Welcome to Mrs. Del Rosso’s 5th Grade Class Sept. 21, 2017 Back to School Night Welcome to Mrs. Del Rosso’s 5th Grade Class Sept. 21, 2017

Introduction About Mrs. Del Rosso Classroom Rules Parent/Teacher Communication Goals for all subjects Homework Policy Extra Help Schedule

Classroom Rules Listen carefully Follow Directions Put Forth Your Best Effort Work Efficiently Come to School Prepared to Learn Respect Others. BE KIND with your words and actions Respect School and Personal Property Work and Play Safe Follow Lillian M. Steen School Code of Conduct

Parent/Teacher Communication Boomerang Folders Phone Calls to office 201-342-6446 Email: adelrosso@bogotaboe.com Appointment

Goals for all Subjects Language Arts/Writing; Writer’s Workshop Writing is graded according to rubrics Writing to entertain Writing to inform Writing to explain; opinion writing Writing to compare/contrast 5 paragraph essays – Literary Essays Reading – Reader’s Workshop – Independent Reading; STORYWORKS by Scholastic Mathematics- Pearson Realize; Written to address all Common Core State Standards Open-ended questions scored according to rubric Science – With Mrs. Candelaria *Physical Science (Matter and its Interactions; Motion and Stability; Energy *Life Science (From Molecules to Organisms; Ecosystems) *Earth Science (Earth’s Place in the Universe; Earth’s Systems; Earth and Human Activity) *Engineering Design Social Studies – * Geography, USA States and Regions, Ancient American to Reconstruction

Homework Policy Monday-Friday Review new math concepts daily Read 40 minutes each day – On grade level “S”; Above grade level “T” Long term projects/assignments Homework should be turned in on the day that it is due. Partial credit will be issued for homework that is turned in late. If your child is absent, please check the website for the posted homework. Most assignments are available online through program sites. Login information has been provided to your child. All usernames and passwords have been pasted in the homework planner. Homework posted daily on: www.bogotaboe.com Find Mrs. Del Rosso under the Steen link’s teacher sites.

Extra Help? Review Homework; review for test; check in with teacher! Extra Help is available in our classroom: Monday – Thursday 7:50-8:10 am  

Our Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Math 8:30-9:50 Health 9:50-10:30 Spanish ELA Music PE Science 10:30-11:10 Media ELA(LAB) Social Studies 11:10-11:50 11:10-11:50 RECESS/LUNCH 11:50-12:40 12:45-2:05 ELA (LAB) 12:45-1:25 Art 2:05-2:45 Social Studies 2:05-2:45 1:25-2:05 Social Studies