2.  Hand-written note or email the night before about any special circumstances. › Ex.: bathroom use, special seating, elevator use, car/bus line, etc.  $1.00/month for St. Francis Brown Bag Lunch  Scholastic Book Club – points earned for every book purchased, to be used towards classroom books or materials  Homework board and Pack-up list

3.  Breaks: Morning, Recess, Lunch, Afternoon/Dismissal  Copybook collection at end of every trimester  White envelopes are sent home on Thursdays and must be returned no later than Tuesday  Tests: › Test corrections below 80%. Add 1 or more points for every corrected answer. (Some exceptions) › Be aware of test date changes

4.  Class Website › Homework and announcements posted weekly › Homework copied every Monday for whole week › Occasional daily updates › Other information  Daily Schedule/Specials  Class List  Back to School PP  Resources

5.  Pearsonsuccessnet.com › Science book online › Reading – not entire story › Log on Sheets  Teacherease.com › Log on/password › Grades posted bi-weekly › Grades lower than 60% are entered as 60%, actual grade will be noted

6.  Student-made expectations  “Ready to Learn”  Behavior Worksheet – signed by parent  Rewards  Codes: › 3 codes = 1 detention › 3 detentions = 1 suspension › Unprepared for class 3 times = 1 code › Missed Homework = code, 2 points off homework grade

7.  Grading Scale: › Tests: 70% › Quizzes: 20% › Homework: 10%  Simple Solutions quiz every Friday of lessons Monday-Thursday (1 dropped)  Test after every chapter (1-2 weeks notice)  Notes taken in copybook for each lesson  Homework › Given Monday-Thursday in both workbooks › Do not do ahead of time! › Must use scrap paper to show all work or homework will not count!

8.  Curriculum › Place Value › Rounding › Estimation › Money › Addition › Subtraction › Multiplication › Division › Measurement › Time › Line Plots › Fractions › Add and Subtract Fractions › Geometry › Perimeter and Area › Decimals › Intro to Algebra

9.  Grading Scale: › Reading Tests: 30% › Grammar Tests: 20% › Spelling Tests: 15% › Grammar Quizzes: 10% › Homework: 10% › Writing: 15%  Grammar Quiz every Friday of lesson learned Monday-Thursday (1 dropped)  Reading and Spelling test every Friday on Story and words learned Monday-Thursday (1 Reading Test dropped)  Notes taken in ELA copybook  Homework › Given Monday-Thursday in Spelling workbook or copybook and grammar workbook

10.  Curriculum › Declarative/Interrogative Sentences › Imperative/Exclamatory Sentences › Subjects/Predicates › Compound Sentences › Clauses/Complex Sentences › Common/Proper Nouns › Regular/Plural Nouns › Irregular Plural Nouns › Singular Possessive Nouns › Plural Possessive Nouns › Action/Linking Verbs › Main/Helping Verbs › Subject-Verb Agreement › Past, Present, Future Tenses › Irregular Verbs › Singular/Plural Pronouns › Subject/Object Pronouns › Possessive Pronouns › Contractions/Negatives › Adjectives/Articles › Adverbs › Prepositions › Conjunctions › Quotations/Commas › Main Idea › Sequencing › Fact/Opinion › Poems › Narrative, Descriptive, Persuasive, Expository Writing

11.  Grading Scale: › Tests: 40% › Quizzes: 20% › Projects/Current Events: 30% › Class work: 5% › Homework: 5%  Quiz after every 1-2 lessons, notice will not always be given  Test after every chapter › 1-2 weeks notice given  Notes given in Social Studies binder, usually in outline form  Homework given in Social Studies workbooks after each lesson, not always given every night  Current Events are assigned one per trimester. Details will be sent home with your child.

12.  Curriculum › Geography and Natural Regions of Pennsylvania › Early Land and Settlement › Revolutionary War › Civil War › World War I and World War II › Government › Maps › Globes

13.  Grading Scale: › Tests: 40% › Quizzes: 20% › Projects/Labs: 30% › Class work: 5% › Homework: 5%  Quiz after every 1-2 lessons, notice will not always be given  Test after every chapter › 1-2 weeks notice given  Notes given in Science binder, usually in outline form  Homework given in Science workbooks after each lesson, not always given every night  Science Fair takes place in November and is optional. It will be counted as extra credit.

14.  Curriculum › Life Science › Animal and Plant Characteristics › Life Cycles › Vertebrates/Inverte brates › Human Body › Nervous System › Digestive System › Circulatory System › Plant Structure › Earth and Space Science › Water Cycle › Oceanography › Physical Science › Matter

15.  Grading Scale: › Tests: 40% › Quizzes: 20% › Projects: 30% › Class work: 10%