3.  This is my 23rd year teaching at the elementary level  Certified to teach elementary and high school levels  Middle School Endorsements in Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies  Approvals in English as a Second Language and Spanish  National Board Certified Teacher

4.  Communicate with me frequently  Complete needed forms in a timely manner  Make sure your child is prepared for class with needed materials included eye glasses  Encourage your child to follow school rules  Supervise homework completion  Monitor Math Spiral Notebook  Provide quiet, well lit, well supplied place to study  Send absence letters when your child is absent

5.  Bring two sharpened pencil to class everyday  One marking pen: red, green, or purple any color but black and blue o Math text book o Math Spiral Notebook o Take Home Folder

6.  Visit www.isbe.net to see your child’s Common Core Standardswww.isbe.net  We will cover five different subcategories of math: 1) Numbers and Operations in Base Ten, 2) Numbers and Operations in Fractions, 3) Measurement and Data, 4) Operations and Algebraic Thinking and 5) Geometry

7.  I am available to meet from 3:00-3:15 PM  I can be reached at (773) 534-2125  I can also be reached by email at salopez@cps.edu salopez@cps.edu  I can be reached with a note (English/Spanish)  I do plan to communicate with parents on a regular basis  Parent Volunteers

8.  Consequences: Talk with child 3x’s  Communicate with parent via email, phone call, or conference  Student will earn up to five points of extra credit for completing homework  Rewards: Unit Certificates of Growth and Good Behavior Links (educational movie)

9.  Homework should be written in Math Notebook  Parents are encouraged to initial math homework, test, quizzes, etc.  Homework can also be found on our school website at http://philiprogersschool.org http://philiprogersschool.org  Homework should take 40 minutes per day

10.  Math Spiral Notebooks should come home every night  Your child should NOT use a calculator when completing homework unless stated otherwise. Students should show all their work.  Ask your child what they learned in class based on their note taking  Ask child to keep their notebook organized

11.  A = 100 - 90  B = 80 - 89  C = 70 - 79  D = 60 - 69  F = 59 - Below  www.philiprogersschool.org  Grade Portal (see office for code)

12.  If your child is absent, please call the school at 773 534-2125 to report the absence  When your child returns to school, an absence note is needed for legal purposes

13.  If student receives three homework and/or behavior warnings, parent(s) will be emailed or called for support.  If student receives six homework and/or behavior warnings, parent(s) will be asked to come in for a parent conference.  Blue Ticket: Homework/ Yellow Ticket: Behavior Issue

14.  8:00 - 8:10 Breakfast/Homeroom  8:10 - 9:10 Reading/Writing  9:10 -10:10 Specials (see chart)  10:10 -10:50 Continue Reading/Writing  10:50-11:35 Social Studies/Science  11:35 -12:25 Lunch/Recess  12:25 - 1:20 Continue S.S./Science  1:20 - 2:55 Math  2:55 - 3:00 Dismissal

15.  Monday: PE  Tuesday: Technology  Wednesday: Library  Thursday: Music  Friday: Theatre

16. Assessments: 60% Online Enrichment: 15% Performance Task 25%