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!