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Meet the Teacher Night

Meet the Teacher Night. Grade 5. Grade 5 Expectations. Increasing responsibility to the child with a f ocus on organisation Students to take ownership of their learning No phone calls home for forgotten lunches or gym strips

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Meet the Teacher Night

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  1. Meet the Teacher Night Grade 5

  2. Grade 5 Expectations • Increasing responsibility to the childwith a focus on organisation • Students to take ownership of their learning • No phone calls home for forgotten lunches or gym strips • Students/parents can write notes in the agenda when they don’t understand homework • Please label all uniform clothing • Students should arrive to class promptly at 8-8:05 as classes begin at 8:15

  3. Homework: • Students should have a quiet place to work through homework. • Approximately 50 minutes each night as well as nightly reading • Math and spelling are routinely homework, but there will often be other unfinished work goes home (We try to limit the amount of homework. If you’re noticing too much homework it might be a time management issue. ) • Extra-curricular – it is important to be in-tune with your child and balance their structured time with unstructured time. Band is new this year , and prioritizing is key, as well as commitment to chosen activities • Please contact us if you are finding too much or too little homework. • Missing homework will be written in the agenda

  4. Ipads • Important to have discussion about your expectations • School has responsible user agreement • Using ipad as a tool for research, creating, collaborating, and connecting. • Introducing google drive to students • Bedrooms as tech free zone for sleeping • Keep an eye out and remain vigilant with rules to ensure a proactive, rather than a reactive approach

  5. Parent Involvement: • Reflection Articles: Please write 1 or 2 sentences on your thoughts about the topic. • Various projects where parents will be interviewed (religion and immigration) • We ask for parent speakers in each Unit of Inquiry- please sign up

  6. Keats Camp: • Students are responsible for their own belongings • It’s good for them to pack their own bag/practice packing (rain gear, extra socks very important!!) • Medication: put in plastic bags with written instructions, hand off to teacher at drop-off • Discuss your family hygiene expectations for camp.

  7. Communication: • Good ways to communicate: agenda, email or phone calls • Will contact you via email for important messages and/or photos • Wordpress/ Blog for 5Y: http://fantastic5y.wordpress.com/

  8. Questions????

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