Welcome
to Miss Foisy’s Classroom
I'm looking forward to a wonderful school year. The
class and I will be learning a lot this year, and hopefully we'll have a little
fun, too!
This web page
will be a great tool for the class this year. It will provide one way for
teachers, parents, students and other community members to be part of our
learning community. Homework, projects, student work, and other valuable
information will be available on this web page.
If you have any
concerns, questions, or suggestions, please click here to e-mail me. I would
love to hear from you!
Online
Resources for our new Math series: This site offers wonderful
resources for our Math series. You can find great activities and
practice, sorted by chapter, for parents and students.
http://harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_gr5.html
View family math
activities for Ch.2 CLICK HERE
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a button to go directly to any section:
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HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!!!! |
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Foisy: Ives |
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See Mr. Ives’s
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Important Dates
JUNE CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
June 17 Recognition Night
Rehearsal 9:00-11:00 a.m.
June 18 Awards Assemblies -
7:50 Gr. 7 8:45 Gr. 6 9:25 Gr. 5 1:00 Gr. 8
June 18 Recognition Night
Rehearsal 9:00-11:00 a.m.
June 18 Recognition Night
Pictures at 5:00 & Event at 6:00- at Hyde
June 19
Gr. 7 &
Gr. 8 Field Day HALF DAY OF SCHOOL
Classroom Policies
It is very important that parents, students and
teachers maintain open communication with one another. A large part of this is an
understanding of classroom rules and policies. Please read our classroom
policies. If you have any concerns, or would like to discuss any expectations
you may have for your student or myself, please email me!
Respect
It
is extremely important to respect people in the classroom, as well as out in
the "real world." Our behavior policy is based totally on mutual
respect. Everyone, students and teacher, are expected to respect everyone else.
We discussed the meaning of this in the classroom, and everyone is clear about
what is expected of him or her. The school rules and guidelines in regard to
this issue are outlined in the student handbook and clearly posted in the
classroom.
Homework
I feel
that homework is important because it not only provides another home-school
connection, but it also provides students with an additional way to sharpen
skills outside the classroom. In fifth grade, the teachers plan to give your
child approximately one hour of homework a night. We know students will
complete the assignments at varied speeds. If your child spends well beyond one
well focused hour to complete assignments, please divide the assignments up
within the hour and sign the homework. For example, if I assign two subjects
for homework, I would ask that your child spend one half hour on one assignment
and one half hour on the remaining assignment. If I see that the homework is
not completed but signed by a parent or guardian, the student will not be
penalized. If a student has 5 or more unexcused late or missing homework
assignments in one quarter, they will receive a detention.
Grading Policy
In the fifth
grade, we use many methods to assess student work. Some assignments will be
graded with the familiar letter grades A, B, C, D, and F or by using a number
representing the percentage of correct answers. On other papers the number of
correct responses is written over the total number of problems. Some homework
assignments will be graded with a check plus, check, or check minus.
Math
The math grade is
an average of tests, quizzes and homework completed during a marking
period. Equal weight is assigned in
each of these three areas. Students
begin the marking period with a 100% average in homework. Ten percentage points are lost every time a
student fails to complete an assignment. If the student hands the assignment in
late only five points will be deducted.
Reading
The reading
tests, vocabulary quizzes, comprehension-building activities and book reports
will be averaged to determine the marking period grade.
Language
Arts
Forty percent of
the language arts grade will be derived from writing assignments. The remaining sixty percent of the grade
will be comprised of spelling tests, daily oral language assignments, grammar
and writing skill practice assignments.
Science
Science tests or
projects will be averaged for two-thirds of the grade, while practice or
homework assignments will count toward one-third of the final marking period
grade.
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