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Parent Portal•Grades
•Attendance records
•Student assignments
•Missing assignments
•Standardized test scores
•(Example: SOL, SAT, AP, Stanford 10)
•Sign up for e-mails notifying parents when their child has an unexcused absence or receives a certain class grade; detailed attendance reports, detailed assignments, reports, and grade summary reports.
SIGN UP TODAY!!!
New Grading ScaleRange Letter Grade Points
93 - 100 A 4.0
90 - 92 A- 3.7
87 - 89 B+ 3.3
83 - 86 B 3.0
80 - 82 B- 2.7
77 - 79 C+ 2.3
73 - 76 C 2.0
70 - 72 C- 1.7
67- 69 D+ 1.3
64 - 66 D 1.0
Below 64 E 0.0
Class SchedulePE – every day 9:35 – 10:20
Healthy SnackManicchia Lunch 12:30 – 1:00Valentine Lunch 12:33 – 1:03Music/Art – Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:45-9:25Computer Lab – every other Monday
Social Studies•4th Grade Review of VA Geography for the first few weeks•Workbook •Colonial Times to Civil Rights Movement•Williamsburg Field Trip (March) $$$
Math• Everyday Math• Journals and SRB• EM Games
• Online SRB & Family Letters
• FASTT Math• Flashcards
ReadingReading Log – Parent or guardian
Must sign nightly• Students should read for 20 minutes every night as part
of Homework (This can be a chapter book, magazine, their science or social studies notes, etc)
Reading instruction is a mix of:– Making Meaning Program, – Guided Reading, – Shared Reading
Science•No hard cover textbook•Hands on activities•Interactive notebook•Websitehttp://www.fossweb.com/•Binders for review (once or twice a week)
WritingNew Writing Program- Being A Writer!
We are thrilled about it!• Spelling tests will be on Fridays• March SOL Writing Test• Portfolios will be kept of you child’s writing• Students will be required to have a writing journal(a notebook or composition book will work fine)
Clubs• Art Club
• Chorus
• Jump Rope Club
• LBS
• SCA
• Strings
• Newspaper Club
• Safety Patrol
• Reading Buddies
• Library Helpers
• Girls in Engineering
• And more…
Discipline Plan• Preferred Activity Time (PAT)• Individual Behavior Chart
– (reflected on Thursday Folders)
Homework• It is your child’s responsibility to WRITE homework in
their planners every day. • Incomplete or missing homework will be noted on
Thursday folders and will be reflected in the “Work Habits” grade on report cards.
• No homework will be given on Fridays….except there could be a quiz or test on a Monday, in that case- students are suggested to study over the weekend.
Classroom Rules• Do not talk while the teacher is instructing the
class.• Be polite and courteous toward others.• Respect yourself and your classmates and
teachers.• If something is not yours, do not touch it or take
it.• Adhere to the school honor policy
Class Websitehttp://kg5thgrade.weebly.com/
- Weekly homework assignments will be updated on website.
- Important announcements will also be on website
First Day Reminders• Make sure your child has a snack
• Please have them sharpen pencils prior to the first day of school
• School supplies
Contact UsMrs. Valentine
Mrs. Manicchia