Welcome Parents!

Groveland Elementary School

5th Grade Curriculum Night

School Time

• School starts promptly at 8:35. So please make sure that your child is getting to school on time.

• Being Late and Leaving Early

can be an issue/mark your calendar for upcoming tests !!!!!

School-Wide Rules:

• Cooperate for a peaceful purpose

• Speak with respect• Listen with an Open Mind• Act with Kindness• Care about each other’s

feelings• WE are responsible for what we

say and do.

Consequences:

• Warning

• Time out and/or note home

• Phone call home

• Office Referral

• After-School detention

• Saturday School(The particular order may vary by teacher)

Rewards:

• Praise

• Treats

• Free Time

• Lunch Bunch

• Fun Friday

• Other

(Varies by individual teacher)

Homework:

• All homework is due the next school day unless otherwise noted

• Late homework or incomplete homework will receive half credit

• Homework should be headed with your child’s name, date, homeroom teacher name and the assignment (if on notebook paper)

• If your child habitually does not turn in homework, s/he may lose certain privileges

• Homework counts as part of grade (20% unless otherwise noted)

• Signing the Agenda every night ensures that parents know their child had homework and it is completed

Red/Blue Folders

• Contain your child’s graded work for the week and other important papers

• Please look over work and any other notes

• Return red/blue folder to school the next day

• Any graded papers that received a “D” or “F”, please sign and return in the folder

Agendas (Planners)

• Your child’s key to keeping organized• Students will copy their homework

assignments, upcoming tests, other notices

• Please look over daily and sign that you have seen the agenda

• Signing the Agenda every night ensures that parents know their child had homework and it is completed

Curriculum

• Reading - FCAT-tested

• Language Arts

(English, Spelling, Writing)

• Math - FCAT-tested

• Science - FCAT-tested

• Social Studies

Reading

• Weekly reading test FCAT-styled based on the: story, focus skill, robust vocabulary, grammar, and fluency

• Small group instruction based on needs of students

• Centers to support literacy and provide independent practice

• Grades are weighted by assignment:

• Tests (cold read) 50%,• classwork-HW-Centers 20%

• Quiz 30%

Accelerated Reader

• Average percent correct counts as a test grade each grading period

• Set reading goals with each student

• AR rewards in classroom and school wide

• 1st nine weeks – 10pts2nd nine weeks – 15 pts3rd nine weeks – 20 pts4th nine weeks – 25 pts

• Should spend a minimum of 10-20 minutes each night reading (before bed is a great time)

• Nightly reading may be content area even though it wouldn’t be AR

Reading SkillsPhonics (usually done through spelling)VocabularyFluencyComprehensionFocus Skills – conflict/resolution

character’s motives sequencing

theme or moral

making inferences

main idea/details summarizing/paraphrasing

fact/opinion

Success on“Cold Reads” reading test

• True measurement of reading skills being taught and cannot be read aloud to student

• Student must show test taking strategies i.e.

1. underlining/highlighting

2. boxing/numbering paragraphs

3. preview the questions

4. reading/rereading for understanding

5. checking over their work

6. Using Strategies FRS or MOPP

Language Arts

• English/Spelling/Writing

• Counts as “1” grade on the Report Card/Progress Report.

• HW/classwork – 20%

• Quiz/Writing Prompts – 30%

• Tests – 50%

Spelling

• Words are introduced on Monday and reviewed throughout the week (practice during centers)

• Homework Monday thru Thursday

• Homework counts as 20% of spelling grade

English

• Quizzes each week Unit Tests approximately twice a 9 weeks

• Review daily (class work daily)

Writing

• Grades taken from writing prompts given approximately 4 times per grading period

• Grades given based on Lake County writing rubric and converted into number/letter grades

• Every subject area (Science, Reading, Social Studies, Math) will assign a prompt each nine weeks.

• Prompts will be done “Florida Writes” style during a 45 minute time period in the classroom.

Math

• Tested on FCAT

• Tests will be given most weeks

• Homework in math, Monday thru Thursday

• Weekly FCAT practice

• Accelerated Math

• Help your child to learn or keep practicing their multiplication tables

Science

• Also tested on FCAT

• Most chapters will be covered in two or three weeks

• Grades come from class work, homework, quizzes, and tests

• Weekly experiments, labs, projects, etc…

Social Studies

• NOT tested on FCAT (smile)• 13 chapters to cover over the course of

the year from Early Explorations to Post Civil War and the Holocaust, including economy, government, civics

• Plan on a test every other week• Very little homework, but students

should study vocabulary and concepts and have workbook pages complete by end of chapter for a classwork grade.

eSembler – Your ONLINE grade book

Visit - grades.lake.k12.fl.us to sign up to view your child’s grade 24/7

You must have your child’s 10 digit ID # (on Report Card)

You can also pay for your child’s lunch online

Mylunchmoney.com

You can also monitor what your kids purchase !!!

Field Trips• 1 (MAYBE 2) BIG trips planned• Islands of Adventure / ????• Students must have the insurance form

and the field trip form prior to attending field trip. School insurance may be purchased.

• No referrals in the nine weeks that the fieldtrip is in.

• You must be an approved parent-volunteer to chaperone

• (ask for blue form before you leave)

Dress Code

• Shoes worn by students must have their heels covered (prefer sneakers)

• Shirts may not be less than sleeveless and cover mid-drift

• Shorts/skirts should come to end of fingertips

Safety Patrols

• Official patrols have been picked

• Students must maintain good grades (B’s or better)

• No referrals

• Must be responsible for turning in homework and class work on time

• Should be at their post on time

• Must have their belt everyday

Backpacks and Supplies

• In your child’s backpack should always be: binder which houses their agenda, math workbook, loose notebook paper, and pencil pouch

• Any books, homework, or workbooks will come home on an as needed basis

• Extra notebook paper and pencils may be kept at home until needed or one of their classrooms

In Closing…

• Remember, you are your child’s first teacher

• If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at school or through your child’s agenda/email/phone 429-2472

• Parent/Teacher conferences can be scheduled for your convenience….Just contact your child’s teacher!