Click on student login and then Practice Probes.
Type in the following code numbers and then your first and last name.
The test will be graded for you.
As the students complete these tests they will be given extra credit.
Practice Probes Login Codes
Math Practice Probes
Add & Sub. Fractions(4) 225388
Add & Sub. Fractions(5) 782242
Analyze Data 739127
Basic Operations 080863
Cartesian Plane 534880
Circles 481951
Classify Triangles 121696
Congruent & Similar 612408
Congruent & Similar 842914
Convert Units 435523
COS 6 125543
COS 6 & 7 047657
COS 7 100756
Place Value 176506
Number Line < Zero 202721
Compare/Order 666759
Perimeter 756487
Polygon Names 031890
Polygon Reasoning 960598
Probability 492495
Reading Numbers 174061
Triangles 845976
Word Problems 807791http://www.thinklinklearning.com
September 2008
1 Monday LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
18 Thursday 1st Six Weeks Ends
29 Monday Parent Day/Report Card Conferences/NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
October 2008
31 Friday 2nd Six Weeks Ends
November 2008
11 Tuesday VETERANS' DAY HOLIDAY
24 Monday Weather Makeup Day if needed
24 Monday Thanksgiving Holidays Begin
December 2008
1 Monday Return from Thanksgiving Holidays
19 Friday 3rd Six Weeks Ends
19 Friday Last Day Before Christmas Holidays
January 2009
5 Monday Teacher In-service/NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
6 Tuesday Students Return from Christmas Holidays
19 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday
February 2009
16 Monday Teacher In-service/NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
19 Thursday Feb 19-26 Window for Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing
March 2009
30 Monday Mar 30-April 10 Window for SAT and ARMT
April 2009
2 Thursday 5th Six Weeks Ends
8 Wednesday April 8-11, 2009 Window for Alabama Science Assessment
13 Monday Spring Holidays Begin
20 Monday Return from Spring Holidays
May 2009
21 Thursday Teacher Workday/NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
21 Thursday Weather Makeup Day if needed
22 Friday Last Day of School
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Please Note!
All Homework/Classroom work assignments are subject to change as the week progresses.
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Classroom Assignments
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Lesson Plans 1st Six Weeks
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Reading/ English/ Spelling
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*****1st Six Weeks******
1st Six Weeks Stories and Spelling Words:
We have a new reading series this year that will be used for reading, spelling, and language. If your child has me for reading he/she will also have spelling with me.
There will be some changes in literacy this year since we have the new reading series. We cover 1 story per week in the reading textbook. Comprehension and vocabulary quizzes are given on each story.
Grades are also given on the focus skills for basal stories. Spelling tests are given on Thursday.
The following stories will be covered the first six weeks.
Your child needs to practice math facts daily. You need sets of flash cards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. A weekly test will be given on
basic math facts. We have a challenging schedule for the first six weeks in math that will require your child to have rapid recall of basic math facts.
Check the "Practice Probes" and "Math Links" pages for practice sites your child can use.
We will cover the following information the first six weeks.
Chapter 1--compare, order, round and expand whole numbers to millions
Chapter 2--compare, order, round and expand decimals to thousandths
Chapter 3--addition and subtraction of whole numbers and decimals (including word problems and addition properties)
Chapter 4--more addition and subtraction
Chapter 7--multiplication of whole numbers (including word problems and multiplication properties)
We will have four AMSTI units that will be completed this year. As part of these units, we will be doing many science activities in class. Students should find these activities and others engaging and exciting ways to learn science. I know that I am excited about the opportunity to teach using these activities. Appropriate behavior and following directions is a must for these activities.
When using the textbook, we will read and discuss a section of science each day. At the end of the section, students will complete the workbook page on the section discussed. Students may use their books on the exercises.
Workbook pages will be given at the end of each lesson.
Please encourage your child to read all chapters.
The science grade will come from these workbook pages, science activitiy grades, science notebook, quizzes, and tests.
Science notebooks will be a vital part of science this year. The notebooks will be graded on: complete table of contents, all entries complete, directions followed, organization, and neatness. It is the students' responsibility to maintain and keep up with these notebooks.
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Workbook pages will be given at the end of each lesson.
Please encourage your child to read all chapters.
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Scott Foresman Science Textbook
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Unit A, Chapter 1 – Classifying Organisms
Unit A, Chapter 2, Cells to Systems
Chapter 4, Plants
Unit A, Chapter 2 – Cells to Systems
Unit A, Chapter 3 – Human Body Systems
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*****No Homework on Friday unless needed*****
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