Sunset Lakes ElementaryMs. Hartenhoff and Ms.

Kleppen

Open House 2017-2018

A little about Mrs. Hartenhoff:

• 4th year at Sunset Lakes

• 29th year teaching

• Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in E.S.E.

• Certified K-12 ESE and 1-6 Elementary, ESOL endorsed, Gifted Endorsed

* 7th year teaching 5th grade

* 3 kids of my own, two recently graduated from F.S.U. and one is starting at University of Florida!!

* Favorite things: FSU football, exercising, cooking, reading, traveling

A bit about Ms. KleppenHi, my name is Marisel Kleppen and this is my 16th year of teaching. Sunset

Lakes Elementary is home for me. I was a teacher at Sunset Lakes from 2003-

2009. In 2009, I got married and moved to Georgia.Fast forward to 2017 and I am

now a mommy of three beautiful children. Jake is 6, Justin is 5 and Mia is 1. I am so

very excited to be back at Sunset Lakes and co-teaching with Mrs. Hartenhoff. This

year, I will be teaching two of my favorite subjects, math and science!

My hobbies include yoga, cooking and concerts. I also love the outdoors.

My mission as your teacher is to guide and assist our students in developing a passion

and love of learning. I intend to motivate, inspire, and encourage our students by providing a safe, secure, welcoming and loving learning environment.

It's going to be a phenomenal year!

Classroom Rules

1. Be safe

2. Be respectful to yourself, others, and property.

3. Be responsible.

*Sunset Lakes is a uniform school. On Fridays, students may wear uniform bottoms and an S.L.E. spirt shirt or club shirt. There will be some "dollar dress down" days when students can pay a dollar to wear jeans. Money goes to various charities. These days will be announced ahead of time.

Homework

Homework must be complete and turned in ON the day it is due.

If for some reason your child does not understand the assignment, please have him/her complete it to the best of his/her ability.

Homework completion is evaluated on the student’s report card with a 1, 2 or 3.

Daily Consequences

Verbal warning

Pull a ticket

Call home

Loss of privileges/activities

Referral and Office Visit

Report Card Criteria for Behavior, Classwork and Homework

1= Skill Mastered (2 or less infractions)

2= Working on Skill (3-6 infractions)

3= Area of Concern (7 or more infractions)

* Any 3 received on the report cards renders a student ineligible for Honor Roll

Behavior Rewards

Each student earns points everyday that they complete successfully. On a weekly, or biweekly basis, students can trade in tickets for prizes and privileges. PLEASE DONATE SOME PRIZES!

GRADES

90 -100 = A

80 - 89 = B

70 - 79 = C

60 – 69 = D

59 – below – F

* Grades are weighted between categories, therefore tests are more important than projects towards the overall grade

* Written assignments are graded based on the 4 or 2 point system. Rubrics are used.

* Extra credit is not offered

Category Weights

Reading/Social Studies

Cold Reads 40%

• Comprehension 20%

• Vocabulary 20%

• Classwork/Projects 20%

Category Weights

Language Arts

Writing 35%

Grammar 40%

Spelling 25%

Category Weights

Math

Chapter Tests 50%

Quizzes 30%

Classwork 20%

Science

Unit Tests 30%

Quizzes 60%

Projects/Labs 10%

Cheating

There is enough evidence to conclude that academic cheating is an extremely common occurrence

70% of public school students admit to cheating and 60% admit to plagiarism.

We have a ZERO tolerance for cheating in any form. Students caught cheating in any manner will receive a “0” on the assignment and a “3” on their report card.

Communications

• EMAIL: rosemary.hartenhoff@browardschools.com and/or

Marisel.kleppen@browardschools.com

Our class website is: http://phenom5.weebly.com/

• Notes in agenda

• Parent link

• Conferences (will be using electronic sign ups) Please understand that dismissal time is not time to conference. Teachers are responsible for dismissal duty and must be monitoring children. This is a safety issue. Thank you for your understanding.

SLE Communication

The Sunset Lakes App is no longer available.

Mr. Charpentier and Ms. Slater will use Parent

Link when possible.

Emails will be forwarded by the classroom

teacher.

Check the Sunset Lakes website.

Family/Life Curriculum

Florida Standards Assessment

a.k.a. Florida Standards Assessment

* There is one BAT test in January.

Test information and examples can be accessed on www.Fsaassessments.org

5th Grade Math and ELA are computer based

Science FCAT lives on and is paper tested.

Math and ELA- drag and drop, multi-select, multiple choice

Science – Multiple choice

Digital 5 School!

We are a Digital 5 School. This means

that each 5th grade student will receive

their personal Lenovo Laptop that will

be assigned to them for the school year!

We will view a quick informational

slide show after this.Please sign the

property pass for the student laptops,

and leave it with me tonight!

Volunteer Registration

The volunteer process has changed a little this year. If a parent was an active volunteer last year, meaning they volunteered at least 4 hours, they do not need to complete another volunteer application. Only new volunteers, volunteers who did not register last year or who were inactive need to go to:

http://www.getinvolvedineducation.com/ to complete a registration form.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Espinosa at Maribel.Espinosa@browardschools.com

Volunteer hours are from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Dismissal

• If you change your child’s way home, it must be in writing!

• A car line card has been given out to each of you, use it starting Monday!

* EVERYONE must go by the cafeteria tonight to pick up a dismissal

bracelet. Place it on your child’s backpack!

4th quarter point system

Flyer will be sent home at the beginning of the fourth

quarter with specific information regarding the plan and

requires a parent signature.

Students earn points by completing homework,

classwork and following rules.

A predetermined minimal amount of points is needed

for students to attend end - of - year activities.

PROMOTION CEREMONY

The 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony will take place on the last week of school (likely at Everglades High School). Specific information will be forthcoming.

Each child will receive 2 Guest tickets to the ceremony.

It is a dressy occasion and students may sign out afterwards to celebrate with family!

Field Trips

JA Biztown field trip- FREE October 25th

We need MANY volunteers for this field trip to help run the businesses. Parents must report to JA BizTown at 7:30 a.m. for a training.

Overnight field trip

May 2018- More information to come! This trip includes all meals, hotel and admission to attractions/parks. Must have 35 students to fill a bus.

There will be mandatory parent information meetings one week prior to the trip.

Wish List

* Candy for rewards (Smarties!)

* Donations such as gift cards or other items to be raffled off as rewards.

• Electric Pencil Sharpeners

• Extra markers, scissors and PENCILS!

• Recess equipment ( jump ropes, hula hoops, kickball, sidewalk chalk, etc…)

• $5.00 gift cards (Target, Wal-Mart, Menchies, Yougurtland) for our trade-in store.

Required Forms

Parent/Student Laptop Use

Agreement/Property Pass

Please see your child’s

teacher at the end of the

presentation to sign.

LAPTOP USE AND CARE

Laptops are for STUDENT USE only

Laptops are for SCHOOL-RELATED use only

The laptop should only be used at SCHOOL OR HOME, not in public venues

Laptops MUST be transported in student’s backpack

LAPTOP USE AND CAREDO NOT sling/throw backpacks containing laptops.

DO NOT leave your backpack unattended

RECHARGE the Laptop EVERY NIGHT.

Laptop must be fully charged for school each morning.

LAPTOP USE AND CAREPARENTS MUST MONITOR STUDENT USE.

It is recommended that devices be used in specified areas that have heavy traffic during the evenings

What is School Related???

Canvas

Single sign on sites

Think Central

Research Sites and Videos

BrainPop

What is NOT School

Related???

Minecraft

Shopping

Bill Pay

Cruising the Web

Facebook and other social media

SEA at SLE

Students will place backpack on D5 Table

Students MUST not take out laptops during after care. Laptops are to be in backpacks until the student arrives home.

Students MAY NOT allow other students to use their laptop in SEA.

Lost/Stolen/Damaged

MUST be reported to teacher

IMMEDIATELY

Tracking Device – It will be

found !!!!!!

Electronic Tracking of

Device Use

All use of laptop is tracked

electronically.

For Student Use and school-

related tasks only.

When Will Laptops

Go Home???

❖To Be Announced

❖Laptops will go home Mondays through Thursdays and will be stored in the classroom over weekends and holidays.

❖If your child is absent before a weekend, or holiday, the laptop MUST be brought into school. You may drop it off in the office. Let the staff know which teacher cart it belongs to.

Accessories

*Charger – Goes Home and is returned with laptop after each use

*Available for Purchase from Lenovo

*Contact Ryan Hansen, Rhansen@lenovo.com

* Phone: 919-804-6963 Fax: 855-515-1782

*Backpack with Laptop Pouch $20.00

*Neoprene Sleeve- $10.00

*Additional Chargers – $ 41.25 Part # 40Y7696

*Lenovo Thinkpad X131e student laptop to Keep FOREVER - $ 350.00

*Lenovo Thinkpad T430 teacher laptop to Keep FOREVER - $ 699.00

Questions

Parents, please sign your

forms at this time.