Please Take Time To 1 Find your desk

Please Take Time To: 1. Find your desk by checking for your name. 2. Drop off your supplies under/alongside your desk. 3. Students- Take your paw magnet and choose a locker with a pink post-it. 4. Sign Compact and Birthday form 5. Sign up for conferences

• 8 th year teaching • Have taught 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th grade • Graduated from Northern Illinois University (Go Huskies!) • Mom to 1 ½ yr. old Plott Hound rescue pups: Chi and Nash • Spent my summer doing projects around our house in Elburn, going to concerts, took a short trip to Traverse City, MI and caught up on my reading! Mrs. Wright

• 6 th year teaching • Have taught 1 st, 2 nd, 5 th • Graduated from University of Iowa (Go Hawks!) • Grew up in Cedar Rapids, IA with my parents and two brothers • Spent my summer traveling to Greece with my husband, spending time with family and friends in Iowa, cooking new recipes, and buying a new house! Mrs. Cahoj

What We Will Go Over… • • • Daily Schedule Culture for Learning/Growth Mindset Curriculum Highlights Attendance Policy Birthday Treat Policy Homework Information

Our Morning: Arrival (any door) Math Acceleration Shared Reading Specials Recess and Lunch Our Afternoon: Writing Science/S. S. Reading Acceleration Guided Reading Dismissal (door 5)

Culture for Learning

To have a positive culture for learning we: • Follow routines • Demonstrate respect to each student and adult in the building • Work together as a community • Learn from feedback about our effort and our performance • Develop a growth mindset - believe that mistakes help us learn

These commitments will allow students to take their learning to the next level and acquire life skills that will help them succeed long-term in life.

Scholar Mindset Everyone can learn to the highest levels Learning is about creativity and making sense Mistakes are Valuable Learning is about connections and communicating Questions are really important School is about learning, not performing Depth is more important than speed

Save Time! Please Sign the Compact and turn in at the end! • Our goal for each child is to recognize that they can grow as a learner and to understand the tools and strategies they need to be successful • Feedback is essential! • We want to think “Growth Minded” NOT “Fixed Minded” • Student/Parent/Teacher Compact

Information on the… Math • Whole numbers, decimals, and fractions • Multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction Reading • Continuing to work on skills from 4 th grade, but at a higher level • Engaging students to develop a love of reading Writing • opinion, narrative, expository Social Studies • Early exploration of America through the Revolutionary War Science • STEM, Earth’s Systems, Property of Matter, Ecosystems, Health

Birthday Treat Save Time! Please Sign the Birthday Treat Policy and turn in at the end! Birthdays are a special celebration! Your child will be wished happy birthday on the intercom. Your child’s classmates will sing happy birthday to your child, if they choose. Our goal is for treats to be non-food items. • Stickers • Post-its • Slap bracelets • Highlighters • Donate a special book to the classroom library

HOMEWORK Reading: Every night your child should be reading a minimum of 30 minutes with a book at their level. Math: EVERY NIGHT there will be math practice, with the exception of days we have a task or test in class (if they don’t have homework, it will be written in their planner). Other: If your student does not complete classwork, it is possible that it will be sent home to be completed on their own time.

*These are in your brochure!

Thank you so much for being here! Before You 1. Get your Scavenger Hunt Card Go… from your teacher. 2. Please select a conference time 3. Turn in: ü Birthday Treat Policy ü Compact 4. Take folders home!