Social Studies/Florida Studies Weekly:
- Sent home each Thursday.
- Assignments are due back the following Thursday.
- Required assignments: All "Think and Review Questions" answered in complete sentences. Crossword puzzle completed. (Worth 300 points in the grade book)
- On a week that there isn't a crossword puzzle on the newspaper, check your child's agenda-book for that week's assignment.
- A quiz will be given in class on the Thursday the work is due.
- Students may use their answers to the "Think and Review Questions" and crossword puzzle, as well as the newspaper to answer the quiz questions.
- We do not have extra copies of the newspaper.
Reading Log:
- Students choose an AR book from the Media Center.
- Students may check out books from the Media Center once a day.
- Students must log a minimum of 100 minutes each week and have 5 entries completed.
- Parents should sign after each reading session.
- Reading Logs are due on Thursday each week.
- New Reading Logs are given out on Thursdays.
Emails vs the blog:
- We do not send regular emails. Information is posted to the blog, often many times a week.
- You can sign up to have the blog send you emails when we post. There is a delay and you may not receive it until later that day. We cannot control this.
- We use the blog instead of emails because it provides one place for everything and it's easy to look back at past information.
- The blog can be accessed from a phone!
- We are happy to respond to parent questions via email. Please note that we cannot always respond immediately.
Text Messages:
- These are sent using an app called Remind 101. You cannot respond back to the messages we send.
- We send reminders of things such as report cards, project due dates and field trips. It is not used for communication about daily homework assignments.
Conferences:
- You may request a conference at any time. Please send us an email or a note (please tell your child about the note, sometimes they don't give it to us).
- Our typical availability for conference is as follows. Please always confirm with us, as we may already have something scheduled.
- 8:00am Monday, Thursday and Friday
- 12:50pm Monday-Friday
- We can also do a phone conference if that fits your schedule better. Just ask!
Pinpoint (our gradebooks):
- This is the fastest way to know how your child is doing! If you have misplaced your child's log-in information, just ask us.
Agenda-books:
- Students should be using their agenda-books to keep track of assignments. We both have our own agenda-books and display the assignments on the board for the students to copy.
- Please check them nightly.
Internet Access:
- If you're struggling with internet access, we have a Parent Resource Room in the Media Center that is open during school hours for you!
- Also, the new Public Library on Fred George Road is a beautiful facility.
