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Tuesday Health

Wednesday Art

Thursday Gym

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Classroom Procedures

Homework

Homework is assigned daily. Assignments are posted in the classroom. Students are expected to copy all assignments in their student planner. Each student has been given a binder to organize all assignments.

Homework is reviewed during the subject lesson daily, or collected and checked by the teacher. If an assignment is missing a slip will be sent home notifying the parent. The homework slip should be signed the parent or guardian and returned the following day.

Testing/Grading

Tests: students will have a three to five day notice

Quizzes: may be unannounced to check student's academic progress

Projects/Reports: students will have a two week to a month notice

Projects and reports will be sent home with detailed instructions and the tools used for grading. Most graded papers will be sent home as soon as they are checked. Any paper below an 80%(B-) must be signed and returned to school the following day.

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Upcoming Events/Projects

March

March 14 - Act 80/Early Dismissal

March 16 - Science/Social Studies Fair

March 24 - Easter Vacation begins.

April

April 6-End of 3rd Marking Period

PSSA Testing in Math and Reading for fifth grade. A notice will be sent home regarding the exact dates of the testing. Students have been preparing for the tests with weekly after school tutoring, which will continue through April.

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Science News

A bird, a plane, superman, no its an owl! Our super scientists had a hoot learning about barn owls. They dissected the pellets to further their studies on the food chain. Many of the students found rodent skulls. One student worked with a partner to find a jaw and other bones from various rodents. Another found many interesting bones and identified the bones using a classification chart.