Welcome to the Fifth Grade

***See Homework below***

Mrs.

ingsley's Class

Today's Homework

October 4, 2011

PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!!

Reading

       DI worksheet-sequencing side

Math

     Homework Practice workbook p. 2-7

Language Arts

Grammar & Writing- text p. 69 and workbook p. 14 (if didn't do in class)

Spelling-"Satchel Paige" definitions and Challenge word #24 (in notebook)

Social Studies

Workbook p.16

     Make sure Chapter 2 Lessons 1-4 vocabulary definitions are in your Social St. notebook by tommorrow

Science

  Structure of a Flower diagram due Friday (p. 102)

Health

Workbook p. 37   and definitions by Thursday

Click on Math book to get to your child's online resources (you must use the access code)	Click on Science book to get to your child's online resources                       (You need Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher)   (you must use the access code)	Click on Reading book to get to your child's online resources (you must use the access code)
Access Code: CD2A6B70AA	Access Code: FB06023104	Access Code: B8DD488747B2CEEF3FE3

Welcome to my fifth grade class!  Parents are the greatest asset to any teacher and I hope we can work together.  I encourage parental involvement and I need your input about your child.  I am thanking you in advance for your cooperation, especially insuring that homework and projects are completed.

Fifth grade is an extremely important grade in which the curriculum material they learn will truly be continued to be expanded upon even into college. I will help them expand academically but I also want to help them with their organizational skills as they prepare for middle school. I hope that we will be "partners in education."

Assemblies and Field Trips This year (2011-2012) we have several speakers and field trips planned. Our Field Trips are scheduled for: June, 2012- Safety Patrol Trip to Funplex June, 2012- Promotion Trip to Medieval Times **TRIPS  are a PRIVILEGE and if students misbehave they will NOT ATTEND*

Homework Policy  Homework is an important tool that I use to assess if students understand the material being presented.  Homework serves to show both the teacher and the student if the lesson that was taught that day was learned or if it is still confusing to the student.  It is very important that it is done nightly and checked by a parent or guardian. This shows your interest in school and helps them to learn responsibility, organizational, and good study habits. Students are responsible to write down their homework assignments in their homework planners.  Homework also involves studying at times.  I need parental cooperation to help your child learn how and when to study.  Please check your child's homework planner daily and make sure they have completed their homework.  Homework will be given between Monday and Thursday nights.  There will usually be no homework on the weekend as this is "family time" unless they are working on a project.  I will try to send a notice home when homework has not been completed on several occasions. Students who do not complete their homework must stay after school on Thursday for detention (2:45-3:15).  I gave each child a Take Home Folder to put messages and homework dittos in so they do not get lost.  Please set up a homework time in your household.

lassroom ules

Our class developed their own class rules.  The students are aware of the consequences and rewards for following the rules.

1. Speak only at appropriate times. 

2. Keep hands, feet, and negative comments to yourself.

3. You are responsible for your pens, pencils, books, and assignments.

4. Go to learning centers as directed by the teacher.

5. Be respectful to all faculty.

Tutoring Tutoring is available Mondays to Wednesdays from 2:45pm-3:15pm for extra help or studying for tests. Each child will be assigned a group and day for tutoring. Homework Club (Mondays to Thursdays) -Students can begin their homework afterschool and ask for help, if needed.

Check out the following websites …

Math Fact Sheets http://www.saxonpublishers.com/activities/basic_fact_sheets/

World of Measurement http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/measurement/index.htm

Math Glossary http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index_temp.html

5th grade math http://www.kathimitchell.com/math.htm

Brain Pop Math http://www.brainpop.com/math

Math Converter http://www.convert-me.com/en/

Cool Math http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

Math Challenges http://www.figurethis.org/

Fractions http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html

Math Games http://www.kidskonnect.com/PrimaryMath/MathHome.html

lassroom ews

We do current events daily (each student is assigned a day).

We have book reports that coordinate with the Book-It Program from October to March and are based on a specific genre.  Letters are sent home monthly about this subject.

Each month we select a "Student of the Month" based on school-wide qualifications. However, we also select a "Student of the Week" person who has shown an improvement sometime the week before.

There will be three school-wide projects during the school year (one a trimester).

Supplies for the School Year 

Every student should have:

Six (6) solid colored- coordinated one-subject notebooks

(*please also, if possible, get Jumbo Book Soxs that correspond in color to the one-subject notebook.)

6 solid colored folders (according to subject area)

1 package of multiuse labels(3 x 1.5) to label the folders/books

a soft zippered pencil case

2 boxes of #2 pencils (1 for home, 1 for school)

1 package of blue or black erasable pens

1 package of red pens

a white eraser

2 packages of loose-leaf paper, 3 holed, wide rule( for homework use)

1 rolling book bag (*if possible)

1 thesaurus (for home use)

1 dictionary (for home use)

(**Their own markers and/or colored pencils for home projects and homework) 

NO PENCIL SHARPENERS, PLEASE !!

                                                                THANK  YOU!    

Created by Mrs. Kingsley

10/11/11 02:31 PM