Fifth Grade OrientationTeachers:

• Mrs. Boylan

• Mrs. Greeman

• Mrs. Barraza

• Mrs. Reyes

• Mrs. Clewett

• Mrs. Burcham

• Mrs. Wood

• Ms. Ethridge

Daily Schedule• 7:30 - 7:40 Morning Procedures

• 7:40 – 7:55 Champ Time

• 7:55 - 9:15 Period 1

• 9:20 - 9:45 Period 2

• 9:50 - 10:40 Enrichment

• 10:45 - 11:45 Period 2 cont.

• 11:45 - 12:00 Homeroom

• 12:00 - 12:20 Recess

• 12:20 - 1:05 5th Grade Lunches

• 1:00 - 2:20 Period 3

• 2:20 - 2:30 Dismissal

We have 8 teachers on the 5th Grade Team who

are all excited that we begin a 3rd year together

intact. We plan weekly; sharing ideas,

professional development, and focus, as we

work to better target students’ needs, impact

student growth and prepare our students for

middle school. Students will rotate for learning

within the grade level.

Team Teaching

READING STRATEGIES

• MAKING CONNECTIONS

• INFERRING

• VISUALIZING

• ASKING QUESTIONS

• DETERMINING IMPORTANCE

• SYNTHESIZING

• MONITORING COMPREHENSION

*Practiced during Whole Group Instruction, Guided

Reading Small Groups, and Self-Selected Reading

MATHYear at a Glance Place Value & Operations

Fractions & Decimals

Measurement, Geometry & Algebraic Thinking

Data Analysis & Finance

Looking Ahead

Higher Order Process Skills (application) will be emphasized in each unit.

SCIENCE

• Hands On Science Labs

Four units of study:

• Matter and Physical Properties

• Earth and Space

• Energy Forms

• Cycles and Adaptations

Launchpad

Accessible from NEISD or Cibolo Green homepage

(Reminder: This is NEISD’s 3rd year using Launchpad.)

Launchpad is a one-stop log-in for all district

electronic resources. Students will not be required

to memorize their individual log-ins, only their

Active Directory log-in.

EX: Student JSmith4567@stu.neisd.net

pw: 0123456

Attendance• The tardy bell rings at 7:25. Please have

your child arrive to school on time. They need to turn in assignments and fill out agendas before our learning begins at 7:40.

• Excessive tardies & absences can result in gaps in your child’s learning.

Homework

• Homework will consist of practice work that has already been taught in class.

• Homework is assigned Monday through Thursday and written in the student agenda. It is also listed (not linked) on your teacher’s website.

• The students are responsible for turning in homework assignments on the due date and self-documenting any missing work.

• A consistent pattern of missing homework will have an impact on conduct grades and will be made up during non-curricular activities.

• Some long term projects will be assigned that may need to be worked on over the weekend.

• Students are expected to read for 30 minutes every evening.

Assignment PoliciesWhen work is due: Generally, work is due the same day assigned, and late work could be penalized.

Absent Work Policy: Students are responsible for collecting the work they missed while absent. For every absence there is one make-up day (ie~3 days absent = 3 days for make-up).

Late Projects: Projects that are turned in late will have 10% deducted for each day the project is late.

NEISD Grading Policy• Parent Portal: Report cards will be viewed

through Skyward Family Access and require an electronic signature this year. NEISD is transitioning to paperless Progress Reports & Report Cards.

• Students will be given an opportunity to redo/retake failed assignments or tests within a reasonable timeframe (generally 1 week). The highest grade of the two (not exceeding a 70%) will be recorded.

• Extra Credit work will not be given.

Student Binders

• A “Tracking My Own Learning” signature sheet is included in the binder. Signature sheet must be signed weekly by a parent indicating that all graded work has been checked. Please sign even if there are no new assignments for the week.

• A few assignments may be kept in the Leadership Binder.

• All graded work will be kept in the student’s binder for the entire grading period. Please do not remove work.

Weekly Parent Signatures

Please sign the following weekly:

• Agenda Book

– Daily Agenda (Friday)

– Reading Log (Friday)

• Binder

– Tracking My Own Learning Sheet (Friday)

– Conduct Calendar (Friday)

SignaturesSign the Reading Log page weekly

SIGN

HERE

SignaturesSign the Agenda weekly.

SIGN

HERE

SignaturesReview the Tracking Logs for each subject

SignaturesSign the Tracking Log after you have reviewed

graded work for the week.

SIGN

HERE

SignaturesSign the Conduct Calendar weekly.

SIGN

HERE

STAAR INFORMATION

TESTING DATES:

• Math Tuesday 4/7/20

• Reading Wednesday 4/8/20

• HAM Monday 5/11/20

• Science Wednesday 5/13/20

Consent to Share (CTS) Form

• We can only share information with biological parents and/or legal guardians

• If you would like a stepparent or grandparent, etc. to conference/discuss your child in your place, we will need a consent to share form on file

• CTS form may be obtained from front office

Policies/Procedures

• Parent Volunteers: must be DPS cleared

• Arrival/Dismissal Procedures: Please notify your teacher (not child) of any change in dismissal by written note or by contacting the office directly before 2:00.

• Cell phones/smart watches are to be turned OFF during the school day. Please remind your child to keep phones in backpacks until they have left school property.

Policies/Procedures

•Birthday parties are to be celebrated near the end of the day. Please coordinate this with your child’s homeroom teacher ahead of time.

• Snacks must be store bought. Parents may bring healthy snacks/ cupcakes/ cookies. Items that are temperature sensitive are not allowed. No beverages, please.

Conferences

Conference signup will be done electronically

through homeroom teacher websites. We will let

you know when the signup pages are available.

Early dismissal days for conferences

are October 23 & 24 and February 5 & 6.

We look forward to working

together with you.