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Paxton
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Go
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Pirates!
Mrs. Montgomery has taught for 17 years. I
have taught 5th grade at West Platte and Platte
County.
I have been married for 27 years and have 2
wonderful daughters: Amber and Taylor.
•8:45-9:00 Morn. Work
•9:00-9:30 Pirate Time
•9:30-10:15 Math (Peters)
•10:15-11:45 Reading and Writing (Chiddix)
•11:45-11:58 Math Daily Review
•11:58-12:23 Lunch
•12:23-12:40 Math Daily Review
•12:40-1:25 SS (Elliott)
•1:25-2:10 Science (Montgomery)
•2:15-2:40 Recess
•2:45-3:35 Specials
•3:35 Closure
•3:45 Dismissal
3:35—Get ready for the end of the day— Pack up
and trash thrown away!!
**Car riders, walkers, and “Y” club will be
dismissed at the first bell. 3:40
**All bus riders will be dismissed at the
second bell. 3:45
**The teacher dismisses you, not the bell!
Recess time is—2:15-2:40.
*You will be outside with two teachers on
duty. One teacher will have study hall in
their classroom if you need to catch up, have
late/missing work, or are needing to refocus.
*Please dress appropriately for the
weather!
Star System—Each week (Friday-Thurs.) you will start
out with 5 stars. Every Thursday you will need to have
your star sheet signed by a parent. Please check it
nightly…it is a great way to communicate. *If it is not
signed or you did not have 3 stars left—study hall!
Arg…….
Planner-Your child should fill it out daily and mark
whether they have their assignment completed. If it is
completed they should check off the box!!
*Standard based grading—1,2,3,4
Mrs. Buescher and Mrs. Chiddix teach
communication arts. They teach reader’s workshop
model through mini-lessons and then they will read
in the classroom each day. They will use Acuity,
STAR, Read Naturally, and classroom assessments
to assess your child’s individual reading progress.
This will help them set their individual goals.
Scholastic Book Orders- Due 4th Thursday of the
month. Please send checks made payable to
Scholastic (NO CASH!). Online code: GM88C
*AR points—an individual goal will be set per quarter.
You can log in at home to view their scores/points!!
Writer’s Workshop will be held daily in
combination with reading. It is a daily
writing process.
**Writer’s and Reader’s Binder-this will house
each step of the writer's workshop process. Once
a quarter, students will be able to share with
you what they have composed.
Mr. Elliott teaches Social Studies. He will be covering themes
dealing with early explorers, colonization, regions in the United
States, and the Civil War.
**Social Studies --daily geography(DG), states and capitals, and
grammar will be assigned weekly. There will also be unit
tests!!
**Field Trip to BSSE—Nov. 11 (Peters, Montgomery, Buescher) &
113 (Elliott, Chiddix)
**Civil War re-enactment May 16
Mrs. Montgomery teaches science through hands on
activities using scientific inquiry. We will study
Classification of Plants and Animals, Work and Simple
Machines, Solar System, Water Cycle and Weather, and
Matter. Be prepared each day with materials needed for
science class.
**Lots of fun!!!
•Basic math fact knowledge is a MUST!
•Daily Common Core Review will be done
daily in the homeroom class.
•Our minds will be stretched to further
master of numbers, operations, geometry,
and algebra knowledge.
•Ms. Peters’ door is always open!!
Any work that is not completed in class needs to be
taken home and completed!
**A student will owe a star if their homework is not
completed!! They will work on it during their recess
time.
If a student is absent: Assignment sheets will be
filled out and placed in their mailbox!
*If you are absent for a day, then you have 1 day to
make it up. (absent for 2 days—2 days to make it up,
etc.)
Weekly e-mails---These will be sent out via the e-mail
that the office has on file. Check for your newsletters
every Monday.
Remind (101)—please sign up for this if interested
Dr. Searcey’s Paxton Notes—e-mails
Weekly Star Sheets—please look daily and sign each
THURSDAY evening!!
Paxton 5B Twitter-@Paxton5B
My Twitter-@SBMontgomery1
***Respect & Responsibility!!!!
•Please remember that we are a
peanut-free district.
•Mini Society (AKA / Montgomery
City) discussion. Please stop and pick
an apple off your child’s Giving Tree
to help our economy run smoothly.
More information will be sent home.
for taking the time to attend Meet the Teacher and
welcome to 5th grade!
We look forward to working with you and your child
this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with
exciting learning activities!
•Jessica Chiddix (reading/writing), chiddixj@platteco.k12.mo.us
•Sarah Buescher(reading/writing), buesches@platteco.k12.mo.us
•Steve Elliott (social studies), elliots@platteco.k12.mo.us
•Sharon Montgomery (science), montgoms@platteco.k12.mo.us
•Roshonne Peters (math), petersr@platteco.k12.mo.us
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Parents? a school night just for
YOU to ask us (5B Teachers)
questions. Share what’s working,
your struggles, concerns, and how
we can work as a team to help
your student have a successful 5th
grade year!
When? Monday, August 31, 2015,
from 7:00 - 8:00 P.M.