Mrs. LaManque5th grade

•Chesapeake Bay Experience September 30$5.00

•JLABJanuary 7

•Washington, DCDate TBD

Field Trips

•Reading - reading as a class, in a group, and independently throughout the day

•Writing – start the day with writing•Word Study – different groups that can be dynamic

Language Arts

• Independent reading daily in class

• Read 20 minutes each night

• A variety of genres

• Blog

• A student in the 20th percentile reads books for .7 minutes per day. This adds up to 21,000 word read per year.

• A student in the 80% percentile reads books for 14.2 minutes per day. This adds up to 1,146,000 words per year.

• A student in the 90th percentile reads for 21.1 minutes per day. This adds up to 1,823,000 words per year.

• A student in the 98% percentile reads for 65 minutes per day. This adds up to 4,358,000 words per year!

40 Book Challenge

•Alternative developmental approach to traditional spelling instruction

•Instruction is differentiated for different levels of word knowledge

•Provides students with an understanding of how words work so they can transfer what they learn to new words

Word Study

•Reading: •40% Tests •35% Quizzes/Book Talks•25% Classwork

•English:

•40% Writing •30% Classwork•20% Word Study tests• 10% Homework

Grading

•Math homework assigned Monday – Thursday

•Weekly quizzes •Tests given after each chapter or unit•Quarterly Assessments given, grade counts•Math checked for completion

Math

40% Tests

30% Quizzes

20% Classwork & Problem Solving

10% Homework

Grading

•6 Units: Oceans, Earth, Matter, Sound,

Light and Living Things•Practice using Scientific Method throughout year &

design experiments•Interactive Notebooks•Hands-on Science Activities – need volunteers. See sign up sheet.

•Field trip to Jefferson Lab, January 7th

Science

•Total of 3 Units: •Geography (mapping skills)•Global Community•Family Origins and Customs•Government in Action•Cultural Environment •Research - Making Global Connections

•Heifer Project

•Social studies interactive notebooksPlease review with your child (especially for tests/quizzes)

•Practice activities linked to website

•Mainly a project based course

World Geography

40% Tests30% Quizzes & Projects20 % Classwork & Labs10% Homework

Grading

Consequences for no homework • 0 for the grade or bring it in late for 50%

Consequences for behavior1) Redirection from the teacher. (Eye contact or tap on desk)

2) Verbal redirection from the teacher.

3) Note in behavior folder (written by teacher with date) *EATS*

4) If I need to update the behavior folder more than once in a day, a wake-up call will be sent home. If I have to update the folder more than one time in a week, a call home will be made.

Consequences

•Homework Policy – 45 minutes or less each day.•Check Aspen for review activities, projects, quizzes, and tests

•Contact us if your child is having difficulty with homework

•Help your child learn to be responsible for homework. Set a time and place for homework to be completed each day.

Homework

•Attendance notes should be sent in the day after an absence.

•Dismissal/bus - send note in a.m. for any change to normal schedule. No dismissal changes after 3:00.

(add lgray to any emailed dismissal notes)

•All tardy students need to be checked in by a parent on arrival.

•All visitors (lunch, classroom, etc.) must REGISTER in the office and get a sticker to wear in the building.

•All volunteers must CHECK OUT when leaving the building.

Reminders

•Please activate your Aspen account!•Aspen will have the most current grade information

•Receive important email communication through Aspen

•Link to the newsletter for the latest information and dates!

Aspen

•Stanford 10 testing: September 21-23

•Interim reports issued October 15•Conference Day, TBD

•“Sign up Genius”

•Report Cards issued November 19•SOLsScience - May 20Math – May 23 and 24Reading – May 26 and 27

Important Dates

Important Info

•Class website: http://mvesmustangs.weebly.com

•School phone number: 757-898-0480•Email: mlamanque@ycsd.york.va.us

THANK YOU FOR COMING!