If your student is going to be out of town, or there is a change in how they are to be picked up, please, please, PLEASE email the OFFICE to ensure that everyone is informed. I check my email often, but there is an off-chance that I could miss an email with this important information. When in doubt, send it to the office!
Absent Work
If your student is absent unexpectedly, they receive one day per day they are absent to complete their work. It is THEIR RESPONSIBILITY to get their work done in that time frame.
Turning in Money
If your student need to turn in money for lunch, a field trip, school pictures, etc. please be sure to put the money in an ENVELOPEwith your student's name and what the money is for. There have been several times where students will put money on my desk & I have no idea who it's from or what it's for... I will consider free-floating cash as a tip for my services (just kidding)!
Book Orders
I do not collect money/book order forms from students- they are all done online! I will send home a book order form & all you need to do is go to the website on the back of the form (https://clubs.scholastic.com/) & type in the code: P8JFL to order through our classroom. The books will be delivered to the school & I will pass them out to the student upon their arrival!
End of the Week (EOW) Folders
On the last day of each week, I will send an “EOW” folder home with each student containing graded papers, quizzes, tests, notes from the office, et cetera. If a paper has been graded, it will have a percentage and/or letter grade on it. If it was taken for completion (skill check), it will have a star or sticker on the top. These papers are for you to keep!
Agendas
We will fill out agendas together as a class, and all assignments will be on my website, therefore, your child will be expected to record all assignments and due dates accurately in their agenda. Please check your child’s agenda daily. You may be asked to sign your child’s agenda every evening if he/she has missed more than two homework assignments in a quarter.
Homework
Homework is assigned to reinforce the skills that are taught in class. Students will have an opportunity to guided practice on the assignment during class time. It is important for students to complete the assignments so that they can master each skill taught.
I will provide each student with one “late homework pass” per quarter. When a “late homework pass” is used on the day the assignment is due, the student will be expected to turn in the completed missed assignment on the following school morning. If the student does not complete the assignment, it will be considered a "late assignment" which will result in the student forfeiting some of their recess time to complete the assignment.
Parents are encouraged to help with assignments ONLY when the child does not completely understand a concept. If you AND your child have trouble with an assignment, please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail or a note to school to let me know why the assignment is not complete. I will assist your child and the homework assignment will not be considered late. I do not want tears & frustration- I just want them to try it!
Rewards
As part of the fifth grade IF (Incentive Friday) program, students who have remained on green all week and have not missed any assignments will receive an additional IF recess at the end of the day on Fridays. We will also have "ticket store" on Fridays. Students are given tickets for receiving an A or B on graded assignments, and for good behavior in & outside of the classroom. Students will be able to purchase items from our ticket store with the tickets they accumulate. They may also donate tickets to our "classroom donation bin"- once 250 tickets are collected in the bin, the students earn a reward party that we will vote on.
**Students who have missed two or less Incentive Fridays for an entire quarter will be eligible for grade-wide reward parties/movies.