Week of October 1, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Wednesday, October 1 Class pictures and pictures for the website. All students must be in full uniform. Please see the Parent Handbook if you are unsure of the uniform. Girls should be wearing blue stockings or socks with black or blue shoes and boys should be also wearing black shoes. The children may bring their gym uniforms and sneakers in a bag.

C. Mass for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi Thursday, 10/4 at 9:00 AM. The children may bring their pets to church to be blessed. Cats and dogs must be brought to church by a parent or friend and taken home after Mass.

D. National Poetry Contest on Thursday, 10/4 at 1:30 PM in the lunchroom. Grades 3-8.

E. No school on Monday, 10/8- Columbus Day

F. Make sure to read Mr. Woods blog for other important information.

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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8  

A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted and no pencil).  

B. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!  

HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 1,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 1 The Land and Early People/ Chapter 1: Our Nation’s Geography

Monday,10/1: Study for Chapter 1 Social Studies Test on Friday, 10/5. The test will only include the NOTES.

Tuesday,10/2: Work on your Hispanic Heritage Project which is due next Tuesday 10/9. See Google Classroom for details.

Vocabulary for the Week: No new words this week.

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Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA/Grammar

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

This week we will be discussing memoirs and poetry. We will also be discussing personal and nonfiction narratives and continue to review types of nouns.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Monday 10/1- Poetry Contest. You must find a poem 8 lines or more and present it in class. This is due on Wednesday,10/3.

There will be a School Poetry Contest on Thursday, 10/4 in the lunchroom at 2:00 PM for the best presenters from the classroom contest.

Voyages Practice Book- page 8 #s 1-18 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 10/5.

Grammar Quiz on Friday- Nouns. Study pages 1-8 in the Voyages textbook.

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Grades 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for ELA, Grammar, and Social Studies

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7 and 8

This week we will be discussing characters and point of view. We will also be discussing personal and nonfiction narratives and continue to review types of nouns.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Monday 10/1- Poetry Contest. You must find a poem 8 lines or more and present it in class. This is due on Wednesday,10/3.

There will be a School Poetry Contest on Thursday,10/4 in the lunchroom at 2:00 PM for the best presenters from the classroom contest.

Voyages Practice Book- page 7 #s 1-22 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 10/5.

Grammar Quiz on Friday- Nouns. Study pages 1-7 in the Voyages textbook.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 1: The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic (Beginnings-1500)

Monday,10/1: Study your notes for Chapter 1 Social Studies Test on Thursday, 10/4. It will be on the notes only.

Tuesday,10/2- Work on your Hispanic Heritage Project which is due next Tuesday 10/9. See Google Classroom for details.

Vocabulary for the Week:

No new words this week.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 The Nation Breaks Apart (1861-1877)/ Chapter 16: The Civil War

Monday,10/1: Study your notes for Chapter 1 Social Studies Test on Friday 10/5. It will be on the notes only.

Tuesday,10/2- Work on your Hispanic Heritage Project which is due next Tuesday 10/9. See Google Classroom for details.

Vocabulary for the Week:

No new words this week.

                                         Have a wonderful week!

Week of September 24, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. I am still missing a couple of the parent signature pages and school supplies (listed on the blog since July). Alba will be calling those parents this week.

C. MAP Testing for 4^th grade is this Wednesday (Reading) and Thursday (Language Arts).

D. Tuesday, September 25 school is closed due to a Religion Conference Day.

E. Make sure to read Mr. Woods blog for other important information.

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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8  

A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted and no pencil).  

B. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!  

HOMEWORK: For the Week of September 24,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Grade 5 Social Studies Lesson Plans

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 1 The Land and Early People/ Chapter 1: Our Nation’s Geography

Monday,9/24: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Thursday, 9/27. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below. Read pages 32-45 in your textbook.

Tuesday,9/25- On loose-leaf, complete on page 48, numbers 1-8 (vocabulary). Write the answer and the definition. On page 49, answer questions 10 and 12. Restate the question in the answer. Due on Friday, 9/28.

Vocabulary for the Week:

river system (p.32), elevation (p.37), arid (p.39), tundra (p.39), natural resource (p.42), renewable resource (p.43), nonrenewable resource (p.43), irrigation (p.44), modify (p.44), efficiency (p.45)

There will be a test on Chapter 1 notes next week.

The Hispanic Heritage Project is explained on Google Classroom. Some students have still not joined my Google Classroom. You must join to complete this project.

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Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA/Grammar

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

This week we will be discussing memoirs and poetry. We will also be discussing personal and nonfiction narratives and continue to review types of nouns.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages Practice Book- page 7 #s 1-25 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Thursday, 9/27

Grammar Quiz on Friday- Nouns. Study pages 1-7 in the Voyages textbook and the ELA NB.

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Grades 7 and 8-Lesson Plans for ELA/Grammar/Social Studies

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7 and 8

This week we will be discussing characters and point of view. We will also be discussing personal and nonfiction narratives and continue to review types of nouns.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages Practice Book- page 6 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Thursday, 9/27

Grammar Quiz next week- Nouns (what ever we have completed by next Tuesday).

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 1: The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic (Beginnings-1500)

Monday,9/24: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Wednesday, 9/27. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below.  Read pages 24-29 in your textbook.

Thursday,9/27- Remember to copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 10/1.

Vocabulary for the Week:

knights, Black Death, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Gutenberg, joint-stock companies

Social Studies Chapter 1 continued

There will be a test on Chapter 1 notes next week.

The Hispanic Heritage Project is explained on Google Classroom. Some students still have not chosen a famous Hispanic American to research.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 The Nation Breaks Apart (1861-1877)/ Chapter 16: The Civil War

Monday,9/24: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Wednesday, 9/26. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below. Read pages 536-543 in your textbook.

Thursday,9/27- Remember to copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 10/1.

Vocabulary for the Week:

execute, Battle of Gettysburg, George Pickett, Pickett’s Charge, Gettysburg Address, Wilderness Campaign, William Tecumseh Sherman, total war, Appomattox Courthouse

Chapter 16- Sections 3, 4, 5

There will be a test on Chapter 1 notes next week.

The Hispanic Heritage Project is explained on Google Classroom. Some students still have not chosen a famous Hispanic American to research.

                                       Have a wonderful week!

Week of September 17, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. I am still missing a couple of the parent signature pages and school supplies (listed on the blog since July). Alba will be calling those parents this week.

C. MAP Testing begins on Tuesday, 9/18 and continues for the next two weeks. Please check the yearly calendar on the blog for specific dates.

D. Monday, September 17 is a 12:00 dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting. The ASP will be in session.

E. Make sure to read Mr. Woods blog for other important information.

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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8  

A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

B. If an assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable).

   

C. Homework must be handed in on the day due unless I receive a note from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!  

HOMEWORK: For the Week of September 17,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Lesson Plans for Grade 5 Social Studies

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 1 The Land and Early People/ Chapter 1: Our Nation’s Geography

Monday,9/17: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Thursday, 9/20. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below. Read pages 22-31 in your textbook.

Wednesday,9/19- Please copy the notes for Chapter 1 #27-#42 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 9/24.

Vocabulary for the Week:

landform region (p.23), climate (p.23), mountain range (p.25), erosion (p.25), prairie (p.26), environment (p.26), inlet (p.31), gulf (p.31), sound (p.31), tributary (p.32)

Chapter 1 Notes continued

The Hispanic Heritage Project is explained on Google Classroom. Some students have still not joined my Google Classroom. You must join to complete this project.

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Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA and Grammar

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages Practice Book- page 6 #s 1-24 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim.

This is due on Thursday, 9/20.

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Lesson Plans for Grades 7 and 8 ELA and Social Studies

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7 and 8

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages Practice Book- page 4 #s 1-26 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim.

This is due on Thursday, 9/20.

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 Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 1: The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic (Beginnings-1500)

Monday,9/17: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Wednesday, 9/19. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below.  Read pages 16-23 in your textbook.

Thursday,9/20- Remember to copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 9/24.

Vocabulary for the Week:

profit (p.16), succession (p.16), Berbers (p.16), Mansa Musa (p.18), hajj (p.18), mosques (p.19), Askia the Great (p.19), classical (p.23), Plato (p.22), Socrates (p.22), Aristotle (p.22), reason (p.22), democracy (p.23)

The Hispanic Heritage Project is explained on Google Classroom. Some students have still not joined my Google Classroom. You must join to complete this project.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 The Nation Breaks Apart (1861-1877)/ Chapter 16: The Civil War

Monday,9/17: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Thursday, 9/20. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below. Read pages 522-535 in your textbook.

Thursday,9/20- Remember to copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 9/24.

Vocabulary for the Week:

campaign (p. 522), maneuvers (p. 522), Ulysses S. Grant (p. 522), Battle of Shiloh (p. 523), David Farragut (p. 524), Siege of Vicksburg (p. 524), abolitionist (p. 529), emancipation (p. 529), Emancipation Proclamation (p. 529), contrabands (p. 531), 54^th Massachusetts Infantry (p. 531), Copperheads (p. 532), habeas corpus (p. 532), Clara Barton (p.534)

Social Studies Notes- Grade 8 -Chapter 16 Sections 1 and 2

The Hispanic Heritage Project is explained on Google Classroom. Some students have still not joined my Google Classroom. You must join to complete this project.

                                  Have a wonderful week!

Week of September 10, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. All parent signature pages must be returned by Thursday of this week. Please return them in the folder they came in.

C. MAP Testing begins next week and will continue for the next two weeks. Please check the yearly calendar on the blog for specific dates.

D. Please send in all the supplies listed on the blog. The children cannot do their work without the necessary materials. Also, please write your child’s name on the bag. I have about 6 bags and I have no idea who they belong to because there are no names on them. 

E. Make sure to read Mr. Woods blog for other important information.

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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8  

A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

B. If an assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable).

   

C. Homework must be handed in on the day due unless I receive a note from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. All supplies should be in by now. Please make sure that your child has all of his/her supplies listed on my blog.

F. All homework and classwork will be graded and counted as part of the final grade.

HOMEWORK: For the Week of September 10,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Lesson Plans for Grade 5 Social Studies

Unit 1 The Land and Early People/ Chapter 1: Our Nation’s Geography

Monday,9/10: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Thursday, 9/13. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below. Read pages 14-21 in your textbook.

Wednesday,9/12- Copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. You only have to complete #s 1-27. Please copy it exactly as I have written it, with page numbers and sections. The notes are due Monday, 9/17.

Vocabulary for the Week:

contiguous (p.15), region (p.15), relative location (p. 15), continent (p. 18), population (p.18), absolute location (p. 20), line of latitude (p. 20), parallels (p. 20), meridian (p. 20)

Social Studies Notes for Chapter 1

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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

Lesson Plans for Grade 6 ELA and Grammar

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages: Practice Book (soft-covered book): pg.5 #s 1-25 (odd numbers only).
Write questions and answers in your ELA notebook. Remember to put a date, Aim, the name of the book and page number. Due on Wednesday, 9/12.
                                          
example                              9/10/18
Aim: to practice singular and plural nouns
Voyages Practice Book p. 5
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Lesson Plans for Grades 7 and 8 ELA and Social Studies

ELA/Reading/Grammar Homework for Grade 7 and 8

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages: Practice Book (soft-covered book): pg.3 #s 1-26 (odd numbers only).
Write questions and answers in your ELA notebook. Remember to put a date, Aim, the name of the book and page number. Due on Wednesday, 9/12.
                                          
example:                              9/10/18
Aim: to practice singular and plural nouns
Voyages Practice Book p. 3

 Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 1: The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic (Beginnings-1500)

Monday,9/10: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Thursday, 9/13. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below.  Read pages 6-18 in your textbook.

Thursday,9/13- Remember to copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 9/17.

Vocabulary for the Week:

develop (p.8), Bering Land Bridge (p.6), Paleo Indians (p.6), migration (p.6) hunter-gatherers (p.6), environments (p.7), culture (p.7), confederation (p.14), nomadic (p.14), raid (p.14), pueblos (p.11), kivas (p.11), totems (p.12), teepees (p.14), matrilineal (p.14), Iroquois League (p.14)

Social Studies Notes- Part 1 of Chapter 1

Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 The Nation Breaks Apart (1861-1877)/ Chapter 16: The Civil War

Monday,9/10: Write definitions for the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB, Due Thursday, 9/13. The definitions can be found in the glossary or on the page listed next to the word listed below. Read pages 506-521 in your textbook.

Thursday,9/12- Remember to copy the notes for Chapter 1 (click on the link below) into your Social Studies class notebook. The notes are due Monday, 9/17.

Vocabulary for the Week:

mint (p. 510), secede (p. 510), Fort Sumter (p. 511), border states (p. 512), Winfield Scott (p. 513), cotton diplomacy (p. 513), innovation (p. 520), casualties (p. 518), peninsula (p. 517), Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (p. 517), First Battle of Bull Run (p. 517), George B. McClellan (p. 517), Robert E. Lee (p. 518), Seven Days’ Battles (p.518), Second Battle of Bull Run (p. 518), Battle of Antietam (p. 519), ironclads (p. 520)

Social Studies Notes Chapter 1

                            Have a wonderful week!

Letter to Parents for 2018-2019 school year (Grades 4,5,6,7& 8)

                                                                  

Dear Parents and Students in Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, 

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back to school. I hope that you had an enjoyable and restful summer vacation. I will be the Homeroom Teacher of Grade 4 and teaching ELA/Reading to Grades 6,7, and 8, and Social Studies to Grades 5,7, and 8. Reminders, some general information, school rules and regulations are listed below. If you have any questions concerning any of these, I will be happy to address them at the Parent /Teacher Meeting on Wednesday, September 5, at 5:00 PM.

This year we will be using the My Perspectives Program for ELA/Reading in Grades 6-8. We will also be using the Voyages Program for extra practice in grammar and writing. There might be other changes to the different curriculums, so it is important to check the teachers’ blogs frequently. The school blog site address is http://olqmnyc.blogspot.com/. You must check all the teachers' blogs (any teacher that teaches your child) to keep updated about tests, assignments, and projects in each of the five subject areas.  Your child is responsible for all work, tests, or projects, even when he/she is absent Remember, the blog is updated by each teacher every day, so it should be checked every evening. The following is a list of your child’s teachers and the subjects they teach:

Grade 4:

Homeroom-Ms. Toscano (Larios)

ELA/Reading- Ms. Serewko

Math and Social Studies- Ms. Wong

Science-Mr. Montas
Religion- Ms. Coello

Music- Ms. Alma

Gym- Mr. Bonilla

Grade 5:

Homeroom-Ms. Serewko

Religion and ELA/Reading- Ms. Serewko

Social Studies- Ms. Toscano (Larios)

Science-Mr. Montas

Math- Mr. Placido

Music- Ms. Alma

Gym- Mr. Bonilla

Grade 6:

Homeroom-Mr. Montas

Religion- Ms. Serewko

ELA/Reading- Ms. Toscano (Larios)

Science-Mr. Montas

Math- Mr. Placido

Music- Ms. Alma

Gym- Mr. Bonilla

Grades 7 and 8

Homeroom-Mr. Placido

Religion- Ms. Serewko

ELA/Reading and Social Studies- Ms. Toscano (Larios)

Science-Mr. Montas

Math- Mr. Placido

Music- Ms. Alma

Gym- Mr. Bonilla

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and I look forward to seeing you on September 5^th.

Sincerely,

Donna Toscano

Reminders for Grade 4:

Wednesday, September 5^th: Parent-Teacher Meeting at 5:00 PM in your child’s homeroom class. (You will be given a folder containing forms that need to be filled out, signed, and returned to the Homeroom teacher by Monday, 9/10- please send all forms back in the folder that you receive them in.

Thursday, September 6^th- First Day of Classes 8:00-3:15 (line up in the backyard before 7:55AM). All students should have their school supplies, bookbag, and must be in full uniform. If your child would like to bring their own lunch box with lunch or a snack that is fine.

Friday, September 7^th- Regular school day, 8:00-3:15.

General Information/School Rules and Regulations:

1. Please sign all papers distributed in the parent packet. You will receive two emergency cards to fill out. Fill out all parts including the mother and father’s name even if you are not living together. Include the following information: phone numbers- including cell #’s, whom to contact in case of an emergency, and remember to fill out the back of each card and sign the bottom. You must list the name of someone that we can contact if there is an emergency or your child gets sick and needs to be picked up. There are also other forms that need your signature. Please complete all forms and return them no later than Monday, Sept.10 in the folder you received them in. Please do not return the forms that you do not need to sign or fill out. They are for you to keep.

2. All school supplies should be in by Thursday, 9/6. (If your child does not have the necessary materials, he/she cannot be expected to do the necessary work).

3. Please cover all soft covered books, and maybe add some cardboard, so the books do not rip. If they are broken and you can fix them, please feel free to do so. Please make sure your child’s name is on each book. It is very important to cover the books because the soft-covered books break very easily and pages start to fall out. For grades 6-8, the Reading Text which is soft-covered should be placed in a binder, so the pages don’t rip out (see the supply list on my blog).

4. Check your child’s notebooks, folder, and bookbag every day to see what is going on in class, or if there are any notes from teachers concerning homework or classwork. Please make sure that your c completes his/her homework each day and has all the necessary supplies each day.

5. Please send a note when your child is absent or when you need to pick he/she up early from school. If the school does not receive an absence note, your child will be marked illegally absent.  If your child is sick for few days try to have someone come to school to pick up books needed to complete the work your child has missed. All students are responsible to turn in any assignments missed while they are absent from school. They will be given one or two days to complete the assignments once they return to school.

6. Please read the monthly and yearly calendar, the school blog and teachers’ blogs, and the Parent Handbook carefully. Also check your child’s grades on Cornerstone (EDUCATE), so that you know right away if your child is having any problems in school. Mr. Woods will let parents know when passwords are available.

7. Please make sure that your child is on time for school each day. If he/she is late, they must get a late pass before going to class.

8. All students should be in full uniform each day unless otherwise specified on the blog or IRIS alert. That means shoes, socks, school sweaters, vests (for girls), having the proper haircut (boys), etc. This is all stated in the Parent's Handbook. Good conduct, effort, keeping belongings neat and organized, completing homework and classwork assignments, arriving at school on time, and being respectful to classmates and school staff are other criteria which are evaluated when determining your child’s character development grade.

9. Detention will be served during lunchtime and afterschool by any student who breaks school or class rules such as misbehaving in class, not completing homework or classwork, or not signing notes or test papers. Parents will be notified if their child must stay for afterschool detention.

10. My blog will list reminders/information/important events for my homeroom first (4^th grade) and then list homework, tests, and projects for the classes that I teach.