welcome to 5th grade back to school night! mrs. altilio room 24
TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to 5th Grade Back to School Night!
Mrs. AltilioRoom 24
Welcome Back to SchoolWelcome Back to SchoolTonight’s TopicsTonight’s Topics
Weekly Schedule 5th Grade Curriculum Homework Grading Scale Behavior Expectations Assessment/grading Absences Class Parties
Social StudiesSocial Studies Harcourt Series –U.S.
History
– Overview of Geography of U.S.
– First Settlers– Exploration– Colonial America– Revolutionary War– American
Government– Movement Westward– Civil War
Social StudiesSocial Studies
Grades could consist of chapter tests, lesson quizzes, worksheets, and projects
There will be plenty of notice for test with plenty of review and study guides.
Individual or group projects will be done mostly in class. In some cases students who do not complete work during class time, will have to finish at home.
Language Arts LiteracyLanguage Arts LiteracyReading: Comprehension is gained through short stories in
the textbook, literature novels, and independent reading:
Harcourt Journeys – short stories in textbook Sign of the Beaver - novel Number the Stars - novel We are working on developing good reading
strategies:– Accessing Prior Knowledge– Inferring– Asking Questions– Identifying the important information – Monitoring Comprehension– Creating Mental Images– Story Elements– Summarizing – Cause and effect– Main idea and details– Text features and graphics
Language Arts LiteracyLanguage Arts Literacy
Vocabulary words, Comprehension skill, Spelling, Grammar
Independent reading– goal: 20 books (using independent
reading books to practice skills taught in stories)
Reading comprehension and vocabulary tests are given
every other Friday (some weeks will change)
Spelling, and grammar tests will be given the Fridays
opposite the reading test
Website for Harcourt – http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com
Language Arts LiteracyLanguage Arts Literacy
Writing Workshop- Writer’s notebook/projects:
– Personal narrative
– Fiction writing
– 5 paragraph essays with a thesis statement
– NJASK writing prompts- speculative/ fiction
writing and explanatory/expository essay
HomeworkHomework
According to district policy, each 5th grader can
receive up to 50 minutes of homework per day. If
your child is taking longer than this to complete
homework, please contact the teacher.
Assignments pads are given to each student and
should be filled in daily. (Homework is always
written in the same spot on board daily.) Also, the
homework is written on the teacher’s website.
AssessmentsAssessments
LAL grades -(split into 2 sections)
1. Reading – comprehension,
vocabulary, open-ended responses
(rubric #1-4), class participation,
homework participation, and class
assignments
2. Language grade - consists of
writing (writing rubric-#1-5), spelling,
grammar, class participation and
homework participation
AssessmentsAssessments
Social Studies – tests, quizzes, graded worksheets, open-ended responses (rubric #1-4), class participation, and homework participation
Grading ScaleGrading ScaleReading Tests and projects 50% Class work & Participation 10% Homework 10% Quizzes 30%
Language Tests and writing projects 40% Class work & Participation 10% Homework 10% Grammar assessments 25% Spelling 15%
Grading ScaleGrading Scale
Social Studies Tests and projects 50% Class work & Participation 10% Homework 10% Quizzes 30%
*Tests will be sent home in a test folder
*Parents can view grades via the parent portal
AbsencesAbsences
Students are required to make up all work that is missed for absences. If a child is absent from school, arrangements can be made to have work sent home.
If a student is involved in band or enrichment that may cause a student to miss a class, then he/she must see the teacher for the assignment missed.
Student Behavior Student Behavior ExpectationsExpectations
1. I will always do my best.2. I will complete all assignments on
time.3. I will not use “put downs” or harass
others.4. I will respect other people’s
differences and opinions.5. I will actively listen when others are
speaking.
Classroom PartiesClassroom Parties
We have 2 parties a year
Halloween and December Holiday Party
We acknowledge birthdays but are not allowed to have any treats
Your Turn ………Your Turn ………
Any Questions?
Any Concerns?