be helpful throughout the school

year, so be sure to put this

somewhere safe! Should you need
to reach me, please do not hesitate
to call or email! I can be reached
by email at cewton@radar.gsw.edu
or via the schools phone number.

Ms. Es Expectations
(Classroom Rules)
.

Welcome to Ms.
Ewtons Class!
To be the best you can be.

I am so excited to have you

and your student as part of our
classroom family this year! We will
be getting to know each other
quite well as the year gets
underway, but I wanted to take this
opportunity to introduce myself. I
am from Northwest Georgia, but I
have lived in South Georgia for
about five years. I hold an
Associates of Science degree in
Family and Consumer Sciences
Education from Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College, as well as a
Bachelors of Science Degree in
Early Childhood Education from
Georgia
Southwestern
State
University. This will be my first year
teaching here, so I look forward to
learning with you, as we embark on
this school year! In this letter, I will
enclose lots of information that will

LIVE

A life you can be proud of.

To serve others.

As much as you can today!

LEARN

What is expected of you.

To ask for what you need.

When we are living and learning, as

we should we will experience the
last expectation

The respect of others.

EARN

Sense of pride in yourself.

The reward/grade you want.

These
expectations
will
be
encouraged and enforced using the
token system. When the student
meets or exceeds an expectation,
they will be rewarded tokens that
will
be
accumulated
and
exchanged for rewards. When a
student
fails
to
meet
an
expectation in the Live or Learn
section, that student will have a
single token deducted from their
running total. In the event that a
student
depletes
their
token
bucket, the student will conference
with me and any of the following:
school counselor, administrator,
school resource officer and/or
parent. I dont anticipate having to
deduct many tokens this year, so
this shouldnt be a problem.

Native
American
Report:
Students will research a tribe of
Native Americans in small
groups. They will each write a
one page typed report on the
tribe and perform a two-minute
skit on that tribe.
Weathering,
Erosion,
and
Deposition Project: Students will
each find and produce a
replicated example of either
weathering,
erosion,
or
deposition of rocks. They will
bring it to school to share with
the class.

**More information on these projects**

will be sent home in your students
Boomerang Folder closer to the time
that they will be prepared.

NOTE: Students will NOT be

penalized in the token system for
an unsatisfactory grade. This will
only reflect in the grade book.
School Supplies

___________________________________
Class Projects

We will be completing several projects

this year. A brief description of each is
offered here:

Author Study: Students will read

at least two books by the same
author
and
give
a
brief
presentation on that authors
life and works.

1. 12 - #2 Pencils
2. 2 - Glue Sticks
3. 1 - White Glue
4. 2 - Pink Erasers
5. 1 - Pair Scissors
6. 1 - Pencil Case
7. 10 - Pocket Folders
8. 2 - Pkg. Lined Paper
9. 1 - Pkg. Plain Paper
10.
8 - Lined Notebooks
11.
2 - Blue Pens
12.
1 - Red Pens
13.
1 - Ruler
14.
1 - Pkg. Pencil Crayons

15.
1sanitizer
16.
1wipes
17.
118.
1-

Bottle of hand
container of Lysol
Box of Kleenex
Roll of paper towels

**If there are any issues with**

acquiring these supplies, please
contact me!

Stress that this test is NOT that

big of a deal, but it is to be
taken seriously.
Make sure that your student
gets a good nights rest the
nights before testing.
Encourage your student often,
and make sure they dress
comfortably on test days.

Family Activities
Standardized Testing
In fifth grade, we are so
fortunate
to
only
have
one
standardized
test,
the
Georgia
Measures
of
Achievement
and
Progress (GMAP) or, as you may know
it, The Georgia Milestones test. It is a
must-pass test in the areas of
English/Language Arts and Math. Here
are some tips to assure that your
student is ready for this testing when
it occurs in April.

Study with your child, beginning

at the start of the year.
Feed your student a good
breakfast every day, especially
testing days.

It is so vitally important to take

ownership of your childs learning
experience by enriching it at home.
Each month, I will send out a
newsletter, which will contain a new
activity you can do as a family. This
month I encourage you to
Cook together!
Why?:
Making
something
simple in the kitchen together
will
reinforce
measurement
skills the students are taught in
math class.
Some fun, easy recipes can be found
at this site:
http://www.realsimple.com/foodrecipes/recipe-collectionsfavorites/kid-friendly-recipes

~ August 2015 ~

July

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Mon

Tue

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Sat

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11

12

13

14

15

First Day
of School!

16

17

Teacher/
Student
Orientatio
n
1-5 pm
All About
Me Day!

**Students
will** bring
something to
school to tell
us about
themselves.

18

Opening
School
Paperwork
Due!

Specials
Rotation
Begins

19

20

21

22

Permission
Slips Due
for Field
Trip!

Fall/Yearbo
ok Picture
Day!

23

24

25

26

27

28

30

31

Notes: Specials rotation is indicated by the color

of the highlighting on that date. No highlighting
indicates that no specials will be that day.
Pink-P.E
Blue-Music
Green-Computer
Yellow-Counselling

Apple
Orchard
Field Trip!

29

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