Tami Adkison Leslie Ireland Kristine Lyons Michelle Merillat Melissa Eastin (CATS)

Contacting Mrs. AdkisonOffice Phone –

(480) 883-4100Room Phone –

(480) 883-4169Letters –

Students are responsible that I get them

Email – BEST WAY –

adkison.tamatha@chandler.k12.az.us

- Reading is taught in a reading workshop format. Reading Workshop is an extended time for students to read, think, and converse about books on a daily basis.

- Students are held accountable for their reading by responding to their reading, reading logs, thinking notes, book discussions, participation in small groups and class discussions.

Reading Workshop Cont.

Components of reading workshop include:• Read aloud• Mini-lessons• Silent reading (30-45 minutes daily)• Conferring with students• Small group instruction• Sharing

Reading Comprehension Skills

• Reading Comprehension Skills focus for the year include: – Inference– Cause and Effect– Narrative Elements– Sequencing– Character Traits– Compare and Contrast– Morals– Identifying speaker– Functional Texts (letters, menus, schedules,

etc).

•Daily Grammar Lessons•Weekly spelling patterns•Cursive is used in most assignments•6-traits writing (ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation)

•Math Concepts included in the year are:

Number Sense•Multiplication properties, order of operations•Adding, subtracting, comparing, ordering, breaking apart fractions, decimals, percents, number lines, and ratios•Factors and multiples•Fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Estimating•Rounding and estimating

Data Analysis•Data and graphs along with median, mode and range concepts•Change over time in graphs and tables and making predictions

Geometric Properties• Points, lines, rays, segments, angles, parallelism,

perpendicularity• 2D and 3D shapes• Triangles, sides, and angles• Congruent figures (slide, rotations, reflections)• 3D shapes and corresponding nets

Coordinate Geometry• Ordered pairs on a quadrant• Constructing geometric figures on a coordinate plain

Measurement• Elapsed time to the minute• Metric units – length, mass, and capacity with

conversions• Perimeter and area

Probability • Theoretical, predicting outcomes

Systematic Listing and Counting• Representing all possibilities • Drawing conclusions

Vertex-Edge Graphs• Creating vertex-edge maps for graphs• Construct V-EGs to represent concrete situations• Solve conflicts using V-EGs and maps

Algebra• Recognize, describe, create, and extend numerical

sequences using all four basis operations• Create and solve one-step equations

• First Quarter – Life Science (living things, plant and animal classification, ecosystems)

• Second Quarter – Physical Science (Electricity and Magnetism)

• Third Quarter – Earth Science (Water cycle, weather, and earth processes

• Fourth Quarter – Review for AIMS testing

• First Quarter – AZ state facts and symbols and geography

• Second Quarter – AZ Civics and Government

• Third Quarter – AZ and U.S. History• Fourth Quarter – AZ in World

History

• School Newsletters as well as district lunch menus will be sent home monthly.

• Additional school information is available on the school website.

• JETLINK serves as a communication device for school news and updates as well. If you are not signed up for JETLINK, please let the office or I know.

WATER BOTTLE – please send a refillable water bottle to school every day to conserve the paper use of cups. Bottles can be refilled in the classroom.

•BACKPACK, SILVER FOLDER, AGENDA, and HOMEWORK

• Day 1 PE• Day 2 Music• Day 3 Library• Day 4 PE• Day 5 Music• Day 6 Computer Lab

•Birthday treats are always welcome!

•THEY MUST BE A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE like pencils, stickers, stamps, bookmarks, etc.

•Celebrations will be at the end of the day.

• 30-35 minutes a night • Math page - Nightly• Homework packet

• Check your child’s homework and sign reading log every night

• Monthly Home Projects

•Let’s Make a JETS Choice!•Blue – Everyone starts on a blue every day to remind them to make JETS choices.•Green – 1st warning – good day•Yellow – 2nd warning – okay day•Red – 3rd warning - communiqués/detention•Making good JETS choices; weekly slips

•Fun Friday awarded for good behavior and completed daily work and homework •Character Education-6 pillars•JETS CHOICE – Classroom rewards

• Writing Grades:– Weekly Grammar Quizzes– Concept Quizzes (examples: letter format,

envelope address format, etc.)– Quarterly Assessments– Writing Samples– Class work– Spelling will be graded for report cards via writing

samples and proof reading samples, not weekly tests.

•Reading Grades:

•Weekly Comprehension Tests

•Weekly Comprehension Skills Tests

•Class work

•Reading behaviors

• Math Grades:

• Concept Quizzes

• Unit Tests

• Class work

Students receive a content grade andan inquiry grade• Concept and inquiry quizzes for each

unit lesson• Unit tests• Class work

Students receive a content grade ONLY during the 2nd and 4th quarters (represented as semester grades).

Lessons will be taught by semester.•Unit lesson quizzes•Unit tests•Class work

AIMS

• Test Date: TBAUsually a couple of weeks after

springbreak.• Mark in your calendars! Please be at

school!

• 2 hour – 3 hours of testing every day3 Sections of Reading3 Sections of Math1 Day of Science

•Our Field Trips can now only be funded using Tax Credit monies donated by families.

•Anyone can donate to tax credit… even aunts and uncles.

•Tax Credit forms are attached.

•Single contributions up to $200.

•Married contributions up to $400.•Fourth grade field trips may include the Heard Museum, the Basha Art Museum, Arizona Historical Musuem, Arizona State Capitol, a theatrical play, as well as in-house field trips.

JACOBSON WEBSITE:

http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us/jacobson/site/default.asp

MRS. ADKISON’s WEBPAGE:

http://www.mychandlerschools.org/2026201015162518373/site/default.asp

It would be a good idea to save Mrs. A’s webpage as a favorite. This is where you will find Math notes, Newsletters, and special project assignment details.

Let me show you!• http://www.mychandlerschools.org/202620

1015162518373/site/default.asp

Questions?• Please feel free to write down any

questions you may have on the blank sheet of lined paper.

• Please don’t forget to include your name so I can respond back!