Mrs. Thompson

 FAQ

What is the best way to contact Mrs. Thompson?
When is Camp?
How much homework should my child have?
What is Accelerated Reader and STAR?
What is Teaming?

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 What is the best way to contact Mrs. Thompson?
Email works best to contact Mrs. Thompson.  Use mthompson@gulllakecs.org. 
You may also call the school and I will try to return your call at the end 
of the day.  You may also send a note or a note in the agenda.
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 When is Camp?
We go to camp in the spring.
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 How much homework should my child have?
5th graders should expect about 30 - 45 minutes of homework a night.  In 
addition to this, they are expected to read for Accelerated Reader each 
night.  Most students will have math homework almost every night.  In the 
other subjects, most homework is classwork that has not been completed in 
class.  There are sometimes long term projects in Social Studies but 
students will have class time to work on these also.
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 What is Accelerated Reader and STAR?
Accelerated Reader is a computer assisted reading program. Students read 
from a selected list of books and then take a quiz on the computer network 
at school. They earn points based on the difficulty of the book (Book 
Level). Students will have a points goal each marking period.

STAR is a reading comprehension quiz taken on the school computer network 
that gives a recommended Book Level for each student.
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 What is Teaming?
Mrs. Bonesteel, Mrs. Kenyon, Mrs. Klok, and Mrs. Thompson "team" by teaching 
all four classes one subject.  Mrs. Bonesteel teaches Social Studies. Mrs. 
Kenyon teaches Writing.  Mrs. Klok teaches Science.  Mrs. Thompson 
teaches Reading/Spelling.  We all teach Math.
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