Behavior Chart/Consequences/Rewards

Miss Lohmann and Mrs. Buchheit will be using a clipboard behavior chart to monitor your child’s behavior throughout the day. This chart allows communication between the two classroom teacher. See sample below...

John Doe      1   2  3  4  5  (Each day of the week)

Step 1 is a warning for the student.
Step 2 will result in loss of some recess time. 

Step 3 is a move to isolation in the classroom.

Step 4 will result in afterschool detention.

Step 5 will result in a referral to the office.

When a student gets to Step 3 or beyond, I will be contacting parents/guardians in order for us to work together to solve these behavioral concerns.  I will start by either sending an email, a note home or a note in the planner.  This note needs to be signed and returned to me so that I know you are aware of the behavior.  However, if the behavior is severe I will be contacting you by phone to let you know what has occurred. The first month of school is a “learning” time for both the students and the teachers.  Don’t be
surprised if your child comes home telling you he/she received one or two steps that day.  As teachers learn student’s personalities, students learn what behaviors are acceptable and which ones are not.  Disruptive behaviors that continue will always be brought to your attention. Students who receive no more that two steps during a week earn a reward coupon.

Spelling:  A weekly list will be sent home on the first day of each week.  This list will consist of 20-25 words correlated to the unit in our reading series.  We will work with these words daily.  Tests will be given on the last day of the week.

Writing:  We will begin each writing lesson with a fun, thought-provoking journal prompt.  Mini lessons will be taught covering writing skills.  Students will then work on their individual writings, stories, or poetry during Writers’ Workshop.

Reading:  Whole group reading, classroom literature circles, three-ring circus, small group reading, shared reading, book clubs and partner reading are just a few of the ways your child will be enjoying his/her reading time this year.  Many skills will be taught and reviewed during our reading lessons.  Each child is a unique individual and I will try to introduce many different strategies to make you child the best reader possible.  Also during reading time students will get the opportunity to do centers or as I call it “Station Rotation”.  Skills covering all subject areas will be reviewed.

Math:  Mrs. Buchheit will be your child’s math teacher.  She will be reviewing basic facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals.  She will expand your child’s math knowledge with geometry, tricks on how to solve word problems, along with making and reading graphs.

Science:  Many hands on activities covering the scientific method are in store for you child this year in science.  Working and constructing simple machines, classification of plants and animals, weather and water cycle, and the solar system are just a few of the skills taught in fifth grade.

Social Studies:  Looking at and studying land formations, reading and creating maps, and learning about the history of America are just a few concepts we will be covering in social studies this year.

Absences

If your child is absent, please call the office.  If you would like work to be sent to the office to be picked up, please let the office secretaries know as early as possible.  Work will be sent to the office be at least 1:30 p.m.  Students who are absent are given three days to complete work and return it to the teacher.  It is the responsibility of the student to ask any questions they may have about work they have missed.

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