Fifth Grade Mrs. Jana Vermette

22 years of teaching experience 3 rd grade – 8 years 5 th grade – 14 years Just moved to 5 acres in EDH Enjoy family time, movies, exercise, travel, and all things summer! Love gummy bears and coffee

Chloe – 10 – Entering 5 th grade Luke – 7 – Entering 1 st grade Husband Marc City of Sacramento Fire Department My Family Sherman – 1 – Our dog ;)

Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are an updated set of academic standards that have been developed with the intention of unifying learning expectations for students across all states. New Standards for these Academic Areas: -English Language Arts (ELA) -Math

Go Math! Consumable “textbook pages” (completed in class) will be torn out and included with each night’s homework pages. There is online help at Student IDs and passwords are the same as last year Pages can be printed from home Mini tutorials are available I will teach math EVERY DAY and there will be math homework every Monday-Thursday.

English Language Arts (ELA) Wonders Reading Program (main) Open Court Reading Program (here and there) Novels (throughout the year) Accelerated Reader 18 points trimester 1 and 2 24 points trimester 3

Writing Directed topics (monthly memories) Journal responses (personal narratives) Daily Language Review (D.L.R.) Essays Document Based Questioning (D.B.Q.s) Story Development Response to literature

Social Studies United States History – Making a New Nation Geography Native Americans Exploration Colonies Revolutionary War States Westward Movement

Science Life Science Structure of Living Things Plant Functions Human Body Systems Earth Science Earth’s Water Earth’s Weather The Solar System Physical Science Types of Matter Changes in Matter

Health/Fitness Taught by Mrs. Davis Twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) 40 minute blocks Fitness Gram Test in May Upper body strength Cardio Flexibility BMI Water bottle, fruit and veggies allowed in class

Grading Policy Every student starts with straight A’s! Some assignments are checked off for completion Grades are a compilation of: Classwork Homework Tests Projects Quizzes

Homework Between 45 minutes and one hour a night Ravenous Readers: read an additional 30 minutes a night – or 120 minutes a week Students are required to use their Agenda. Assignments are due at 8:15. No late work is accepted in 5 th grade. Students have 2 emergency “Curve Ball” passes this year. Once they are used, missing assignments become a zero.

Communication Class Website - Main source of communication PLEASE SUBSCRIBE Weekly Report: Behavior and homework feedback Every Friday – signed and returned by Monday Progress Reports: Mid-trimester using Making the Grade I try to get back to you by the end of my work day.

Behavior Non-verbal redirection Verbal warning The above are considered “Clean Slate” days. Log-In (student records date/time/incident in binder) Time-Out (removal to buddy classroom) Office intervention

Field Trips California Caverns Planetarium Exploratorium

Your Help is Needed Monday copying Art Docent Correcting – especially on Thursdays and Fridays PFO membership

Supplies Needed boxes of tissues cleaning wipes pencils colored pencils lined paper Highlighters Correcting pens – non red

Fifth Grade Mrs. Vermette