September 2017
Important Dates
Friday, Sept. 15, 2017: Celebrating Constitution Day
(Actual date September 17th)
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017: Curriculum Night, 6:30-
8:00 PM
Dates to Remember
Monday Sept. 11, 2017: Patriot’s Day in America
Wednesday Sept. 27, 2017: Picture Day
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017: Early release all elementary students @1:29 PM dismissal
Wednesday, Nov. 8- 10, 2017: Fifth Grade Camp,
Howell Nature Center, Howell, MI
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2017: Retake and Candid group
photos
Introduction
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Ms. Hubbard, ready with a smile, compassion
and firmness. |
Hello! I am delighted to be your child’s fifth-grade
teacher. This year your child will learn
and develop supported by a partnership between school and home. I will not be teaming
with Mrs. Kimmey for Science Instruction due her enrollment in a doctoral
program at the University of Michigan. I
will be teaching all core subjects to
your child excluding reading: the entire fifth grade team share students and
group students in order to create more fluid reading-leveled classes. Students are assessed and promoted by reading
levels within each class. You will be notified of your child’s reading teacher
in the upcoming weeks.
I look forward to meeting you and outlining the
learning goals for the upcoming year during our annual Curriculum Night. Please bring any questions, or concerns you
may have. Also, you will be selecting a
parent-teacher conference date. It will be helpful to bring your personal and
family calendar.
Communication
Primarily, I use email and the student planner as
primary methods of communication. I can be reached via work email, hubbarda@aaps.k12.mi.us or
my personal email, averyhub@gmail.com I
can be reached via phone @ 994.1961 x27424 during normal business hours.
Homework
This year, your child will have approximately 4-5
nights of homework every week. Usually,
math is the primary subject completed as homework. Homework is to be returned the following
school day. In addition to math
homework, students are expected to read a minimum of 30-minutes, 5 nights a
week, documented in his/her planner.
Students earn an immediate consequence for not completing homework, a
loss of 15 minutes of either lunch or afternoon recess. If your child cannot complete the assigned
homework due to an extenuating incident, please write a brief note on the
assignment or attach the note to the assignment.
Snacks
Students are allowed to eat snacks in the classroom
within any 20-minute period while completing his or her assignments. After 20 minutes have passed, students are
asked to either finish eating the snack or place it into a lunch-container or
backpack. Students are allowed to chew
gum in moderation as long as it is not heard or seen. There are several
restrictions: large amounts of candy and glass containers. Students are permitted to pop popcorn on
predetermined days. Pattengill is no longer a nut-free building: Some classes are nut free
and may have other severe allergen restrictions. I will notify our class by Curriculum
Night upon the receipt of this information.
Birthdays
Students are permitted to celebrate birthdays with a
singing of Happy Birthday and a treat or an inedible item: pencils, erasers, or
other trinkets. Students must give a
treat to everyone, and are
responsible for any necessary eating utensils excluding knives or sharp objects. The current class count is 25. Please try to
inform me prior to bringing the birthday treat/gift into the classroom. The
only permitted items are pre-packaged food items with a label. Accept
my apology for not being able to bring in cupcakes or cake items.
Discipline/ Management System
Within A-7, I use a fair and firm policy centered
with respect and trust. Students have
clear expectations and guidelines. When
a child has not met or not followed a behavioral expectation, clear outlined
steps are used to determine the consequence. Our school uses the PBIS, Positive
Behavior Intervention System for Behavioral Expectations as determined in the
PBIS matrix. A copy was given to you in
the beginning of the year packet. We are transitioning into Reflective classroom management system: Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to elementary and
middle school teaching that focuses on the strong link between academic success
and social-emotional learning (SEL)
Specials Schedule/ Lunch Schedule
Lunch Recess is 11:25 - 11:49 AM, Lunch 11:49- 12:13
PM
Mondays World
Language 1:55
– 2:25 PM
Instrumental
Music 2:25
– 2:55 PM
Vocal
Music 2:55
- 3:25 PM
Tuesdays Physical Education (gym shoes required) 9:05-
9:55 AM
Wednesdays World
Language 1:55
– 2:25 PM
Instrumental
Music 2:25
– 2:55 PM
Vocal
Music 2:55
- 3:25 PM
Thursdays ILT, Information
Literacy and Technology 10:00 - 10:50 AM
* temporary schedule time until Nov. 13
Fridays Art
9:00-
9:50 AM Art
Useful items in A-7
It would be helpful if each child could donate to
the classroom supply:
- A box of Kleenex
- Hand sanitizer
- Hand Wipes (non-alcohol, used for hands)
- Clorox Cleaning wipes (For Tables)
Daily, students will use:
- A backpack
- Pencil box
(Required)
- Number 2 pencils or Mechanical Pencils with ‘lead’
- Water bottle
- An old sock used as an eraser or Dry erase board
with a dry erase marker
Sincerely,
Avery Hubbard
