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Back to School Night September 9, 2013. Mrs. Heather Sickinger. Prayer. Mission: to facilitate an atmosphere to help our students live out God’s message of love. Instill respect in all we do!! If you want respect you need to give it.
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Back to School NightSeptember 9, 2013 Mrs. Heather Sickinger
Prayer • Mission: to facilitate an atmosphere to help our students live out God’s message of love. • Instill respect in all we do!! If you want respect you need to give it. • Provide a place where all students can learn and grow in God’s love. • Prayer will begin and end each day, as well as each class period.
Reminders • School arrival: After 8:30 a late slip is required • Dress code: policy in school handbook. This policy needs to be followed at all times. • Absent: All work will be recorded for the student, and need to be completed promptly upon return. Work can be sent home with a sibling. • Books need to be covered and taken care of. • Please send in a note when child’s departure routine changes.
Homework • Students are responsible for writing their homework in their assignment book before leaving each class. • Homework is always posted on side board. • All tests and quizzes are found on large chalk board. • Progress Reports are sent home mid-trimester. • Test folders are sent home on Friday. Student is expected to bring the folder back on Monday with all tests signed. • Homework will also be posted daily on Grade Connect.
Snack • Students may purchase a pretzel on a daily basis or bring in a snack from home. • Students will have recess at the beginning of 3rd period. • Water bottles are permitted and encouraged. These bottles need to be labeled with their name.
Student Schedule • 1st period Math – Mrs. Keefe and Mrs. John • 2nd period Social Studies – Mrs. Keefe • 3rd period Science – Mrs. Genth • 4th period Religion – Mrs. Sickinger • Recess/ Lunch • 5th period ELA – Mrs. Sickinger • 6th period ELA – Mrs. Sickinger
Specials • Monday-P.E. 2nd period • Wednesday- Technology 3rd period and Computer 2:30-3:00( every other week) • Thursday- Art 4th period • Friday- Music 5th period
5th Grade Religion • Topics to be covered in the 5th Grade: • Sacraments • Defintion • Purposes • Sacraments of Initiation • Baptism • Eucharist • Confirmation • Baptism • Rite, Ministers, Symbols, Adult Baptism • Holy Eucharist • Sacrament, Communion, Preparation to receive • Mass • Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, Concluding Rite, Vessels, Vestments, Liturgical Books, Environment, Ministers, Participation, Worship of Eucharist outside of Mass • Liturgical Year • Prayer • Mary • Saints and Feasts • Sacramentals • Social Justice
5th Grade ELA • Language • Command of the Conventions of grammar and usage when both speaking and writing • 5th grade focus: conjunctions, prepositions, interjections, verb tenses, form and use of perfect verb tenses, capitalization, spelling and punctuation. • Expand, combine and reduce sentences. • Compare and Contrast- stories, dramas, or poems • Vocabulary • Determine or clarify meaning of unknown words • Use context • Use affixes and roots as clues • Reference materials • Figurative Language • Listening/Speaking • Collaborative discussions- to help express thought clearly • Summarize written text read aloud or information presented in diverse forms. • Report on topic or texts • Present opinions
5th Grade ELA • Reading • Key ideas and Details • Quote accurately and draw inferences from text. • Determine theme, characters, and summarize with detail from text. • Compare and Contrast two or more characters, settings, or events. • Structure • Narrator’s point of view and how it influences how events are described. • Informational Text • More than 50% of reading this year will be informational text • Historical fiction, technical text • Summarize from text accurately and draw inferences • Determine two or more main ideas support them. • Writing • Opinion pieces • Informational/Explanatory • Narratives
Grade Connect • www.gradeconnectelementary.com • It is an online website where all grades, and course outlines will be visible for everyone to see. • Grade connect can be accessed from anywhere there is an internet connection. • Every student and parent will receive a username and password. • Grades will be posted weekly.
Contact Information • Note sent in to school with student • E-mail: hsickinger@smsk-8.org • Voice Mail: 173 • All correspondences will be answered within 24 hours.
Parent Sign Ups • Please if able sign up for both Homeroom Parent and Helpers. • Please remember that any parent who accompanies the class must have clearances. • Thank you for all that you do to support both myself and our school!!!!