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Welcome to Fifth Grade!. Quad A Quad B Ms. Franden Mrs. Atkins Mrs. Hord Mrs. Lindsey Ms. Ohm Mrs. Mabry Ms. Schlorholtz Mrs. Schreiber Fifth Grade Supervisor: Mrs. Gonzales.
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Welcome to Fifth Grade! Quad AQuad B Ms. Franden Mrs. Atkins Mrs. Hord Mrs. Lindsey Ms. Ohm Mrs. Mabry Ms. Schlorholtz Mrs. Schreiber Fifth Grade Supervisor: Mrs. Gonzales
Discipline PolicyRAE follows the Katy ISD discipline policy. The students have an expectation card that is related to the report card. Please look for the expectation card and sign it weekly. Lost expectation cards will result in an “N” for organizational skills. Dress Code Shorts and skirts should be the length or fingertips when hands are held down at a student’s sides. Shirt straps should follow the “2 Inch” rule.
Tuesday Folders Graded Papers School and District Information (Please send the folder back to school each Wednesday.) Grading 45% - Major Assignments and Tests 40 % - Minor Assignments (Classwork) 15% - Other (Homework) Home Access Center (HAC) Contact the registrar for information.
Reteach/Retest Policy • When a student fails a major test, the teacher will reteach and • allow the student to retest. • The average of the original failing grade and the retest grade with a cap of 70% will be recorded in the gradebook. • One opportunity for retest
ZAP Lab / Detention ZAP (Zeros Aren’t Permitted) Students who have incomplete work may take advantage of attending ZAP Lab on Tuesday and/or Thursday afternoons. Parents will be notified by the teacher, and asked to sign a ZAP form. Parent Conferences Parents may ask for a parent conference at any time. Please contact the individual teacher. Teachers will contact parents to request a conference if needed.
Other Things • Earbuds – Students may find it may comfortable using their own earbuds when on the computers. • IDs – Students are expected to wear their school-issued ID at all times. They will not be able to check out library books, and will be sent to the end of the lunch line, if they do not have their ID. • Replacement cost: $1.00 • Fifth Grade Website - Please check the website for homework and other important information. • Fifth Grade Webpage • (right click and open hyperlink)
Reading Reading Workshop Just Right Books Independent Reading Rubric in student’s reader’s notebook Word Work (test grade – no retakes) Library Day
Writing • Writing Workshop • Units of Study: Narrative, Poetry, Persuasive, Expository and Memoir • District Wide On Demand Assessment (end of unit)
Social Studies • Keep an ISN (Interactive Student Notebook) • Units of Study: Regions of U.S., Colonization, American Revolution, Branches of Government, Constitution, Westward Movement and Civil War • End of year – know all 50 states (spelling counts!)
Science • Science Warm-ups • Units of Study: Physical Properties, Forms of Energy, Earth’s Surface and Resources, Earth and Space, Organisms and Environments, Famous Scientists/Inventors • Hands-on Science • Science Journal • Vocabulary Development
Math Energizers Binders Homework -- three nights a week Everything completed and turned in on time … A √√0 = B √00 = C 000 = M Units of Study: Place Value, Addition & Subtraction (large numbers); Multiplication; Division; Fractions and Decimals; Personal Financial Literacy; Geometry; Coordinate Plane; Data and Analysis