Welcome to Welcome to

55thth grade grade

Curriculum Curriculum

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• Reach full potential

• Meet individual needs

• Teach all Standards and Benchmarks

set forth by the state and county

• Being responsible and accountable for

their own actions

• Prepare students for middle school

•GPS – Science, Language Arts, Math,

Social Studies

•CRCT – all assessed

•Available at georgiastandards.org

•Benchmark Testing (9 weeks)

Be Your Best

Be HereBe PreparedBe Respectful

If the students average

1 infraction or less per week, student earns an E

2 infractions per week, they earn an S

3-4 infractions per week, they earn a N

5 or more infractions per week, they earn a U

(Severe infractions could result in lower conduct

grades.)

• Progress Reports

• Weekly Newsletter

• HW Hotline

• Absences

• E-mail teachers (if

possible)

• Homework Nightly

• Students may have up to 40

minutes of homework each

night plus 20 minutes of

reading.

• Daily assignments may be

checked by calling the

Homework Hotline or

checking teacher's website.

• Homework will be checked in

class together or by teacher.

• Progress Reports will be distributed 4½ weeks into each

quarter.

• Report cards will be distributed every nine weeks.

• The Grading Scale

A = 90 - 100

B = 80 - 89

C = 70 - 79

F = Below 70

• Weighted Grades

– Tests and Projects = 1.0

– Quizzes = .50

– Daily Grades = .25

• Along with attendance, grades can

be accessed on Parent Portal this

year.

• Please sign up with Rebecca

McGinnis in the front office (678-

965-5020 ext. 350115)

• Grades are updated frequently.

• Each student will have a 9 week goal

of four books on their reading level.

• Encourage your child to work toward

their individual reading goals.

• Grammar – parts of speech, punctuation,

types of sentences

• Spelling – word lists focusing on phonetic

spelling patterns

• Reading – different genres, novel studies,

comprehension skills, vocabulary

• Writing – narrative, expository, and persuasive;

State test in March

Houghton Mifflin textbooks

More “traditional” approach

Timed Multiplication/Division Tests

Calculator skills

Games and Hands-on Activities

Quizzes and Tests signed and

returned

Life Science kingdoms, classification, cells,

microorganisms, inherited traits

Earth Science weathering and erosion, plates,

earthquakes, and volcanoes

Physical Science Chemical/physical changes,

Magnetism/electricity

Health grades will be given on the 2 and 4th nine weeks report cards.

• Geography

• History

• Economics

• Civics

• 4-H

• Oratorical Contest

• Spelling Bee

• Field Trip

• End of the year “Celebration”

• Science Fair

• Math Counts

• Reading Bowl