Welcome to 4th and 5th grade Jen Fisher Room F19 jfisher@fcusd.org

Communication Wednesday folders will be sent home every week containing school news and graded work. I will be updating our class webpage regularly. This is a great place to find information about upcoming tests, projects, events, etc. Class calendar will be color coded – Purple for 5th grade and Green for 4th grade. Remind. This year I will be using the remind text app for quick messages. 4th grade. Send a text to the number 81010 with the message @jenfish 5th grade. Send a text to the number 81010 with the message @jenfis Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any concerns or questions you have. Email is preferred and I check it throughout the day.

Our Schedule 8:22 Agendas, Word Work, Writing 9:20 5th grade RTI / 4th grade Language Arts 10:00 Recess 10:20 Social Studies 11:00 Math 12:20 Lunch 1:00 4th grade RTI / 5th grade Language Arts 1:40 Science / Second Step PE – Wednesday 8:25-8:55 Kinder Buddies Time – Tuesday and Friday Music – Monday and Thursday. 10:25 – 11:05 and 11:10 – 11:45 Library – Once a week TBD

Curriculum Language Arts – Benchmark Advance Writing – Step up to Writing ( will need highlighters – yellow, blue, green, pink) Math – enVision Social Studies – TCI (California history for 4th and US history for 5th) Science – Amplify. (NEW this year!!) Second Step for our district wide anti-bully curriculum.

Homework Homework is used to reinforce the skills that your child is being taught in class. Homework will be assigned most nights, Monday through Thursday. Homework should take no more than twenty minutes to complete, plus 30 minutes of reading. If your student is continuously spending more than an hour of actual working time on homework, please let me know. Accommodations can be made. The assignments for the day will be listed on the board. Students are expected to copy the assignments into their agenda planners, and bring home all the necessary books and papers needed to complete the assignments. Please check in with your child after homework has been completed and sign his/her agenda daily. Reading records are due each Friday. I do not post daily homework on the website, but I do have spelling words, state/capital study sheets, reading logs, etc. available to you. Also, check the calendar for test and project dates.

Special assignments and projects Current Events One per trimester Use kid-friendly websites for articles (DOGO news) Kids write a summary, then present to the class. Poetry 5th grade State Report and State/Capital Quizzes 4th grade California Brochure Accelerated Reader Program 5-7 quizzes per trimester

Grading Report cards are completed once per trimester. At the end of the first trimester, we will hold parent/teacher conferences with each family. Grading will be based on timely completion of assignments, quality of work, and the student's ability to work at his/ her ability level. This year the students will be given letter grades. We will be using a standard grading scale. ●  A =90-100% ●  B=80–89% ●  C=70–79% ●  D=60--69% ●  F=50--0 % Grades will be posted online on Power School. Please note that not every assignment your child completes receives a grade. Some assignments are considered practice and are tracked for completion only. Homework will receive 2 points to keep in line with the middle school. Projects, quizzes and tests will vary in points.

Field Trips 5th grade NatureBridge / Marin Headlands Vernal Pools April 27 – April 29, 2020 Lottery for chaperones $100 deposit due soon Vernal Pools Winter or early Spring Science enrichment ecosystems

Field Trips 4th grade Sutter’s Fort Will know our dates at the end of August. Other field trips will be determined throughout the year.

Volunteers We love volunteers and appreciate your help! Please fill out my sign up sheet, if interested, on the Google Form. The PTO volunteer sign-up sheet is on the back counter. Must be a Category 2 volunteer to help in the classroom or to go on ANY field trip. (See office for details)

Last, but not least……… Snack - Your child may bring a HEALTHY snack to eat at morning recess.  Water bottles - I’m encouraging each child to bring a personal water bottle to class each day. They may keep them under their desk. Lunch - Your child may bring lunch in a labeled lunch bag or buy school lunch. You may pay online at https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx. Can be found on the Oak Chan and district webpages. Birthdays - Your child may bring in a small treat or gift to celebrate his/her birthday. Individual treats/prizes are best. We are a NUT FREE classroom. Please be courteous of students with allergies. We currently have 30 students. Party invitations - Unless you are inviting the entire class, please pass out invitations outside of class.

THANK YOU!! It is going to be a FABULOUS YEAR!!!!! Don’t forget…… To sign up for the Remind App To fill out the Google form in your kiddo’s Google Classroom. Double check to make sure I have correct email addresses  Sign up for a November Conference!! THANK YOU!! It is going to be a FABULOUS YEAR!!!!!