Mrs. Cumming
Fifth Grade
Contact Information
I can be reached via phone before and after school, and sometimes at lunch. My extension is #27 if you get into the answering system.
I can also be reached via e-mail. In an efffort to control spam, staff e-mail addresses are not published on our websites, but it is listed in the the school directory you should have received, and is available on request if you don't already have it.
Grading Scale
90%-100% = A
80%-89% = B
70%-79% = C
60%-69% = D
0%-59% = F
Homework
Homework will be given every night except for the weekends. Students should have one hour to one and a half hours of homework each night. Students are encouraged to read 20 minutes a night. Strategy books for each subject will be kept to reinforce ideas and concepts presented in class.
Missing Assignments
If a student misses school, they will have one day for every day absent, starting the day after their return, to make up the work. A student will lose 10 points per day for every day an assignment is late.
Planners
Daily planners are expected to be filled out every day by students with the assignments of the day.
Report Cards
A report card is not a judgment of your child's worth as an individual. It does not measure the delight he or she gives, the humor in those young eyes, or the hope for tomorrow. It measures only one aspect of a young life with so much untried potential. After only a few years of life we cannot judge their lives to be successes nor failures at anything. Please look at your child's report card with love and acceptance of how things are right now. Give it only the importance of the moment - notice and point out the good and positive, emphasize what your child is doing right and build on that to improve what needs improving. Young developing egos are fragile - handle with care and nourish all that your child is and can be.
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