Welcome to Open House MRS ROQUE FIFTH GRADE

Welcome to Open House MRS. ROQUE FIFTH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Schedule 2016 -2017 8: 35 – 10: 35 Reading / Language Arts 10: 35 – 11: 05 World Language (Spanish) 11: 05 – 11: 35 P. E. 11: 35 – 12: 05 Specials Mondays: Tuesdays: Wednesdays: Thursdays: Fridays: Art Music Character Education (9: 35 -10: 05) Art Music 12: 05 – 12: 35 Lunch 12: 35 – 2: 35 Math, Science, Social Studies 2: 35 – 3: 05 Study Hall/FEA/Green Team

Year-at-a-Glance Reading: Wonders Mc. Graw-Hill Textbook Novel Studies Junior Great Books (Visions) AR - Students choose their own novels at their reading level Grammar: Daily practice through home learning. Tested at the end of the week Spelling: Words given on first day of the week Tested on last day of the week Writing: Weekly practice using text sets

Accelerated Reader is an important part of your child’s reading progress. Your child should be reading every night including weekends a minimum of 30 -45 minutes. Students have a reading range assigned to them. This range will change throughout the year. They are expected to know what their reading range is at all times so they can choose appropriate books. When they finish each book, they will take an AR computer quiz in class and try to score at least an 80% average. Every book they take a quiz on will earn them points. Each nine week grading period they receive a grade based on the points they earned in AR. I will use the following rubric: A = 20 or more points B = 16 -19. 9 C = 14 -15. 9 D = 10 -13. 9 F = 9. 9 or below Students should have a book to read at ALL times! They may even bring their Kindle or reading tablet to class if they prefer.

Scholastic Shop online ANYTIME: www. scholastic. com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: M 34 BJ Each month, your child will bring home Reading Club flyers. Together you can choose from books hand-selected by teachers and experts, and then order online or by returning your order form and payment to me. Every book you buy earns FREE books for our classroom library.

Home Learning As a faculty and school, we have been looking at the effectiveness of home learning. Your children will still have home learning, but it will be based on things they need to know for their test. SPELLING: Students have a spelling list of 20 words each week that they will be tested on at the end of that week. Students can choose to study any way they need. Each student learns differently, and they can practice whichever way they learn best. GRAMMAR: Grammar is taught at the beginning of the week and they self-check their work every day. Most days, time is given in class to work on their grammar. If they do not use their time effectively, they may need to complete it at home. This will be a review of the day’s lesson to practice at home. They should not need help with homework as it will be a review of what was taught in class. If they do not understand something, make sure it is communicated to me so that I know what skills they need help with. READING: Students are expected to read every day including weekends (at least 30 -45 minutes per day). Students will have about 2 book reports due per nine week grading period on both fiction and non-fiction books. They will be given ample time to choose their book and complete the book report. They will learn how to effectively complete their book report and are expected to do it on their own. Time is given in class to complete the book report. If they do not use their time effectively, they may need to complete it at home.

Student Portal All students need to have access to their student portal and have their username and passwords memorized! They will be taking online tests during the year in the computer lab and will need to be able to get into their portal easily and frequently. They can also use the portal at home, to view their grades, see online copies of textbooks, and gain access to many educational sites. The default username and password is: Username: student ID# Password: birthdate (mmddyy) plus 2 initials **Example: Username: 0304455 Password: 040705 kp

Communication Email: jdroque@dadeschools. net Agenda Website Go to: www. westlabschool. org West Lab has an updated website where you can find all the latest information about our school. Under the tab “Faculty and Staff”, you will also find a link to access my web page. I will be posting this information and more. Remind APP Text class code `to: 81010