1. Open House September 8, 2014 5:30-6:30 September 8, 2014 5:30-6:30

2. / Miss Farinas- Language Arts and Social Studies / Ms. Hamilton- Math and Science / Miss Farinas- Language Arts and Social Studies / Ms. Hamilton- Math and Science

3. Schedule / 7:35-8:00 Planners/Attendance/Morning Show / 8:00-10:20 Rotation 1 Math and Science / 10:20-10:35 Switch classes and begin Rotation 2 / 10:41-11:06 Lunch / 11:15-1:15 Rotation 2 Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies / 1:15-1:25 Clean up and Pack up / 1:25-2:05 Specials / 2:05-2:10 Dismissal / 7:35-8:00 Planners/Attendance/Morning Show / 8:00-10:20 Rotation 1 Math and Science / 10:20-10:35 Switch classes and begin Rotation 2 / 10:41-11:06 Lunch / 11:15-1:15 Rotation 2 Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies / 1:15-1:25 Clean up and Pack up / 1:25-2:05 Specials / 2:05-2:10 Dismissal

4. Absences / Excused absence notes need to be turned in within 3 days of any absence. They must have the teacher’s name, student’s name, parent’s name, and reason for absence, along with the date(s) of the absence. / Upon returning to school, students have two days to hand in make up work. For longer absences, students generally have one day for every day absent to make up work. / PLEASE make sure that if your child is absent that they come and ask us for their work. It is VERY hard for us to keep track of who is out from which class on which days. / Excused absence notes need to be turned in within 3 days of any absence. They must have the teacher’s name, student’s name, parent’s name, and reason for absence, along with the date(s) of the absence. / Upon returning to school, students have two days to hand in make up work. For longer absences, students generally have one day for every day absent to make up work. / PLEASE make sure that if your child is absent that they come and ask us for their work. It is VERY hard for us to keep track of who is out from which class on which days.

5. Volunteers / If you are planning on volunteering AT ALL (class, field trips, parties, etc.), you will need to have your volunteer application- with a copy of your driver’s license attached- turned in by Friday, 9/28. / Check websites or ask teachers for volunteer opportunities. / If you are planning on volunteering AT ALL (class, field trips, parties, etc.), you will need to have your volunteer application- with a copy of your driver’s license attached- turned in by Friday, 9/28. / Check websites or ask teachers for volunteer opportunities.

6. Websites / Our websites will be updated every two weeks (minimum). / Important events/dates will be listed along with a variety of curriculum information. / Our websites will be updated every two weeks (minimum). / Important events/dates will be listed along with a variety of curriculum information.

7. Writing/Language Arts / Essay writing will almost always be done in class only. There will be a few exceptions. The students will be taught to score papers according to the writing rubrics and we will do some peer editing and scoring in class. / The students will be keeping a daily writing journal. / We will be working on grammar skills through the use of Daily Oral Language lessons and grammar workbooks. / We will be working on our handwriting skills. Handwriting IS a part of the language arts grade. / Essay writing will almost always be done in class only. There will be a few exceptions. The students will be taught to score papers according to the writing rubrics and we will do some peer editing and scoring in class. / The students will be keeping a daily writing journal. / We will be working on grammar skills through the use of Daily Oral Language lessons and grammar workbooks. / We will be working on our handwriting skills. Handwriting IS a part of the language arts grade.

8. FCAT Writes! / This is the writing portion of FCAT 2.0. / FCAT Writes 2.0 will be on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. / To be proficient, students must earn a 4.0 or higher (on a 6- point rubric). / Prompts are expository (writing to explain), personal narrative, and fictional narrative. / Conventions (capitalization, spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence variety) will be looked at more closely and graded harder than ever. / This is the writing portion of FCAT 2.0. / FCAT Writes 2.0 will be on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. / To be proficient, students must earn a 4.0 or higher (on a 6- point rubric). / Prompts are expository (writing to explain), personal narrative, and fictional narrative. / Conventions (capitalization, spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence variety) will be looked at more closely and graded harder than ever.

9. Handwriting / Students will be graded on their printed and cursive letters. / Students should be practicing showing their best penmanship on all classroom assignments and homework. / Papers (handwriting or any other work) should not look like they have gone through a war zone when they are turned in! / Students will be graded on their printed and cursive letters. / Students should be practicing showing their best penmanship on all classroom assignments and homework. / Papers (handwriting or any other work) should not look like they have gone through a war zone when they are turned in!

10. Things you should expect to see: / Daily: Planners with homework highlighted- Please check and sign daily. / Weekly: Work folders go home on Thursdays- Please review work, sign folder, and return them on Friday. / Monthly: Calendars on colored paper- Please be aware of important upcoming dates. / Daily: Planners with homework highlighted- Please check and sign daily. / Weekly: Work folders go home on Thursdays- Please review work, sign folder, and return them on Friday. / Monthly: Calendars on colored paper- Please be aware of important upcoming dates.

11. Contacting Us / Email / Note in planner / Call (671-7260) / We can do conferences on some mornings, Tuesday afternoons, and occasionally on Monday or Wednesday afternoons (after car duty). / Email / Note in planner / Call (671-7260) / We can do conferences on some mornings, Tuesday afternoons, and occasionally on Monday or Wednesday afternoons (after car duty).

12. Conduct Interim # of infractions Conduct Grade on Conduct Sheet 0-2 E 3-5 S 6-10 N 11+ U Interim # of infractions Conduct Grade on Conduct Sheet 0-2 E 3-5 S 6-10 N 11+ U Report Card # of infractions Conduct Grade on Conduct Sheet 0-4 E 5-9 S 10-18 N 19+ U We do look for improvement from interim to report card and adjust conduct grade accordingly.

13. Uniforms / Lace or Velcro tennis shoes MUST be worn everyday. / Shorts cannot be longer than knee length. / Belts must be worn every day. (No tie belts!) / Only uniform jackets/sweaters can be worn in the classroom. In the halls, non-uniform outerwear may be worn. / Shirts need to be tucked in. / Lace or Velcro tennis shoes MUST be worn everyday. / Shorts cannot be longer than knee length. / Belts must be worn every day. (No tie belts!) / Only uniform jackets/sweaters can be worn in the classroom. In the halls, non-uniform outerwear may be worn. / Shirts need to be tucked in.

14. Reading / Students should be reading AT LEAST 20 minutes every day. / Generally we read a story a week from our book. We will also be using novels. / Spelling lists are given on Monday and tests are on Friday. / There are several projects that we will be doing in reading this year. Look for upcoming projects on our monthly calendars and my website. / Our focus skills for the year can be found on my website. / Students should be taking AR tests regularly. Some of our upcoming projects will have specific AR requirements. I do pull reports every Friday for our bookworm. The students have to have a weekly average of 90% or above to have their name on the wall. / Students should be reading AT LEAST 20 minutes every day. / Generally we read a story a week from our book. We will also be using novels. / Spelling lists are given on Monday and tests are on Friday. / There are several projects that we will be doing in reading this year. Look for upcoming projects on our monthly calendars and my website. / Our focus skills for the year can be found on my website. / Students should be taking AR tests regularly. Some of our upcoming projects will have specific AR requirements. I do pull reports every Friday for our bookworm. The students have to have a weekly average of 90% or above to have their name on the wall.

15. Math There are 5 components to our Mathematics program: / Go Math-our textbook / Fast Math-log on by using lunch number twice / IXL- username= firstnamelastname +371 password=lunch number / Math notebook- vocabulary and practice / Math homework on a weekly basis is to study notes in their math journal daily and ixl. Occasionally additional assignments will be given. Check your child’s planner. There are 5 components to our Mathematics program: / Go Math-our textbook / Fast Math-log on by using lunch number twice / IXL- username= firstnamelastname +371 password=lunch number / Math notebook- vocabulary and practice / Math homework on a weekly basis is to study notes in their math journal daily and ixl. Occasionally additional assignments will be given. Check your child’s planner.

16. Science / Please check out our website to see what we are studying and researching in small groups. / The science notebook is worth 40% of your child’s science grade. / Students should be studying his/her science notes on a daily basis. / Please check out our website to see what we are studying and researching in small groups. / The science notebook is worth 40% of your child’s science grade. / Students should be studying his/her science notes on a daily basis.

17. Social Studies / Open Book tests are given as we finish each chapter. / A study guide will be placed on my website a week before the test. / We will be doing various SS projects throughout the year. / I do have some extra social studies books that your child may check out to leave AT HOME so they can study for tests. They will need to be returned in May. / Open Book tests are given as we finish each chapter. / A study guide will be placed on my website a week before the test. / We will be doing various SS projects throughout the year. / I do have some extra social studies books that your child may check out to leave AT HOME so they can study for tests. They will need to be returned in May.

18. Miss Farinas’s Class

19. Ms. Hamilton’s Class

20. Thank you for coming!