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Welcome to Mr. Reincke’s Class . Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison . About Me. Born and raised in Eaton Rapids, MI Hobbies- Sports, traveling, and warm weather 2 sisters- 1 older, 1 younger
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Welcome to Mr. Reincke’s Class Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison
About Me Born and raised in Eaton Rapids, MI Hobbies- Sports, traveling, and warm weather 2 sisters- 1 older, 1 younger College- Western Michigan University/Hope College Student Teaching- Philadelphia, PA
Classroom Rules Always raise your hand Treat others with respect Follow directions Clean up after yourself Take responsibility
Morning and Afternoon Procedures Come in quietly Turn in homework Fill out agenda on Monday Complete morning problems Work on word work or writing Play with pets Use Study Island, BrainPop
Banking System s3.mykidsbank.org Earn at least $100 a week Other rewards for participation, helping out, tutoring, showing most work, best explanations, etc. Fines for misbehavior Rewards to buy items or privileges Login- first initial, last name i.e. breincke Password- lunch #
Class Blog reincke15.edublogs.org Class pictures that are taken throughout the year are there Academic websites/videos/games News Articles for Article Adventures Work samples Search function
Important Dates Throughout the Year DARE 3rd and part of the 4th quarter Human Growth and Development – end of 3rd quarter Blue Jay Point field trip- November 7th Washington, D.C. field trip- Last week of school Middle School field trip- Mid-April
Math 1st quarter- Multiplication, division, place value, and adding & subtracting decimals 2nd quarter- Geometry, multiplying and dividing decimals, numerical patterns 3rd quarter- FRACTIONS!!! (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing) 4th quarter- Volume, measurement
Math Focus (cont.) Importance of reading and comprehending the problem Organization (showing work on another piece of paper) Explaining work Checking work Creating visual models Estimating to show reasonableness
Reading and Comprehending the Question Jonathan ran the 100 meter dash in 11.2 seconds. Tory ran 0.65 seconds slower than Jonathan. What was Tory’s time in the 100 meter dash?
Multi-Step Problems A new television costs $349 at an electronics store. They currently have a sale going for a tenth off the original price. What is the sales cost of the television?
Language Arts • Daily 3 • Read to Self • Word Work • Writing • Oral Reading Fluency • Explaining and citing reasons for choosing answers • Class read aloud
Language Arts Focus Building vocabulary and using context clues Theme Point of View Character Motivation Compare and Contrast Characters Informational Texts
Word Work Article Adventures Grammar Vocabulary in other subjects
Writing Children’s Book Writing Process Writing integrated into other subject areas
Science Weather Human Body Systems Motion and Design Ecosystems Vocabulary is extremely important
Social Studies American Revolution Civil War Economy Government
Brain Pop • Short videos on important concepts • Quizzes • Additional information • Activities • Questions & Answers • Games • Great for use with science • www.brainpop.com • Username- durant • Password- eagles
Kindergarten Buddies • Reading with Ms. Baldwin’s class • Reward for completed work and great behavior
Homework • Agenda • Completed every Monday for whole week • Math • Homework and Remembering book • Worksheet • Reading Log • Missing work • Lunch and learn to get caught up/finished • Word Work due on Monday if not completed
Reading Log • Reading Log • Reading 20 minutes per night • What Can I Do for My Reading Log? • Reading Log Checklist • Reading Log Notebook or Blog
Behavior Chart • Comes home every Monday • Graded on 1-3 scales • 3 = good • 2 = disruptive • 1 = pulling out my hair • Lists any missing work • Due each Wednesday
Pet (RIP Speedy) Lennon the bearded dragon They can play with him in the morning, afternoon, or during recess.
EOG’s • Reading • 52 questions (about 9 passages) • Science (on computer) • 75 questions • Math • open-ended gridded response