5 th Grade Back to School Night Mr

5 th Grade Back to School Night Mr. Devine and Ms. Fontaine

Welcome! • Please sign-in and take the handouts from the counter • Take a look around the room and find a seat • We will begin shortly

Overview • Mr. Devine and Ms. Fontaine • Leveled groups for LA and math • Mr. Devine will teach all LA and SS and Ms. Fontaine will teach all math and science • Homework: LA, spelling, math and reading (approx. 50 mins. for homework and 30 reading minutes/night) • Homework Log

th 5 Grade Supply List Per student -cheap ear buds -whiteboard marker and eraser (sock) Class donations -hand sanitizer -tissue -lined paper -copy paper -pencils -disinfecting wipes

Classroom Discipline • • • Group Points Soaring Hawk Tickets Verbal Praise Positive Phone Calls Home “Discipline” • 1 check = loss of 10 mins/recess • 2 checks = loss of whole recess • 3 checks = sent to principal’s office/phone call home

Grading • Letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) • Percentages: • • • 100 -94 % is an A 93 -90 % is an A 89 -87 % is a B+ 86 -84 % is a B 83 -80 % is a B 79 -77 % is a C+ 76 -74 % is a C 73 -70 % is a C 69 -65 % is a D 64 -60 % is a D 59% and below is an F

Curriculum • Language Arts • Students will read a combination of short stories (anthology) and novels (Holes, Bridge to Terabithia, Tuck Everlasting, etc. ) • Accelerated Reader logs: each student must read a set number of books each trimester at their reading level (determined by the AR system) • Buzz words: fluency (wpm), comprehension, and accuracy • Homework will be assigned four days a week • Typically homework will include a crossword, word search, cloze activity, or dictionary skills • CA state Language Arts standards can be found at www. cde. ca. gov

Curriculum • Math -Key Concepts *fraction multiplication *fraction division *volume -Homework: typically 1 -2 worksheets a night CA State Mathematics Standards can be found at www. cde. ca. gov

Middle School Readiness • Language Arts -comprehension -summarizing (retelling in their own words) -writing skills *grammar (i. e. -punctuation, commas, etc. ) * multiple paragraph texts with a central idea, relevant supporting details, and a conclusion

Homework Club/Interventions • Homework Club: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 2: 32 -3: 15 pm. • Interventions will be held based on student need. They last for 6 weeks at a time and will alternate between language arts and math.

P. E. and Music • P. E. : Once a week (30 minutes) • Music: Tuesday and Thursday (70 minutes)

Odds and Ends • • • Fun Friday Wednesday Folder Monthly Newsletter Class Website San Jose Field Trip SPLASH Field Trip

th 5 • • • Grade Science Camp Westminster Woods February 29 th thru March 3 rd $295 per student $250 per counselor (8 needed) http: //www. westminsterwoods. org/

Westminster Woods • • • Areas of Study: Redwood Forest Ecology Stream & Watershed Ecology Marine Science & Tide pools Conservation & Restoration Ecology Challenge Course & Teambuilding

Science Survey • Take our survey http: //goo. gl/forms/NEHCGFL 51 V