Welcome to 5th Grade Parent Night

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Welcome to 5th Grade Parent Night

• 700 730pm
• November 8, 2011
• Library

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A Sample Daily Schedule

• 715-745 Morning Work
• 745-945 ELA/Guided Reading Groups
• 945-1000 Break
• 1000-1100 Math Groups
• 1120-11555th grade staggered Lunch
• 1155-1210 Read Aloud/Restroom
• 1210-100 Enhancements
• 100- 200 Science/Social Studies
• 200-215 Go over homework/pack up/
• dismissal

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ELA and Guided Reading

• How are your guided reading groups determined?
• Are these groups fluid and flexible?
• What are the other students doing while guided
  reading groups are taking place?
• How often does my child have a vocabulary test?
• Common Core Standards

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Science Fair

• All 5th Graders are required to do a project
• Projects are due January 5, 2012
• Science Fair Packets and Boards
• Project must be on a board to be entered into the
  science fair
• The packet contains due dates/calendar for
  specific parts of the project
• Working alone or in pairs
• Projects will be discussed in class but will be
  completed/done at home

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Science

• EOG tested in 5th and 8th
• Length of test 80 items 2 ½ hours
• How do I help my child prepare?
• L to J
• Foldables used for note taking
• What happens if my child doesnt pass the science
  EOG?

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Homework Policy

• Where can I find an explanation of the homework
  policy?
• Should my child be studying every night and what?
• Study Island/Study Jams/ Resources on teachers
  website
• Do I need to sign the graded paper folder each
  Monday night?
• How often should my child have homework?

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Field Trip Opportunities

• Ropes Course .already have been!
• Zoo April 4, 2012
• Cost Approximately 20
• Will be back at school around 7pm
• Covers Predator/prey relationships, interactions
  of animals to their environment, biome
  differences

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Parent Assist

• What is parent assist?
• Username/password
• Features of site
• Online Absence Form
• Attendance Tardies/Early Dismissals
• Make-Up Days for absences that total 10 or more