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Dear Parents,
Welcome 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.
****Absences***
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 effect 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
******Free Break FRiday*****
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/Social Studies Test- After each chapter
3.Science/Social Studies projects and reports will be given.
4. Homework as needed Monday -Thursday
****Friday as needed****
Test and Homework Schedule for Math/Science/Social Studies. All test are open book test. Please see to it that your child reads each Chapter Nightly.
1. Math Test- After each chapter
2. Science/Social Studies 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 my website at IdaW@autaugacountyschool.org
Mrs.I. Williams- Fifth-Grade Teacher
*****Class Schedule*****
*****2009-2010******
7:55-8:05 Homeroom
Lockers
8:05-11:40-Literacy Reading/English/Spelling-Group A Group B Math/Science/ Social Studies
9:00-9:45 P.E. & Bathroom break
11:40-Lockers
11:40-3:00- Group A-Math Group B Literacy
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/
Math Practice Sitehttp://www.aaamath.com/
**********Announcements!**********
Important Date:
Calendar
Autauga County Schools
2009-2010 Calendar
(Revised)
August 5, 2009 Wednesday ....Teacher Institute
August 6-7, 2009 ....Thu-Fri....... ... .......Teacher Inservice
August 10, 2009 ...Monday.. ......School Opens
September 7, 2009 ....Monday .. ....Labor Day
October 19, 2009..................Monday...ParentDay/ReportCardConferences
October 23, 2009...................Friday--------------------------------Weather Day
November 11, 2009 ...Wednesday ........Veterans Day
November 23-27, 2009 ..Monday-Friday Thanksgiving Holidays
December 15-18, 2009 ..Tues,Wed,Thurs,Fri. ..........Semester Exams
December 18, 2009 ...........Friday ...Last Day of School Before Christmas Holidays
December 21, 2009 January 1, 2010 ...........Christmas Holidays
January 4, 2010 Monday .....Teacher Inservice
January 5, 2010 ....Tuesday .....School Resumes
January 18, 2010 ..Monday Martin Luther King Holiday
February 15, 2010 Monday ..Teacher Inservice
March 15-19, 2010 ..Monday-Friday ........Spring Break
April 15-16, 2010........................Thursday-Friday........................Weather Days
May 24-26, 2010 Mon,Tues, Wed.. ..........Final Exams
May 27, 2010 ..Thursday .Teacher Inservice
May 28, 2010 ...Friday Last Day of School/Graduation
Nine-Weeks Schedule
1st nine weeks ends October 9 = 44 days 3rd nine weeks ends March 12 = 47 days
2nd nine weeks ends December 18 = 42 days 4th nine weeks ends May 28 = 47 days
Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing (5,7,10) Alabama Science Assessment (5,7)
February 17-23, 2010 April 7-20, 2010
DIBELS - TBA
Note: Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, July 17, all schools and all departments will maintain a four-day work week (Monday through Thursday).
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Please Note!
All Homework/Classroom work assignments are subject to change as the week progresses.
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.
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.
Chapter 4 Plants
Chapter 5 Ecosystem
Chapter 6 Changes in the Ecosystem
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Workbook pages will be given at the end of each lesson.
Please encourage your child to read all chapters.
The Social Studies grade will come from these workbook pages, Social Studies activitiy grades, Social Studies notebook, quizzes, and tests.
Social Studies notebooks will be a vital part of Social Studies 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.
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies text
Chapter 3
Lesson 1 World Travel and Trade
Lesson 2 New Ideas in Europe
Lesson 3 Europeans Arrive in the Americas
Lesson 4 Conquest of the Americas
Lesson 5 New Spain
Chapter 4
Lesson 1 A Northwest Passage
Lesson 2 Roanoke and Jamestown
Lesson 3 New England Settlements
Lesson 4 Dutch and French Colonies
Chapter 5
Lesson 1 Geography of the Colonies
Lesson 2 New England
Lesson 3 Life in New England
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*****No Homework on Friday unless needed*****
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