Teamwork

is the ability to
work together
toward a
common goal.
With that,
nothing is
impossible.
~ Author Unknown

Attendance
Students are expected to be responsible in attending every day

possible, and arriving on time.

In the case of an absence, it will be the students responsibility to
acquire the work that was missed.
If you know in advance that your child is going to be gone, please let
me know a few days in advance in order for me to get the work
together for them.

Homework
Homework will be written in students weekly planner. Completed

assignments must be checked and the planner initialed by a parent

in order to receive credit. Planners will be checked for a grade
once a week but students are required to bring it everyday.
Reading:
o 30 minutes a day/5 days a week; reading should be marked daily
in your childs planner, and their total number of minutes read
for the month should be marked on the first page of their
planner.
o Your child can read alone, with a younger sibling, or with an
adult. Some of the time should be spent reading out loud.
Discussing what has been read with your child will improve
reading, thinking, and language skills.
Math:
o If a student is unable to finish a math assignment in class, then
it will be sent home that night as homework, and is expected to
be returned, completed, the next day.
o It is vital that students bring their math book back everyday.
o If students score below 80% on any assignment they are to
take it home that night, fix it, and return it the following day.

 Projects:
o Students will have additional projects throughout the year,
some of which include: a state report, a Native American
report, and a famous American report.

Grading
Parents need to check SIS regularly.
A missing assignment report will be sent home each Tuesday.

Curriculum
Writing

o Various genres (personal narratives, reports, poetry, opinion

essays, summaries, compare and contrast, etc.)
o Focus on the six traits of writing
Reading
o Guided Level Reading in literature groups using reading
strategies
Math
o Decimals, fractions, volume, multiplication, division, geometry
and much more!
Social Studies
o The main time periods that we will be covering in American
history are:
Government
Exploration and the Colonial Period
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Science
o Our class will remain in our classroom for two units of science,
and will go to Mrs. Coates later in the year for two units. This
year we will study:
Matter
Heredity
Electricity

Magnetism
Earth Systems

Birthdays
We will celebrate each students birthday in class. Summer birthdays

will be celebrated near the end of the year.

When celebrating a special occasion, please be prepared with all the
supplies needed (napkins, forks, etc.). It is okay to just send the
items to school with your child. Otherwise, plan on coming the last
few minutes of class (around 3:00). Please do not send anything that
will stain the carpet (red punch, colored icing, etc.) Food items
brought into school for others to eat must be store bought. There are
30 students in the class.

School Materials
The school will provide all of the supplies that your child will need in
our classroom. Please do not send school supplies with your child as
they are unnecessary, and your child will not have room in their desk
for them.

Additional Information
Cell phones must be turned off and left in backpacks during the entire

school day.
SEP sign-ups will be online this year. Therefore, please make sure your
email address on SIS is one you will check frequently to ensure you
receive all important information.

Discipline Plan
Classroom Rules
Respect others
Try your best
Have fun
Rewards
Individual
1. Praise and a happy and positive classroom environment
2. Class dollars to purchase things periodically from our class store

Whole Class
1. Periodic Friday activity
2. Mystery Motivator- surprise reward earned after the class
reaches a certain number of class points
Consequences
1: Warning
2: Several minutes valued student time (recess)
3: Letter to parent from the student that needs to be signed and
returned, and the child is sent to Skill Building. If necessary, the
child will call home or well set up a conference.

** Disclaimer: I reserve the right to skip from the first offense

consequence to a more severe one if the childs behavior merits it.
**Any severe disruption will result in the child being sent immediately to the
office.
**You will be contacted to help with the solution if there is a severe
or chronic behavior problem in class.
Thank you for all your support and I know we will have a great year! If you
have any questions or concerns, please call me, email me, or come see me
after school.
School #: 801-489-2800
lindsey.smith@nebo.edu

This packet will be your childs first assignment. Please go

over it with them, sign below, and return this page to school
by Friday, August 26.
Student Name: ________________________________
Parent Signature: _______________________________
Student Signature:_______________________________