| Rules |
Sent home the first day. |
| Excuses |
Due the day after absence. |
| Planners |
Planners are used after every
class and checked twice daily by the teachers. Please, check your child's
every night. |
| Folders |
Folders are brought home every
night. In the folders are your child's assignments, graded papers, and
clean paper to use for homework. Please remove all graded papers. |
| Homework |
Due the following day (unless
there is an illness or emergency.
Placed in basket by 8:15
Time is given in school to begin assignments. |
| Fun
Time |
As often as possible for children
with their work done. |
| Learning
Teams |
Five or six children per team.
Each member of a team has an important job.
Teams last 12 school days.
Children are encouraged to work cooperatively.
Points are awarded to teams for grades and
behaviors.
The team with the most points after 12 days
wins a prize.
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| Earning
Points |
Points can be earned many ways
. . .
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Reading at home (50 points for every half hour,
signed by a parent)
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Handing in work on time (50 points if every member
of team is done)
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Passing grades on homework and tests
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Good behavior
|
| Quizzes
and Tests |
No surprise tests.
Flash cards and notebooks are usually all that
are needed for studying.
Pretests are given for information only.
Ten-week tests are given in Math and Spelling. |
| English |
Holistic grading is used for writing
assignments in preparation for the NYS Writing Test.
A grade of . . .
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4 = Excellent (95% - 100%)
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3 = Good (85% = 94%)
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2 = OK (75% - 84%)
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1 = Poor (65% - 74%)
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| Reading |
We do whole group instruction
using the fifth grade program called Signatures by Harcourt-Brace. Most
reading work from this program will be done at school. We do however stress
reading at home. Students are expected to do three hours of chapter book
reading at home every month. They do this by reading an expected 15 minutes
every night until their three hours are completed. Any time over that earns
extra points for their team and extra chances to win a reading prize at
the end of the month. |
|
|
Monday
Pretest,
target words in notebook, target words written five (5) times each on Pretest,
first page of unit assigned.
Tuesday
Words
reviewed, three (3) pages reviewed and partially assigned.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
|
| Science |
Flash cards may
sometimes be used for learning and study.
Experiments, projects and writing
labs results will enhance the program and be graded. |
| Social
Studies |
Flash cards, notebooks,
projects, and special days will be used to teach the key concepts of American
History. For special Theme Units costumes will be needed. |
| Math |
Pretests will be
given at the beginning of every unit and used as a very important study
tool.
Daily lesson plan . . .
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Quick quiz for review and team points
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New math lesson. Pretest question,
rules for lesson, and practice examples written in notebooks. Notebooks
will be brought home with assignments must be used by your student while
they do their math homework!
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Practice assignment given from textbook.
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Graded assignment given from workbook
on previous day's lesson.
|
| Homework |
There will be a
maximum of one hour of homework nightly! If your student is taking longer,
try putting them "on the clock" or call us for suggestions. |
| Studying |
Fifth grade subjects
must be studied! The subject matter is too hard to learn by just listening
in class. Study habits must be formed by the end of fifth grade in order
to have successful, responsible students in later academic years. We will
send your student home with the tools they need to study for their tests.
Again, please, check their assignment planner. |
| Mandatory
Tests |
Terra Nova Test
given the week of May 8. |
| Grade Reporting |
Five week averages will be sent
home. Please sign and return the following day. These will be given right
back to you. We just need to know you saw them. And, we want to respond
immediately to your comments.
Report cards will be sent home every ten weeks.
Conferences will take place in November unless
you or we feel a conference is needed earlier. |
| Communications |
Please call us at 482-9971 anytime
you have a questions about homework problems, or procedures. An open line
of communication is very important to your student and we find it is best
to "get the facts" before jumping to conclusions. Life does not always
go smoothly so if you or your child is upset, please, call either of us. |
