1. Welcome Fifth Grade Parents

2. Attendance Attendance is so important.
Our fifth grade is active with hands-on activities.
Enrichment is NO longer an extended specials. It is very important that on Wednesdays students not miss during this time.

3. ( students are sent to rooms at 7:45)
Arrival/Dismissal
Arrival 7:45
( students are sent to rooms at 7:45)
Dismissal 3:20

4. Students are marked tardy at 8:05.
Tardies
Students are marked tardy at 8:05.
So much is accomplished between 7:50 and 8:05! Students feel like they are behind if they’re not on-time… it just makes their day go nicer. We also leave for specials at 8:05.

5. Early Dismissal
Dismissal time:
12:00 pm
Lunch is served!

6. Conference with homeroom teacher
Parent Conferences
Wed/Thurs
October 27th, 28th
Conference with homeroom teacher

7. Dress Code Boys Girls - no makeup or unsafe jewelry - baggie pants
- sleeveless shirts
- earrings
Girls
- shorts(fingertip)
- shirts (length)
- three finger rule
- shoes
- no makeup or unsafe jewelry

8. Cell Phone Use Cell phones must be turned off and left in backpacks.
Cell phones will be turned into office for any violations.

9. Grades A
B 80-89
C 75-79
D 70-74

10. Progress Reports First Progress Report (Week of Sept 19th)
Everyone will get a progress report

11. 1st nine weeks ends on Oct. 28th
First Report Card
1st nine weeks ends on Oct. 28th

12. Manners Banquet Friday, Sept. 30 Time to be announced
Students dress nicely! No shorts.
We need parents to be servers.
This is not a DATE! We will focus on manners and etiquette. .

13. Patriot’s Day November 17th
They will need a colonial outfit. Feel free to use things from home; no need to purchase a costume

14. Winter Party
Dec 16th
In Cafeteria
Parents Volunteer

15. Friendship Party
February 14?
In Cafeteria
Parent Volunteers

16. Recorder Concert
Thursday March 2, 2017
Performances at 2:30 and 6:30

17. Lake Sheldon (2nd Semester) Parents drive separately.
Field Trips
Lake Sheldon (2nd Semester)
BizTown (May 19th) *Parent training required prior to field trip for chaperones
Parents drive separately.

18. Weekly Planner Weekly Planner gets turned in EVERY Monday morning.
Students are responsible for having their planner at all times.

19. Lunch Bunch Requirements - No conduct marks
-Planner must be turned in and signed if they have conduct marks.
-All homework turned in on time unless absent. It still has to be turned in once student returns to school.
Students earn picnic lunch and extra recess and then join others for the regular recess.

20. Book and a Bite Student/Parent Book Club Mondays 6:30
First one Oct. 17th- A Year Down Yonder
Books are paired with a food from the story.
The ‘bite’ is pot luck.
Books are coming!!!
We are SO excited for this!!

22. Reading Interactive Read Aloud-reading lesson
Independent Reading-about 40 minutes each day with a written response, responses will be part of grades
Small groups during independent reading
Writing
Word Study
Reading tutoring begins October, by invitation only
STAAR Test, March 29th (SSI)

23. Reading Homework Due on Fridays At least 100 minutes per week
Plus an additional assignment

24. capital city and location of state
Social Studies
50 states test –
capital city and location of state
US history focus
Year at a glance

26. Science
Interactive notebook
Hands-on in the lab
STAAR test, May 10th

28. Math Class
Daily Instruction includes the use of Interactive Student Notebook, direct teaching, group work, and independent work
Knowing multiplication facts rotely is necessary for fifth grade success (Xmath, websites, apps, and First in Math)
Students must be able to draw pictures or interprets models of all operations, fractions and decimals (area models, strip diagrams)
STAAR Test, March 28th (SSI)

29. Interactive Notebook
You will make your own “textbook” over the year in the form of an Interactive Notebook.
This notebook will contain the following:
Table of Contents
Smart Goals for each unit with a reflection piece
Notes
Assignments
You are responsible for keeping your notebook organized and updated.
There will be random checks during the year.