Welcome to Ms. Sandi and Ms. Heather’s 5^th Grade Class

Phone:  663-3700

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August 8, 2014

Dear Parents & Guardians:

We would like to take this time to welcome everyone back to school.  A few changes have occurred since we were in school last. Ms. Sandi will be teaching 5^th grade Reading and Language Arts.  Ms. Heather will be teaching 5^th grade Math.

 

Reading and Language Arts- Ms. Sandi

Students will be given nightly practice that shouldn’t be any longer than thirty minutes. We have a new reading series that includes a workbook.  If books are lost we will give a one-week grace period for you to locate the book before we have to reorder it,

at your expense. Attached is a letter on how to access the website that I will be using with the reading series.  Please try to log in.

Math-Ms. Heather

Students will have a math notebook that will help him or her keep up with their work, notes, etc. and also serve to keep you informed of his or her performance and progress. Students will be required to bring his or her notebook to class every day. The organization and content of the notebook will be graded. Students will receive a rubric to keep in the notebook detailing the grading process of the notebook. There will also be a place for you to sign showing that you have looked at your child’s work once a week. It is my goal to only have homework 2-3 times a week and for it to take no longer than 15-20 minutes for your child to complete it.

 

Student behavior will continue to be monitored using the bubble system, which has been implemented school-wide for several years. We will give your child a student handbook that has all the school rules and policies.  Please read over this folder.  There are a few pages that need to be signed and returned to school. Please let us know if your child has any special type of problems that at we need to know about.  Students are welcome to bring their lunch from home.  However, no outside deliveries of food (such as from restaurants) can be taken into the cafeteria during lunch.  For more information about this new rule, please refer to the summary page in the front of the Student Handbook.

Our planning period will be from 7:50 - 8:35 every day if you need to discuss anything with us.  Please call and make an appointment in advance.  Also, your child will have to sign in and out in the classroom and the office if he/she has to leave the classroom early or arrives late.

If a student is involved in any type of disciplinary problems such as being disrespectful, a behavior problem, or failing to do their homework, the student will be contacting you by phone.

Please read over the handbook because there are new rules added.  Students may have cell phones at school; however, cell phones should not be on or used during school hours.  If a cell phone is brought to school, it must remain turned off and be left in the student’s backpack or locker.  If we see the phone, we are going to assume it’s being used, so please stress that it needs to be out of sight and turned off.

Three (3) unexcused absences will now count as one unexcused absence for court purposes.  We take attendance at 7:50 AM.  If the student is not in my room by 7:50 AM. he/she will have to get a tardy slip from the office.  If we have a morning assignment, which counts as a grade, it cannot be made-up due to an unexcused tardy, so please be at school on time.

With your child’s dedication to hard work and your cooperation, this year will be a very rewarding learning experience.  Please sign and return this letter to me.  Thank you for your time and help.

 

Sincerely,

 

Parent Signature____________________________________

 

Student’s signature ___________________________________

 

Ms. Sandra Beeam

5^th grade Reading and Language Arts

 

Heather Lowe

5^th grade Math

 

 

Home phone Number ________________________

 

Cell phone number __________________________

 

Work phone number _________________________