Welcome to Open House!!!

Blue 5

Mr. Putnam
 BREAKFAST Grab & Go
● Breakfast will be available for pick up each day in
the lobby and outside of media center. Online
ordering not available. You must have money on
your cafeteria account as no cash will be accepted.

Lunch- Must be ordered ahead of time

● You will be able to submit an order for the upcoming
week from Monday 9 am to Sunday 9 pm. Orders
will close at the end of each week and be final.
Lunches that are not picked up or delivered will not
be be charged to your account.
 Sample Schedule
for days that
students are in
school
 Sample Schedule
for days that
students at home.

O’Donnell Homeroom Login Time Putnam Homeroom

Purple Crew Green Crew
Cohorts A & B (~20-40 Cohorts A & B
minutes)

ELA Classroom 8:00 am Math Classroom

Math Classroom 12:40 pm ELA Classroom

 Contact The Blue 5 team
The Best way to reach me is by email.
My e-mail address is: kputnam@wvcsd.org

Best times to reach Mrs.O’Donnell and I by phone is:

9:55-10:30 or 2:05-2:25 @ Phone number 987-3100

 Homework Policy
Most homework is check for completion. If it is complete and it
shows some effort, the students will receive a 100 for that
assignment. (Students will know beforehand if homework will be
graded)

If homework is not complete, not satisfactorily done, or not in class

the student will receive a 0 for that assignment.

Once receiving a 0 for an assignment students have 7 calendar days

to complete the assignment and turn it in for ½ credit
**At the End of the marking period student may not have 7 days**
 Grading Policy for Science

50%- Tests
30%- Quizzes
20%- Classwork & Homework

**Study guides will be given for TESTS**

 Science
New Series - HMH Science Dimensions
2 consumable workbooks
Online book and activities
Topics include:
Engineering & Technology
Matter (Physical Science)
Energy and Matter in Organisms (Life Science)
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems (Life Science)
Systems in Space (Earth and Space Science)
Earth’s Systems (Earth Science)
Earth and Human Activities (Earth Science)
 Grading Policy for Math
30%- Tests Class participation will be graded
15%- Quizzes as follows. At the end of each 8-day
cycle, students will receive a class
5%- Timed Test participation grade. This means that there
will be four times during the cycle that
10%- Homework students will need to be in attendance for
math virtually. Missing an online class will
20%- Classwork result in 25 point deduction for each class
that is missed.
20%- Class Participation
If your child is sick please make sure to let
the office and myself know, so that they are
marked with an excused absence.
Students will not lose points for excused
absences.
 Math
GO MATH! Topics
Place Value, Multiplication & Expressions Classwork/Homework nightly
Divide Whole Numbers Quizzes - Usually at end of a lesson
Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals Tests - Usually at the end of a chapter
Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide Fractions
Algebra: Patterns and Graphing
Converting Units of Measure
Geometry and Volume

No Work, No Credit Labels count

When any computation is required 1 point off for missing label
 Daily Communication from Mr. Putnam
❖ - Parent Portal
➢ Homework grades- updated daily
● 100 means he/she received credit for that assignment
● 0 means he/she didn't show it to me or it was not satisfactorily
done
● ! or a blank space means the assignment is missing and the due
date has passed. So this assignment needs to be turned in or
assessment taken ASAP
➢ Grades- posted on Parent Portal after the assessment has been graded and
all students have taken it
❖ Google Classroom
➢ You will find Lessons, Homework, Classwork, class announcements, and
Google Meet links for live stream days
❖ My Website
➢ You will find Homework Calendar, Lessons from class in PDF form, Notes
from class in PDF for, and links to other websites for extra practice, etc.
 Mr.Putnam's Website
kputnam.weebly.com

PUTNAM’s Office Hours

Office Hours Daily from 2:05-2:25 by appointment only,
just email me I will schedule an appointment during the office hours

Find the link for scheduled office hour appointments in

Putnam’s Office Hours Google Classroom
** Please note this classroom will only be used for providing students in all my classes
with one spot they can all have access to me for a scheduled Google Meet**
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