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Language Arts

Language Arts encompasses all of the following areas:

ReadingWritingLanguage (Grammar, Spelling, Listening &

Speaking)

Reading Resources

Reading Wonders Text

Daily Read Aloud and Silent Reading time

Weekly Reading LogsMedia Center Check-

out on TuesdaysSunshine State

Reading ProgramiReady

Reading Wonders SeriesReading is 40% of

your child’s Language Arts grade.

Vocabulary, Selection Comprehension, and Cold Reads tests every Friday.

WritingWriting is 40% of your child’s

Language Arts grade.

Writing in Response to Reading

Various Samples of Writing

such as opinion, informative, explanatory, narrative

Writing Process

Research

Language

Grammar, Spelling, Speaking and Listening combined make up 20% of your child’s Language Arts grade.

Weekly spelling tests are given – pretests on Mondays, final tests on Fridays.

MathSkillsNumber senseAddition and subtractionMultiplication and divisionPatterns and relationshipsFractions and fraction

equivalenceTwo-dimensional shapes

Taught using:GoMath textbook and

materialsMad Minute timed tests iReady

ScienceHarcourt Science Text - FusionScience Lab with Mr. PhillipsScience Fair – Individual Projects

optional; Class Project togetherSkills taught

Scientific Inquiry Theories, Laws, Hypotheses & Models Earth in Space and Time Earth Structures Properties of Matter Changes in Matter Forms of Energy Energy Transfer and Transformations Development of Living Organisms Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms Interdependence

Social Studies

Map SkillsU.S. and World

GeographyRegions of the U.S.U.S. Government

(local, state, federal)

Computer ProgramsiReady– Lab time is Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:30Spelling CityXtra MathFront Row

AGENDA BOOK

Lives in binder!!Filled out daily by studentsSignatures from parents will

be requested as neededCheck for notes from me

regarding behavior at the bottom of each day.

HomeworkShould take about 40-60 minutesReading and Math Logs are part of homework and

should be the responsibility of the student. Parents only sign at the end of each week (on Sundays).

Allow your child to work independently—homework is a review from the day’s lessons and should not need to be retaught.

Ask guiding questions instead of providing answers.If homework seems to be taking too long, go with

your gut! Let me know by sending a quick email or note that the homework assignment was too difficult, too long, etc.

Ms. Mendon’s Mercantile

Look for a blue “paycheck” to come home every Friday. This paycheck lets you know how your child has done in the following categories:BehaviorHomeworkClassworkOrganization

Happy Birthday!You are welcome

to send in

birthday treats

for your child on

the day of their

birthday. Summer

birthdays will be

celebrated at the

end of the school

year or on half

birthdays—whichever

you prefer.

Have you visited my website?

http://teacherweb.com/FL/SouthsideElementary/MicheleMendon

On my website you will find links to other websites, as well as the most recent newsletter, homework, downloadable documents, etc.

A few other things…..

Parent Portal – We are no longer printing midterm reports. You’ll need to register on the parent portal to access your child’s grades.

Students can access all of their textbooks online by going to my.sarasotacountyschools.net and signing on with their N number and pin number.