Welcome Back to School!
Ms. Kunkel
5th Grade Teacher
Room 214
Homeroom
214
•Lockers
•Attendance
•Morning
announcements (clubs, band
lessons, schedule, events, etc.)
•Distribution of important notices
•Contests/Incentives (Box Tops, can
collections, etc.)
Team 5-Carnegie
Mrs. McNeal (Principal)
Ms. Warshaw (Counselor)
Mrs. Chamma (Literacy)
Mrs. Domenick (Science)
Ms. Kunkel (Math)
Mrs. Moy (Social Studies)
Mrs. Sewell (Special Education)
The Basics
Goals for the School Year:
● Responsibility and accountability
● Independence
● Positive attitude and respect toward others
● Decision making skills
● Academic and social growth
Homework:
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2 Points
● Assignment pad (Students are responsible for
Report Card:
● Academic grades (A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-,
C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F, and
Incomplete)
● Citizenship grades of 1, 2, 3, 4 (1 is
highest)
● Parent Conferences: December 8th, 9th
(night), and 10th
● Please sign up with your
child’s homeroom teacher.
Progress Reports:
● Mid-marking period progress reports
writing down homework assignments.)
displayed in Genesis
● Available on teacher web pages (subject to
Grading: Genesis Portal:
change)
http://parents.genesisedu.com/verona
Discipline:
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Teacher warning
Teacher detention
Parent communication
Central detention
Time Out
Team 5-Olmsted
● Frequent emails with updates
● Team webpage
● Team Calendar
● Important Documents
● Supply Lists
● Links to Teacher Webpages
Select HBW
Click on Olmsted
House
Select Team 5O
Individual Pages
Individual Pages
Things to Keep in Mind…
● Communication
● School Phone: (973) 571-6751
● School Fax: (973) 571-6767
● Email
● Extra Help: Depends on each teacher’s
schedule
● Thank you for attending “Back to School
Night” this evening. I am looking forward to
a successful year with your child in my
classes!
Math Per. 1, 2, 4, & 5
Ms. Kunkel
●Text: enVision MATH Common Core Scott Foresman-Addison
Wesley
●Learn and apply mathematical skills in real life settings
●Utilize math skills (looking for patterns, using
pictures/diagrams/charts, checking work, effectively using time,
finding other solutions, using a variety of methods, etc.)
● *Mastery of multiplication & division facts is crucial*
● PLEASE HELP PRACTICE AT HOME:
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Flashcards (Quiz each other!)
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Math Learning Games/Resources
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Ask for facts randomly.
Math Per. 1, 2, 4, & 5
Ms. Kunkel
●Warm-Up
● HW Check and Review
● Lesson of the Day
● Notes
● Guided Practice
● Independent Practice (typically with
whiteboards)
● Extra Help
● Frequent Emails with Math updates (typically once
a week from me and once from our team
coordinator)
Math Per. 1, 2, 4, & 5
Ms. Kunkel
5th Grade Units
● Number and Operations in Base Ten
● Number and Operations- Fractions
● Operations in Algebraic Thinking
● Geometry
● Measurement and Data
Homework:
● Packets per topic
● Homework board daily
● Webpage
● Student Planner- Most up to date
Online Textbook
●www.pearsonsuccessnet.com
Math Grades
● 90% Assessments (tests, quizzes, projects)
● 10% Homework
● Complexity determines points
● Genesis automatically weighs assignments
● Homework=2 points
●One point deduction- incomplete
●Two point deduction-no completion/attempt or
missing
**No extra credit assignments will be given to any
student. Opportunities to earn extra points on
tests/quizzes are in the form of “bonus questions.”
Not all tests/quizzes will have bonus questions.
Homework
Links to games
Common Core Guide
Math Workshop Per. 8
Ms. Kunkel
8th Period- Every other day
● 5 Minute- Working Snack (Please see approved snack
list)
● Warm-Up/Fast Facts
● Extension and Reinforcement of Math Class
● Group Work
● Centers
● Assessments
●“Activity Points”- Reflected in “regular” math
class
grade (“W” at the beginning of an item
in Genesis will indicate a workshop
activity)