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    Attendance
    School begins at 8:35AM and students are considered tardy after 8:40AM. It is very important for your child to be at school on time every day in order to be successful. If possible, please try to schedule appointments after school hours or during our breaks.
     
    Absences
    If your child does need to miss school, he/she will be expected to make up the work missed during the absence. Students will have the same amount of days they were absent to make up all of the missed work in order to receive full credit. Your child will be expected to make up any missed quizzes or tests on the day he/she returns.
     
     
    Telephone Calls
    Students will only be allowed to call home for emergencies. Students will not be allowed to call home for homework, projects or instruments that were forgotten, or to arrange play dates with friends.
     
     
     
    Homework
    Homework is a vital part of your child’s academic success. It reinforces objectives taught in class, teaches responsibility, helps develop good study habits, and may help identify potential challenges. Working together we can ensure academic success for all students. Our district guidelines suggest that 5th graders should spend a minimum of 2 hours with a maximum of 3 hours and 20 minutes of homework per week.  Your child will be responsible for recording daily homework assignments in his/her agenda, doing the best job possible, being neat, and turning in assignments on time. Students will have nightly math homework and in addition are expected to read at least 20 minutes each night. Any unfinished classwork may end up needing to be finished at home as well. 
     

     

    Agendas

    Every student will be given an agenda to record homework and daily reminders. Parents are asked to look over this daily. The agenda is also a great way for us to communicate minor items that require each others attention.
     
     
     
    Grading Procedure
    Students earn their grades and are responsible for doing their best. Percentage grades (100-90, 89-80, 79-70, 69-60, 59 and below) will be given in math, reading, writing, language, science, and social studies. Students will also receive indicators (Excellent, Satisfactory, Improving or Needs Improvement) in an area on progress reports and report cards called Behaviors That Promote Learning. 
     
     
    Quarterly Awards
     
    Students can earn awards based on their grades each quarter:
     
    Principal's List is the highest honor reserved for students who have earned all A's on their report card with no N's as indicators.
     
    Honor Roll is reserved for students who received all A's or B's on their report card with no N's as indicators.
     

    Classroom Management 

    Responsibility and accountability are key concepts students must face in order to be successful. In our classroom, the management policy is built around the student's “job”. I believe that each student has three main duties: to consistently attend class, to complete assignments in a timely manner, and to thoroughly perform his/her classroom duty each day. We have a 5th grade economy system that will be used throughout the year to keep track of behavior, missing homework, and a variety of other things. Each student will have a job and a vital role in helping keep the economy running smoothly. This method of classroom management ingrains a sense of responsibility as well as accountability for the working student.

     
     
    Communication (Teacher to parent and parent to teacher)
    Email is a great way for us to communicate on a daily basis. If you have a quick question or comment, please feel free to email me and I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours. You can expect a newsletter emailed each Thursday including what the class is currently working on, as well as important upcoming events and reminders. I also do my best to email you daily with quick check-ins letting you know what we did that day in class.