Welcome to Back to school night - PowerPoint Presentation

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Welcome to Back to school night

Mrs.

Yniguez

(5

th

Grade)

PLEASE USE A CHROMEBOOK TO COMPLETE THE PARENT CONTACT GOOGLE FORM.

There is a link to the form at www.mrsyniguez.com

Write a note back to your child.Slide2

About meTeacher in GUSD since 2000Experience in K, 1st

, 4

th

, 5

th

, and 6

th

grade

T

eacher at Monte Vista since 2009 (5

th

, 4/5, and 6

th

grade math)

Son in

7

th

grade

at Rosemont

3

year old daughterSlide3

Just a reminder…Tonight is not for conferences. Please email

me

if you have

any questions or

need to schedule

a

conference.Slide4

ROTATIONStudents will rotate to Mrs. Araradian

for Science

I will teach all other subjectsSlide5

My goals for UPPER grade

Focus on organization, independence, and responsibility.

Academics will come if students focus on these areas.

Encourage students to talk with me or email me themselves when they have questions.

Don’t panic if students struggle, especially in the beginning of the year.Slide6

organizationBinder: current unit onlyAgenda: all assignments and upcoming tests copied from board daily

I check everyone’s agenda daily in the beginning of the year

Parent signatures only required as needed

Record daily reading (length of time)

Students highlight assignments that are due the next day to prioritize their timeSlide7

Daily homeworkUnfinished

classwork

Students may see me

before leaving class

for modifications if they have more than 45 minutes of homework.

Read 30+ minutes per day.

30+ minutes of

iReady

each week for each subject (math and language arts)

STUDYSlide8

Interactive SCIENCE notebooksChallenge students to represent material creatively

Student creative pages are open ended.

Some ideas students have used:

Board games

Fictional story

Fictional letter

Foldables

Pictures (must be detailed and include labels, etc.)Slide9

Optional Study HallOffered as needed during

recess/lunch

Provides

opportunity for questions and quietly working/studying.

Available after school by prior arrangement.Slide10

Work habit points / communication Log

Reason

Points

Homework/classwork not turned in on time  

1 point/assignment

each day

Incomplete classwork/homework

1 point/assignment

each day

Failure to return parent signature

1 point

Not following directions on assignment

1 point

Other

Method of

encouraging and tracking students

’ responsibility for all assignments.

Communication Log will be sent home after 10 points. Communication Log is solely for keeping parents informed.Slide11

Grading Scale

4 – Thorough understanding and application of

standards

3 – Adequate understanding and application of standards

2 – Partial understanding and application of standards

1 – Minimal understanding and application of

standardsSlide12

ASSESSMENTS

Many assessments will be online using Google Forms and results will be emailed to you. (Click VIEW to see your child’s corrected test.)

Most of the social studies work will be online through Studies Weekly.

You will receive instructions to access your child’s account.

Your child’s grade will also include classwork that you will not see on the Studies Weekly website.Slide13

attendance

Regular attendance is critical to success.

Note, phone call, email for absences. (Emails sent to me, Mrs.

Araradian

, and Ms. Allen are ideal.)

All absent work is due within the same number of days that the child was absent (including tests/quizzes.)

I can usually send books/work to the office by 10:30 if you email by 8:00

.

Email Mrs.

Araradian

, Mrs.

Tahk

, or Mrs. Nelson for work from their classes (email addresses on my website).

If you have advance notice of an absence I may be able to provide the work early. Slide14

Accelerated readerAR test results are one indicator of independent reading ability, and these are considered for report card scores

Need

to

reach 3 levels during year:

* Tri 1: 20+ points

* Tri 2: 40+ points

*

M

id-May: 60 points

Reward assembly if earn 60 points Slide15

REMINDERS FROM OFFICE

If students forget items (lunch, homework, etc.) the classroom will not be called.

Students may go to office at recess/lunch to check

Label lunchboxes and jacketsSlide16

Donations

Money for agenda, field trips, etc.

Supplies

Voluntary, but important for us to be able to continue to provide some experiences for the class.

**Earbuds!**

Class donations needed:

Notebook filler paper (wide ruled)

Copy paper

Swiffer dusters

Large bottle of hand sanitizer

Candy for prizes

New/used board games (Scrabble, Uno,

etc

)Slide17

Volunteers are greatly appreciated!Field trips: If you would like to volunteer for a field trip write a note on the permission slip when it is sent home.

If I have more volunteers than needed I will do a random drawing.

Not guaranteed…will contact you if you are chaperoning.

Copying help is needed on most Fridays (or another day if necessary). Please contact me ASAP if you are willing to help!!

All volunteers must have a TB card on file in the office

.

Parent needed to call Griffith to schedule field trip.Slide18

Classroom representativeAlex Doudian

Meet the masters

Katrinka

Blunt

Liz

Benbrooks

Michael MorrisSlide19

My website

www.mrsyniguez.com

General class information

Contact informationSlide20

How to contact me

Email

ayniguez@gusd.net

Through

Bloomz

account

You will receive an email invitation.

App / web access

Texts can be sent to me through the account

I will respond at my earliest convenience within 24 hours (not including weekends)

Bloomz

also has a photo section. Please

let me know if your child cannot be included in photos

.Slide21

Thank you for coming

I look forward to working with you!

Please make sure you have completed:

Google form

Note for your child