Welcome to Fifth Grade Back-to-School Night hihih South School Thursday, September 20th 2012 7:00 P.M.

Expectations Attendance - school begins promptly at 8:25 A.M. Appropriate Clothing- dress for the weather Hygiene - encourage showering and deodorant Classroom Rules- an agreement made by all Handbook- Guidelines for all students

Homework Policy Approximately 50 minutes each night Expected to complete and return all assignments to fifth grade quality Nightly reading will be expected Review of math facts is encouraged

Grading Rubric 4 Exceeding the grade level standard. Producing quality work consistently. 3 Meeting the grade level standard and producing quality work. 2 Progressing toward the standard. Producing the required grade level work with teacher direction and assistance. 1 Beginning to develop the standard. Not yet able to produce required grade level work.

Anticipated Activities Student Council Election Field Trip into Boston South School Field Day Fifth Grade Field Day OMS Orientation Moving On Ceremony ( last day of school)

Reading Street Skills and Strategies vary weekly Spelling/Grammar Vocabulary/ Word Study Fluency Comprehension Walk to Read Groupings Variety of Genres

Envision Mathematics Textbooks Access to lessons and support from home ( students will have a log-in) Builds on prior knowledge Math Fact Shark Attack Open Response Questions ( QFPS)

Social Studies with Miss Pires Government Explorers Colonial America Triangle Trade Revolutionary War Mapping

Science With Miss Gabriels Weather and Water Heat, Light, Sound, Magnetic Energy Electricity Simple Machines Review of Plants, Animals, Rocks, and Layers of the Earth in preparation for MCAS in May

Communication Website (homework and events posted nightly) Weekly Wrap Ups Triangle Folders and Unit Assessments E Mail j_gabriels@stoughtonschools.org a_pires@stoughtonschools.org