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Here is my attempt, wanted to see if this is correct, I'm trying to write a
practice presentation for my class on Wednesday I'm a first year Japanese
student.

> Watashi no Getsuyōbi no gogo goji ni tadaima desu.
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How to say "On mondays I get home at 5pm"
I'd suggest the following:

> 毎週の月曜日は大抵夕方５時に[家]{うち}に着きます。  
>  _maishū no getsuyōbi wa yūgata goji ni uchi ni tsukimasu._

A few remarks on your attempt:

  * Since there is no plural in Japanese, I would add 毎週 ( _maishū_ ; every week) to emphasize that this is a recurring event.

  * 私の ( _Watashi no_ ) means "my" or "mine". You probably meant to say 私は ( _Watashi wa_ ) to make "I" the subject of the sentence. However, subjects are frequently omitted in Japanese when they can be guessed from the context. Since the word for "home" has both honorific (お宅; _otaku_ ) and humble (家; _uchi_ ) forms, the use of the latter makes it clear that you're talking about your home. This makes the subject unnecessary.

  * 午後 ( _gogo_ ) is not incorrect. But I think in this case, since returning home seems to imply that you've finished your day's work by this point, I would be more inclined to use 夕方 ( _yūgata_ ; evening).

  * ただいま ( _tadaima_ ) is just something people say when they get back home. It's not a verb. To say "I get home", you should use something like 家に着く instead.
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I'm not a professional teacher but please let me try.

I can manage to understand what you mean by your sentence but we (native
Japanese speakers) usually use sentences like the following

> Watashi wa Getsuyōbi wa gogo goji ni ie ni kaeri masu.

"kaeri masu" is to go back (home = "ie"). We usually omit "watashi wa" and
just say

> Getsuyōbi wa gogo goji ni ie ni kaeri masu.

Depending on the context, "ie ni" can be omitted.

> Getsuyōbi wa gogo goji ni kaeri masu.

Notice that, from none of the above sentences, we can't tell that 5:00pm is
the time of arrival or departure. If you want to make clear that it is the
arrival time, I think you need to provide the context. For example, if you are
arranging weekly Skype meetings or something like that, the important
information for the partner of your conversation is the fact that you are at
home at that time. In that case, you can say

> Getsuyōbi wa gogo goji ni wa ie ni (kaette) imasu,

which means that "On Mondays, I'm home at 5pm at the latest."
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