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EDUPRIZE

2011-2012

Harcourt TrophiesReading/Language Arts

ProgramIncludes:• Shared literature, guided comprehension, vocabulary, independent reading, flexible grouping, grammar, and spelling.• Multi-level materials.• Extra support..**Please share in your child’s reading

when he/she brings his/her reading book home.

Saxon Math , IXL, &

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt• Utilization of all 3

programs• Five days per week• Online resources• Flexible grouping• More information regarding Houghton Mifflin Math will be relayed to you soon!

Math Homework

• Students will have time to start Math homework in class. Your child SHOULD, however, have up to 30 minutes of math per night (M-TH) to do at HOME.

• Students are strongly encouraged to check their work with the assistance of their parents. Thank you in advance for your support at home.

Our Overall Math Goal...

to utilize our 3 math resources on a daily basis to meet each of your

child’s math needs, as well as teach them each of the core standards for

their grade.

P.E. Music

Science Tech Labs

Agendas:$6.00*Each student will

use an agenda daily.

*Agendas need to be signed nightly. This is the student’s responsibility to ensure that it is signed and is part of their homework.

*Agendas need to be in school everyday.

*Replacement agendas will be another $6.

Agendas will: Help improve

your child’s organization.

Assist with homework information.

Develop responsibility.

Teach your child to use resources that are available.

Check out our Grade Level Web-site!

HOMEWORK• You should expect that your child

will have homework every night, M-TH. Homework should be highlighted in their agendas.

• Students should also be reading and logging their minutes every day. (Between 30-60 minutes.)

SNAP GRADES

• This year, we are moving to an electronic grading system.

• You can check on your child’s progress as frequently as you would like online.

• This system is expensive, so if you’d like to utilize it, we are asking that you pay $3.00 if you choose to participate.

• As soon as we have this up and running, we will give you the needed access information.

• Due to the utilization of SNAP GRADES, unless requested, a copy of your child’s report card will not be sent home until the final report card

• Not all subjects will be graded weekly.• Specialists send their own report attached to

the report card at the end of the grading period.

Report Cards

Time for kids magazine

This is a wonderful NONFICTION resource that we use in correlation with our reading program, and to

incorporate weekly, national current events within the classroom

$6.00 per student

SNACK

All classes will have a time to eat their snack. In order to keep our carpets looking new, only

water is permitted in each classroom. (There may be an exception to this rule if a class party has been earned.) In addition, please send snacks that do not require a spoon or non-liquid snacks.

We are NUT FREE Room – No nut products please

Daily attendance is VERY IMPORTANT, as is being here on-time.

Being on-time for school will assist your child in developing good work habits.

Students need to be at school 5 minutes before their start time.

Please let your child’s teacher know in advance if your child is going to be absent.

ATTENDANCE

“The more that you read The more things you will

know.The more that you learnThe more places you’ll go!”

Dr. Seuss

Read to Succeed We hope all students will read at

LEAST 100 hours during the school year.

Hours should be recorded and turned in MONTHLY. (Should be turned in by the first Friday of the first full week of the next month.)

Late calendars will not be accepted. Final deadline is April 30th.

There will be special activities at the end of the year to celebrate your readers.

Read to Succeed

Examples of activities:• Water Day• Lunch with the principal• Breakfast• Gift Certificates to a Book Store• T-Shirts• Parents, we’re always looking for

new ideas and company donations!

Wax Museum: Students will:

Write a comprehensive report on an individual that interests them and is related to either their cottage or a specific area designated by the teacher.

Prepare a poster.

Dress in costume.

Participate in the evening museum event at the end of the third quarter.

Wax Museum

• The report is part of our writing program and a state standard requirement.

• It is a fabulous night to invite grandparents, friends, and neighbors.

5th/6th PROJECT EXPLORATION• Friday-Sunday – Feb. 17-19• President's Day Weekend• Oceanography Trip

– Floating Live Lab– Sea World– Aquarium– Oceanography Museum

MEETING DETAILS COMING SOON

Project Exploration

• Applications are required and teacher approval is a must. Students with the following qualities throughout the school year will be selected to participate in this exciting Project Exploration adventure:

Qualities• Outstanding Citizenship in

classrooms and on school grounds.• Positive attitude towards teachers

and classmates.• Demonstrates quality listening skills

and the ability to follow directions the first time.

• Shows responsibility by being in school regularly and on time.

• Displays an appropriate sense of maturity.

Field Trips:First Field Trip

Where: Halle Heart Center Children’s MuseumWhen:• Tuesday, Sept. 20th – Bisceglia, Hay, Figgins, Garben, Gorman • Thursday, Sept. 22nd - Anderson, Braathen, Grabowska, Rodriguez,

Shinners

Second Field TripWhere: Challenger Space CenterWhen: Beginning of May**If you’d like your child to experience these two

fun-filled days of hands-on experience, please remember to pay his/her LIFEFUND.

Volunteers

• You are SO IMPORTANT to the success of our program.

• We could not do it without you!• If for some reason you need to cancel, please

either call or email your child’s teacher in advance.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

Contacting Us

• Email is the preferred method of contact.

• We are able to check emails more often than phone messages.

• Our goal is to email you back within 1 school day.

THANK YOU FOR…

• Getting your children to school on time.

• Your commitment to build responsibility, respect, and pride into our school community.

• Working with us to make your child’s educational experiences successful.