Welcome to Back
to School Night!
Miss D’Armiento
Somerset School
Rooms 304& 305 – Language Arts
and Social Studies
September 22, 2014
Contact Information
•Email:
caitlin_d’armiento@nplainfield.org
•Phone Number: 908-769-6080 ext.
1304
•Website:
http://www.nplainfield.org/Domain/
1219
Class Rules & Axioms for
Excellence
• RESPECT.
• Axioms:
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1. I will respect myself and others at all times.
2. I will seek wisdom.
3. I will take ownership for my actions.
4. I will have a forgiving spirit.
5. I will persist without exception.
• Class Dojo – connected through Mr. Mentone’s
account, but I also have my own account and use
this as well.
Schedule
• PERIOD 1 8:10-9:02 Physical Education/Health/Computers
• PERIOD 2 9:04-9:46 Science/Social Studies
• PERIOD 3 9:48-10:30 Math
• PERIOD 4 10:32-11:14 Math
• PERIOD 5 11:16-11:58 Rotation
• PERIOD 6 12:00-12:30 Lunch
• PERIOD 7 12:37-1:19 Language Arts
• PERIOD 8 1:21-2:03 Language Arts
• PERIOD 9 2:05-2:47 Opportunity Period
Lunch
• If you send in lunch money, please place it in
an envelope with your child’s name.
• Lunch is served by another company – which
means that I do not have control over what is
served!  If you have any questions, please
contact the Cafeteria directly or Mr. Sainte
Rose.
Rotations
•Rotations: Art, Spanish, Music,
and Library
•I will notify you when we are
switching rotation.
Homework
• Homework should take around an hour – if
there is an issue, please let me know.
• Homework is explained in class and
assignment pads are checked each day (the
sticker indicates it was checked!)
• Late homework is worth 50% (instead of a 0%).
• My website details the grading system more
thoroughly.
Grading Symbols
• 4: Meets expectations
• 3: Progressing toward meeting expectations
• 2: Progressing toward meeting expectations
with some support
• 1: Does not meet expectations
• Again – these are explained on the website if
you have further questions.
What are we doing in
Social Studies?
•Six Units (the textbook is on my
website)
• Unit 1: The Land and the Early People
• Unit 2: Cultures Meet
• Unit 3: The Thirteen Colonies
• Unit 4: The American Revolution
• Unit 5: A Growing Nation
• Unit 6: Civil War Times
Social Studies
• Key Terms -> given before or after reading a
chapter.
• Comprehension Questions -> given after
reading.
• Homework/Skills Pages -> given after we have
completed a chapter.
• Quizzes/Tests -> will review for these
assessments in class and with the Chapter
Reviews.
What are we doing in
Language Arts?
• New district program: Good Habits, Great
Readers -> Balanced Literacy Approach
• Spelling: Words Their Way (will begin weekly
homework in October – still assessing
students).
• Homework:
• Reading every night!!
• Daily Edit (grammar/editing review)
• Spelling – every two weeks. To be completed in
their Word Study NBs.
Book Challenge
• Letter sent home today:
• Students are challenged to read 30 books over
the course of the school year.
• When they finish 3-5 books, they will get to
place an apple on the tree (back of the
classroom).
• There are genre requirements outlined in the
letter and on my website. We will keep track of
these books in our Reading NBs.
• Book Challenge not graded specifically;
however, it incorporates all the skills from the
curriculum and the Common Core State
Standards.
Scholastic Book Orders
• Not mandatory – but cheapest books
available.
• Earn free book coupons/free books for the
classroom (every point is used to buy books
for our room – I am a bit obsessed with books.
)
• Online or send back with payment to school.
• Book Fair is at school this week – we will be
going on Wednesday.
• 304: 9:50-10:10
• 305: 1:30-1:55
School Policies
 School's policies regarding
Tardiness/Absences:
• Tardiness School doors open at 8:12. School starts at 8:15
A.M. At 8:20, students are sent to the office to
sign in.
 If the student is tardy three times, the school will
contact and assign a 7:30 AM morning detention.
• Absence-If a student is going to be absent for a
period of time, contact the office so I can try to
get some work ready for them.
• If absent excessively, the school will contact you.
School Policies Cancellations
 Policy information about:
• School cancellations for bad weather and other
reasons can be found on the radio and online at
www.nplainfield.org; please make sure your telephone
number is up to date for our automated phone
announcements
• After-school activities- Flyers will be sent home about
after school activities; it is the students responsibility
to make arrangements to stay.
• If your child is going home a different way, please try
and let me know. It is my job to make sure that your
child leaves school safely, and it is difficult if they are
unsure of what to do if their routine changes.
Website – if time
• Organization
• Pillow Pets
• Homework/Calendar
• Book Challenge
• Social Studies’ Textbook
Thank you for
coming tonight!
Any questions?