5th Grade Curriculum Night

Mrs. A. AlvarezMs. I. Espinoza

September 8, 2015

Complete assignments. Turn in all homework on time. Listen and follow directions. Respect others. Use self discipline.

Classroom Rules

Verbal warning Loss of conduct point and/or phone call to

parents and/or Lunch detention (no recess) 30 minutes after school Parent conference Referral to office SEVERE DISRUPTION – Immediate referral

Consequences

Hair length for boys- must pass the 3 way test.

No leggings, or jeggings are allowed unless worn with a top, blouse, skirt, or dress worn 2 inches above the knee.

No spaghetti straps, tank tops, or midriff showing.

No camouflage outfits. Shorts and skirts MUST be no shorter than 2

inches above the knee. A copy of the dress code is provided on

page 46 for boys and 47 for girls in the Student Parent handbook.

Dress Code-Examples

State law permits only 8 absences per semester

A note within 3 days of your student returning from an illness is necessary or the absence is unexcused and work/tests cannot be made up.

3 tardies = 1 absence for Perfect Attendance Award in May

Attendance and Tardies

All homework and important messages will be written in the planner daily.

Please write any notes or questions in planner. We check them every day.

We suggest that you sign your child’ planner/agenda on a daily basis.

We are creating lifelong organizational skills with the planners.

Planners are a great communication skill between student/parent/teacher when used purposefully.

Academic Planners

Morning procedure is that every student will go to cafeteria – even if they are not eating breakfast.

Grade levels are dismissed to classrooms one at a time starting at 7:40.

Pick up after school is on the North side of the building.

Class begins promptly at 8:00 A.M. Dismissal is at 3:30 P.M.

Morning & Afternoon Procedures

AR Reading is recommended every night. Spelling assignments are daily.

Homework should be approx. 90 minutes nightly, depending on how your child uses their time in class.

There will be occasional projects assigned. Each missing homework assignment is a

loss of a conduct point.

Homework

State law prohibits children from sharing food in school cafeteria.

Parents may bring outside food/drink for their child only. No sodas are allowed.

The goal is to encourage healthy life skills for all Texas children.

There is a list of healthy snacks on the Sharyland ISD website.

Meals may be paid for on SISD website.

Cafeteria Procedures

Your child has a weekly goal based on their ZPD range from their STAR test.

Each child is given AR time during the school day and should read 20 minutes nightly.

Please check with your child for their weekly AR goals.

Rewards will be given to those students attaining their 6 week AR goals.

Family reading nights will be available every grading period.

Accelerated Reading

STAAR Reading test is March 30, 2016. STAAR Reading Test has approx. 46 questions. It

tests main idea, summary, context clues, author’s purpose, point of view, sequencing, plot, inferencing, generalizations and much more. It is a timed test! (Only 4 hours allotted.)

Curriculum consists of basal reading and/or novel sets. Emphasis on vocabulary is included. Every day students will receive 60 minutes reading and 30 minutes STAAR preparation instruction integrated as part of reading.

Reading

The STAAR Math test will be administered Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

The test consists of approx. 50 problems and it’s a timed test, with only four hours allotted.

Every day students will have Math homework over the specific concept of the week plus STAAR questions.

Math

The Science STAAR test will be administered on May 11, 2016.

Science will consist of a science journal, science vocabulary, and hands on lab work.

A Science journal, folder and index vocabulary cards will be maintained by each student.

Science

Composition will be every other week. It will vary from narratives, poetry, autobiographies, biographies, research articles, observations of current events, etc.

Grammar grades will be taken from assigned text pages.

Composition/Grammar

Spelling and Science vocabulary words are integrated into one list.

Lists will be in their planners on a weekly basis.

Science words will be kept in their spelling composition notebook and in their index cards.

Tests are given on Friday over both Science vocabulary and spelling words assigned.

Spelling words and Science definitions can be found on Mrs. Ochoa’s webpage.

Spelling/Science Vocabulary

United States history, civics, economics, and government are the essence of Social Studies.

There are daily readings and discussions.

Work is assigned to complement instruction.

Projects will be assigned in Social Studies.

Social Studies

At the end of every Academic unit there will be an assessment for all academic areas.

“Rigor” is a required method of instruction to prepare the students for state tests.

STAAR test questions are rigor based and require higher order thinking skills.

Academic Unit Assessments and “Rigor”

P.E. is 5 days a week. Your child must have a doctor’s excuse if they can’t participate.

Music is once a week. Library is once a week.

Recess is everyday after lunch.

P.E./Specials/Recess

G/T project required from grades 2nd through 5th grade G/T classrooms

Done in class with teacher guidance and monitoring

One assignment per student Check Ms. Espinoza’s website for

information.

Texas State Performance Standards Project

All 2nd and 5th grade students are required to complete a technology project.

Fifth graders are required to complete a Power Point presentation.

**Each student will need to have an external storage USB drive**

Technology Project

Grades are posted weekly. You will receive a 3 week progress

report to advise you of grades as well as a 6 weeks report card.

Students may bring a water bottle for after P.E.

SPTSO membership and Volunteering

Friendly Reminders

Closing Thought“I never teach my

pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

-Albert Einstein“I believe the most

important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare”

-Maya Angelou