Hickory
Fifth Grade
Mrs. Clark, Room 11
Voice mail: 533-4672
x 3111
E-mail: teach5thgrd@aol.com
Feel free to write, telephone or e-mail me with
questions or concerns. E-mail is
the most efficient way for me to correspond with you. I check my email each evening.
daypack
or book bag
3-ring
binder (2” or smaller)
five
3-hole pocket folders (no prongs)—put into binder
homework
planner (to be purchased from the school)
wide
ruled notebook paper—to be replenished as needed
textbooks
covered and labeled at all times (NO stick-on book covers)
large pencil box with the following supplies:
sharpened pencils and erasers (NO mechanical
pencils)
red pen/marker for correcting & editing
black permanent Sharpie marker
colored pencils
highlighter
pencil sharpener with shavings catcher
bookmarks for reading books
scotch tape
post-it notes
small scissors
The
following classroom supplies are also very much appreciated throughout the
school year, although you are under no obligation to send them in:
paper towels kleenex small post-it notes
scotch tape masking
tape white glue
colored pencils anti-bacterial soap overhead markers
Sharpie markers white
board markers bandages
white/color copy paper overhead transparencies white
out
colored markers printer
transparencies
Homework Planner w/ Behavior Record
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Citizenship and Study
Skills grades of ‘S’ or above must be maintained in order to attend field trips
and other special activities and assemblies
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Sign Behavior Record
weekly
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Auction at end of each
trimester
Respect other people
Respect other people’s things
Stay in your chair
Use manners
Line up quickly & quietly
Enter & leave the room quietly
Study Skills Standards
Listen and pay attention
Work quietly
Do work neatly
Have needed materials
Keep desk neat and clean
Have behavior record signed weekly
Other Materials
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Textbooks must be
covered and labeled
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Binder/Notebook/Folders are
important for organization of papers
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No mechanical pencils
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Helpful at-home
materials:
Dictionary, Thesaurus, Atlas, Encyclopedia, Colored
Pencils, Wide-ruled Notebook Paper, Graph Paper, Calculator, Computer with Word
Processor and Internet access, Protractor, Ruler with inches and centimeters
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Class Wish List:
Sharpie markers (extra-fine tip), scotch tape,
overhead markers, white board markers, bandages, white/color copy paper,
overhead/printer transparencies, Kleenex, baby wipes,
book store/office store gift certificates
Homework
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1
½ hours daily Monday through Friday
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Weekends
(reports, make-up work, unfinished class work, remedial & enrichment work,
studying for an upcoming test, etc.)
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Affects both Achievement
and Effort grades
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Late work receives a
lower grade or zero
Absences
& Tardies
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Arrange to pick up
missed assignments the day of the absence
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Students are responsible
for obtaining and submitting missed assignments upon return
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Send in an absence note
after each absence
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Send in a note a day or
two before planned absences or doctor appointments
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Send in a note at least
a week before an extended absence
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Independent Study Credit
for 5+ days of absence
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3
Tardies/month=Detention
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10+
Absences/Tardies=Warning
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20+ Absences/Tardies=SARB
(meeting with the district Student Attendance Reporting Board)
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Students must be checked
in/out of school at the office—please don’t come to the classroom
Field trips
Fall: Skirball
Cultural Center, Petco
Winter: Getty Museum
Spring: Madrona
Marsh, Knotts Berry Farm or
Autry
Museum, Torrance Farmer’s Market, Madrona Middle School
Volunteer Opportunities
Field trips
Adventures in Art
Holiday Party
Room parents
5th Grade Exit Party
PTA
Other Important Information
Parent/Student Conferences—twice yearly
Communicator Envelope—Thursday
Earthquake Emergency Kits
TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD
BECOME A BETTER STUDENT
¨ Look through your child’s
notebook, homework planner, and backpack daily—ask lots of questions and look over
their homework before and after it is done.
¨ Take your child’s successes
and failures personally, including his grades, because they are often a
reflection of your involvement in his education.
¨ Giving positive feedback is
usually more successful than negative. Verbal praise should be given
often. Watching television, playing
with video games, participating in sports, and visiting with friends are
rewards for a job well done at school and should be handed out sparingly.
Negative concerns should address the child’s performance and behavior, not the
child himself. Do not pay your child
for good grades, effort, or citizenship.
Set reasonably high standards for your child and expect them to be met.
¨ Limit the amount of after
school activities that your child is involved in and the amount of time you
spend at work and away from your family.
Balance in life is important. It
is more valuable for your child if you spend time talking with him rather than
chauffeuring him around to too many activities. Both the quantity and quality of time you spend together are
important.
¨ Give your child chores
around the house (not for pay) to teach him responsibility and the value of
hard work—real life is not a free ride.
¨ Give your child a reasonable
allowance (to learn money management).
Have him save some of it in a savings account for some future expense
like college, and let him spend the rest as he chooses. If he wants something, let him save and buy
it with his own money.
¨ Insure that your child is
getting the proper amount of sleep.
Studies show that children require at least 9-10 hours of sleep each
night. Set up a bedtime routine and
stick to it (for example, 20 minutes to get ready for bed, 30 minutes of
reading, and 10 minutes of parent/child cuddle time with a kiss goodnight and
lights out and door closed).
¨ Take your child on vacations
and field trips. Exposing him to people
and places outside of his own neighborhood is an invaluable experience.
¨ Perform community service
with your child. Helping others
increases a person’s self esteem and allows us to appreciate our many
blessings.
¨ Be a positive role
model. “A father and mother must be
there to set an example for their children, strong and positive models of what
to be and how to behave when the youngsters grow up. Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they
need critics. It is one of a parent’s
greatest responsibilities and opportunities.
Too often parents neglect it because they get so caught up in making a
living they forget to make a life.” ---John
Wooden, former UCLA basketball coach