5. If you would like to meet with me… Due to the time limits tonight and to protect your child’s privacy, I unfortunately can’t discuss individual students. Please contact me by email Karla.Vicknair@stpsb.org or send a note to arrange a private meeting!

6. Please make sure to have read our First Day packet that was sent home in the beginning of the school year! All classroom and grading policies are outlined. Classroom Policies

7. Weekly Communication: Please sign it every Monday as part of the weekly homework assignment.

8. I will write their homework on an agenda/planner for them to copy into their own planner. If they don’t copy it down correctly or at all, they will not receive a homework grade for each assignment that is not done as a result. Homework & Tests:

9. Test folders will be given on Tuesdays and must be signed and returned by Thursday every week or privileges will be lost until it is returned signed. Test Folders:

10. You can access our teacher website through the TMS website: Website:

12. Social Studies Textbook In depth look at our regions Used with S.S. workbook pages Textbook is available online A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR UNITED STATES!

13. Curriculum is shifting to more nonfiction text A combination of Reading book and novels (Stone Fox, A Cricket in Times Square, Freedom Train) HOTS Skills taught through literature (Making Inferences, Cause/Effect, Author’s Purpose, Figurative Language) Achieve 3000 Monthly Reading Calendar/Comprehension Log--, Please sign the calendar at the end of the month before your child turns in the calendar to me. This verifies you have seen your child reading. The more a child reads, the better reader they become!! LET’S READ!!!!!!!

14. Student A reads 30 minutes five nights of every week; Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all! Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week. Student A reads 30 min. x 5 times a week = 150 mins./week Student B reads 5 minutes x 5 times a week = 25 minutes Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month. Student A reads 600 minutes a month. Student B reads 100 minutes a month. Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year. Student B reads 720 min. in a school year. Student A practices reading the equivalent of nine whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice. What happens to these students by the end of 6th grade if they maintain these same reading habits: One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance!!

15. 1.Pretest on Monday 2.Study words missed and challenge words (20 words) 3.Words will ALWAYS be written in planner. 4.Occasional class grade on Wednesday 5.Spelling Test every Friday **Spelling will be included in Language grades **Handwriting grade will come from Spelling tests.* What Do I Need to Know about Spelling?

16. Required to read and respond to literature; synthesize information and apply reasoning skills Alternating weeks of journal writing and DLR (Daily Language Review) Read one to two passages then write a composition 3-5 paragraphs including evidence from the text in response. Emphasis on writing to a prompt and constructed response short answers. Example: Write a story for your teacher about backpacking in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Describe the t things you might see and what might happen. Use details from BOTH passages to help you tell your story. Language Arts/Journal Writing

17. We have extra support software that students use: Achieve 3000, AR Worksheets and activities supplement the textbooks and curriculum mandated by the St. Tammany Parish School System and State of Louisiana. See our class website for additional suggested support ideas under “Links”. SUPPORT:

19. It is the student’s responsibility to have their school supplies at all times. Please check with your child frequently if they need any of their supplies to be replenished. School Supplies:

20. Looking for a Few Volunteers ! We can always use parental involvement! Room Parent (s) Class sitters Art projects Please sign up before leaving or email me! Thank you in advance!

21. The classroom can get cold during the day. I have encouraged the kids to keep an extra sweater/jacket in the backpack. Only school approved jackets can be worn inside. Please check the uniform policy! Reminders: