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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="181085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mrs. Toland's Digital Classroom          </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Tolands Digital Classroom "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet Your Teacher"><U>Meet Your Teacher</U></A>   |   <B>Parents' Page</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Bulletin Board"><U>Class Bulletin Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schedule"><U>Schedule</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wishlist"><U>Wishlist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Selected Links"><U>Selected Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reports/ Projects"><U>Reports/ Projects</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kevin Christian"><U>Kevin & Christian</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="182d2e83.jpg"> <div> "There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still." </div> <div> <B>-</B><I><B>Franklin D. Roosevelt</B></I></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="139b1760.png" border=0 width="177" height="118" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> "The aim of education in America should be to teach children <B>how</B><B> </B>to think,              not <B>what</B><B> </B>to think."</div> <div> <I><B>-Mark Twain</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="18307073.jpg"> <div> <B>Parents' Page</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a6f5c80.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> For Your Reference...</div> <div> September 2009</div> <div> <B>Dear Parents and Students,                                  </B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B>Welcome to the fifth grade!  We are going to have an incredible year.  I take education very seriously, but I also love to have a good time! We will be doing quite a bit of writing this year.  We will publish UNBELIEVABLE and stories and create some very cool projects.  We are going to learn a lot more about fractions and decimals and perform some interesting science experiments !  I hope you have a wonderful last year at Bayview. You will be well prepared for middle school.  I look forward to meeting parents at "</B><B>Back to School Nigh</B><B>t".</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>School Supplies (</U></B><I><U>Students should have in their desks at all times):</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800f033003300.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1" or 1 and a 1/2"  binder (no larger, please)</div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4 subject divider tabs with pockets</B></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Binder Hole Punch <A HREF="http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&prodCatType=0&catalogId=10051&productId=84597&cmArea=SEARCH" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores"><U><I><B>(Staples $1.99)</B></I></U></A><I><B>\</B></I></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Looseleaf lined paper and paper "reinforcers" for ripped holes</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Soft zippered <A HREF="http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&prodCatType=0&noredir=true&catalogId=10051&productId=149491&cmArea=SEARCH" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores"><U>pencil pouch</U></A> with at least 3 pencils at all times!</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Colored pencils</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pens</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Highlighter</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Scissors</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gluesticks</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fat Write on/ Wipe off "<B>Expo</B>" markers for whiteboard (Must be <B>DRY- Erase.</B>.. not wet)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Old sock, preferrably washed, to use as an eraser </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Extra Fine Point Sharpie Markers (black)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Shiny new take home folder</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a8011833003300.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A 12 x12 Top loading scrap book for our 5th Grade Scrap Book Project (no rush... wait until they're on sale)</div> <bR> <div> Extra loose leaf paper at home</div> <div> A folder to keep at home for important papers</div> <div> A Dictionary to keep at home</div> <div> <B>Please replace supplies when necessary.</B></div> <div> <B>There is very little room in our tiny desks for extra supplies.  Please do not bring in extras.  After desks are stocked, all "extra" supplies will be stored in students backpacks to replenish when necessary.</B></div> <bR> <div> The reason I am so specific about the<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330033" FACE="Geometr231 BT" >  1.5 inch binder </FONT>is because the bigger ones don't fit in the desk. I would like to allow kids to punch holes into study guides, homework assignments and quizes and secure them in their notes, which will help them develop good organizational and study skills for middle school. </div> <bR> <div> Please maintain a supply of wide ruled, 3 hole, lined paper at home for homework and to add to folders when necessary.</div> <div> Students also need paper, crayons or colored pencils at home and a <B>dictionary at home</B>.  If you have any problems with supplies, please let me know!</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>Room 11 Policies and Procedures</U></div> <div> <B><U>Optional Snack</U></B></div> <div> <B>We only have a few minutes for snack and we often eat during lesson introductions, so please keep that in mind when selecting snacks. </B>Chocolate, cookies and chips are not appropriate snacks. <B>Please send a somewhat healthy snack, such as </B>fruit, cheese, yogurt, fruit snacks, pretzels, graham crackers, goldfish, granola or bags of dry cereal<B>.  I only allow water with snack.  It's a vital nutrient for the body that kids don't get enough of AND it doesn't make the desks sticky during math... </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Homework</U></B></div> <div> <B>Homework is given to reinforce the lesson and help prepare students for the next lesson.  Math homework will be given daily.  Occasionally math homework will require that students play a game with their parents or someone OLDER than themselves. (You can't play fraction dominoes with a kindergartner).  These games allow children to discover important math concepts and strategize using their new skills.  They learn a lot when teaching their parents! </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Written language arts, social studies and science homework will be given periodically. </B><B><U>All students are expected to read 20 minutes per night.</U></B><B>  </B><I>Parents, it is very important that you encourage and hold children accountable for their reading and review your child's homework as often as possible.</I><B>  If you see errors, ask them to find them and correct them.  Or simply say "Can you show me how you got this answer?"  They will likely correct themselves.  If not, keep asking them questions about their work until they realize their own mistakes.  They will learn far more than if you simply say "2 and 4 are wrong." If your child has worked for half an hour on any math assignment and is still struggling, please write a note explaining where they are confused and try to complete whatever they can.  Do not spend hours attempting a few problems!  When in doubt however, go to the </B><A HREF="http://www.sfsuccessnet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sfsuccessnet.com"><U><B><U>math book online</U></B></U></A><B><U>.</U></B><B>  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If a student forgets, misplaces or doesn't have the time or supplies to complete homework, they are required to fill out an </B>"Oops! I don't have my homework..."<B> form.  This is placed in the homework bin with rest of the students' assignments and sent home to be signed by the parents and returned the next day </B><I><B>with the assignment.  </B></I><B>I don't count an occasional missed homework against students' grades, although they will be averaged in as a zero in middle school, so we really want to build solid habits now.  The </B><A HREF="#homework" TITLE="Parents Page"><U><B>homework policy/consequences</B></U></A><B> are listed below.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>While your children are reading very well on their own, they will still get an ENORMOUS benefit from your reading to them.  Many parents stop reading to their children when they can read independently. Research shows that is a mistake.  When children are read to, they hear inflection and animation in the reader.  They are exposed to vocabulary that they might not otherwise consider.  And they see you reading- which is benefit enough.  If your child is reading a chapter book, read a chapter to him or her occasionally. Or select a book together that is "above" fifth grade reading level, and read it to them for 15 minuets each night.  When you get to a new word, ask if they can figure out what it means, or what other word would fit there... Talk with them about what they are reading; cast the characters with people you know and relate the story's events to similar situations you've encountered in your own lives.  And enjoy the story together!</B></div> <bR> <div> Parents, homework is one of your greatest responsibilities.  Please remind your children to place their completed homework in their backpack... especially during the first few months. Most missed homework is usually completed and sitting on a desk at home. </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Homework Projects</U></B></div> <div> <B>Please remember, "it is the process, not the product" that is most important.  While your help is encouraged, and often required, please allow your child to come up with their own ideas.  Ask questions like: </B></div> <div> <B>Where would you like to start?</B><B>      </B><B>Could we sketch this out on scrap paper?</B></div> <div> <B>What do you think this will look like when it's done?</B></div> <div> <B>How do you think we could...?</B></div> <div> <B>     </B><B>What is your favorite...        How could we incorporate that?</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Students are often embarrassed if they come to school with a report or project in which they have used a word that they don't know.  </B>Please help them to define and explain any new words<B>. Children generally need to hear and use a new word 3-5 times before they really understand what it means.  Have them make index cards with new words and definitions for reinforcement.  ANY COPYING OR CUTTING AND PASTING IS PLAGARISM and cannot be tolerated.  However, paraphrasing is confusing and your child will need help</B><I><B> </B></I><B>with this... </B><I><B>for years.</B></I><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Miscellaneous</U></B></div> <div> <B>I will occasionally ask students to bring in photos of themselves and/or family members for art projects. Keep this in mind if you have extra photos or doubles to save them for such occasions.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>FINALLY, please remember... </B><I><B>Knowledge </B></I><B>is power.  Grades are just letters. </B></div> <div> <B>Do your best and be proud of what you've accomplished!</B></div> <bR> <div> Thank you for your partnership in your child's education!</div> <div> Mrs. Toland</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="homework"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#330033" FACE="Geometr231 BT" ><B>Fifth Grade  <IMG SRC="07782190.gif" border=0 width="130" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Policy     </B></FONT></div> <div> Students are required and expected to do all assigned homework.  </div> <div> If a student misses a homework deadline, they should turn it in with their signed "Oops" form </div> <div> as soon as possible.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>5th Grade Missed Homework Consequences</B></div> <bR> <div> (Currently under review)</div> <div> <B>1 Miss = "oops" form to notify parents</B></div> <div> <B>2 or more = Zero for assignment</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06f4fde0.jpg" border=0 width="335" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Bored?....READ!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04207040.png" border=0 width="263" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet Your Teacher"><U>Meet Your Teacher</U></A>   |   <B>Parents' Page</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Bulletin Board"><U>Class Bulletin Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schedule"><U>Schedule</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wishlist"><U>Wishlist</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Selected Links"><U>Selected Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reports/ Projects"><U>Reports/ Projects</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kevin Christian"><U>Kevin & Christian</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>