Fiffth Grade Information

Big Events  Stay Safe  Camp Jolt  Graduation

Important Times School Beginning Times  7:40 am Children come into the rooms  7:50 am Instruction begins in the class room Lunch Times  Rivera/Fulton 11:15-11:45 am  Stowers/Mitchell 11:20-11:50 am  Routh 11:25-11:55 am Dismissal  2:45 pm Walkers  2:50 pm Car Riders

Homework All homework will be assigned on an as needed basis. Please be sure to check the agenda for assigned homework.

Class Room Behavior Savannah implements a classroom management approach referred to as C.H.A.M.P.S. Students have clear expectations set for them in each classroom for each activity. Behavior plan (in a six weeks period) Level 0 - Warning tag (front side only) visual reminder Level warning tag, 5 minutes off recess Level warning tags, 10 minutes off recess Level warning tags, 15 minutes off recess Level check marks, office referral *Students who receive 3 or more warning tags in a six week period will be ineligible for Gatoriffic for the six weeks.

Reading Goals 40 Book Challenge Students will be required to read 40 books this school year from a variety of genres. Students are given at least 15 minutes each day in class to read independently, but are encouraged to read at home as well. 1. Develop tools and skills to become independent readers for life. 2. Understand expository text in order to gain and use information about our world. 3. Understand literary text using comprehension strategies to become self-directed, critical readers.

Reading Skills Expository (Non-fiction)  Analyze information  Draw conclusions  Provide evidence from text to support their understanding  Summarize the main idea and supporting details  Use multiple text features and graphics to locate info Literary (Fiction)  Recognize setting, narrators, characters, plot, and theme  Infer and draw conclusions  Explain the purpose of various points of view  Compare and contrast themes

How Can Parents Help? Remember we want our children to see that reading is a life long skill and when we can share what we've been reading with others, it helps us become more engaged in what we're reading. Sample questions to ask for understanding:  What is your purpose for reading this text?  What questions do you have while reading?  What did the reading remind you of or what did you learn?  How did it make you feel? Why?

Social Studies SS Units of Study *Social studies will be integrated into reading lessons by using both fiction and nonfiction literature related to our unit of study. 1st Six Weeks - Culture, Customs, Traditions Celebrate Freedom Week - September 15 – 19 2nd Six Weeks - Colonial America 3rd Six Weeks - American Revolution 4th Six Weeks - U.S. Constitution 5th Six Weeks - Westward Expansion/Civil War 6th Six Weeks – 20 th century

Science Big Ideas Science  Earth and Space  Matter and Energy  Force and Motion  Organisms and Their Environment

Math Big Ideas Mathematical Processes Order of Operations Fractions Geometry and Measurement Data analysis, statistics and Probability Problem Solving/Plan a Strategy Identify math in everyday situations