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table

Mrs. Jenea Smith

Email: jsmith@hamburgschools.org

Newsletters (online or paper copy)

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Adopted from U.P.E.S. All-star Behavior in the Classroom

Monday: LMC

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: Gym

Band/Orchestra

Thursday: Gym

Chorus

Friday: Music

Computer Lab

(Fun Friday!)

Assessments:• Independent Reading Projects

• One per semester•Selection tests

• After completion of selection• Novel study quizzes

• Throughout novel study• Benchmark exams• One per unit

• NYS ELA exam

Curriculum:

-Scott Foresman-

o Selections

o Vocabulary

o Grammar

o Spelling

-Novel Studies-

Small reading groups

Comprehension

questions

Vocabulary

Writing: journals and published pieces of writing

Spelling Tests

• Challenge Words

• Fridays

• Parent Signature

Weekly Spelling Routine:Monday: Pretest

Go over words/definitions/etc…

Begin working on spelling packetTuesday-Thursday:

Classwork: Spelling Packet

(due Fridays)Continue to reviewHomework: Study

Friday: Test

Reading Journal:-Read ~20 minutes every night-Respond to what was read with a few sentences in the Reading Journal-I will read and respond in log also-Accountability of what is being read

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Math Information:

•Math Notebook/Folder (Red)

•Math Homework (see policy)

•Math Corrections (due Friday)

Assessments:• Chapter quizzes

•After completion of chapter

• Quarterly exams

•After completion of unit

• NYS Math exam

• These may change depending on the district’s decisions

New York StateNative American History

ColonizationExplorers

CrayfishPlant Growth and Development

Land and Water

Electrical Currents

We will be switching with Mr. Chimento for Social Studies and

Science.

Don’t forget!

-Sign-up for parent- teacher conferences

-Sign-up for Homeroom parent (if interested)

-Meeting in auditorium with Mrs. Peffer