As I get use to planning, grading, and adjusting my instruction I am noticing that no matter how hard I plan to do something there always seems to be something that changes my plans! Last week I fount it difficult to plan this weeks lessons because the schedule was so different. We have math grant days, other professional development sessions, Acuity responders, the Scholastic Book Fair, and the Halloween party on Friday! One of my afternoon rotations for social studies is a class behind because last Friday we also had a career speaking in the afternoon! Next week we will have Tuesday off due to Election day and the week after that we will have Thursday off for Veterans Day!
School holidays and professional development sessions are not the only scheduling obstacles! When students are absent 1 or two times a week it poses several problems for all teachers when trying to enter grades and have students make up their work. We have had several students out for about 10 days due to illness. Although their parents or guardians came a picked up their make -up work, when the student returned to school, he or she had little to none of it completed! As a 5th grade team we are trying to make them responsible, but the truth is many of them just don't care. They seem to not care about school, turning in homework, being on time, being prepared, and being respectful to students and teachers.
I'm wondering if there is anything more we can do or I can do to help these students transition. In less than a year they will be in middle school which will be a rude awakening for some of our students!
The week of October 25 is when grades are due, this time should be an interesting experience for me!
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