Fifth Grade

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Welcome to Open House

• Fifth Grade
• 2012 - 2013

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Adjusting to 5th Grade

• Fifth grade can be a big adjustment for students.
  Please encourage personal responsibility.
• They should be completing homework independently
  (up to 50 minutes excluding 20 minutes of
  reading).
• Students are required to keep up with daily class
  work, homework, projects, etc. in class and at
  home.
• Your child will bring home his/her communication
  folder every Thursday. Please look for graded
  papers as well as notes/communication from
  school.

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Morning Routine

• Unpack book bag
• Sharpen pencils
• Drop off lunch /ASP money
• Stop at restroom
• Snack placed in desk
• Complete morning work on the board

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Agenda

• Should be kept in the students desk and brought
  home daily
• Additional daily assignments, homework, and notes
  may be written inside the agenda
• Please also check the Blog for updates in your
  childs classroom

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Communication

• The best way to contact us is through e-mail
• Take Home Folders
• Every Thursday
• Graded Work
• School Correspondence
• School phone number 678.594.8720
• Remember to check our blogs daily.

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Work Completion Policy

• In an effort to prepare students for middle
  school and teach them both responsibility and
  accountability for their work, Bullard Fifth
  Grade Teachers will all be implementing the
  following policy
• All classwork will be given a due date and
  expected to be turned in on time. Any work not
  completed and turned in by the due date will be
  subject to a 10 point deduction in the grade each
  day it is late, however, no work will be accepted
  more than 4 days after the original due date.

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Work Completion Policy

• If a student has an excused absence, then they
  will be given one day per excused day to complete
  and turn in any missed work.
• In addition to teaching students to complete and
  turn in their work when it is due, we are also
  encouraging students to do their best work the
  first time they submit an assignment therefore,
  we will not be allowing students to re-do any
  assignments for an improved grade.

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General Overview of Curriculum
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Differentiated Math and Reading

• In our classrooms, we use the guided method when
  teaching math and reading.
• Students are grouped according to the results of
  tests, quizzes, and mini assessments.

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• Students who demonstrate a solid understanding of
  the skill(s) being assessed will be given
  extension tasks. These tasks stretch their
  abilities and allow students to build upon their
  knowledge of the skill(s).

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• Students who do not demonstrate an understanding
  of the skill(s) being assessed will be given
  guided practice and tasks that allow them to
  practice the skill(s). These tasks are tailored
  to the needs of those students.

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• Guided groups are fluid and change frequently
  according to the students proficiency levels.

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Math-CCS
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Reading-CCS
First 9 Weeks Second 9 Weeks Third 9 Weeks Fourth 9 Weeks
Primary Focus Literary Text Secondary Focus Informational Text Primary Focus Informational Text Secondary Focus Literary Text Primary Focus Literary Text Secondary Focus Informational Text Primary Focus Informational Text Secondary Focus Literary Text
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Writing-CCS
First 9 Weeks Second 9 Weeks Third 9 Weeks Fourth 9 Weeks
Opinion     Informative/Explanatory   Informative/Explanatory   Opinion
Each nine weeks will also include 2-3 short
research connections 1-2 narratives routine
writing
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Science-GPS

• Constructive Destructive Forces
• Matter
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Cells and Microorganisms
• Classifications of Organisms Inherited Learned
  Behaviors

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Social Studies-GPS

• Government and Citizenship
• Civil War Reconstruction
• American Immigration Industry
• WWI / Roaring Twenties
• The Great Depression
• WWII and Recovery
• Cold War and the U.S. today

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Grading Scale

• A 90 to 100
• B 80 to 89
• C 74 to 79
• D 70 to 73
• F Below 70
• Progress reports will be given at the 4 1/2 week
  mark for all students with a C or below average
  in any given area.

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Testing

• ITBS September 7 - 14, 2012
• Writing Assessment March 6, 2013
• CRCT April 22 April 26, 2013

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Absences

• All absences require a written note signed by a
  parent.
• We are required to send home a notice when a
  child has three or more unexcused absences.
• Our instructional time begins at 750. Please
  make every effort to have your child to school on
  time.
• When absent, students are responsible for
  completing all missed work within a reasonable
  time frame.

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Transportation

• Please send a note on the day your childs
  transportation will be changed.
• No transportation changes will be accepted after
  120.
• Students are required to be sent home the usual
  way unless we have a written note.
• Please do not send an e-mail for transportation
  changes. In an emergency, contact the front
  office.

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Snack and Lunch

• Please send your child with a nutritious snack
  daily and bottled water (No candy or flavored
  drinks.)
• Please make sure your child has money in their
  account. This can be done through Meal Pay.

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Thank you for being here tonight. We are
looking forward to an amazing year !