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Kutschke, Diane

CLASS INFORMATION                                                     

Monday - 9:50 P.E.       Tuesday-  9:50  Health          Wednesday-  9:50 P.E.

         11:50  Lunch               11:50  Lunch                         11:50  Lunch            

          1:20  Library               1:20  Computer                       1:20 Art

             Thursday-  9:50  P.E                    Friday -  NO SCHOOL

                               11:50  Lunch                            

                     1:20  Computers    

             Parent Teacher Conferences       

                                        District 87 Rules

1.  Follow directions when given

2.  Stay on task; work quietly

3.  Keep hands, feet, and objects away from others

4.  Come prepared for class

5.  Respect yourself, others, and everyone's property

                    Classroom Management System

If you choose to break a rule, it will be noted on the behavior chart as follows...

1st time:    Flip card to yellow:  Warning

2nd time:    Flip card to orange:  Lose 8 minutes of recess: students must complete a consequence reflection.

3rd time:     Flip card to Blue: Lose recess and parents will be notified; students must complete a consequence reflection

4th time/Severe Disruption: Flip card to red: lose recess, parents will be notified, and an appropriate consequence, such as a conduct report or disciplinary referral will be given.

Cards are returned to green every morning.

Each students will write a consequence reflection if his or her card is flipped to orange, blue or red.  A copy of the consequence reflection will be sent home for a parent signature and returned to school the next day.

If a conduct report or a disciplinary referral is given, it must be returned the next day with a parent signature.

                                                Classroom Rewards

If you choose to follow the rules, you may receive...

    1.  Praise

    2.  Raffle ticket

    3.  Homework pass

    4. Positive not or certificate to take home

    5.  Positive parent phone call home

    6.  Extra recess; free time

    7.  Special goodies:  stickers, stars, bookmarks, small prize

    8.  Golden Ticket

Students are given a ticket for every day they do not get a color change.  Students put their names on the ticket and place the ticket in a raffle jar.  Every Friday a raffle will occur and a ticket will be chosen.  The student whose name is on the ticket will have the choice to receive a prize or a homework pass.  The students also have the opportunity to earn a homework pass be completing their homework and turning it on time for the entire week. The homework pass may be turned in for any one assignment, except quizzes, tests, and projects.

Weekly Objectives:

Reading:  Students will compare and contrast when they read. 

                    Students will use ask themselves questions as they read to increase comprehension. 

                    Students will use word structure to determine meaning of compound words.

Math:   Students will identify points, lines, line segments, rays, parallel lines, and intersecting lines. 

                Students will identify angles and classify an angle as a right angle, obtuse angle, or acute angle.  

                Students will identify and classify polygons. Students will identify triangles based on length of sides as equilateral, isosceles, or scalene, and based on size of their angles as right, acute, or obtuse. 

                Students will identify a quadrilateral that is a square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, and trapezoid.  

                Students will identify lines of symmetry in various figures. 

                Students will identify and determine the perimeter of polygons.   

                Students will identify and determine the area of a polygon.  

                Students will identify and determine the volume of a solid figure.

Language Arts/Writing: 

      Students will identify and define subject and object pronouns.

              Students will use subject and object pronouns in their writing.

              Students will identify and define possessive pronouns.

              Students will use possessive pronouns in their writing.         

        Students will write a  "Comparison and Contrast" expository paper. 

              Students will illustrate their Young Author's stories.

Science:  Students will explore the properties of rocks.  

                    Students will identify the properties of minerals.  

                    Students will explain three ways rocks are formed.

                    Students will compare different kinds of soil and explain how it forms.

Spelling Words-Unit 4:  Week 2  (vowel sound /er/)

1. third*              9. perfect            Challenge Words   

2. early              10. verb                16. determine

3. world              11. nerve               17. commercial

4. certain            12. worm               18. whirlwind

5. dirty              13. thirsty              19. worthwhile

6. herself            14. workout             20. virtual

7. earth              15. earn 

8. word

   HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS      FOR THE WEEK OF  February 6--February 10, 2012

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                                                Berkeley School District 87 Grading Scale

                                                                                                92%-100%      A

                                                                                                83%-91%        B

                                                                                                74%-82%       C

                                                                65%-73%       D

                                                                                                64% and lower   F

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HOMEWORK POLICY

CLICK TO VIEW BERKELEY 87 HOMEWORK PROGRAM

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FAVORITE LINKS

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DISTRICT 87 RULES

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              IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

FIELD TRIPS:  

BE SURE TO RETURN SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP BY  -  

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