Welcome to 5 th Grade

Welcome to 5th Grade

Fall Open House

September 24, 2012

Please sign in and sign up for

a conference on November 6th.

Mrs. Brenda CarruthMath & Science

[email protected](832)484-7908

Mrs. Beth ParrELA

[email protected](832)484-7933

Mrs. Natalie BielamowiczScience & Social Studies

[email protected](832)484-7934

Contacting Teachers We check phone messages in the

afternoon. If you leave a voicemail, please allow about 24 hours for the call to be returned.

Email is the most efficient way to contact us.

If you need immediate help, please call 832-484-7900.

Conference Day Parent Conference Day is Tuesday,

November 6th.

Grading GuidelinesReading

Major Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Common Assessments• Reading Notebook• Projects• DCA’s and Benchmarks

Minor Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Quizzes• Daily Work• Reading Notebook

Grading GuidelinesLanguage Arts

Major Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Common Assessments• Compositions• Projects• DCA’s and Benchmarks

Minor Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Quizzes; spelling, grammar, vocabulary• Daily Work

Grading GuidelinesSocial Studies

Major Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Common Assessments• Papers• Projects/Presentations

Minor Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Quizzes• Interactive Notebook• Warm-ups• Thinking Maps

Grading GuidelinesScience

Major Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Common Assessments• Paper/Projects -Including Inventions, Biomes,

and/or Endangered Animals• Labs• DCA’s and Benchmarks

Minor Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Quizzes• Daily Work• Science Labs

Grading GuidelinesMath

Major Grades make up 50% of the final average.

Examples of these include:• Campus Common Assessments• District Common Assessments• Topic Assessments• Benchmarks

Minor Grades make up 50% of the final average

Examples of these include:• Quizzes• Daily Work

Grading GuidelinesTechnology

Major Grades make up 50% of the final average. This will be a project done in one of the core subject areas, applying the technology skill we are learning during the quarter.

Minor Grades make up 50% of the final average. This will be based on learning.com lessons and quizzes that are assigned and completed each quarter.

Grading GuidelinesMissing and Late Work

All late work will be accepted until the end of the nine week grading period with no points taken off. Students who are not finishing work in class or work assigned to be done at home, will finish work during

Fun Friday time.

Grading GuidelinesRe-teaching and Re-testing

All students will have the opportunity to be re-taught on skills which they do

not demonstrate mastery or understanding.

Students will also have one opportunity to improve failing major test grades.

This excludes KISD assessments.This will be noted in GradeSpeed with

the letter “R”.

GradesPlease keep in mind that

not all grades you will see in GradeSpeed will

correspond with a paper in the Wednesday Folder.

Some papers are kept for

re-teaching purposes, while others are done in notebooks, E-Instruction,

or kept in portfolios.

DifferentiationStudents receive instruction on

their own independent learning level with the use of

small group instruction, tiered assignments, and supplemental learning

activities.

Math STAAR – April 2Reading STAAR – April 3 Science STAAR – April 24

Wednesday folders

• There will be a check in the Academic Satisfactory box if there are no problematic grades in the folder. If there are, there will be a check next to the subject of concern.

• There will be a letter grade in the Work Habits if the student is receiving an “N” or a “U”

• There will be a letter grade in the Conduct box each week.

Wednesday folders• There is only one sheet per 3 teachers.• It is important that parents carefully review

the folder and the information.• It is also important that you sign and

promptly return the folder the following day.

• If there is a check on the comments line, make sure to look at the back of the sheet to see what comments have been made.

Progress Reports• Every student receives a

progress report the fourth or fifth week of every nine weeks.

• Your signature is required, and the progress report must be returned to the teacher.

Daily Attendance Don’t underestimate the importance of

prompt arrival and daily attendance to your student’s academic success.

Five or more tardies will result in the student’s general conduct grade being lowered by one full letter grade.

Daily attendance is taken at 9:45, if the child is not present at that time he or she will be counted absent.

Homework will be assigned on a weekly basis. Students will bring home a homework packet for Math and Science every Friday. The skills in the homework packet are foundational, and the students should be able to complete them independently.

Reading - Students will complete one assignment to go along with the weekly Time for Kids magazine. The new magazine will be handed out each Friday and the assignment is due on Thursday. Spelling tests are on Fridays.

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Homework

Discipline & Management Plan

Rewards • Trace's Treats• Verbal praise• Notes home• Fun Friday• Clip up

Consequences• Verbal reminders• Note in the conduct book

• Time out for self-reflection

• Loss of Fun Friday• Clip down

Discipline & Management PlanSelf-discipline and attitude are pertinent to your child's success in 5th grade. We will be adjusting rewards as the year progresses. Rules will remain consistent throughout the year, and consequences will be used as appropriate to the child and the behavior. Please be sure you have reviewed the KISD Student Handbook.

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