Welcome to Team 5D

• Aimee Cavender-Math• Sondra Nichols-Reading• Sarah Sijansky-Science• Angela Trueheart-Language Arts/Social Studies

Welcome to Team 5D

•Aimee Cavender-Math•Sondra Nichols-Reading•Sarah Sijansky-Science•Angela Trueheart-Language Arts/Social Studies

Welcome to Team 5DAmie Cavender-Math

Sondra Nichols-ReadingSarah Sijansky-Science

Angela Trueheart-Language Arts/Social Studies

Our Team Goal:

Our goal as an educational team is not only

to teach reading, math, and science but to build strong individuals. Our students should leave better citizens who take responsibility for themselves and exhibit an ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings.

What are the classroom guidelines?Raise my hand and wait my turn.  Excessive noise,

tapping, humming, talking, etc., is unacceptable.Everyone’s property is private.  Ask permission before

taking.Speak in an appropriate tone of voice and acceptable

volume.  Use acceptable vocabulary.People do not like to be hurt.  Keep hands, feet, objects,

and rude comments to myself.  Stay in my seat.Everyone comes to class prepared, in appropriate dress.Clean up after myself.  No gum, drinks, or candy in class.Take responsibility in the hall.  Walk in a quiet straight

line.

Classroom ConsequencesEach six weeks, the students will be

supplied with an expectation card.Conduct marks will be recorded on this

card by each teacher initialing in the appropriate box.

Cards are sent home on Thursday for parent initials and are to be returned to class on Friday morning

Loss of this card will result in a new card being issued. Student will receive a U in conduct for that week.

Positive Reinforcement (Conduct Cards)At the end of the six weeks, students with all

Es will be eligible to attend an all E luncheon.

Following guidelines will result in:

A stress free learning environment for students and their peers

A pleasant and orderly classroomGreater opportunity for fun, engaging

activities

Not following guidelines will result in:CONSEQUENCES:1st Warning Given2nd Warning with conduct mark 3rd Conduct mark with call to parent4th Loss of privileges with call to parent (seat moved, time out in another classroom,

etc.)5th 30 minute detention with teacher (time at teacher’s discretion/parent is

contacted)6th Referral to officeSevere unacceptable behavior will result in an

immediate office referral

Severe ClauseAny student who uses profanity, fights,

damages school property (this includes the property of the teacher and other students), or is disrespectful (as defined by the teacher) will be sent to the office IMMEDIATELY.

CommunicationThursday – Team folder (red) goes home with your

student. Graded papers, important handouts, and weekly conduct card will be placed in this folder.

Parents sign the conduct card acknowledging receipt of the conduct card and the papers sent home; the folder and conduct card will need to be returned to the teacher. You will keep papers and handouts.

Students should be filling in their agendas every day. Teachers will check agendas during enrichment time. You can use the agenda as a guide for your students’ class work and to keep track of homework assignments..

Student and parent conferences will be scheduled as the teacher deems necessary, or as the parent requests.

As we spend most of our time in instruction and cannot always get the a phone, the best form of communication is email. We would greatly appreciate email addresses from all of our parents.

Make-up Work PolicyIf your child is absent from school, they will

need an absence note which will be turned in to the attendance clerk. They will have three days to complete any work missed while they were absent. It is their responsibility to ask for work and turn it in within the given time. If work is not received, a zero will be given for the assignment.

CorrectionsAny paper on which your child makes below a

70 may be corrected and brought back to school by the following Monday. Include a parent signature.

Tests are an exception to this rule and must be corrected with the teacher.

The maximum grade for corrections is 70%

How to Make Corrections

Make corrections on a separate sheet of paper.

Staple the corrections to the top of the original paper.

Then, turn in the paper no later than the Monday after the paper was returned to you. Please make sure it is signed by a parent/guardian.

Late WorkIf your student does not have their work

on its’ scheduled due date, they will be required to fill out a Missing Assignment Form. Parent signature is required and the student must make up the work.

Point deductions for late papers are as follows:One Day Late= Eleven point deductionTwo Days Late= Twenty point deductionThree or more Days late = Teacher discretion

ZAP Zeros Are Not Permitted!!!

If a student fails to complete assignments and has missing work, they are “Zapped.” This means that the missing work is forwarded to the office and the student gets a “You’ve Been Zapped” pass.

The next morning the student must report to the office with their Zap pass. Once they complete the assignment, their name is removed from the list. Students who do not finish their assignments will remain on the list and are required to complete work the next day following the same procedure.

If a student fails to show up for ZAP, they will be assigned an after school detention.

What will we be doing this year?Language Arts

Grammar Writing:

Vocabulary Journal

Spelling Poetry

Persuasive

Narrative

What will we be doing this year?Social Studies

What will we be doing this year? Science

•Collaboration with group•Scientific investigation and reasoning•Matter and Energy•Force, Motion, and Energy•Earth and Space•Organisms and Environment

What will we be doing this year?MathWhole Numbers/

DecimalsFactoringProblem Solving

PatternsRelationshipsMultiplying/ DividingFractionsEstimationProbability/ StatisticsGraphingMeasurementGeometry

What will we be doing this year?ReadingLiteracy CirclesBook ReviewsReading StrategiesNovel SetsCultivating a love

of Reading