1. West Riverside Elementary
Welcome to 5th Grade

2. Supply List One 3 ring binder-2inches or more Dividers # 2 pencils
School Use
One 3 ring binder-2inches or more
Dividers
# 2 pencils
Erasers
Pencil pouch/box
Lined paper-wide rule
Four Spiral notebooks (wide rule)
Highlighters
Colored pencils
Small thesaurus

3. Home use
Small dictionary
Crayons
Glue stick
Scissors
One ruler (inches & centimeters)
One protractor

4. Classroom donations
One bottle of hand sanitizer
Cleaning wipes (Clorox wipes)
Kleenex

5. Classroom Rules Listen and follow directions Come to class prepared
Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking
Respect others
Keep hands and feet to yourself
Keep your area clean
Take care of classroom equipment and materials
Always try to perform better than you did the day before

6. Homework Policy
Homework will be given daily (Monday-Thursday) and due on a daily basis.
Homework will be given on Friday only to those students who do not complete homework or class work during the week.
Students who do not complete homework will lose recess or receive an afternoon detention

7. Homework Policy
Students who do not come to school prepared with books, homework, and student planner will lose recess or receive an afternoon detention.
Homework is given as a review of California State Standards previously taught.
Daily reading at home is essential for your child’s success in fifth grade.

8. Reward Plan Verbal and Written Praise Classroom Privileges
Computer time
Free time
Movie time during lunch
Good Behavior Tickets
Trade tickets for school supplies, books, etc.

9. Discipline Plan 1st Verbal Warning
2nd Move student to a different location
3rd Lose recess
4th Parent notification
5th Principal’s office

10. Grading Scale Advanced 90%-100% A Proficient 80%-89% B Basic 70%-79% C
Below Basic 59%-69% D
Far Below Basic 0%-58% F

11. My Goals
To give you the academic and social skills you need to progress to 6th grade.
To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.
To help you make new friends and discover new interests.

12. Class Subjects The subjects we cover during 5th grade are: Reading
Writing
English Language Development
Math
Science
Social studies

13. Reading
You are about to begin a year-long journey in Reading, experiencing rich literature and achieving the standards set for you by the Reading/Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools.
California State Standards:
Word Analysis, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development
Reading Comprehension
Literary Response and Analysis

14. School Year
Let’s have a great year!