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School Phone: 847-963-5357
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ABOUT MYSELF
Hello. Welcome to my web page. I have been teaching and learning for 31 years. I am married to my husband, Mark, a high school chemistry teacher. and have two children. My daughter, Jennifer, is 26 and teaches 6th grade Social Studies in Downers Grove. My son, Ryan, is 21 and a senior at Judson University studying to be a youth minister. My family keeps me in my learning mode as well!
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HOMEWORK
5th graders are expected to spend at least 60 minutes each night Monday through Thursday preparing for class the next day. This is called the academic hour.
Work not finished in class is homework and is expected to be completed at home and returned the next day. This is the first priority to complete. Once that work is finished, the children are encouraged to engage in activities that will enhance their classroom learning.
Some examples are to study for an upcoming test, work on a long-term project, read their AR or genre study books, find answers to "I Wonder" questions on the web, or find related articles in magazines, newspapers, or on the Internet that relate to the curriculum. Never should you hear the words, "I have nothing to do for school"!
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RESOURCES
Please be aware that copies of District 15 textbooks can be found on the second floor of the Palatine Library near the juvenile non-fiction section. Please ask the librarian if you need help. These books cannot be checked out but may be Xeroxed or used in the library.
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Helpful Websites
Reading
Go to www.harcourtschool.com
Choose "The Learning Site"
Choose "Reading"
Choose "Harcourt Trophies"
Choose "Program Users" by clicking on the picture of the books
Using FARR as your password, complete the sign-in page for TROPHIES PROGRAM USERS
Choose "Explore"
Click Grade 5
Math (Mrs. Casey's class) Social Studies
Go to http://www.eduplace.com Go to http://tutorial.history alive.com
Choose Illinois as your state and click "Submit" Type in your student's first name
Click on Mathematics Click on the current chapter we are studying
Click on "Houghton Mifflin Math 2007" Click "Submit"
Click on "5" for 5th grade
Math (Miss Sargent and Miss Sowa's classes)
Go to www.classzone.com
Click on Math for Middle School
Click on state of Illinois
Click on "Go to Find Our Book"
Click on "McDougal Littell Math Course 1" (top left book)
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MISSION STATEMENT
We, the High Flying Hawks of Room 210, will soar high, be the best we can be, and reach our potential each and every day. Our class will accomplish this by thinking about how our actions or comments will be received by others. By setting high goals for ourselves and then making every effort to achieve them, we will better ourselves now and for the future. As Hawks, we must be prepared and organized each day for learning. As a class we will accept everyone for who they are. Our class shall be respectful to ourselves and others at our school. As students. our goal is to never stop learning. Our efforts this year will allow us to be more capable of accepting responsibilities in life. We want a bright future and need many options to fulfill our dreams. If we can continue to meet our potential, we can live long, successful, and enriched lives.
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CURRICULUM
Curriculum in 5th Grade requires students to practice, then apply knowledge mastered in the lower grades. New knowledge is then added to their base to allow students to make the connections!
Please visit the District Web Site to view the 5th Grade Learner Statements we will addressing this year.
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