Welcome to Curriculum Night!

1. Welcome to Curriculum Night! Mrs. Boudreau ~ Room 208

2. At Hilda Walker, We Are… Respectful Responsible Safe

3. Mrs. Boudreau • Graduated from Olivet Nazarene University • 14th year in the Summit Hill School District  • Teaching Experience • 1st grade (Indian Trail) • 2nd grade (Indian Trail) • 4th grade (Bourbonnais) • 5th grade (Manteno) • Husband – Tim; Full-time FF/Paramedic and Coach • Son – Caleb; Senior in HS • Daughter – Kaylee; 5th grade • Come from a family of teachers • Mother (retired) • Father (retired) • Sister (4th grade teacher) • Goal ~ Help your child have a fun and successful year in 5th grade!

4. Math • Students need to practice their multiplication/division facts daily! • “Go Math” • Common Core based • Encourages students to dig deeper/think outside the box • Each chapter has its own book * Your child is expected to review their math lessons daily in order to reduce the stresses of preparing/taking an assessment. We will be having mini assessments after every few lessons rather than an end of the chapter assessment. These will be counted as summative grades.

5. Language Arts • Students will study and incorporate grammar skills into writing and reading daily. • Students will also be reading, analyzing, and writing poetry. • L. A. will be incorporated across the curriculum throughout the year. • Spelling will be included in the L.A. curriculum.

6. Reading • “Journeys” • Assessments on a story may be a project, quiz, or • test. • In Reading, we will also work on writing, listening, • poetry, and fluency skills. • The text includes all types of reading genres. • Students will learn to use various reading strategies • in order to better develop comprehension skills.

7. Science • Teachers at the 5th grade level will be implementing the “Next Generation Science Standard” (NGSS) this year. • Science Units include: • * Scientific Method • * Structure and Properties of Matter • * Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems • * Earth’s Systems • * Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System Our district has also purchased the use of STEMScopes. It is a digital curriculum with hands-on material kits for activities.

8. Social Studies • There will be multiple summative assessments given throughout the chapter instead of a final assessment at the end of the chapter. • There might not be homework each day. We have a lot of discussion and note taking during class. • Some topics include Colonization and the American Revolution • Class is very vocabulary intensive. Please review terms nightly. • We also watch several short films in class to help build background for the students.

9. Discipline Policy • Students will be expected to follow all school and classroom procedures; as well as other procedures taught throughout the year. Should a student violate any of the expectations, a proper consequence determined by the teacher, may be issued. • Consequences may include, but are not limited to: visual cues, verbal warning, loss of intramurals, detention(s), phone call(s) home, conference with teacher, change of seat, referral, and/or visit to the office. • Compliance with procedures/rules will result in any of the following rewards: constructive learning, verbal praise, PBIS tickets, participation in end of year activities, and/or participation in various activities throughout the year. We spent a good amount of time going over these procedures in the beginning of the year. I will continue to model, review, and address rules as needed throughout the year.

10. Positive Rewards • Various rewards will be given throughout the year. Some may include, but are not limited to: • Positive notes/phone calls home • Team Incentives • Paws tickets (to purchase items at Paw-Mart) • Certificates • Positive notes/phone calls to Ms. Goebel and/or Ms. Carroll

11. Homework Policy • Assignments that are brought home for completion are usually class work assignments that are not finished during the school day. If an assignment is not completed by the following school day (or its due date), it will be considered “late.” • Your child is responsible for writing daily work in their assignment notebooks. • A notice of the missing/late assignment will be sent home for a parent/guardian signature. The signed notice, along with the completed assignment, will be due the next day. If they aren’t returned, the student will be sitting out of intramurals until everything is returned as requested. • Assignments turned in one day late, will be marked as late in the gradebook. If the assignment is not turned in the next day, it will be recorded as a “0” in the gradebook.

12. Homework Policy • If an assignment is not completed due to a family emergency, please send me a note/email stating so; otherwise it’s considered late. • Students may be sent to study hall during lunch/intramurals to finish late, missing, or absent work. • If your child has had three missing assignments, they may be required to serve a detention either during lunch or after school.

13. District Grading Scale • A 90-100 • B 80-89 • C 70-79 • D 60-69 • F 59-below • Formatives= 25% of • final grade • Summatives= 75% of • final grade

14. Specials Schedule • We have PE daily. • Our “Cycle” Schedule is as follows: • Monday – Music • Tuesday – Art • Wednesday – Skills and Strategies • Thursday – Technology • Friday - Library

15. NO PEANUTS ALLOWED! • We are a peanut free classroom. • Please help us keep all students safe by washing your hands often and sanitizing when available.

16. Parent/Teacher Conferences • Please note that Parent/Teacher Conference sign-ups should be available online this year beginning in October. • Reminders will be sent home prior to conferences. 

17. Parent Communication • Phone • 815-464-2285 • E-mail • tboudreau@summithill.org • Please use this address instead of the link on the district website. Unfortunately, I don’t always get those emails. • Website • www.summithill.org • Notes • Assignment Notebooks • Progress Reports/Report Cards

18. Upcoming Reminders • Friday, September 1st • Early Release (11:30am) • Monday, September 4th • No School (Labor Day)

19.  Thank You!  • Please make sure to read over the parent/student handbook. I urge you to take special notice of the district’s policy on appropriate school clothing and the weapons policy. • Thanks so much for taking the time to visit our classroom!