1. Parent Information Night -Everything you need to know to make this year a success-
-Grade 5-

2. What we will review today:
Student Responsibilities
Class Blogs
Grades- Engrade
AR books/ Reading requirements
Writing Timeline each week
Agendas
What can you do at home to help your child?
Parent/student resources
Think Central
IXL
Edmodo
Math games (handout)

3. Student Responsibilities
Students should ALWAYS enter and leave the classroom with EVERYTHING they need for the day!
When they come in:
Homework (HW) should be complete
Agendas should be signed by a parent or guardian each night indicating the work is complete. PLEASE DO NOT JUST SIGN… CHCEK TO SEE THAT THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. If for whatever reason, the agenda is not filled out, each teacher’s class blog has the updated HW each week under the HW tab.
If it is Thursday, Wednesday folders should be signed, empty, and ready to be handed back in

4. Classroom Blogs
Each teacher has a class blog. Soon, these blogs will be linked to the school website. For now, if you do not have your teacher’s blog site, let her know.

5. Engrade
Please check Engrade AT LEAST once per week. Monday is a good day to do this as all grades from the week before should be in already 
An “M” indicates the child did not hand in the assignment.
A blank space may mean the grade has not yet been entered or the child was absent and we are waiting to get their grade into the system.

6. AR books/ Reading requirements
Students are required to read 1 book per week. The book they choose should be on their level. They are given their level by their teacher based on previous AR tests.
Book requirements:
Must be between pages
Must be an AR book
Must be on the child’s level
Must be read and the child needs to be2 ready to test by Monday

7. Weekly Writing Timeline
On 5 day weeks, students have a writing assignment in class as classwork. The prompt changes each week, but the timeline remains the same: Monday- Writing is introduced Tuesday- Students create an E-Plan Wednesday- Students write a rough draft Thursday- Students Peer edit another child’s writing from class By Monday of the following week, the Final draft, highlighted for the writing focus that week, is due.

8. Agendas Ben Gamla Charter School
Students are to fill out their agendas each day. They are given time to do this every morning.
Parents need to check that homework listed in the agendas is completed each night and initial or sign the bottom.
The teacher will check the agendas each day, so notes and messages are welcome in the agendas.
Ben Gamla
Charter School

9. Where we need your help…
Across grade 5:
MANY students do not know their multiplication facts.
1 book per week is not being read.
Students are very tired and say they are going to bed very late.
Tardiness: this sets your child up to feel behind throughout the day.

10. What can you do at home to help your child?

11. Websites
IXL
Spelling City
Think Central
Math Playground

12. Communication There are several ways to communicate with me.
You may call the school to leave me a message. I will get back to you by the end of the school day. or
Use the magnet and check the class blog.
You may write to me at any time in the student agenda. I check the agendas daily. Make sure you are checking it daily as well as I may be writing notes to you 
Wednesday Folders will be sent home weekly with your child. Please review the papers inside, sign, and return the folders by Thursday.