Welcome! I am so excited to meet you all! 1. Please find your child's seat 2. Enjoy the letter they wrote you and write something back to them on the provided paper 3. Sign up as a mystery reader if interested (more information to come) 4. Please take a treat from the back table Thanks! Miss Peterman

Welcome to Back-to-School Night! Amanda Peterman & Megan Andrews

Room 213’s Schedule 8:00-8:30Morning Meeting 8:30-10:00Language Arts 10:00-10:15Snack 10:15-11:00Specials 11:00-11:45Daily 5 11:45-12:30Science/Humanities 12:30-1:15Writing 1:15-1:55Lunch/Recess 2:00-2:45Math 2:45-3:15Wilson/SSR/Daily 5 3:15-3:45Dismissal

Room 213’s Specials Schedule Monday Music Ms. Windle Tuesday Gym Mr. Kubal Wednesday Spanish Sra. Clapps Thursday Computers Mrs. McGreevey Friday Art Mrs. Phillips

Classroom Rules 1. Listen to directions the first time 2. Show respect to all 3. Have a positive attitude

Classroom Consequences  2 checks = Warning  Lose 5 minutes of recess  Lose entire recess  Thinking paper to be signed by student, teacher, and parent  Parent contact (note home, phone call, )  Before/After school detention  Written apology  Meeting with student’s parent

How to Contact Me…  Send notes   School phone Amanda Peterman Phone: ext. 213 Megan Andrews Phone: ext. 537

Notes to the Teacher Please bring in notes for: *Early dismissals *Change of transportation *Absences *Missing after school clubs

Math Curriculum  Place Value and Rounding  Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction  Multiplication  Division with 1 digit numbers  Elapsed Time  Operations with Money  Geometry  Understanding Fractions  Units of Measurement (Metric & Customary)  Data, graphs, and Probability  Problem Solving

Language Arts New Houghton Mifflin Reading Series, Trade Books, Poetry  Sequencing- order of story events  Connect – Looking for ways to connect the text to self, another text, or the world.  Predict – Use evidence to anticipate what will happen next in the text.  Question – Asking questions to clarify.  Visualize – Creating a picture in your mind.  Summarize – Identifying important information briefly.  Reading Critically –  Making Inferences  Drawing Conclusions  Comparing and Contrasting  Noting Details

Scholastic Book Orders  Reading for fun is a crucial part of becoming a self- learner. Book orders can encourage this!  You can either order online or by sending the order form and a check to me.  Online code:

Writing Curriculum  Focus  Content  Organization  Style  Conventions  Spelling  Grammar and Mechanics **Writings are graded based on a rubric.

Types of Writing  Expository – explain  Narrative – tell a story  Descriptive – Use vivid details  Persuasive-to attempt to change point of view  Poetry  Journal writing

Humanities  Communities  Regions of the United States  Immigration  Westward Expansion  Current Events

Science  Measurement  Water Cycle  Solar System

Other Important Information Snack time We have a 15 minute snack break every morning at 10:00. Please provide your child with a healthy snack each day. Water only for drinks, please. Our lunch time is not until 1:15 P.M. Bedtime Please be sure that your child gets to bed early each night. Children of this age group require about 10 hours of sleep. A regular bedtime is a good habit that will demonstrate to your child that school is important! Breakfast Starting off the day with a healthy breakfast is another way to ensure your child’s success in school. They will feel more energized and ready to face the day with a full stomach. Room Temperature The temperature in our room tends to fluctuate. If a student is cold, they must wear the School Lane uniform sweater over their uniform shirt. Students may not wear a non-uniform sweater or sweatshirt. They may wear a long sleeve shirt under the uniform shirt.

Mystery Readers  Parents may sign up as a mystery reader to come in and read a picture book of their choice on Friday afternoon.  Students will be given clues through out the week about the mystery reader  Sign up is on the back table if interested

Dress Code On gym days, students must wear gray or black shorts or sweatpants (do not have to have SLCS logo). Students need to wear a SLCS logo t-shirt or sweatshirt. Students also need to wear sneakers. On any day, if a student does not follow dress code regulations, they will be sent to the office to call home for a change of clothing.

Friday Folder Every Friday this folder will come home with your student with the items I have graded that week. Please return the graded work and sign and date the sheet to return on Monday. If you have a question or comment about a piece of work please write in the space provided so I can take a look. Thanks! My goal is to hand back work quickly but there may be times when I am unable to send the folder on Friday— if this happens I will send a notice home in your student’s planner. I will then send the folders home Monday.

Homework Policy  Spelling and Math homework will be checked daily for completion  Students must complete homework even if it is late. Not completing an assignment is not an option.  Please initial your students planner every day

IB Learner Profile  As a part of the new IB program the Middle School has adopted, the entire school is beginning to teach students the Learner Profile.  We will be studying and applying a word a week.  How you can help: Ask your student about the word of the week and talk about ways they can apply it at school or at home. Thanks!!!

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