Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! - Ms. Leiva 5th grade Building I: Room 965
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Welcome to the
2020-2021 school
year!
Ms. Leiva
5th grade
Building I: Room 965
Meet Ms. Leiva
Welcome to 5th grade! I am so excited to get to know and
love each of you. A little about me...I grew up in Kenner and
Metairie, LA. I attended Southeastern Louisiana University
where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. This will be
my fifth year teaching ELA at Luling Elementary School. Over
the summer, I taught two forms of virtual summer school
and am well prepared in the event we must return to virtual
learning at any point this school year. I have one son, love
exercising, am an avid member of the Who Dat Nation, enjoy
traveling, and can’t wait to support each of you in being the
best learners you can be!
Ms. Leiva’s Favorites:
Snack: Veggie Straws
Candy: Hot Tamales
Drink: Coke Zero
Team: Saints
Color: Blue
Wild animal: Giraffe
Store: Target
First Day of School
● Students’ last name starting with A-K: Thursday, August 6th
● Students’ last name starting with L-Z: Friday, August 7th
● Students will get off of the bus or exit their car and come straight to the classroom.
● Students will contactlessly greet their teacher and walk straight to their desks when
entering the classroom.
● Please remind your child of the following:
○ Face coverings must be worn!
○ Bring a bottle of water (No water fountains available)!
○ Keep distance in the classroom and while walking places on campus!
Covid-19
Safety Expectations
● Students will be temperature checked prior to exiting school bus or car rider
vehicle.
● Students will be socially distant at school and keeping a 6 foot distance when
possible.
● Students will be expected to wear face coverings for the duration of the
school day.
● Students must expect to wear face coverings at all times aside from eating
meals or drinking water.
● Expectations will be set and enforced to ensure materials are not shared.
● Classroom communal items/furniture will be cleaned between each class.
Covid-19
Safety Expectations
● Students will be assigned a Chromebook and therefore will no longer
share a Chromebook with another student.
● Students will remain with their classmates for breakfast, Encore,
lunch, recess, and all core classes. Students will not mingle with peers
in other classes. Static groups are required and will be enforced.
● Explicit teaching of these expectations will be carried out in the first
days and weeks of schools. Teachers will ensure students understand
the expectations by explaining, modeling, and practicing each
expectation.
S Time
8:15-8:40
What’s Happening?
Morning Meeting
Teacher
Ms. Leiva
Minutes
25
C 8:40-9:25 Encore Varies 45
H 9:25-11:01
11:01-11:26
ELA
Lunch
Ms. Leiva
Ms. Leiva
90
25
E 11:26-11:31 Transition Ms. Leiva 5
D 11:31-12:19
12:19-1:07
Science
Social Studies
Ms. Scott
Mr. Logan
48
48
U 1:07-1:22 Recess Mr. Logan 15
L 1:22-1:27
1:27-3:03
Transition
Math
Mr. Logan
Ms. Gaubert
5
96
E 3:03-3”10 Closing Circle Ms. Gaubert 7
Encore ● Students will attend Encore this school year. ● Students will remain with their homeroom classes for Encore. ● Students will attend one Encore class for the entire week. ● Encore classes will change weekly.
Assessments
● In order to prepare students for success on the state assessments
at the end of the year, most assessments will be taken on the
computer this year using various platforms. This includes math,
ELA, science, and social studies assessments.
● Students will have a minimum of 7 formative assessments (quizzes)
and 2 summative assessments (tests) in each subject area every
quarter.
● Students will complete curriculum assessments in math, ELA, and
social studies. Some items will be graded as quizzes or tests.
○ Math: LEAP 360 module questions
○ ELA: culminating writing tasks and cold-read tasks
○ Social Studies: EAGLE quizzes
● ELA grades will reflect both reading and writing assessments.
● Students will also complete LEAP 360 interim assessments to
gauge student progress meeting grade level standards throughout
the year.
Grading Scale
A: 100 - 93
B: 92 - 85
C: 84 - 75
D: 74 - 67
F: 66 and belowResponsive Classroom: Luling Elementary’s Behavioral Philosophy ● Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to teaching that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness. (Responsiveclassroom.org) ● Builds community amongst classroom teacher and students through daily Morning Meeting. (Includes greeting, sharing, team-building activity, and a message.) ● Proactive strategies include interactive modeling, creating rules with students, and effective teacher language. ● Logical consequences used as needed, related to the behavior.
Responsive Classroom Intervention
Form: Luling Elementary’s Behavioral
Philosophy
● It is a form used as a means of
communication between teachers and
parents.
● The form notifies parents of incidents
that have occurred in the classroom, as
well as interventions that have been used
to redirect the misbehavior.
● This is not used as a consequence.
Please keep this in mind.LES Schoolwide Expectations ● There are 7 school-wide expectations that all students will be expected to follow in all locations on campus. ● Teachers teach, model, and reinforce the expectations throughout the school day. ● Universal language amongst faculty and staff. ● Students will contribute to adding additional expectations that we agree will help us take care of ourselves, each other, and our environment.
Wednesday Folders
● Folders are sent home weekly on Wednesdays.
● Wednesday folders will include student work
completed for the week, conduct, important
documents, flyers, and other important information.
● Be sure to check your child’s Wednesday folder each
week.
● The cover sheet must be signed and returned by
Friday. Your signature lets us know you are aware of
your child’s progress.
● You will receive a report of the assessment taken in
Edulastic. Included in the report is the grade and
which questions were correctly/incorrectly answered.
Assessments taken on Edulastic can be viewed by
logging in to your child’s Edulastic account using their
Google login information.
● If at any point you would like a copy of the
assessment, you may request a copy by contacting
me.Edulastic Reports
Assessment Name
Each Wednesday, use these reports as a
reminder to log into Edulastic to view your Grade
child’s actual assessment.
Edulastic ReportsAttendance •Students must be in attendance at least 167 days. •Students can miss no more than 10 days (excused or unexcused) to be promoted to the next grade level. • Consistent absences impact students’ academic performance and their ability to stay on track with our curriculum calendar.
Chromebooks ● Chromebooks will be used in class throughout every school day for research, learning, and assessments. ● Students will be explicitly taught how to use all online platforms needed in the event Louisiana returns to Phase I and must go strictly virtual learning. ● Students are encouraged to log into their accounts from home to access study materials, extra practice, notes, etc. ● Parents can use their child’s information to log in to the Google account to monitor student work. ● Things that will be taken for a grade CANNOT be worked on at home (culminating writing tasks, projects).
Chromebooks
● Please pay the technology fee ASAP. This will allow your child to be able
to bring the Chromebook to and from school.
● Due to Covid-19, students will not share Chromebooks with other
students.
○ Students will be assigned one Chromebook that only they will use
each and every day.
○ Students will bring their Chromebook with them to each class.Google Classroom ● All teachers will utilize Google Classroom this school year. ● Each teacher may organize their Google Classroom differently, so it is important to navigate each teacher’s Google Classroom often to understand the layout and organization. ● Ms. Leiva’s ELA Google Classroom will be organized by day. Students will be explicitly taught how to access needed materials in the first weeks of school. ● Video tutorials for parents learning how to access, navigate, and utilize the online platforms we use will be posted to Google Classroom and my teacher webpage in the first weeks of school.
Dialogue Journals ● Grades 2 through 5 will have dialogue journals. ● Journals will provide ongoing communication between teachers and students. ● Provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their day and provide any important information to their teacher. ● Fosters relationship building between teacher and students. ● Dialogue journals will be between homeroom students and homeroom teachers. ● Dialogue journals in Ms. Leiva’s class will be Digital through Google Classroom.
Parent Communication:
School Status
● All communication between parents and teachers
will be done through SchoolStatus.
● It is imperative that the school and your child’s
teacher has the most up to date contact
information throughout the whole year.
● If a severe illness or emergency were to occur, we
want to be able to get in contact with you as soon
as possible.
● Please provide contact information changes as
soon as changes are made.Getting in Touch with
Ms. Leiva
● Email: lleiva@stcharles.k12.la.us
● Cell: Please save the number I used to reach out to you this past
weekend. A different number will be used when communicating
with each parent/guardian as designed by SchoolStatus.
● School: 985-785-6086
NOW MORE THAN EVER...
● Please ensure your child’s teachers have the MOST up to date contact
information.
● In the event we must return to virtual learning, we need to be able to get in
touch with you.Luling Elementary School
&
Federal Programs
St. Charles Parish Public SchoolsFederal Programs •Outcomes -Become familiar Title I •Services •Requirements
Purposes of Title 1 •To provide funding to assist at-risk students in becoming more successful. •Funding is determined by the level of poverty at the school •Services are provided to students who are academically in need. •Title 1 services are provided above that of the district.
Title 1 •K-2 Reading Recovery and Literacy Teachers •Technology •Homeless Student Support •Materials & Supplies for teachers to support teaching and learning
Title 1 Requirements •The district and school must have a written parent involvement policy that is reviewed annually. •Parent’s right to know – teacher and paraprofessional qualifications •Parent’s right to know – student achievement •Parent’s right to know – non-highly qualified teachers •School/Parent/Child Compacts
For More Information... Contact Mrs. Sharon Wolf swoolf@stcharles.k12.la.us
Event Evaluation •Please complete the Event Evaluation on Google Forms below. https://forms.gle/FddyAoLCgVqAFTY98 •The feedback you provide is critical for us to continue growing, improving, and making this event a success.
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