• Respects Authority• Maintains Self-Discipline• Participates in Class• Considerate of Others• Uses Time Wisely• Completes Work on Time• Follows Directions• Works Neatly• Works Independently

Daily Folder & Conduct Sheet

• Occasionally, students choose to ignore classroom expectations. When expectations are not met this will be documented by the teacher on the “Conduct Sheet” located in their Green Daily Folder. If the sheet is marked by a teacher, Please sign on that day.

Tuesday Folder• We will be sending home any graded

papers in your child’s green daily folder on Thursdays. Forms from the office or any school news will be sent home as it is received.

• Please always sign the Tuesday box on their conduct calendar to assure us you have received the papers.

5th Grade Rewards5th Grade Rewards

• Fifth Grade Weekly Rock Star. – Every Monday morning the teachers will announce our Weekly Rock Star by putting their picture on the bulletin board in our POD. It will also be announced in the Monday newsletter.

• Good Character Referral- if an adult in the school spots a child showing good character, we will give them a slip to take to office and enter a drawing for a reward.

Attendance Procedure• If your child is absent, email Karen Hares at

haresk@friscoisd.org or click on the “Report an Absence” link on our Sonntag Website.

• A note or email should be sent to school within 3 days of the absence.

• By law, our assistant principal, Ms Davis, will notify you when your child has accumulated a combination of 5, 8, and 10 tardies, unexcused absences, or early dismissals (leave early). A letter will be generated by the computer system and sent home.

• Although we discourage vacations during the school year, we understand at times there are exceptions. If your child will be out 3 or more days for a trip, a vacation request form must be filled out. These are in the office and on our website.

Any further questions, can be directed to Ms. Davis.

E-mail Addresses E-mail Addresses

Mrs. Mahoney: Mathmahoneyp@friscoisd.edu

Ms. Siegle: Science/Language Artssieglem@friscoisd.edu

Mr. Sinclair: Reading/Social Studiessinclaig@friscoisd.edu

Schedule• Announcements: 7:50 - 8:00

• Block 1: 8:00 – 9:30• Recess: 9:30 – 10:00

• Block 2: 10:00 – 11:30• Specials (CAMP): 11:30 – 12:15

• Block 3: 12:15 – 1:15• Lunch: 1:15 – 1:45

• Block 3 continued: 1:45 – 2:15• TAG time: 2:15 - 2:45

• Pack-Up and Dismissal: 2:45 - 2:50

HELPFUL CLASSROOM HINTS

Homework Assignments: Each student has been given an agenda. We suggest that they write down all “I can statements”, homework assignments and important dates in the agenda.

Absentee Work: When a student is absent, it will be his/her responsibility to get make-up work for each subject. If a student is absent one day, they will have one day to make it up; if absent for two days, they will have two days to make it up. They student will have a maximum of three days for absences three days or more.

Late Work: Any assignment is considered late if it is not turned in when collected during class time. Illegible assignments will be returned to the student and redone as required.

MATH CURRICULUM

•Cluster 1- Whole Numbers and Operations

•Cluster 2- Fractions•Cluster 3- Decimals and Fractions•Cluster 4- Probability and Data•Cluster 5- Measurement•Cluster 6- Geometry•Cluster 7-Fractions and Percents

Curriculum Based Assessments are given to determine each student’s level of mastery.

Scientific ProcessesLab Safety/Tools and Equipment

Science Process SkillsScientific Method

SCIENCE CURRICULUM

Matter and Energy:Properties of Matter

MixturesChanges to Physical

Properties

Force, Motion, and Energy:

Uses of Energy: Mechanical, Light,

Thermal, Electrical, and Sound Energy

CircuitsRefraction and

ReflectionDesign an Experiment!!

Earth and Space:Weather and

ClimateWater CycleSolar System

Organisms and Environments:Structures and Functions of

SpeciesInherited Traits of Plants and

AnimalsLife Cycles: Praying Mantis

SOCIAL STUDIES• Geography• Early Life, East and West• Connections across Continents• Colonial Life in North America• The American Revolution• Life in a New Nation• A Growing Nation• War Divides the Nation• Expansion and Change• The United States and the World

READING• Shared Reading - Novels throughout the year (District

required reading: Island of the Blue Dolphins)

• Guided Reading

• Independent Reading – Student chosen books

• Skills for reading – Vocabulary development– Context clues– Predicting outcomes– Sequencing– Drawing conclusions, inference– Main ideas and details

• Integration with Social Studies/Science

• Literature appreciation with Literature Circles

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Writing– Writer’s Notebook– 6 Trait writing

• Grammar– Parts of Speech– Sentence Structure

• Spelling – Guided and Independent Practice– Spelling Tests

•Math- March 26, 2012•Reading- March 27, 2012•Science- April 26, 2012

This test is timed.

*ALL 5th GRADERS MUST PASS THE MATH & READING IN ORDER TO BE PROMOTED.

*These skills are reviewed and mastered in class. Any additional support you are able to provide would be truly appreciated. You may review these skills with your child by correcting reading passages, sentences, or math skill pages together. Please bring errors to your child’s attention, so they may learn from their mistakes, and to correct them in the future.

Why Join PTA?

1. Your membership supports your school and child!

2. PTA is sponsoring all three class parties (Winter, Valentine, and End of the Year)

3. PTA brings in educational programs that are brought into the school for students

4. PTA has set a long term goal of raising funds to purchase a shade for the playground to keep our students cooler

Dates to remember

• Parent/Teacher Conferences- October 10th

Most of you signed up at Meet the Teacher. If not, your child’s

homeroom teacher will contact you with available times.

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