welcome to curriculum night! · title: welcome to curriculum night! author: shari solberg-ayers...
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WELCOME TO CURRICULUM NIGHT!
On Your Child’s Desk:
Please write your child a note on the Orange index card.
Any questions/concerns for me please write them on a Pink index card. I will try to get back with you in 24 hours or less!
MR. ETTINGER
4th Year in Kyrene School District
Married to a Kyrene Teacher
2 Daughters- Mari-5 and Mollie-3
SCHOOL – HOME COMMUNICATION
o Weekly Emails: Every Monday afternoon, I email all parents with that week’s homework, announcements, reminders, events, and requests.
oFriday Folders: Every Friday, a folder will be sent home that includes graded assignments and has a progress report on the cover. This progress report includes a summary of work completion, behavior, and notes from me. It must be signed by a parent and returned on Monday.
Reading Logs: Every Friday, a reading log will go home
in the Friday Folder. Every student is required to read
for 75 minutes at home. The Reading Log is due the
following Friday and must be initialed by a
parent/guardian.
Common Core: The State of Arizona has implemented new, more rigorous standards in ELA and Math. This requires students to understand content more thoroughly and in depth than ever before.
Reading Resources: Harcourt Trophies, a few novel studies, and informational text (non-fiction).
Writing: 6 Trait Writing Rubric for narrative, argumentative, and expository styles of writing.
English Language Arts (ELA)
Math Resources: Investigations, Engage NY, and Fosnot Units
Topic Covered:
Place Value and Whole Number Operations
Volume
Fractions – addition & subtraction with unlike
denominators, multiplying & dividing
Decimals – add, subtract, multiply, and divide
Algebraic Thinking
Geometry & Measurement – metric and
customary
Probability
Integers & Data
Math
CLASS
CONSTITUTION
We the people of Mr. Ettinger’s 2014-2015 5th Grade Community, in order to form a more
perfect classroom, establish fairness and equity, ensure we get along with each other, provide
for the safety of our classmates, promote fun and goodness, protect our rights and freedoms
for all, do ordain and establish this constitution for room 41, Fifth Grade, at Kyrene de la
Mariposa:
Bill of Rights
We have the right to:
Respect everyone including their property, personal space, and
keep body and eyes to yourself.
Treat people the way you want to be treated.
A classroom free from put-downs and rude comments
Raise your hand and not shout out
Use school materials and furniture in a safe and respectful way.
A Bully-Free Zone
Refrain from unnecessary side conversations
To explain your actions
To be mature and a role-model for all students at Mariposa
A DRAMA-free classroom
Everyone has the right to make mistakes and learn from the
mistakes…N.B.D.!
To persevere and never give up
Use kind words and think about what you say to others
Help others when you see they need help
Have a positive attitude and have fun
We will try our hardest to be A.F.C.!!!!
What color is your day?
The Rainbow Behavior System
Mr. Ettinger-5th Grade
Above and Beyond
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
Friendly Reminder
Refocus
Teacher's Choice
Ready to Learn
GREEN/Ready to Learn -You are doing great! You are behaving exactly as a responsible student should. Thank you for making our class a safe and enjoyable place to be!
BLUE/Great – You
went out of your way
to be safe, to be
respectful, or to be
responsible! Great
Ready to Learn
PURPLE/Outstandi
ng – You went out of
your way to be safe, to
be respectful, or to be
responsible AGAIN!
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
PINK/Above and
Beyond-
- You did something
extraordinary! You
earned POSITIVE
parent contact!
- This may be a
phone call, an
email, or a letter.
Above and Beyond
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
YELLOW/Friendly
Reminder
-You were not following
the school wide
B.L.A.S.T. expectations
Above and Beyond
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
Friendly Reminder
Orange/Refocus
-You were not following
the school wide
expectations AGAIN.
-You need to reflect at
the Refocus Area in
your classroom on the
choices you made.
Above and Beyond
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
Friendly Reminder
Refocus
Red/Teacher Choice
You were not following
the school wide
expectations AGAIN.
Your teacher will decide what your consequence
is. This might be
contacting your parents,
refocusing in another
classroom, or losing a
privilege.
Above and Beyond
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
Friendly Reminder
Refocus
Teacher's Choice
“Off the Chart”
You were not following
the school wide expectations AGAIN!
You will be sent to the
office for the poor
choices you have made.
Above and Beyond
Outstanding
Great
Ready to Learn
Friendly Reminder
Refocus
Teacher's Choice
THE GOOD NEWS IS
EVEN IF YOU MOVE
DOWN ON THE CHART,
YOU CAN ALWAYS
MOVE BACK UP!
Science
o Biomes
o Earth and Space
o Matter and Energy
o Human Body
o Force and Motion
Social Studies
o Geography Terms
o Early Americans
o European Explorations
o Colonization
o American Revolution
o Bill of Rights & Constitution
o Introduce Civil War
HOMEWORK
Expect your child to have apprx. 50 minutes of
homework per night.
Nightly homework:
Math
Reading and Spelling Practice
Reading for 15 minutes (Total of 75 minutes per
week): Reading Logs turned in every Friday.
Additional homework: projects, studying for quizzes &
tests, or incomplete classwork
Agendas: Please check your child’s agenda each night
for the assigned homework and their Behavior Color.
MARIPOSA IS IMPLEMENTING A
SCHOOL-WIDE PBIS PROGRAM
What is PBIS?
Positive Behavior Intervention System
Focuses on positive rewards for good behavior
Creates a plan for “teaching” appropriate student behaviors
Creates a plan to address undesirable student behaviors through
teacher and administrative interventions
Lesson plans build on Mariposa LifeSkills
Consistency throughout the school
All staff expectations are the same, using the same language and
the same series of rewards and consequences
BLAST
Be Respectful
Lead with Integrity
Act Responsible
Safety Matters
Together We Achieve
BLAST takes all the great programs and incentives Mariposa
already has in place and ties them together!
School Store coupons (Blast Coupons)
Miss Manner certificates (Blast Coupons)
Principals Lunch
Lifeskills (all Lifeskills are imbedded within BLAST)
BLAST
OTHER CLASSROOM BUSINESS
o Specials:
o Monday – Music
o Tuesday – Library
o Thursday – P.E. (wear tennis shoes)
o Friday – Art
o Lunch-11:40 – 12:20o Water bottleo Healthy Snacks
o Email availability: I’ll respond to emails within 24 hours.
5TH GRADE T-SHIRT
Thank you for the
opportunity to be your
child’s teacher this year.