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5th Grade Student Handbook

Curtis

2015-2016

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INDEX

|Daily Schedule |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 |

|Learning Highlights |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 |

|States and Capitals |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 |

|United States Map |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 |

|Classwork Expectations |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,21,22 |

|Homework |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 |

|Reading Counts Goals |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 |

|Field Trips |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 |

|Students Expectations & Responsibilities |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 |

|Weekly Super Citizen Card |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 |

|Class Dress Code |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 |

|Necessities |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 |

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|Mr. Curtis’ Class Rules |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? |

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|Goals For Students |. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 18 |

Daily Schedule

A typical day might look like this:

8:45 Handwriting: Get ready for the day and work quietly

9:00 Math: Math Games, Roll and Write, Class Lesson, Individual Work

10:55 Specials

10:25 Reading: Read aloud and discuss literature, work on reading fluency

10:55 Language: Spelling Lesson, Writing Workshop, and Language Arts Lesson

11:25 RECESS/LUNCH

12:30 Spelling: 12 Points, Word Study, Vocabulary

1:15 Science: Our newsletter will give more details.

1:45 Social Studies

2:30 ADHOC: Homework, SSR, Testing, One on One Time, …

3:15 HOME

Other things that affect our schedule:

( P.E.: We will be in the gym for P.E. on Mondays and Wednesday. Please have PE shoes in school with child’s name on it!

( Computer Lab: We will be going to the Computer Lab from 9:00 until 9:55 every Thursday.

( Library: We will be going to the library from 9:55 until 10:25 every Thursday. Do NOT forget to return your library books!

( Band or Orchestra: If you choose to play an instrument, you will meet with those teachers on special times during the week. DO NOT FORGET YOUR INSTRUMENTS ON THOSE DAYS! You need to be responsible. Your teacher probably will NOT let you call home to have a parent bring you your instrument.

( MUSIC: Music is on Tuesday and Thursday

Learning Highlights

You will learn about a LOT of things in 5th grade. Here are just some of the “big ideas” we’ll cover this year

Language Arts:

• Analogies (similarities)

• Analysis (part of whole/compare & contrast)

• Synthesis (combining)

• Literary Devices (similes, metaphors, personification, flashback, foreshadowing, irony)

• Making inferences

• Drawing Conclusions

• Summarizing

• Sequencing

• Cause & Effect

• Vocabulary Development

• Making Predictions

Novels, which may be used this year:

• Sign of the Beaver

• The Indian in the Cupboard

• From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

• Johnny Tremain

Math:

• Number Theory

• Estimation and Computation

• Geometry Explorations

• Division

• Fractions, Decimals, and Percent’s

• Using Data

• Adding and Subtracting Fractions

• Exponents and Negative Numbers

• Fractions and Ratios

• Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity

• Algebra Concepts and Skills

Science:

• Animal Behavior

• Biomes

• Matter and Energy

• Our Changing Earth (Glaciers, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate tectonics)

• Oceans

• Human Body Systems

Social Studies:

• The First Americans

• The Age of Exploration

• The Colonial Period

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

Language

• Spelling

• Complete Sentences

• Word Uses (parts of speech)

• Paragraph Writing

• Note Taking

• Speaking – Oral presentations

• Listening

• Dictionary Skills

• Report Writing

• Outlining

Writing Process and 6 Traits of Writing

• Brain Storming, Rough Draft, Response, Revise, Edit, & Final Copy

• Ideas, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Organization, Voice, Presentation, & Conventions

“GOING TO MISS SCHOOL AND GO TO ANCHORAGE?”

Your ticket to return to class is an Arby’s Beef and Cheddar w/out ranch.

States and Capitals

As a fifth grader, you will be expected to memorize the fifty states and their capital cities by the end of the school year. Here is a list of states and capitals to refer to throughout the year. You will need to know where to find all the states on a blank map, and SPELLING COUNTS!

Alabama - Montgomery

Alaska - Juneau

Arizona - Phoenix

Arkansas - Little Rock

California - Sacramento

Colorado - Denver

Connecticut - Hartford

Delaware - Dover

Florida - Tallahassee

Georgia - Atlanta

Hawaii - Honolulu

Idaho - Boise

Illinois - Springfield

Indiana - Indianapolis

Iowa - Des Moines

Kansas - Topeka

Kentucky - Frankfort

Louisiana - Baton Rouge

Maine - Augusta

Maryland - Annapolis

Massachusetts - Boston

Michigan - Lansing

Minnesota - St. Paul

Mississippi - Jackson

Missouri - Jefferson City

Montana - Helena

Nebraska - Lincoln

Nevada - Carson City

New Hampshire - Concord

New Jersey - Trenton

New Mexico - Santa Fe

New York - Albany

North Carolina - Raleigh

North Dakota - Bismarck

Ohio - Columbus

Oklahoma - Oklahoma City

Oregon - Salem

Pennsylvania - Harrisburg

Rhode Island - Providence

South Carolina - Columbia

South Dakota - Pierre

Tennessee - Nashville

Texas - Austin

Utah - Salt Lake City

Vermont - Montpelier

Virginia - Richmond

Washington - Olympia

West Virginia - Charleston

Wisconsin - Madison

Wyoming - Cheyenne

(Map goes here)

Classwork Expectations

Your paper should ALWAYS have the following heading:

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| |Your Name, # |Subject |

| |Today’s Date |Name of Assignment |

Practice writing a heading in the space below. The name of your assignment is “Practice Heading”:

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( Assignments should always be completed IN PENCIL, unless your teacher tells you otherwise. An assignment may not be accepted if it is completed in any other way (pen, colored pencil, marker, etc.)

( You should always do your best work on every assignment. Use your neatest handwriting, your best spelling, and proper indentation. Your work is a reflection of YOU, so make it fabulous!

( Some assignments will be graded, and some will not. You will not know ahead of time which assignments are being graded, so take everything seriously!

( If you do not complete your classwork in time, you may be asked to give up your recess in order to complete assignments. Don’t waste time in class!

Homework

( Homework will be assigned on Monday and is due on the next Monday. Your assignments might include:

• Reading and keeping a Reading Log (parent signature required)

• Language Arts

• A weekly math packet

• Studying various subjects (extra credit)

• Spelling

( Homework will be collected every Monday. If you are missing a particular paper or signature, it will count as a missing homework assignment. This will affect your grade.

( In most cases, you will know what your homework assignments are for the entire week. You should be able to plan your time accordingly. No late homework assignments will be accepted unless you have a VERY GOOD excuse AND a note from a parent.

• EXAMPLES OF UNACCEPTABLE EXCUSES: sports games or practices, church events, or forgetting your purple folder at school the day before

• EXAMPLES OF ACCEPTABLE EXCUSES: Birth, death, or injury in the immediate family, or illness. Remember, you need to have a note from a parent to verify your excuse!

( We want you to do well on your homework. If you do not understand something, please do NOT leave it blank. If you leave too many parts blank, it may count as a missing homework assignment! Show that you have at least tried to complete the assignment.

( At the end of the year, students who have completed 100% of their homework assignments will receive a special award!

Reading Counts Goals

( You are expected to read at least 500 minutes a month as part of your homework. This means you should be reading 15 minutes a night, and at least 125 minutes a week.

( Once you finished your nightly reading, you need to complete a reading response record sheet and get it signed by a parent. This reading response sheet is attached to your homework.

( Your child has A Reading Counts Goal every QUARTER. The books he/she are reading at home should be a Reading Counts Book until they have all the points they need to get an A+. After that they may read anything they please. Check out UPK’s Web site for a list of Reading Counts Books.

( 1st QUARTER Reading Counts GOAL

READING COUNTS

60 POINTS A

50 - 59 POINTS B

40 - 49 POINTS C

30 - 39 POINTS D

0 - 29 POINTS F

QUARTER REWARDS

40 POINTS 1ST QUARTER

50 POINTS 2ND QUARTER

60 POINTS 3RD QUARTER

70 POINTS 4TH QUARTER

( You should be reading books at your reading level (or slightly above it). If you are reading books that are way too easy, you might not receive credit for the pages. Also, you will not receive full-page credit for books with a lot of pictures (like the Great Illustrated Classics).

( You must turn in at least 150 minutes worth. Fill out the daily responses with the homework and return it with your homework packet each week. At least 2 complete sentences for each response and parent signature are required.

( Again, you will NOT be given any extensions—the last school day of the quarter is the ultimate deadline for the GRADE! Be responsible!

Field Trips

We will probably go on several field trips this year. We will discuss these in class.

Remember, going on a field trip is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT! This means you do not automatically get to go on a field trip, just because you’re a fifth grader. If you have not been doing your classwork or homework, or if you have been behaving badly in class, you might not be invited on the trip. Instead, you will stay behind with another teacher and complete an assignment.

On a field trip, students are expected to be on their absolute BEST BEHAVIOR! This means that you:

• Listen to all instructions

• Stay with the group

• Treat chaperones, tour guides, and fellow students with respect

• Clean up after yourself

• Remember your manners (by saying “please” and “thank you”)

If you have shown your teacher that you cannot follow these rules, you might not be invited on the next field trip.

Please also remember that your permission slip must be filled out completely and turned in on time. If not, you may have to stay behind.

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5th Grade Student Expectations & Responsibilities

In order to ensure every 5th grader’s safety and happiness in school, we have developed the following guidelines for student responsibility. Because we have your child’s best interest at heart, we feel very strongly that we need to work together to make your child’s school experience a successful one. Communication is a vital key to this success.

1. Follow all adult directions the first time they are given.

2. Have paper, pencils, books, and completed assignments every day.

3. No swearing, rude gestures, cruel teasing or “put-downs”.

4. Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself.

5. Observe “Quiet Work Time” by being quiet. Do not be disruptive to others.

6. Be responsible for our own behaviors.

The following behaviors are unacceptable anywhere at school:

Defiance of a staff member

Threatening another person or fighting

Damaging property belonging to the school or another person

Theft

The classroom teacher will counsel with students who have difficulty conforming to these expectations on a one-to-one basis. Continued non-conformance will result in loss of privileges, time-outs, parent contact, or detention, depending on the severity of the behavior.

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Expectations for General Hallway and Public Use Areas

All 5th graders will be expected to walk without talking in the halls. This refers to moving from class to class (PE, Music, Library, Computer Lab) and when going to and from the Commons or to another area of the building as a class. Going in and out to recess will be in line form as a class, again without talking. Students walking in the hall by themselves or with a small group are expected to walk quietly and respect all adults in the halls by walking to the right.

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5th graders will be expected to show overall respect to each other, other University Park students, all staff members and other adults in the building or on the school grounds, and to our school itself. We take great pride in University Park School and want it to continue to have the fine reputation it has held for years.

Weekly Super Citizen Card

Pretty much every Monday, you will receive a weekly progress report that looks like the one below:

Super Citizen Card

Name______________________ Week of Aug. 2– 6, 2012

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1. I practice using respect. This means I treat others in a fair and kind way.

2. I am attentive and ready to learn during instructional time.

3. I use a quiet voice when I work with others.

4. I get all my work finished on time.

5. I follow the teacher’s directions the first time.

6. I will have all materials needed for class.

7. Other________________________

Hurray! I brought back all of my homework on time! ______ Days Late

I had a great week. Reading Counts Points

Notes:

__________________________________ Week #01

Parent Signature

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You will be getting these home every Monday. Please go over them with your child, sign and return the to me the next day. This will be your child’s recess pass on Tuesday.

So don’t lose it!

Dress Code

Students may not dress in a manner that creates a safety hazard or that interferes with or distracts from the learning process. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Clothing, jewelry, book covers, backpacks, or binders that contain sexual connotations, or mention tobacco, alcohol, drugs, profanity, obscenity, weapons, violence, or gangs are not permitted.

• Blouses or shirts may not show the midriff or skin. Straps narrower than 2”, strapless or halter-tops will not be allowed.

• Pants must be tailored to the waist and stay up without using a belt. Undergarments should not be visible.

• Shorts, skirts, and dresses must be an appropriate length.

• The following items may not be worn to school: bandannas, hairnets, and altered clothing.

• Sunglasses and hats may not be worn indoors

• Trench coats, knot caps, and heavy overcoats are allowed only during appropriate weather conditions.

• Belts may not hang down and must be tucked into belt loops at all times.

• Attire, including clothing, jewelry, and other accessories, which may be a safety, hazard to the wearer or others is not permitted (e.g. wallet chains, spiked rings or bracelets, chain necklaces, body jewelry).

• Appropriate shoes that stay on the feet well must be worn at all times. Beach shoes/ flip-flops are not to be worn at school.

• No writing on or alterations of backpacks, ball caps, or binders, other than a student’s name, is allowed.

• There is no need to be wearing our boot during school because WE have PE shoes left in school at all times.

• We need to have ALL our winter gear as soon as the 1st snow flies. We live in Alaska and we need to be safe. Parents, we know what is best for our kids, they are only 10.

• WE ARE HERE TO LEARN, NOT BE COOL!

Discipline Policy

In our classroom, you are expected to follow all school rules as well as the CLASSROOM RULES. Our classroom should be a place where everyone feels comfortable and is able to learn. If you are being disruptive to the class in any way, here is what will happen:

• First, you’ll be given a warning. (Loss of green tag)* I will tell you what it is that you’re doing, and ask you to stop.

• If you continue to be disruptive, you will lose your YELLOW tag. This means 10 minutes of recess lost and 20 sentences to write. You will write down the offence in our behavior notebook. I will use this notebook (see page 10) when completing report cards.

• If you still don’t stop the behavior, you will loose your red card, loose all your recess, and have 50 sentences to write. You will write again in the behavior notebook and a call will go home or a DR will be filled out at the office.

• If things get REALLY bad, you will get a DR. Ms. Aizstrauts will contact your parents. Remember, if you get more than three DR’s (or ANY suspensions), you can’t participate in the end of the quarter rewards.

Hopefully, you will never have to worry about any of this, and we can have a wonderful year together! (

*Note: Sometimes, if a behavior is REALLY bad (like hurting another student, for example), you will NOT be given a warning. In that case, you would be given an automatic DR and Loss of RED tag.

Goals for Student Development

As teachers, we strive to have our 5th graders learn:

1- to take control of their lives

2- to think for themselves

3- to have to make decisions and live with the consequences

4- to experience logical cause/effect connections

5- to develop strong self-concepts

6- to recognize, accept, and solve their own problems

7- to recognize that problems are opportunities for growth

8- to understand that adults are concerned, caring, helpful, and want their success

9- to be responsible for themselves and their

actions.

We encourage your support in helping your child grow and develop in each of these areas so that he/she may be a more responsible young person in school, at home, and in our community.

Supplies Necessary for 5th Grade

Gym shoes 1 box Kleenex $15.00 Science Fund

Crayons Washable markers

# 2 pencils colored pencils

Sharp scissors Elmer’s glue and glue sticks

Ruler College ruled notebook paper

Wet Wipes (3) Pocket Folders w/3 ring

(Each teacher may request specific supplies)

Snack Policy

A snack time is permitted at midmorning, but because this takes place during active learning times, we ask students who wish to eat a snack to have it in their desks ready to eat (wasting learning time going to backpacks is valuable time lost). Healthy snacks ONLY! The following are suggestions: fruit (please have it ready to eat and in a baggie), veggies, cheese and crackers, a granola bar, etc. Potato chips, Fritos, etc. tend to be noisy and are greasy. NO candy!

Lunchtime Policy

Students have the option of buying hot lunch ($3.50) or bringing lunch from home. Those choosing to buy lunch will get their lunch and return to their classroom quickly without lingering in the halls to eat quietly. All 5th graders will eat in their own classrooms. On Fridays, eating with another 5th grade friend or inviting a 5th grade friend to eat with them is permitted. Special events occasionally prevent Friday lunch visits.

Weekly Parent Newsletters

We send home a weekly parent newsletter containing important news and announcements, specific areas of the curriculum, which are being studied, upcoming tests and/or assignments, and other topics about which parents need to be informed. It will be placed in the front pocket of the PURPLE folder. We strongly encourage you to look for these parent letters on Monday. Sign up for an electronic newsletter with Mr. Curtis.

Parent Involvement

We encourage parent involvement. Taking an active part in your child’s education is a tremendous benefit to everyone involved. If you are interested in helping in the classroom, please ask in advance when the most opportune time would be and then check in with the office to let them know you will be helping in your child’s classroom. We have several projects, large and small, planned throughout the school year, which necessitate many parents to make these events a success.

End of the Quarter Reward Events

At the end of each quarter the 5th grades will plan special good citizenship reward events: the fall carnival, an afternoon curling at the Fairbanks Curling Club, the teacher talent show? and finally field day. Any student earning a DR (disciplinary report) for threatening or humiliating another person, deliberately injuring another person, defying an adult, damaging or stealing property will not be permitted to participate in the event for that quarter.

“MR. CURTIS’ COFFEE OF CHOICE!”

Americano w/ extra CREAM

5th Grade Policy for Grading

Student work should be the best that a student can produce. It should be neat, complete, and turned in on time. The following rules will affect assigning grades to classwork and homework in the 5th grade.

PERSEVERAN(C)E

DIS(C)IPLINE

(C)OMMITTMENT

DEDI(C)ATION

SA(C)RIFICE

SU(C)CESS

WOR(C)K

1. Late Work

Work that is turned in late (past a specified date) will be graded as normal but will have 10 points taken off the score for each day it is late. For example, a late paper which earned a score of 95% (A) will be given a score of 85%(B). Work more than three days late will be given a zero. Exceptions will be made for work, which is late due to illness or other prearranged reasons.

2. Work turned in with no name

Work turned in for credit without a student's name clearly written at the top of the paper will be graded as normal but will have 10 points taken off the score. For example, a paper with no name which earned the score of 95% (A) will be given a score of 85% (B-).

3. Work turned in that is sloppy or poorly done

Work turned in for credit which is sloppy or poorly done will be graded as normal but will have one letter grade (10 points) taken off the score, as per examples above. A paper is considered sloppy or poorly done if, for example, words or sentences are scribbled out, writing is difficult to read, non-related pictures or drawings are present, or if margins and lines are disregarded.

As district policy states:

Grades will be earned based on the following percentages:

A 90-100 % B 80-89 %

C 70-79 % D 60-69 % F 0-59 %

Grading Criteria:

Elementary grades will reflect a combination of some of the four areas listed below and will not be based on only one evaluation of criteria:

1- Daily Work

2- Test Scores

3- Participation

4- Skill application

The subjective judgment of the teacher is a major factor in determining any grade, specifically for participation and skill application. (Policy 978.1)

“COKE IS ALWAYS GOOD!”

Mr. Curtis’ Class Rules

SHOW UP

WORK HARD

RESPECT

HAVE A PURPOSE

You should:

- have enthusiasm for school.

- have a desire to do well.

- show leadership in class and UPK.

- Have good character.

- Encourage citizenship

“Pizza IS ALWAYS GOOD!”

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