1. Back to School Night 2014 Grade 5

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Communication Friday Forms Homework Areas of Focus Learning Skills Curriculum Closing

3. Communication Daily Planners/Wrap-Up Friday Forms (next slide) Email/Phone calls Blog

4. Friday Forms

5. Homework Homework will vary from teacher to teacher Reading Logs Math will be assigned on a regular basis. Teachers will communicate when long-term projects are assigned. Homework should average one hour per night from homeroom. Please support your child while encouraging independence.

6. Areas of Focus 1.Organization 2.Time Management 3.Quality of Work 4.Independence

7. Learning Skills 5 th graders will receive effort grades Teachers use a combination of scoring guide, effort grades, and percentages to respond to student work. Students are responsible to be ready to turn in assignments upon arrival. Study guides provided before most tests. Assignments not meeting expected quality will be returned for re-do.

8. CURRICULUM SCHEDULE 2014-2015 SubjectFallWinterSpring Language Arts:  Writing  Grammar  Speech  Vocabulary  Spelling  Listening Novels Reach Writing Novels Reach Writing Novels Reach Writing Social StudiesU.S. Geography Explorers Colonies Early Settlements/ Colonization/ Events leading to War Revolutionary War Government ScienceWater PlanetLevers and Pulleys Invention Convention Living Systems HealthSafetyDrugs & AlcoholHuman Growth Events/Field TripsOMSI Watershed Food Bank