- When will graded papers be sent home?
- Why does my child have an 'S' for conduct?
- How do I know what homework my child has each day?
- How much do tests count towards the final grade?
- How do I pay for book orders?
- How can I help my child be a better math student?
- How can I help my child prepare for Social Studies tests?
- How can I help my child prepare for Science tests?
- Why should I check my child's grades on-line?
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When will graded papers be sent home?
Papers will be sent home every Friday. A conduct sheet will be included
with the papers to inform you of your child's work habits, behavior, and
any supplies your child may need. Sign the conduct sheet, do not remove the
tickets stapled to the conduct sheet and send it back in the folder. The
papers do not need to be returned to the teacher. If you have any
questions, you may write a note on the conduct sheet. If there are any
papers in question, attach a note to the work and return it with the
Friday folder. It is the student's responsibility to bring the paper in
question to the teacher's attention.
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Why does my child have an 'S' for conduct?
Conduct grades are based on the number of conduct marks a student
accumulates. Students are given 1 blue ticket each day that can be
used later to purchase rewards. Blue tickets will be taken away for not
following the class conduct rules which are posted in the classroom.
Students will write their name and the conduct rule that was broken on
the back of the ticket. At the end of each week, the tickets will be stapled
to that week on the conduct sheet so that parents will know their child's
conduct which needs improvement. The tickets will remain stapled to
the conduct sheet for the entire 9 week period and will be used to
determine a cumulative conduct grade for the report card. The conduct
sheet states the weekly and cumulative rating systems at the top of
the sheet.
Students commonly receive conduct marks for talking at inappropriate
times, for not having their homework or for not having the required
materials for class. Please ask
your child throughout the year if he needs to replace any supplies. We will
periodically check to make sure each child has the needed supplies at
school. We realize that we all make mistakes at times; therefore,
students can have 3 tickets taken up during the 9 weeks for conduct and
still receive an "E" in conduct.
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How do I know what homework my child has each day?
The homework assigned each day is written on the board. It is your
child's responsibility to record this homework in his student organizer each
day. I usually give the students a couple of minutes during class and at the
end of each day to write the homework down in the organizer. This year, we
will start out asking parents to sign the organizer daily. After good work
habits are established we will give the students some independence and ask
parents to discontinue signing the organizer.
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How much do tests count towards the final grade?
In math, tests are 60% of the grade; daily grades count 40%. In science
and social studies, test grades are entered into the gradebook twice and the
grades are not weighted.
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How do I pay for book orders?
Please write a check to the book club rather than sending cash. Please give
your check and book order to Mrs. McAshlan.
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How can I help my child be a better math student?
Helping your child memorize their addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division facts through the use of flash cards will increase your child's
confidence and ability to apply the math skills learned in class. In
addition, you can use the papers sent home in the Friday folder to
review concepts that have been learned. Ask your child what they did wrong
on problems that were missed. This will give your child an opportunity to
demonstrate that they have learned from their mistake or to receive extra
help from you on concepts that need more review. Look at your child's
organizer for tests that may be coming up (I give at least a weeks
advance notice of tests). Help your child study for the test by doing 5-10
minutes of practice problems from the "H" pages in the back of the book that
apply to the chapter or practice problems from papers that have been sent
home. Also, if you have a computer, you can help your child learn
multiplication facts by downloading a FREE copy of a really neat
multiplication game by going to bigbrainz.com.
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How can I help my child prepare for Social Studies tests?
Encourage your child to study their vocabulary words and the review sheet
for the chapter. In addition, go to my page of links and click on the link
for Social Studies tests. The link is an excellent way to quiz yourself to
see if you are prepared for the test.
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How can I help my child prepare for Science tests?
Enclourage your child to study their notes and vocabulary daily in science.
I use the test to make sure that all needed information is included in their
notes. :-) If your child lost their notes, encourage them to call a friend.
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Why should I check my child's grades on-line?
By checking your child's grades on-line a few times each week, you will be
able to learn how well your child is doing so that you can praise them, what
topics your child may be struggling with so that you can discuss it with
him/her, or if assignments are missing or late (late assignments are 10 pts
off each day and by the 4th day, it is a 0%). You may want to teach your
child how to look their grades up on-line themself so that they will know
how they are doing and to help develop independence. :-)
