1. Ms. Stambouly 5th Grade Math and Science

2. First things first… My students are… Important Cared for Respected
Part of a team
Valuable
Listened to
Successful

3. Home/School Connection
Planners
Friday Folders
Online Gradebook
Teacher Webpage

4. Friday Folders Will be given out every Friday.
Students will put all their handouts into the folder to be taken home.
Parents should look over the assignments and sign the folder to show that they had seen it.
Any assessment with a grade lower than a C- should be signed and returned in the folder.
Pen Code for graded assignments:
Test (T): Graded in Red pen
Quiz (QU): Graded in Green pen
Classwork (CW): graded in Blue pen

5. Homework: Make up work: Behavior Will be given everyday.
Checked for completion
Will start each marking period with 100 points for homework. With every missed assignment, 6 points will be taken off the 100 points.
If you complete the homework for the next day (at home, not at school) then you can receive up to 3 points back.
Make up work:
Homework buddy
Time to make it up
Needs to be shown to me
Behavior
Part of Classwork grade
Behavior slips

6. Student Slip Policy
MISSING HOMEWORK SLIP = (- 6 POINTS off homework grade; 3 points will be given to students who makeup missing homework)
INCOMPLETE HOMEWORK SLIP = (- 3 POINTS off homework grade)
TALKING/INAPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR SLIP = (- 5 POINTS off class work grade)
UNPREPARED FOR CLASS SLIP = (- 2 POINTS off class work grade)

7. Break down of grades (MATH)
 Tests: 40% Quizzes: 30% Homework: 10% Class work: 10% Projects: 10%
Tests: Will be at the end of each Math In Focus chapter and worth the most amount of points. It will focus on the overall information covered from the whole chapter. Will be announced ahead of time.
Quizzes: Will be more frequent then tests and will be within chapters. It will focus on more specific skills and concepts within the chapter. Will be announced ahead of time.
***** A Show What You Know could be either a test or quiz grade!
Classwork: Graded class work will be announced the day the work is assigned.
Homework: Will be given everyday. Will start each marking period with 100 points for homework. With every missed assignment, 6 points will be taken off the 100 points. If you complete the homework for the next day (at home, not at school) then you can receive up to 3 points back.
Projects: Will be assigned during the marking period.

8. Breakdown of grades (Science)
Tests: 40%
Quizzes: 30%
Classwork: 10%
Projects/Labs: 20%

9. Classroom Materials 2 pocket folders 1 ½ ” binder
2 spiral notebooks (2 subject)
Pencils, pencil top erasers, glue sticks
1 box crayons (24 count)
Scissors
Highlighters
3 colored pens
2 expo markers
1 book sox (large)
Box tissues
Note cards

10. Math Materials Math In Focus Textbook (Book needs to be covered!)
Math In Focus Workbook
Binder and spiral notebook
Folder
Math In Focus Online

11. Science Materials Spiral notebook Folder Pencils and erasers
Note cards

12. Math in the classroom Hard work is the key!
Conceptual learning vs. memorization
Group work
Student run classroom = GOAL
Mistakes are VALUABLE!
Questions are important!
All about problem solving!
Depth is much more important than speed!
Math is about learning not performing!

13. A day in the life of a 5th grader in math class…
Do now
Homework check
Lesson
Group work
Exit ticket/wrap up

14. Extra Help
Please if there is a need