1. Welcome Follow the steps below Step 4. Step 1. Step 3. Find your
child’s desk.
Make sure you know where you will travel for block B and
block C
Step 3.
Please fill out the
online form if you
did not do so on Meet
The Teacher Night
Step 2.
Respond back to
your child’s letter.

2.
Erin Plummer
Room 153

3. 8:15-8:23 Announcements/Attendance
8:25-9:45 Block A (ELA/Math)
9:50-10:05 Block B (Science/SS) **Snack
10:10-11:00 Specials
11:05-11:50 Block B continued (Science/SS)
11:55-12:20 Recess
12:20 Switch to C Block
12:25-2:15 Block C (Lunches during this time)
2:20-2:50 Personalization
2:50-3:00 Pack Up/Dismissed

4. Day 5
Art
Day 1
PE- Clarke
DAY 3
Guidance A
Media B
Day 2
Chinese
Day 4
PE- Wolfe

5. Day 6
Music
DAY 7
PBL

6. BE RESPECTFUL BE READY BE RESPONSIBLE
Behavior Cards
Passport/stickers
Rewards
Stinger Says..
BE RESPECTFUL
BE READY
BE RESPONSIBLE

8. We flexibly group students in Reading and Math. We initially looked
at EOG or other state tests along with grades
and any other data that was available to us from the end of fourth grade. We’re assessing students all the time to see if their placement appropriate. The teachers will meet as a team during data teams to discuss movement of students. Your child’s homeroom teacher will let you know if a move will occur.

9. Assignments are weighted (tests, projects, notebooks, quizzes, classwork, and homework)
Grades are entered every 7 days in Power School

10. Should not exceed 45 minutes- not including assigned
Reading time

11. Please fill out the online excuse form when your child is going to be absent. If you do not have access to the online form, please send in a note the day your child returns back to school.
When a child returns back to school, they need to check the While You Were Away board for makeup work.
Students have the same amount of days they were absent to make up their work.

12. Writing is integrated in all of
our subjects. Smaller writing units will be a part of the reading block

13. 11:05-11:50
Forces and Motion; Matter: Properties and Change; Energy: Conservation and Transfer; Weather; Cells/Human Body; Ecosystems; Evolution and Genetics
Science notebook
Vocabulary notecards
Science assessment in June on the computer. Number 1 in county
Grades come from classwork, science notebook, in-class projects and activities, and tests
Automatic homework- study science notebook Nightly for 15 minutes.

14. All About the United States:
Current Events
History
Government
Economics
~Interactive units and notebook
~Grades come from classwork, quizzes, notebook checks, tests

15. Snack Water Bottles Students are encouraged to bring a
water bottle to school-filled with water.
They can take it to other classes.
Students may bring a snack to eat in the
morning during homeroom at 9:50.
Must be something small and easy to eat
while they still work.

16. Birthday Treats Birthday treats may be brought to school.
Must be store bought.
We do have nut allergies in our classroom so we are a NUT FREE room.
Birthday treats will be shared with homeroom
classes during pack or snack times since students are with their block C classes for lunch.
Please me to let me know if you will be
sending in a birthday treat to share with our
Homeroom at least 3 days in advance.

17. Technology ~ We will be 1 to 1 in our technology here at HES
~ 5th Graders will use Mac Air Laptops
~Students are allowed to B.Y.O.T
~Please go to the Harrisburg webpage
and fill in the permission
form before letting students bring technology

18. Technology If students have an iPad they can download the
Dream box app as well as the vocabulary app
for iReady.
If students are using a droid device they will
need to download the puffin web browser app.
This web browser will allow them to get on
Dream box via the web.

19. Communication
~Please with any questions or concerns. I will get back to
you within 24 hours. Due to our schedule I will be checking
in the morning but not again until the end of the day. If you
need to change transportation for your child, please call the
front office.
~Folders will come home on Thursdays. Please sign the index
card that are in the folder to show you saw the papers.
~Please also sign your child’s behavior card on Thursday evening.

20. Kings Mountain Battle Ground ?
Global Trip to Raleigh ?
Kings Mountain Battle Ground ?
Cabarrus Arts Council
UNCC Education Day
Middle School visit

21. December 16, 2016- D.A.R.E Graduation
PTA meeting
September 10, 2015
December 16, D.A.R.E Graduation
8:45. Usually lasts until about 10:30
June 8, th Grade Graduation (more details to come)

22. My website is updated daily. You can check your child’s
Reading and Math teacher’s
pages as well

24. Math A block
*3 days a week for PBL
*Dream Box (Daily for 45 min)
*Mini Lessons and Small groups
(Fractions, Decimals, Multi-Step Word Problems.
*Math 4 Today

26. Math Block C
*Math Minute
*Mini Lesson (5th and 6th grade skills)
*Alecks or Dreambox (45 min daily)
*PBL
*Small Groups for extra help if needed
*Math Rules (Due Friday)
*AIG pullout time 30 min a week
*Math Olympiad