Welcome to the
Hero Team
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Mrs. Olivieri
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Mrs. Herold
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Our Day
Schedule:
7:35 Arrive to class/Morning News
7:40 Attendance/Lunch count
Tardy after this time
7:45 Instruction Begins
10:15 Recess/Lunch
11:05 Switch classes
12:30 4A Special Area
1:15 4B Special Area
2:05 Pack up!
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Parent Information
If you did not receive a parent handbook, please pick up one in
the office.
Please sign our form and indicate your child’s transportation.
Any changes in transportation needs to be in a handwritten
note before 1:45 p.m.
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Parent Information
No medication (including Tylenol and Benadryl) will be
administered at school without a doctor’s note.
Forgotten student lunches must be dropped off at our office.
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Backpacks
Always in BACKPACKS:
1. Agenda
2. Homework folder with math
booket inside
3. Independent Reading book
4. Vocabulary Workbook
5. Paper and pencils
Backpacks should not be heavy!
Books are only brought home for make-up work.
Please be prepared!
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Communication
Weekly Papers- Wednesdays
1. Compare grades in folders to grades on
Portal
2. Sign and return Thursday.
Email: Homework and weekly plans will be
emailed weekly. Please make sure we have
the correct email.
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Communication
Agendas:
This is our biggest communication tool. Please sign every
day. We encourage students to include other things in their
agendas as well. Such as soccer practice, dance class, etc.
This will help them manage their time.
Homework folders: Blue Crowders Creek folders.
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Special Days
Birthdays:
Due to allergies and promoting healthy choices at school, Crowders
Creek will not be accepting snacks or treats for celebration. All
students will be recognized by the school for their birthday!
Parties:
Holiday and Valentine Parties
Administration asks that you make other arrangements for smaller
children if you plan to volunteer.
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School-Wide
Expectations
SOAR
1. Seek smart solutions
2. Onboard with learning
3. Act responsibly
4. Respect Others
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Behavior
Study Habits
Notes in agenda:
If nothing is written in agenda, consider it a good day!
We believe students need recess and won’t keep them
inside unless they are behind in work or have repeated
notes in agenda.
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Study Habits
Absent
Students are accountable for their work when they are absent.
If your child is absent, please make arrangements to get their
work. A lot of our assignments build upon what is taught each day
and they will quickly get behind.
If you know your child will be absent, please send a note so we can
send them home with their work.
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Behavior
Study Habits
We love to praise and celebrate student achievement in behavior,
study habits, and extracurricular activities! Let us know their
accomplishments outside of school!
We are implementing Love and Logic this year and will be
incorporating many team building activities throughout the year.
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Academics
Language Arts and Social Studies- Mrs. Olivieri
Math and Science: Mrs. Herold
All subjects have participation grades.
All subjects are weighted:
40% for daily and participation
60% for tests and projects
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Reading
Reading logs: Minimum 25min. a night.
Why is this important? There is a correlation
between independent reading and higher test scores.
Students’ responsibility:
Write title of book, track minutes, total
minutes at the end of the week, type of genre, written
response for both fiction and nonfiction.
Book Reports:
1 per nine weeks. They can use this same book as their
reading logs. Don’t procrastinate!
Independent Reading:
Always carry a current novel with you. I not only assign
time in class to read, but we do activities with it.
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Reading
Interactive Reading Notebooks
We will be going through the Common Core standards using
notebooks to record and track our progress.
How are students assessed?
Students can always use their reading material to go
back in the story. I want them to take a step beyond
memorizing and move towards analyzing the text.
For example, we work on text
connections, visualizing, inference, cause/effect,
point of view, author’s purpose, etc.
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Reading
Vocabulary/Grammar
Please purchase a vocabulary and grammar book
for your student.
There is a table set up to make your purchase.
Homework
Language 4 Today box
Vocabulary
Reading Log
Scholastic Books:
Great way to get books for your child as well as earn books for
our class library. You can order online or a check can be made out to
Scholastic. Please no cash!
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Writing
Interactive Writing Notebooks- similar to reading
notebooks with the Common Core standards.
Paragraph writing, journal writing, essay writing
(narrative, opinion, informative).
Please have your child bring a small photo of
themselves by Friday. (no larger than 4X6)
We will be using them for a writing assignment.
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Social Studies
Explorers
Native Americans
American Revolution
Government
Westward Expansion
Civil War
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Math
Instant recall of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division facts
is a must to be successful in math this year! Practice, practice,
practice fact triangles!
New Common Core standards are rigorous! Please show restraint in
showing your child the “fast way “ to solve problems –especially
with new concepts. Have your child explain his/her thinking to you
instead!
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Math
Homework is usually a Math 4 Today box, and a practice page from
your homework workbook-should take about 20 minutes to
complete.
Math Grades
•Math 4 Today test each Tuesday.
•Random homework and daily grades are given throughout the
year.
•Unit Tests after each unit of study.
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Science
Scientific Inquiry skills learned throughout the year.
Organisms and their Environments
Astronomy-Start taking notice of those moon phases!
Weather-Watch and discuss weather reports! Observe the clouds!
Properties of Light and Electricity- Take things apart!
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Science
Science Grades
Random class work grades
Lab work grade
Weekly grades on literature-based science.
Science notebook grade after each unit.
Science Unit Tests
Each quarter there will be a Current Event project due.
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What do we need?
A composition book
And 3 prong folder
Post it notes
Erasers
Pencils
Color pens
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That’s All
Folks!
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