1. Welcome to Fifth Grade

2. Meet the Teachers Mrs. Griswold Math Mr. Piotrowski Science
Social Studies
Mrs. Swartzman
English Language Arts

3. Mrs. Griswold Born and raised in South Florida
Moved to Tallahassee in 2001 to attend FSU
Teaching for 15 years
Wife, mom, step-mom, and dog lover
Enjoy running, reading, traveling, and spending time with my family
If I could move anywhere, I’d move to New York City
Mrs. Griswold with her Husband, Scott,
her bonus kids, Morgan and Brandon,
and her son, Henry

4. Mr. Piotrowski Teacher for 15 years 6th year at KLES
Two children that attend KLES, one in Kindergarten and one in 5th.
Mediocre golfer
Avid fan of food and fun
Mr. Piotrowski with his wife, Hilary,
and his children, Anna and Adam

5. Mrs. Swartzman Born in Wisconsin and moved to Florida many years ago
This is my 30th year of teaching, 26th year of 5th grade
I have a husband, 3 children, and a spoiled dog
Enjoy reading, sleeping, and the beach
Mrs. Swartzman with her Husband, Derek,
her children, McKenna, Kristopher,
and Trevor

6. Daily Schedule 7:45 Supervision Begins
8:40-9:25 Special Area (Each homeroom has a different rotation)
7 Day Rotation to include: Art, Guidance, Media, Music, and P.E.
9:25-10:55 A Period
10:55-11:55 B Period
11:55-12:15 Recess
12:15-12:40 Lunch (Piotrowski & Swartzman)
12:18-12:43 Lunch (Griswold)
12:45-1:15 B Period
1:15-2:45 C Period
2:45 Begin Dismissal Procedures

7. English Language Arts Wonders Wordly Wise Accelerated Reader (A.R.)
This is the main language arts curriculum.
Strong emphasis on writing to explain answers using examples from the text (text evidence).
Wordly Wise
The curriculum used for teaching vocabulary.
Accelerated Reader (A.R.)
The program used for independent reading practice.
Students are given a reading range and a point goal based on assessment scores.
To receive an “S” in work/study skills, students must meet their A.R. goal.
iReady
This is an online program that provides students with differentiated reading instruction to meet their specific reading level and needs.

8. Math Go Math! Everyday Counts iReady Khan Academy
Multiplying and dividing with whole numbers
Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals and fractions
Patterns and graphing
Converting units of measure
Geometry and volume
Everyday Counts
We count down the days until the 100th day of school and the last day of school by converting each day into a fraction, a decimal, and a percentage.
iReady
This is an online program that provides students with differentiated math instruction to meet their specific math level and needs.
Khan Academy
This is a non-profit organization that provides online tools for instruction in different subjects.
Each student will have an account to use the fifth grade math tools.

9. Science and Social Studies
HMH Florida Science
Life Science
Physical Science
Earth and Space Science
Nature of Science
U.S. History
American History
Geography
Economics
Civics an
Scholastic News
Current Events

10. Grading Grading Scale Category Weights 90% - 100% A 80% - 89% B
59% or below F
Category Weights
Homework %
Classwork/Labs 20%
Quizzes %
Tests %

11. Rules, Discipline, and Rewards
School-Wide Rules
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Ready to Learn with effort, practice, and participation
School-Wide Positive Behavior System (PBS)
Leprechaun Leaders
Students can earn tickets for good behavior. These tickets are entered into a weekly drawing. Winners are announced on the morning news and are sent to the front office to receive a prize.

12. Rules, Discipline, and Rewards
5th Grade Money System
Students receive a weekly salary of $200. Salary is increased to $300 in January.
When a consequence is needed, students will receive a “check” in their purple folder and will be fined $20 ($50 the second semester).
Extra rewards are also given in the same amounts.
Money can be spent on buying/selling days and at the end of the year auction.

13. Parent-Teacher-Student Communication
This is the easiest and fastest way to communicate with us.
Parents can expect a reply to their within 24 hours, but usually sooner.
Changes in how your child is going home MUST be communicated to your child’s teacher and to Debbie Hunt or Ann Rice. is a great way to do this.
Student Planners
Each teacher posts upcoming assignments, quizzes and tests in the classroom.
Students are given time and are expected to fill out their planners and keep them up to date.
Planner checks are done at random.
If a student does not have their planner filled out, a consequence may be given.

14. Parent-Teacher-Student Communication
Purple Folders
The main purpose of the purple folder is to track and communicate student behavior and work study skills.
Your child is expected to have this folder with them in each class and to share its content with you daily.
All news, notes, and graded papers will come home in this folder.
The papers within the prongs of the folder are NOT to be removed.
The folder is to be signed each weekend and should be emptied of graded papers, news, notes, and forms.
Forms and money to be turned in to the teacher should be sent in this folder.

15. Classlink and Focus Classlink Focus
A single sign-on application that gives students access to all of the websites and programs they need.
It can be accessed from the KLES website.
Username: (student id #)
Password: their 5 digit lunch pin
Focus
A new Leon County Schools student information system.
Through Focus, parents can track attendance and grades, update phone numbers and s, and link multiple students to one account.
Information for setting up the account was sent home last week.

16. Promotion and Retention Requirements
State Standards Links
English Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
State Testing
FCAT Science
FSA Math
FSA Reading
FSA Writing
Subject Area Benchmarks
Students must master 100% of all benchmarks at 70% or better in ELA, math, science, and social studies.

17. Field Trips… Georgia Museum of Agriculture And Historic Village
Dates: December 5th and 6th
Estimated Cost: $50

18. Field Trips… Kingdom Keepers Quest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Date: May 22nd
Estimated Cost: $120

19. Thank you for attending our 5th grade Open House