As we work to get this new school year (and school!) off to a great start, please bear with us as changes may be happening in real time. For instance, since your child will be switching classes between Mrs. Harrington and myself this year, we are waiting for some changes to be made in PowerSchool. This shouldn't affect anything on your child's end, but just know that the only links they will need for this week will be in their homeroom course in schoology. Sometime today your child should be able to access the homeroom course and see our welcome page. This page contains links to Mrs. Harrington's and my Microsoft Teams meetings where which is where we will meet daily.
This blog will serve as my main point of communication about what is going on in the classroom this year. You can check it on Sunday nights to get a peek at our week. I will list what we will be working on in reading, writing, and math for the week as well as anything that Mrs. Harrington shares with for science and social studies.
Please explore the links on the side of the page as they may contain helpful information that can keep your child on task. Please take special note of the Calendar and Daily Task Checklist. This Daily Task Checklist will be updated at the end of the day with a snapshot of what was covered in class as well as anything that should be completed during asynchronous time. Reviewing this with your child daily would be a great habit and will help ensure that they are keeping up with all assignments.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I can be reached through my email, dojo, or through the "contact me" page on here. If you do not hear back from me within 24 hours (during the work week), please resend your message, as it may have landed in my "junk" email. I am looking forward to partnering with you this year and making your child's fifth grade year one of the best yet!