Thursday, September 5, 2019

Welcome to Fifth Grade

Welcome to Fifth Grade

All About Me

HI! I am Mrs. Lyon and I will be your Fifth Grade teacher! I am so excited for this school year to begin! I have been working hard all summer to get ready for this year. 

This is my 20th   year teaching in the Fairfield School District and my 18th year teaching fifth grade. I know that this year it is a big change moving to the middle school.  I will do the best that I can to make it go smoothly.  If you ever have any concerns please let me know.

I live south of Birmingham,  about 14 miles south of Fairfield.  We live on a farm.  My husband, Troy, is a farmer.   We have two daughters and a son.  Our oldest, Mallory, will be a sophomore this year.  Our second daughter, Grace, is a seventh grader.  Our youngest, Andin, will be in third grade.

We had a great summer hanging out together and doing a lot of family things.  We usually do a lot of camping during the summer, but this year we took a longer trip to North Carolina.  We went to the ocean and enjoyed all the fresh sea food that was avaliable there!


Blog

I have a blog that I use during the year to post happenings in our classroom, picutures, study guides, spelling lists, and much more. Please consider following my blog.  You can sign up on it to get an email notification when I post something new.  It is a great way to find out what we’ve been up to at school.

melindalyon.blogspot.com


Trojan PRIDE
The Fairfield Middle School is a PBIS school.  PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports.  We follow Trojan PRIDE.  We use Trojan PRIDE in every space of our school.  Teachers will give out tickets to students that they see showing their PRIDE.  Every month names are drawn and those students are able to choose a prize. When your child gets their assignment journal you will notice a PRIDE matrix in the front of the book, please be sure to look that over and discuss it with your child.
 
PRIDE stands for:
P- Prepared
R- Respect
I  - Integrity
D- Dependable
E- Environmentally Aware/ Safe

Supplies
There are a few things that were not on your child’s supply list that our classroom is/will be in need of for different projects and many daily things.  If you are able to I would appreciate any type of donations for our classroom. Thank you!
-             Clorox wipes                                                       -  Paper towels
 - Expo Markers                          -  Kleenex (we always run out of these)
- 1 inch binder to use as a vocabulary notebook


Assignment Journals
Your child will be receiving a new assignment journal this year.  We will write down what we do each day in it.  If there is homework, it will be circled or high lighted.  Each Wednesday I look at their journals and make sure they have filled out Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday then I sign it.  They will bring it home on that Wednesday night to show you and have you sign it to return to school on Thursday.  If for some reason it doesn’t get signed on Wednesday night it can be signed on Thursday and returned on Friday.
We have great rewards for each quarter for those who miss 2 or less times each quarter.  This really helps keep students organized and makes them more responsible. 

School Hours
Our regular school hours are from 8:25-3:35.  If your child arrives after the tardy bell  they will need to report in the office and get a pass to class.  They should arrive with enough time to put their stuff away and be in class before the tardy bell rings on all days. Please check your childs assignment journal for the tardy consequences. 

Trojan Time
We are implementing a trojan time at the beginning of the day from 8:25-834.  Students will go to a staff member around the school that they are assigned to.  This is a short meeting time to help all feel connected to school and to others at school.  This is going to be a great way for all of us to make more connections and build relationships. 


Fifth grade is an exciting year and I look forward to sharing it with you and your child. If you ever have any question or concerns please feel free to contact me here at school.  Let’s have a great year!!!!

                                                                                    Mrs. Melinda Lyon
Middle School Phone: 472-5019
                                                            e-mail: melinda.lyon@fairfieldsfuture.org