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West Riverside Elementary
Welcome to 5th Grade
Supply List
School Use• One 3 ring binder-2inches or more• Dividers• # 2 pencils• Erasers• Pencil pouch/box• Lined paper-wide rule• Four Spiral notebooks (wide rule)• Highlighters• Colored pencils• Small thesaurus
Home use• Small dictionary • Crayons• Glue stick• Scissors • One ruler (inches & centimeters)• One protractor
Classroom donations• One bottle of hand sanitizer • Cleaning wipes (Clorox wipes)• Kleenex
Classroom Rules
• Listen and follow directions• Come to class prepared• Raise your hand and wait to be called on before
speaking• Respect others• Keep hands and feet to yourself• Keep your area clean• Take care of classroom equipment and materials• Always try to perform better than you did the day
before
Homework Policy
• Homework will be given daily (Monday-Thursday) and due on a daily basis.
• Homework will be given on Friday only to those students who do not complete homework or class work during the week.
• Students who do not complete homework will lose recess or receive an afternoon detention
Homework Policy
• Students who do not come to school prepared with books, homework, and student planner will lose recess or receive an afternoon detention.
• Homework is given as a review of California State Standards previously taught.
• Daily reading at home is essential for your child’s success in fifth grade.
Reward Plan
• Verbal and Written Praise• Classroom Privileges
– Computer time– Free time– Movie time during lunch
• Good Behavior Tickets– Trade tickets for school supplies, books, etc.
Discipline Plan
1st Verbal Warning
2nd Move student to a different location
3rd Lose recess
4th Parent notification
5th Principal’s office
Grading Scale
• Advanced 90%-100% A
• Proficient 80%-89% B
• Basic 70%-79% C
• Below Basic 59%-69% D• Far Below Basic 0%-58% F
My Goals
• To give you the academic and social skills you To give you the academic and social skills you need to progress to 6th grade.need to progress to 6th grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.environment.
• To help you make new friends and discover new To help you make new friends and discover new interests.interests.
Class Subjects
• The subjects we cover during 5th grade are:The subjects we cover during 5th grade are:– Reading Reading – WritingWriting– English Language DevelopmentEnglish Language Development– MathMath– ScienceScience– Social studiesSocial studies
Reading
You are about to begin a year-long journey in Reading, experiencing rich literature and achieving the standards set for you by the Reading/Language Arts Framework for California Public Schools.
California State Standards:1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and Vocabulary
Development
2.0 Reading Comprehension
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
School Year 2011-2012
Let’s have a great year!
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