5th Grade Open House

Fifth Grade 2012 - 2013

Citizenship

Consequences Fines/FF check Behavior Notification Study hall Referral Conferences Lowered grade

Rewards Bonuses Leprechaun Leader slips Activity time Business days Auction

Our money system is tied to our behavior system. Students earn money by completing work on time, being responsible, and using appropriate behavior.

School-wide PBSPositive Behavior System AKA (Leprechaun Leaders)

RespectfulResponsibleReady to Learn

with Effort, Practice, and Participation

Discipline PolicyGOAL S Be positive!

Follow through to complete all jobs. Become independent by carefully following

all written and oral directions. Give your best effort to foster self-

confidence. Set appropriate goals. Develop strategies to use throughout life.

Verbal Warning – Can be skipped$20 fine/FF checkLowering of citizenship gradeLoss of activity periodPhone call or e-mailBehavior ReportReferral

Discipline PolicyConsequences

Money System Bonuses Fines = Auction+

HomeworkAssignments are written daily in planner.

Assignments are follow-up practice.*You may help, but first encourage independent work. Select 3-5 problems to review. Students can come in early/after school to get additional help.*

Remember Homework is your child’s responsibility!It is CRUCIAL for students to learn responsibility and organization BEFORE middle school.

Assignments not finished in class become homework.

All Assignments should be written in the student planner.

Planners do not need to be signed each week.

Homework Policy

An average of 45 minutes of homework a night will be given.

Homework Policy cont.

20 of Reading25 of Math/ScienceSometimes S.S.Sometimes long range projects

How to study is the most difficult part.

Purposefulness while at school may effect the amount of homework.

Friday FoldersYou will know when your child has attended study hall. (This would be for any reason.)

Sign and have them returned on Monday.

This is a tool for self-reflection and honest evaluation. It’s is not meant to be strictly punitive. We hope students recognize the behaviors they need to improve.

• 1st Semester • Salary of $200• Fines and Bonuses of $20

• 2nd Semester• Salary of $300• Fines and Bonuses of $50

Money System

90 - 100 = A80 - 89 = B70 - 79 = C60 - 69 = D59 or below= F

Grading Scale

Grading Policy: Math and Science

Test and Projects = 50%Quizzes = 30%Homework = 10%Class work = 10%

100% Hard Work

Think CentralThis is the site your child can access their math and science textbooks. In addition, there are many other resources that may help your child grasp a difficult concept.

Logging In All students have their username and password. It is the

same one they used last year. User name = Last name, first initial, month and day they were

born. The password = kles12.

MathMath Series: Harcourt (on-line)

Application based program (hands-on activities)

Students MUST know their facts: Addition Practice Subtraction Practice Multiplication Practice Division Practice

Mountain Math – skills review

Success Maker Lab

We are in the process of creating a class website. The following items

will be hyperlinked on the electronic form of our newsletter.

Please…

TechnologyDevices?

Share PointImportant information will be posted

and shared via this site.

http://www.killearnlakes.leon.k12.fl.us/classes_5.asp

Class Websites

Khan AcademyMath teachers will soon contact you

with information regarding your child’s signup but you can visit the site now if you like.

Math teachers will be your child’s coach.

http://www.khanacademy.org/

Khan Academy

EDMODO is a social network for teaches and students to communicate and share information. This is not Facebook.Some teachers will use this site.

The intention is for your child to use it as a means of communication and to assist their organization.

EDMODO: http://leon.edmodo.com/home

Other Sites Brain Pop

Manga High

FOCUS

EXPLORER

And more…

Science ThemesEnergy, Forces and Motion

Matter

Living Things/ Oceanography

Science Process

Science Fair Project

Astronomy and EarthGEMS and AIMS activities will be

used with Fusions.

Fusion is our science text!

Can be found on Think Central (same website as math)

Teachers will work from text as well as complete virtual lessons online

All tests and quiz questions are application based and involve higher order thinking as will FCAT science

Students wanting to raise scores are encouraged by county advocates to read, read, read as reading scores and science scores are pretty conducive.

Supplemental Science Activities

GEMS (great explorations in math and science)

AIMS (activities integrating math and science)

AMS Astronomy Night

SOTM equipment

Science ProjectALL 5th grade students will complete a Science Project for their science teacher

All are encouraged to enter project in the fair as it will help prepare for middle school

Please pay CLOSE attention to deadlines

9/13 permission is due

10/4 proposal is due

11/14-11/16 science fair

Science fair viewing for families will be Nov 15th at 5pm; and this year we will have scientists from various majors at FSU set up with science tables. It should be a fun evening for all.

Social Studies Textbook

Think Central – NEW textbook this year.

It is being implemented, and information will be sent home soon.

We are currently working out how a limited number of licenses can be shared among 5th grade.

A class set of 22 books has been provided for each social studies class. Although they were intended to be consumable, students will have to share and not write in them.

5th Grade Social Studies Themes

Colonies and Revolution

Constitution/Government

Election

Moving West

Immigration/Industrial Revolution

Holocaust

Grading Policy: Reading and Social Studies

Test and Projects = 50%Quizzes = 20%Homework = 5%Class work = 25%100% Hard Work

Grading Policy: Writing

Writes Upon Request = 50%Quizzes = 30%Class work and Homework = 20%

100% Hard Work

Writing WUR = 60 minutes now

Students go through the editing/revising process with their chosen writings in social studies, science and math.

Monthly WUR, including 4 quarterly Writes Upon Requests.

This year’s focus will be expository and persuasive writings.**Last 2 WUR’s of the year must be an average

of 4.0 to be marked on grade level at the end of the year.**

Tallahassee Museum = free (Oct.)Agrirama = about $40.00 (Dec.)

Field Trips

Sea World = $80.00ish (May)

Field trips are a privilege. - Remember to sign and return the bottom of your Open House Form.

Parents who are interested in being a chaperone will be contacted later in the year. Any parent that wishes to go to Agrirama and Tallahassee Museum must drive separately. There will be about seven slots available for the Sea World trip.

AR AR is used to encourage independent reading. PRACTICE = IMPROVEMENT!Students and teachers set point goals TOGETHER based on reading level. These are reviewed each nine weeks.Students who receive an 80% or higher on an AR test will be given the opportunity to win a free book during our K.L.E.S. AR drawings on Fridays.Our main goal is to LOVE READING.

Accelerated ReadingNames go up each week.Students should average 10%

of their goal each week. Failure to achieve A.R. goal will

result in study hall. AR is not a grade.

Reading90 minutes of reading instruction

Social Studies will be taught in conjunction with reading using non-fiction, informational text

30 minutes of reading intervention

Will follow Open Court curriculum and will order units/stories to correlate with science/social studies topics

ReadingUnits for the year: Cooperation and Competition Astronomy Heritage and Immigration Making a New Nation Going West Journeys and Quests

Each week we will focus on a reading strategy and will test on it at the end of the week.

Vocabulary – W.W.

Wordly Wise curriculum

15 new words each week

Activities in class each day and 1 night of homework (2 days to complete it)

Test on Friday

Bubble sheets sent home with a grade, not hard copy tests

Vocabulary – O.C.

Each Open Court story will have 5-7 vocabulary words

We will actively use the words and discuss them when reading the story during the week

We will test on them each week as part of the O.C. story test

Comprehension & Vocabulary will be separate grades on the test

Vocabulary NotebooksTo help to students (and YOU!) keep everything organized

W.W. and O.C. vocabulary lists will be taped in the notebook or clipped in the red reading folder each Monday.

Studying should be taking place throughout the week – don’t wait until the last minute!

Special AreaDay 1 = PE

Day 2 = MediaDay 3 = PEDay 4 = ArtDay 5 = PE

Day 6 = Music

Fifth Grade Extras

Lunch Bunch = Thurs., & Fri.Please be on time and at the cafeteria.

There are some blocked out dates.

Media Check Out = During Media days in SA

Strings = Before school

Activity Time or Study Hall = Alternating Fridays 2:20 - 2:50

Other Activities

Business Days = All items should be handmade by your child. No more than $15.00 should be spent on supplies.

Once a Semester

Safety Patrols = Have begun! WKLES positions will

be announced soon.

Birthdays We love cupcakes and birthday celebrations. Just

give a little advance notice, and we can help your child celebrate the big day at snack time.

If you decide to bring in a special treat, please remember to include napkins and a safe, store bought treat for students who have peanut allergies.

Please, no peanuts of any kind. *Please don’t send party invitations to be

passed out at school UNLESS you are inviting the whole class.

Students have feelings that get hurt easily when watching some people get invitations…and they aren’t invited. Thank you for your understanding.

The transition has been more difficult for some than

others but we are all finding our niche in the class. The

key is to give the responsibility to the student.

They will rise to the occasion.

Thank you!!!

If you have a child in Mrs. Walker’s class, sign up for

your conference on the same date as your child’s

homeroom teacher. PLEASE make it for the same date and

time.

Conferences

Please take a moment to sign up for your conference in the back.

Conferences

Please write down the date.I look forward to meeting with you at

our scheduled conference time.