1. Welcome to
5th Grade
Open
House!

2. Things you need to know!

3. Follow us on Twitter:
@ResRinggold

4. If you haven’t given us your , please do so before leaving tonight so that you can receive our weekly newsletter.
You should have gotten an invitation that had a parent and student passcode for Class Dojo. Please sign up through the CLASS DOJO APP TONIGHT!!!
CLASS DOJO: 74% average for the 9 weeks along with grades of A,B,C’s (This qualifies students for PRIDE.)

5. Agenda
Please sign your student’s agenda every night and read over what the student has for homework and what they have worked on in class.

6. Attendance
Perfect attendance is 173 days without any absences, early dismissals, or tardiness.
The State of Georgia is very strict about attendance.
If your student is absent, a note is required when they return to school (even if you have spoken with the office).
If the student is going to be out of school for more than 2 days, please call to request their work so they don’t get too far behind.
Excused absences are listed in the county handbook.

7. Music
Mrs. Roach wanted to make you aware that 5th graders will be playing recorders later this year. They can be purchased for $ Students will need to take their recorder home to practice. She will be sending home a form to purchase the recorders on November 4. Money and order form will be due Nov. 21.
Georgia Music Standard 5GM.2 a. Perform melodic patterns from a major scale with appropriate technique.
d. Perform instrumental parts expressively matching dynamics and tempo while responding to the cues of a conductor.

8. RITUALS AND ROUTINES

9. Accountable talk: all conversations during
class should be on topic
Manage Tools: use classroom tools/supplies
correctly, keep desk clean
Noise Level: appropriate level
Respectful Responses: talk respectfully with teachers and other students
Time on task: stay on task during class, reserve playing for recess
Individual accountability: turn in homework/
classwork on time and fill out agenda

10. PRIDE Rewards 2 School-wide trips Academic reward days/catch up days
Catch up Club
Pep Rallies and Dress up Weeks
Tiger Fridays- $$$$$

11. Classroom Expectations
Come prepared to each class.
Complete assignments on time.
Follow Directions
Be Respectful

12. Parent Portal
Sign up tonight! You can access your child’s grades daily by logging into the website. If you used it last year, you do not have to sign up again. The account should still be available.

13. HOMEWORK Math: Fact Practice: Mon, Tues, & Thurs.
Review Sheet given on Monday
Due on Wednesday
Reading:
15 minutes of reading
(Mon - Thurs.)
Reading HW is due at the end of each week
Language: daily M,T,W reviewed in class and tested on Friday
Science: Homework due on Friday
Students have at least 1 project during each 9 weeks.

14. HOMEWORK
Please check
go to schools, click on staff names of Hope, Giannamore, McKown, and McCrary
for homework assignments.
Students should have about an hour’s worth of homework every night.
Encourage students to read about 20 minutes each night. Record on reading contract and get parent signature weekly.

15. GRADES
Weekly folders come home on Tuesdays with graded work in them. Please keep the papers, but sign and return folder on Wednesday.

16. Grades
After October 31, students will lose dojo points for papers without a name/heading and/or if turned in late (this does not apply to excused absences).

17. How can you reach us? Feel free to email any of us at: or or
You may call the school and leave us a message.

18. Math class
Daily Review (Math Common Core-10 minute daily review) Math for Today
Go over today’s mini-lesson;
Groupwork or independent tasks/practice
Closing
Independent work time; ipads
Fact Practice (Mon, Tues, & Thurs nights)
Homework given on Monday-due on Wednesday

19. MATH
All eight math units are based on the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards.
All classrooms are student-focused.
We will be using a website called IXL in our classroom this year. This program is a comprehensive site with an unlimited number of math practice questions and can be accessed from home.

20. Mrs. Hope/Coulter Reading and Language (ELA)
Daily 5 Reading
Read to Self
Read to Someone
Word Work
Listen to Reading
Work on Writing

21. Reading Homework
15 minutes of reading from “just right” book and writing about what they read.
Reading HW Weekly .

22. Language Homework Spiral Language Review
Given on Monday complete each night to earn Dojo point the next day in class (Thursday must be completed on Wed. night) Study Thursday for test on Friday

23. ELA Assessments Weekly Language quiz
Comprehension quizzes over chapter books/assigned reading
Summative tests and/or projects
Progress recorded in Parent Portal.

24. Books, books, and more books
Students can check out two books from the school library. These books can go between school and home.
Chapter books will be assigned from an in-class set from time to time.
RAZ (This program will be accessible from home.)
Hope’s password = michellehope
McCrary’s password = carlamccrary
McKown’s password = melissamckown
Your child is responsible for ALWAYS having a “just right” book each day!

25. Writing
Using the 5 stages of the writing process, students will learn to write in a variety of writing genres.
Narrative
Informational
Persuasive
Poetry
Response to Literature
Letter
Speeches
Short answer/written reponse

26. Language Arts Writing – Georgia Standards
of Excellence
Grammar – Integrated in writing, Daily 5 activities & Daily Spiral Language review homework reviewed daily in class.
Spelling – No weekly test
Spelling skills will be integrated within the DAILY 5 – Word Work

27. Science Science homework will occasionally be once a week.
Please call me about anything. All my students have my home telephone number.
We will study cells, electricity, classification, heredity, magnetism, matter, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
4-H and CHAMPS

28. Social Studies (Mr. G) We will study this year:
American History: from Civil War through the present day
Economics
Government
(Students will go every other week to Science and Social Studies)

29. Thanks for coming to
5th Grade
Open
House!