Parent Information Night th Grade Mrs. Faria and Mrs. Bentley

Class Organization & Communication UFO - Students will record assignments as needed. Website – We will have assignments and special events posted. COMMUNICATION IS the KEY! Our conference period is from 8:15-9:10. We can call/ first thing in morning, but we will not be able to check until the end of the day. Wednesday folder Read David newsletter- online Please sign and return blue cards each week.

Attendance Policy Class begins as soon as students arrive. Please make every effort to have your child to school by 7:50. If ABSENT, please call in absences and doctor appointments by 8:00. Please send in a doctor’s note for absences to be excused. Call the nurse if your child is sick for more than 2 days.

Birthdays Please only allow your child to pass out party invitations at school if they are inviting all the girls, or all the boys, or the entire class. This helps to alleviate any hurt feelings. Cookies free from nuts or exposure to nuts can be brought and shared with the class for your child’s birthday during class time.

TRANSPORTATION To change transportation, please send a note with your child or call front office BEFORE 2 pm. If we do not receive a note or message, he/she will go home the usual way. If you permanently change how your child is going home, please send me a note. Girl Scouts/Cub Scouts/DI- send me a note Walkers- Please establish a meeting point away from the front porch. This is for car riders ONLY.

DISCIPLINE Keystone Positive reinforcement – Key Cards Consequences - warning, study hall, miss part/all of recess, parent phone call, parent/teacher conference, office referral

Study Hall Study hall is used for: *Incomplete work *Missed work due to absence *Extra time needed for assignments *Injury/illness notes (no recess due to a note requesting no recess) *AR Testing

CURRICULUM Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) District Scope and Sequence, can be found on CISD’s website under Curriculum & Instruction. For information on topics currently being addressed, refer to our websites.

HOMEWORK Both LA and Math together should take no longer than 60 minutes. READING IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS! Reading log due every Monday. Students MUST fill it out DAILY as well as have your signature one time each week. MUST read a MINIMUM of 5 nights a week, 30 minutes/15+ pages. Completion of the reading log is a grade. Grading Homework: Homework only counts for a small percentage of total grade, but it adds up. Missing work- David policy: -10 points/day late; after 3 days, the grade is a 0; prepare for 5 th grade

Reading/AR Each week students may check out up to 3 books from the school library. They should have one from each of the categories below. 1 Nonfiction book 1 Novel 1 Free choice book (if desired) Books MUST be brought to school everyday. They are used to support many of the important concepts of our Language Arts curriculum. If students are not reading five nights each week (30 minutes/15+ pages), they will go to study hall to read.

Reading/AR Students will have an individual goal set each nine weeks based on their previous and current performance. When testing, students MUST have a copy of the book to use. A major grade will be taken each nine weeks. The grade is the average of all tests taken during the nine weeks and the percentage of the goal met for the nine weeks. Student record can be accessed through the David Website. See the website for further instructions.

Grading Periods Language Arts -12 daily and 4 major grades for the first/second grading periods -16 daily and 5 major grades for the third grading period -14 daily and 4 major grades for the fourth grading period Math – 9 Daily, 3 Major * Social Studies – 4 Daily, 2 Major* Science - 4 Daily, 2 Major* *For the third grading period, these subjects have an additional daily and major grade.

CONFERENCES Please feel free to contact us by or telephone if you desire a conference. All conferences are with both of us, so you need not schedule two individual conferences.

Thank you for coming and being involved in your child’s education!!!