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Welcome to
Room 5
Mrs. Whitestine
Who is Mrs. Whitestine ?
This is my 16th year teaching, and my 7th year at Hahn.
I have taught grades 2nd-7th. I have a wonderful husband and 3
(usually) delightful kids! Maddie is my oldest in 7th grade.
Colton is in 4th, and Cassidy is in 1st. As a family, we love to
camp, travel, and snow ski! Tahoe is our absolute favorite place
to visit (winter or summer)!
My Philosophy and Expectations
Philosophy: For each student to feel safe, respected,
and successful in order to create a learning
environment that is beneficial to all!
Expectations:
• Complete all work (class work and homework)
• Working in successful collaborative groups/partners
• Stay Organized (PLANNERS!)
• Follow school and classroom rules
• Positive attitude and mutual respect
• Ultimately, doing their personal best!
Standards and the Common Core
Mission: The Common Core State Standards provide a
consistent, clear understanding of what students are
expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they
need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be
robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the
knowledge and skills that our young people need for success
in college and careers. With American students fully
prepared for the future, our communities will be best
positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.
More complex words/tasks expected = Interpret, explain,
compare
Smarter Balance Test
Website to view sample questions:
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-andperformance-tasks/
“The Smarter Balanced assessment system—
including summative, interim, and formative components—is
aligned with the Common Core State Standards and will
accurately measure student achievement and growth
toward college- and career- readiness.
These assessments will go beyond multiple choice to include
performance tasks that allow students to demonstrate
research, writing, and analytical skills.”
Curriculum Overview
Language Arts:
•Houghton Mifflin Medallion Series
•Walk to Read
•Individualized Reading Stations “Daily Café”
Math:
•Everyday Math
•Harcourt Math
Science:
•Foss (Earth: Weather, Solar System; Life: Human Body,
Plants; Physical: Atoms, Molecules, The Periodic Table)
Social Studies:
• Scott Foresman (U.S. History)
Project Based Learning (P.B.L.)
Classroom Management
Individual:
Positive- Gratitude Grams
Negative – Clip Chart
Dark purple= “W” Bucks
Light Purple= Gratitutde Gram
Orange= 10 Minutes on Thinking Wall
Red= Detention and/or phone call home
*Applies at the end of the day!
Tables:
Positive/Negative- Table points
Whole Group:
Positive/negative- P.A.T. points
Homework Policy
1st: Freebie- Because we all have a bad night! Work is due the following
day!
2nd: Homework Note 1- Needs to be signed and returned with homework
the following day!
3rd: Homework Note 2- Needs to be signed and returned with homework
the following day!
4th: Detention- Needs to be signed and returned with homework the
following day! Detention will be served after school for 20 minutes!
5th: Start over from Homework Note 1!
Homework passes will be given out! These are a reward for a night off!
No homework needs to be turned in! However, homework passes are not
applied to projects or multiple day assignments!
Every trimester the entire process starts over! A new freebie!
* Your child was given a homework calendar at the beginning of the year!
It is essential for your child to write in this nightly! This is an
organization piece that will help them be successful throughout their life!
Please check it frequently to see if it is neat and accurate!
Online Grading / Grading Policy
We use an online grading program called Engrade! Please
check this regularly for your child’s grades and missing
assignments.
Website: https://engrade.com/
Use your access code to login.
District Grading Policy:
5 (Advanced): 97%-100%
4 (Proficient): 75%-96%
3 (Basic): 65%-74%
2 (Below Basic): 31%-64%
1 (Far Below Basic): 30% and below
Sample Weekly Schedule
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:20-8:30
GMW
GMW
GMW
GMW
GMW
8:30-9:10
Intro. to Week
Walk to Read
Walk to Read
Walk to Read
Walk to Read
9:15-10:25
Lang. Arts: Read Story
Lang. Arts: Read Story
Daily Café
(2 groups)
Daily Café
(2 groups)
Daily Café
(2 groups)
10:25-10:45
Snack Recess
Snack Recess
Snack Recess
Snack Recess
Snack Recess
10:45-11:15
Read Aloud
Small Group time
(1 group)
Read Aloud / Buddies
Mile
Math
Math
Math
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
11:00-12:30
Math
12:30-1:15
Lunch
Math
Pack/Go Home @12:00
Read Aloud
1:15-2:00
Daily Café
(1 Group + Music) ?
1:55-3:00
1:55-2:25 P.E.
1:55-3:00
2:30-3:00 Library
1:30- Social Studies /
Science Lab
Read Aloud
Daily Café
(2 groups + Music)?
2:30-3:00 Computers
1:30- Social Studies /
Science Lab
Monthly Book Reviews
Every month your child will turn in a book review on the last
school day of the month. Each book review will differ in
expectations. The guidelines will be discussed at the beginning
of each month. For September and October, the guidelines are
the same. Sentence frames will be available on my website.
Monthly Genre
September: Fiction
October: Historical Fiction
November: Non Fiction
December: Your choice
January: Biography
February: Poetry
March: Dr. Seuss
April: Your choice
Technology
I LOVE technology and hope to use it regularly in the
classroom! We will have access to our own 9 chrome books
in our classroom! I will be helping students create an
educational Gmail account where they will be able to put
documents, powerpoints, etc. in a Google docs. account.
This Gmail account will follow them as they continue on in
CRPUSD.
I’m hoping to get more IPads to help quick research in the
classroom!
*** Any help from knowledgeable parents is GREATLY
appreciated!
Field Trips (tentative)
•Wells Fargo Center “School House Rocks”... Oct. 12th
•Charles Schultz Museum (Approx. $13)……… Dec. 18th
•Sonoma Cty Water District (free)…….………..Feb/Mar
•AT & T Park (Approx. $25).………………….……….April
•Safari West (Approx. $40)…………….……………. May
•P.A.T. Parties ??
On Site
• Colonial Day ($5)……………….………………..…………. Feb/Mar
• Dissecting Squid ($1)..……………………………......... TBD
Hygiene
Hmm… here comes the awkward part! Your children
are growing up and their bodies are changing! Please
talk to your children about deodorant, teeth brushing,
and other hygiene issues! Walking into a 5th grade
classroom after lunch can be quite an experience!
Especially in the spring! So, please help me avoid any
awkward conversations later in the year!
Dress Code
Dress code is a school rule and will be enforced in
class. All students need to wear shoes with heel
straps…no flip flops! We encourage students to wear
comfortable shoes everyday as we try and do some PE
activities every day.
Shorts need to reach past a students’ fingertips and
tank top straps need to be at least “two-fingers”
wide. No halter tops or bare midriffs.
Classroom Volunteers and Donations
We really appreciate both of these!!!
Volunteers needed:
Room Parent: the liaison for the PTA (does not have to attend
meetings), helps plan parties in class, coordinates classroom events
Clerical Parent: makes copies, corrects papers, etc.
Art Docent: Lead art docent lessons (training available)
Reading center: work with small group of children, needs to be
reliable. (Wed, Thurs, Fri - 9:00-10:30 and Thurs. 1:45-2:20)
Book order parent: place order every month, organize book
orders to go home, distribute books
Field Trip chaperones
Donations: white board pens, gently used computers (nothing older than
2008), ultra fine point black sharpies, glue sticks, baby wipes,
disinfectant wipes, and graph paper
Snacks / Birthdays / Morning Walk / Buddies /
Wednesday Folders / Band
•Please make sure your child has a HEALTHY snack everyday!!
They don’t go to lunch until 12:30!
•We have a school policy of no birthday treats in the classroom.
We will still celebrate your child on their special day !
•Please encourage your child to walk every morning from 8:108:20! This is a great way for them to get a little exercise
before school, and research shows it gets the brain ready to
learn!
•We will be buddies with Mrs. Dale’s class in room 24!
• Graded work and school notes usually go home on Wednesdays.
Please review these items and sign & send the folders back the
following day!
•Band will be 30 minutes a day on Mondays and Thursdays. No
drop outs after 1st six weeks!
P.T.A.
Please become a member of our AMAZING PTA!!
These parents work extremely hard to provide our
school with fabulous opportunities!
Family fun nights!!!
Technology funding
Art docent lessons
Field trips
And SOOOOO much more!!!!
Conferences
• Conferences will be held in late October and
November.
• Sign ups are on back table.
• I do set one Saturday aside for
conferences.
Scholastic Book Orders
• We put orders in at the end of every month and we accept late
orders. So, if you find an old book order sitting around, feel
free to send it in. I can’t guarantee that it won’t be on back
order, but it’s worth a shot!
Website / Email
My email: [email protected]
Website: Will be updated once a week (usually on Mondays).
Homework is usually posted daily.
www.crpusd.org
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