back to school night mrs. lopez: [email protected] ms. marshall: [email protected]...
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Back to School Night
Mrs. Lopez: [email protected]. Marshall: [email protected] *Ms. Vincent: [email protected] *Miss Ranganathan: UMD Student Intern (Lopez)Miss Wanek: UMD Student Intern (Vincent)
Tonight we will….
Introduce ourselvesReview the nuts and bolts of 5th gradeSpend a day in the life of a 5th graderSpend time in teachers’ classrooms
Nuts and Bolts
Communication Email List Quarterly Newsletters Encourage students to talk with teachers Twitter – We love tweeting during exciting parts
of the day. Follow us: Mrs. Lopez: @5thGradeTweets Ms. Marshall: @Room3Tweets Ms. Vincent: @Room4Tweets
Nuts and Bolts
Binders Check parent section every night; everything
else (graded or un-graded) stays in the binder HW section is student’s responsibility Cleaned out IN SCHOOL!
Nuts and Bolts
Phone Calls Students are not allowed to make phone calls
home during the day. Period.
Nuts and Bolts
Homework Nightly: Math assignments (Monday-Thursday)
Independent reading (5 nights/week)
Weekly: Reading Journal (due by Friday) Quarterly: At least one long-term project Occasionally: Science/SS/Grammar homework
It is your child’s responsibility to keep track of his or her assignments in the book provided.
Nuts and Bolts
Absences If students are absent without being excused,
they can pick up and complete missed work upon returning to school.
Students who are out of class, while still in school (instrumental music, Aqua Eagles, etc.) are responsible for making up the work they miss.
Nuts and Bolts
TestingMAP-R – fall, winter, springMAP-M – fall, winter, spring (new)MSA – Math and Reading (4 days - March)MSA – Science (2 days – April/May)
Nuts and Bolts
Field TripsWilliamsburg – October 18; approx. $90Newseum – January/February; approx $30Westward, Ho! – May 21; approx. $35 +We may take other, smaller field trips during
the year
Nuts and Bolts
Private SchoolThe earlier, the better.Three schools only, please.Contact Susan Holcomb for transcript
requests.
Nuts and Bolts
Westland Course PlacementsUsually completed in late January, early
FebruarySeparate forms for teacher/parent
placementsThe Westland Guidance dept. is your point
of contact.Report card grades and testing count
towards course placements.
Curriculum
ReadingLiterature CirclesGuided ReadingJunior Great BooksWilliam and Mary
Curriculum
WritingWriter’s NotebookWriting Assignments 1 major piece/monthGrammar – in schoolSpelling – in school
Curriculum
MathMath 5
Lopez Hmrm. – Mrs. Lopez and Miss Ranganathan
Marshall Hmrm. – Ms. MarshallVincent Hmrm. – Mrs. Lopez or Ms. Marshall
Math 6 – Ms. Vincent and Miss Wanek
Curriculum
GrammarParts of SpeechCommonly misused/misspelled wordsPunctuation
Curriculum
ScienceForce, Motion, and EnergyElectricity and MagnetismAstronomyCells and Heredity
Family Life – Spring 20123-4 Days of Family Life2-3 Days of Disease Prevention/Control
Curriculum
Social StudiesCitizens in ActionCreating a New NationThe Evolving Country