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WELCOME TO 5TH AND 6TH GRADE! 2023-2024 ______________________________________________ ATTENDANCE: Attendance is necessary for so many reasons! Being absent may cause you to fall behind and not understand the material that is being taught. The best way to do well is to be in class and pay attention. We want you in school and want you to be excited to come to school! However, if you are feeling sick (fever or vomiting), please stay home. ABSENCES/MAKE-UP WORK: As 5th and 6th grade students, you are responsible for any assignments that were missed during your absence. Please note: for each day you are absent, you will have 2 days to make up the work. Be sure to pick up any worksheets or other materials you will need to complete the missed assignments. ORANGE ASSIGNMENT SHEET: During each class period, you will fill out assignments on the orange assignment sheet. This will help you to remember what you may need to complete for homework and parents will also be able to keep track of what is being taught in school. It is expected that you will get your assignment sheet signed by a parent or guardian in your household each evening. CLASSROOM BASICS/SCHEDULE: 5th and 6th grade will be departmentalized again this year. This means that you will receive instruction from 4 different teachers! You will switch between these classes throughout the day. Please see the sample schedule and departmentalization letter for more information on this topic. Here is the list of 5/6th grade teachers and what they are teaching: Ms. Aufderheide - 5th & 6th Science/Health Ms. Worlie - 5th & 6th Math Mrs. Lesemann- 5th & 6th Reading Mrs. Lucas- 5th & 6th Social Studies/Writing You will have multiple specialist classes this year as well. These include: STEM, Physical Education, Industrial Technology, & Music. You will also visit the Library each week. Please come to school each day with a snack and water bottle. *If any parents/guardians are willing to donate snacks, it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! HOMEWORK/PLANNER: Reminder that you should be writing down all assignments on the orange assignment sheet at the end of each class period. At the end of the day you should take the orange assignment sheet out of your binder and put it into your backpack to go home. The assignment sheet should be signed each evening by a parent/guardian and then returned each morning to school. Homeroom teachers will be looking at these assignment sheets each school day, so parents/guardians are welcome to leave notes/messages for the teacher on this weekly assignment sheet. Homework is utilized to assist you in mastering academic standards or skills the State of Minnesota expects 5th and 6th graders to have. We will never give homework just to give homework. If you do not finish your assignments during class time, you will have homework. Remember, you are responsible for turning your assignments in on time. TESTS/QUIZZES: Tests and quizzes are necessary for determining your level of understanding. Redoing an assignment or retaking a test/quiz is allowed and encouraged. Redos and retakes help to develop a culture of self-improvement. It also helps to reduce test anxiety. The Redo/Retake Contract must be completed and returned to the teacher. Redos/Retakes are subject to teacher approval. We reserve the right to refuse a Redo/Retake request due to incomplete and/or missing work, lack of perseverance on classroom assignments, and/or lack of retake preparation. A parent/guardian signature is required on the redo contract. Parent involvement is crucial for your success! DISCIPLINE: First and foremost, we will follow the discipline plan in the Cherry School Student Handbook. Please make sure to read this. In the classroom, you are expected to use ROAR (Respect, On-task, Always Safe, and Responsible) behaviors. Please see our classroom matrix for more specific expectations in our classrooms. STUDENT TEACHERS: You will have two student teachers in the hallway this year: Ms. Cheyenne and Ms. Gracie. Both will be here during the first semester of the school year. They will be here at different times and mostly be working in the reading classroom. Ms. Cheyenne will be working with you in September. After that she will be moving to work with 3rd graders. Please be aware that Ms. Cheyenne is highly allergic to tree nuts (walnuts, almonds, ect…) Please be conscious of this when packing your snacks during September and if at all possible choose something else that doesn’t contain those items. We ask that if your snack does contain tree nuts, please wash your hands once you have finished the snack. Ms. Gracie will start part way through October until Christmas break. We are very blessed to have the extra help this year. GRADES: Tests, quizzes, daily work, and projects will be used in determining grades. The grading scale percentages will be as follows: 90-100 A 60-69.9 D 80-89.9 B 59.9 and lower F 70-79.9 C You and your parents/guardians will be able to monitor your grades online using Infinite Campus. 5th and 6th grade students have the privilege of taking their iPads home each night. We highly recommend checking Infinite Campus and Google Calendar frequently! Teachers will do their best to keep Infinite Campus up to date. iPADS: iPads will not go home right away. It is a privilege to take an iPad home and you must demonstrate proper iPad use. We will be going over iPad rules and expectations during the first few weeks of school. If you are unable to ‘follow the rules’ that come with bringing an iPad home; the iPad will remain in school. If the privilege to take home an iPad is earned, you can expect to take it home in late September, or early October. BAND: You will be given the opportunity to join Band this year. You will complete lessons and full band during the school day. It is highly encouraged for you to join Band, as this music option continues into high school. COMMUNICATION: Communication between students, parents/guardians, and teachers is vital for a successful year. Our team of teachers are here to help you succeed! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. We will be using SeeSaw for communication. Please have your parents connect to see your work, pictures of activities going on within the classroom, and an easy way to contact your homeroom teacher. SeeSaw login information will be coming home the first week of school. Welcome to a new school year! We look forward to learning and progressing with all of you! Student Signature: ______________________________ Parent Signature: _______________________________
CONTACT INFORMATION: * Reminder that all 5/6th grade teachers will have Seesaw as a means of communicating with parents and you as students. MS. WORLIE - 5th & 6th Math: pworlie@isd2142.k12.mn.us (218) 749- 4614 MRS. LESEMANN - 5th & 6th Reading: alesemann@isd2142.k12.mn.us (218) 288-3933 MS. AUFDERHEIDE - 5th & 6th Science: aaufderheide@isd2142.k12.mn.us (218) 231-1012
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