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The Way Things Work in Our Classroom Monday Folders are used in our classroom as a way to make the connection from school to home. Each Monday night, your student will bring home his/her Monday Folder, in which you will find spelling words for the week, a weekly newsletter, and other important notes that I may need for you to see. Monday folders will also include all graded papers for the week. Occasionally, there may be an assignment that needs to be corrected. If so, it will be due back on Friday. Please be sure that you ask your student for this folder each Monday, and also, please initial that you have seen the folders contents on the form stapled inside the folder. In addition, feel free to send any communications to me through your child's Monday folder, as I will check each folder on Tuesday. Homework folders are to be brought home each night, even in the event that your child has no assignments. The student will write down homework assignments at the end of each day. Writing down assignments is part of the student’s responsibility in the classroom. I expect all homework and class work to be turned in on time. When work is missing, the student will fill out a "Missing Work" form which will be sent home with their Monday folder. As a general rule, late assignments will be accepted at a reduced grade (5 points off for each day it is late). However, students will have the opportunity to earn "homework passes" throughout the year. A homework pass can be used in the place of some assignments, or may be used to extend an assignment's due date (one day per homework pass.) I encourage students to save their homework passes in case they forget an assignment or have a legitimate situation that prevents them from completing their work. **Students will not be allowed to call home if they forget their work.** Organization is the key to success! **__ Absences __** Students who are absent will have a packet of the previous day(s) work on their desk the morning of their return if the work is not picked up the day of the absence. Students will have the number of days they are absent to complete the work. For example, if a student is out sick 2 days, they will have 2 days to complete and turn in the work. Work not turned in on time will result in reduced grades and possibly a zero for the missing work. We have many resources for finding books to read, so there should be no problems finding books to read for home reading. Our school has a wonderful library that we will visit two times each week, and our classroom, as well, has a great selection of books. Another book resource that can be utilized is Scholastic/Troll book orders, which will be sent home in Monday folders once a month. Please remember that book orders are always optional, but often an inexpensive way to buy books. The Accelerated Reader program is a reading incentive program. Students read novels from a selected list and then take short computer quizzes to test comprehension. Students earn points based on the difficulty of the book and their performance on the quiz. Students may participate in the AR program at any time. AR will not be used for a grade. Charms are awarded according to points and certificates are awarded to the top three point earners for our class. 1. Be respectful and responsible 2. Be organized 3. Follow Directions
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Celebrating birthdays in our classroom can be a lot of fun and we would love to celebrate with your child, but we must plan ahead to set aside time for this during our day. If your child would like to bring treats on their birthday, please call ahead or send a note so that I can plan time for this. If you do happen to come unannounced, please leave the treats in the office, and we will enjoy them at one of our break times. Also, make sure to send the necessary items to serve the treat, such as plates or napkins. If your child's birthday falls during a time when school is not in session, please feel free to pick an alternate date to celebrate!
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