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Mrs. Foster’s 5th Grade 2008-2009. 5th Grade Rocks!!. New Grading Scale. HINAO H omework I s N ot A n O ption. A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 U 59-. English and Language Arts.
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Mrs. Foster’s 5th Grade 2008-2009 5th Grade Rocks!!
New Grading Scale HINAO Homework Is Not An Option • A 90-100 • B 80-89 • C 70-79 • D 60-69 • U 59-
English and Language Arts • New Storytown series runs Reading, LA and Spelling all together in one program. Creating curriculum content relevance. • Independent Reading Goal (25%) Read 12 different genres for the year, 3 books per quarter.
What about Math??? • Graphs • Place value • Geometry • Fractions • Measurement • You need to know your Math facts!
I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand. Life Science *Cells *Growth and Heredity *Energy & Ecosystems *Rocks & Fossils * Volcanoes *Sound & Light *Forces & Motion
Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire. -- W. B. Yeats Social Studies *Ancient Americas *Native Americans *Explorers *Our Colonial Heritage *Revolutionary War *Our Constitution
Build a tepee with Mr. Hoy “Looks like a bunch of wild indians, I tell ya…”
Field Trips !!! :) Amboy Nursing Home Ag Expo - 4H Center Amboy Pharmacy ( Reading Goal Incentive) 5th Grade Camp Out - Camp Reynoldswood
Kelly Foster 815-857-3528 Team Time 10:45-11:30 or 2:25-3:10 kfoster@amboy.net **************** For school calendar highlights, PowerSchool and links to the rest of our district, log on to our web site @ www.amboy.net
Please remember to sign up for a Parent/Teacher Conference time. Thursday, October 30, 3:00-6:00 or Tuesday, November 3, 3:00 - 5:00. Thank you for your time, looking forward to a great school year ! ~ K. Foster