Fifth Grade

Syllabus
2014-2015
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Matt Lipstraw
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Jodi Wilcox
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Fifth Grade aily Schedule
!Sub"ect to #hange$
7:30-7:45 - !tsid" doors op"n #or $r"a%#ast in th" &'m. nc" st!d"nts (nish with
)r"a%#ast* th"' ma' sit in th"ir win& hallwa' o!tsid" th"ir classroom
door and r"ad +!i"tl'.
7:45-,:00 - -lassroom doors will )" op"n and st!d"nts "nt"r to p!t awa' p"rsonal
it"ms* t!rn in hom"wor%* (ll o!t th"ir plann"r* mar% l!nch chart* and
pr"par" #or mornin& class"s. L!nch co!nt and att"ndanc" will )" ta%"n
at this tim".
,:00-,:50 - Math
,:50-.:35 - /p"cials0 1$athroom $r"a%2
.:35-10:15 - Math Wor%shops
10:15-11:35 - 3"adin&43"adin& Wor%shop
11:35-11:50 - 3"c"ss
11:50-15:50 - L!nch 1$athroom $r"a%2
15:50-1:30 - 3"adin& Wor%shop4Writin&
1:30-5:00 - W.6.7.46nt"r8"ntion 1What 6 7""d2
5:00-5:40 - /ocial /t!di"s4/ci"nc"
5:40-3:15 - /ocial /t!di"s4/ci"nc"
3:15-3:50 La!nch* 9ac% and /tac%* Lin" !p to l"a8".
3:50 - 5
th
&rad"rs will )" pic%"d !p o!t #ront this '"ar* alon& th" pla'&ro!nd
sid"wal% with 1
st
* 3
rd
* and 4
th
&rad"rs. 5
nd
&rad"rs* :ind"r&art"n"rs*
and ;o!n& 5<s will )" !nd"r th" canop'.
0/p"cials will rotat" "ach da' this '"ar:
Wilcox = M!sic 1M2* Li)rar'4-omp!t"r 1>2* 9? 1W2* @rt 1>A2* and M!sic 1B-1
st
Ctr2
Lipstraw = @rt 1M2* M!sic 1>2* Li)rar'4-omp!t"r 1W2* 9? 1>A2* and @rt 1B-1
st
Ctr2
%m&ortant things to 'now about 5
th
grade(
)lanners -
?ach st!d"nt will )" &i8"n one free &lanner to writ"
down th"ir dail' hom"wor%* sp"llin& words* and assi&n"d
ni&htl' r"adin&. >his is a tool #or st!d"nts and #or par"nts.
>h" st!d"nts ar" r"+!ir"d to ha8" and to !s" th"ir plann"r
daily. 9lann"rs will aid in ass"ssin& st!d"nts wor%
mana&"m"nt p"r#ormanc".

6# th"r" is hom"wor% in a c"rtain s!)j"ct* th" hom"wor% will )" circl"d. 6#
st!d"nts !s" th"ir tim" wis"l' in class and (nish th" hom"wor% )"#or"
dismissal* th"n th" it"m will )" ch"c%"d oD with a ch"c% mar%. /t!d"nts ar"
"xp"ct"d to ta%" th"ir plann"r hom" "ach ni&ht. >his is so par"nts can s""
what th"ir childr"n ar" l"arnin& on a dail' )asis and so par"nts can disc!ss
conc"pts and assi&nm"nts with th"ir childr"n.
>h" plann"rs ar" ch"c%"d each day )' t"ach"rs )"#or" dismissal #or
compl"tion. 9l"as" ch"c% th" plann"r #or th" #ollowin& color cod":
o Green E 6 am m""tin& "xp"ctations.
o *ellow E 6 n""d to ch"c% m' )"ha8ior F compl"t" a thin% a)o!t it
sh""t.
o +lue E M' )"ha8ior has ca!s"d m" to r"c"i8" a cons"+!"nc" 1$!dd'
3oom2 and noti#' par"nts 1"mail* phon" call* or in p"rson2.
o ,ed E M' )"ha8ior d"monstrat"s a n""d #or int"r8"ntion with m'
par"nts and staD which ma' r"s!lt in a )"ha8ior plan.
/t!d"nts will )" also )" &i8"n th" opport!nit' #or positi8" r"wards. 9l"as"
ch"c% th" plann"r #or th" #ollowin& color cod":
o -range E &ood choic"s
o )ur&le E &r"at jo)4@w"som"G
6# th"r" is an iss!" in8ol8in& 'o!r child at l!nchtim" or a sp"cial* that
t"ach"r4staD m"m)"r will contact 'o! or w" will not" oth"rwis" in 'o!r child<s
plann"r.
>his is on" o# th" tools 1alon& with th" st!d"nt accordion (l" and th" Monda'
Bold"r2 o!r t"am !s"s to #orm a solid comm!nication trian&l" )"tw""n
t"ach"rs* par"nts and st!d"nts. 9l"as" ta%" ad8anta&" o# th"s" r"so!rc"sG @
littl" )it o# tim" will ma%" a +%G diD"r"nc" in 'o!r child<s or&aniHational
s!cc"ssG
.omewor' -
/t!d"nts will ha8" hom"wor% on a r"&!lar )asis Monda'- >h!rsda'
!nl"ss th"' ar" "Ici"nt with in-class wor% tim". >'picall'* st!d"nts
will ha8" math* r"adin&* &rammar* and sp"llin& d!rin& th" school
w""% )"ca!s" o# th" importanc" o# th"s" s%ills. /ci"nc"* /ocial
/t!di"s and Writin& hom"wor% ma' )" assi&n"d to st!d"nts
p"riodicall'.
/ate 0or'-
Wor% is d!" #or math and r"adin& at th" )"&innin& o# th"s" class p"riods. 6# an
assi&nm"nt is &i8"n on" da' it will )" d!" th" #ollowin& da'* !nl"ss st!d"nts ar" told
oth"rwis". Bor "xampl"* hom"wor% assi&n"d on Monda' in math class is d!" on
>!"sda' at th" )"&innin& o# math class. -lass proj"cts with a d!" dat" will )"
mar%"d down accordin&l' #or "ach da' that it is lat". 6# st!d"nts ar" ill* proj"cts ar"
d!" th" da' th" st!d"nt r"t!rns. 6ncompl"t" wor% will aD"ct a st!d"nt<s wor%
mana&"m"nt p"r#ormanc".

1issing 2ssignment Sheets-
/t!d"nts will r"c"i8" a missin& assi&nm"nt sh""t "8"r' Monda'. >his pap"r is #or th"
st!d"nts to %""p trac% o# th"ir missin& wor% !ntil it is compl"t"d and r"t!rn"d. )lease
e3&ect to 4nd it in their 51onday Folder6. 9ar"nts can s"t !p a par"nt acco!nt at
o!r 2tSchool w")sit" to trac% assi&nm"nts and &rad"s mor" car"#!ll'.
.omewor' etention-
6t is 8"r' important #or th" acad"mic s!cc"ss o# "8"r' 5
th
&rad"r
to compl"t" th"ir hom"wor%. 6t has )""n pro8"n that st!d"nts
who compl"t" th"ir hom"wor% p"r#orm )"tt"r acad"micall' on
t"sts. >h"r"#or" to hold o!r st!d"nt acco!nta)l"* no mor" than 5
missin& hom"wor% assi&nm"nts "ach w""% ar" allow"d. ?8"r' Monda' mornin& w"
will ch"c% "ach st!d"nt<s missin& assi&nm"nt r"port. 6# a st!d"nt has 3 or mor"
missin& assi&nm"nts* w" will r"+!ir" that that st!d"nt att"nd a Jhom"wor%< d"t"ntion
>A@> W"dn"sda' a#t"r school. >his will pro8id" th" opport!nit' #or that st!d"nt to
catch !p on th"ir wor% and ha8" t"ach"r s!pport #or an' "xtra h"lp n""d"d. W"
8al!" this tim" with 'o!r st!d"nt* and stron&l' )"li"8" this will h"lp th"m r"ach th"ir
acad"mic &oals. 9ar"nts will )" noti("d on Monda'<s i# th"ir st!d"nt n""ds to sta'
a#t"r school on W"dn"sda'. 6# W"dn"sda' will not wor% #or 'o!r #amil'* anoth"r da'
co!ld )" consid"r"d.
7o 7ame )a&ers-
9ap"rs with no nam" will &o !p on th" )oard !ntil th" n"xt missin& assi&nm"nt
r"port. /t!d"nts ma' claim th"m and t!rn th"m in* )!t th"' will )" mar%"d lat". 7o
name &a&ers will only go u& on the board until after fall 7082 testing ends
on Se&tember 29
th
. 2fter this: no name &a&ers will be thrown away.
/t!d"nts n""d to l"arn that th" (rst thin& that sho!ld &o on a pap"r is th"ir nam".
/t!d"nts ma' r"-do th" assi&nm"nt i# it is thrown awa'* )!t it will )" mar%"d lat".
1onday Folders-
>his #old"r is o!r main #orm o# comm!nication #or school and
class "8"nts. >h" #old"r will hold missin& assi&nm"nt r"ports* &rad"d wor%* school
in#ormation not"s* and a (#th &rad" n"wsl"tt"r 1!nl"ss 'o! "l"ct to ha8" an "l"ctronic
8"rsion2. >h" n"wsl"tt"r will t"ll 'o! a)o!t !pcomin& "8"nts in th" school and
classroom* important dat"s* c!rr"nt sp"llin& words* and conc"pts )"in& co8"r"d at
school. 6n th" c"nt"r o# th" KMonda' Bold"rL* th"r" is a cl"ar ins"rt that contains a
par"nt si&nat!r" sh""t. 9l"as" si&n this sh""t "8"r' tim" 'o! r"c"i8"* r"ad and &o
thro!&h 'o!r child<s #old"r* incl!din& th" missin& assi&nm"nt r"port. >his is th"
t"ach"r<s wa' o# ma%in& s!r" par"nts ar" &"ttin& in#ormation a)o!t th" happ"nin&s
in th" classroom. >h" #old"r sho!ld )" r"t!rn"d with 'o!r child th" #ollowin& da' a#t"r
it is r"c"i8"d 1!s!all' >!"sda'2.
2bsences-
6t is a st!d"nt<s r"sponsi)ilit' to coll"ct an' wor% miss"d d!" to a)s"nc"s. @ st!d"nt
will &"t a da' #or "8"r' da' h"4sh" is a)s"nt to ma%" !p th" miss"d wor%. @)s"nt
wor% will )" &i8"n to st!d"nt !pon r"t!rn. 3otation wor% n""ds to )" coll"ct"d #rom
that t"ach"r !pon r"t!rn. W" n""d a minim!m o# 54 ho!r notic" to &ath"r wor% #or
plann"d a)s"nc"s.
;acation .omewor'-
@s stat"d in th" ?nd"a8or par"nt hand)oo%* t"ach"rs ar" not
r"+!ir"d to ha8" hom"wor% r"ad' prior to a st!d"nt<s 8acation. >h"
polic' at ?nd"a8or stat"s that hom"wor% can )" &ath"r"d and
compl"t"d wh"n th" st!d"nt r"t!rns. 6# t"ach"rs ha8" tim"* th"'
ma' )" a)l" to &i8" 'o!r child som" o# th" assi&nm"nts. 9l"as"
noti#' 'o!r child<s t"ach"r at l"ast two wee's &rior to going on
vacation.
<ardiness =
/t!d"nts that ar" not in th" classroom )' ,:00 will )" mar%"d tard'. 9l"as" r"#"r to
th" 9ar"nt Aand)oo% #or #!rth"r in#ormation on th" school-wid" tard' polic'.

,ally -
3all' will )" h"ld twic" a month. 9l"as" ch"c% th" school cal"ndar #or thos" dat"s.
>h" (rst rall' "ach month will c"l")rat" st!d"nt s!cc"ss and Moral Boc!s awards.
>h" 5
nd
rall' o# "ach month will #"at!r" a comm!nit' &!"st sp"a%"r. @ll st!d"nts and
t"ach"rs will JMr"ss #or /!cc"ss< on th"s" rall' da's. 9ar"nts ar" w"lcom" to att"nd
rall' with th"ir st!d"nt1s2. 6# par"nts plan to sta' in th" school a#t"r rall' to
8ol!nt""r* th"' m!st si&n in 8ia th" Lo))' N!ard %ios% in th" oIc" to r"c"i8" a
8isitor )ad&". >han% 'o! #or h"lpin& to "ns!r" th" sa#"t' o# o!r )!ildin&G
7082 and 182) -
?nd"a8or !s"s th" 7orthw"st ?8al!ation @ssociation standardiH"d
t"stin&. >his is a comp!t"r )as"d norm-r"#"r"nc"d ass"ssm"nt that
h"lps trac% 'o!r child<s s%ill l"8"l and instr!ctional n""ds. >his t"st is
&i8"n thr"" tim"s p"r '"ar. Bi#th &rad"rs will compl"t" th" (rst ro!nd
o# t"stin& in /"pt"m)"r. Mid-'"ar t"stin& will )" in Jan!ar' and "nd
o# th" '"ar t"stin& will )" in lat" @pril.
>h" M?@9 t"st will now )" &i8"n in th" /prin&. Bi#th &rad"rs will )" ass"ss"d in
3"adin&* /ci"nc"* and Math. M?@9 t"stin& will )"&in on @pril 14
th
.
9l"as" h"lp s!pport 'o!r child d!rin& ass"ssm"nt c'cl"s )' %""pin& th"m on a &ood
ro!tin" at hom" that incl!d"s downtim"* a r"&!lar )"dtim"* and a h"alth' )r"a%#ast.
9l"as" "ns!r" that 'o!r child arri8"s at school on tim" "ach da'. >h"s" thin&s can
ma%" a &r"at diD"r"nc"G >han% 'o!G
School *ear +irthdays -
$irthda' tr"ats ar" w"lcom" in th" classroom. >h"' ma' )" stor"-
)o!&ht or hom"mad". >"ach"rs will in#orm par"nts "arl' in th" '"ar o#
an' #ood all"r&i"s that ma' )" pr"s"nt in th" classroom. $irthda'
tr"ats will )" pass"d d!rin& l!nch 111:50-15:50pm2. >his is th" onl' tim" a8aila)l"
d!rin& th" school da'. )lease inform teachers &rior to birthday if you &lan to
send in treats. >h" tr"at m!st )" som"thin& that can )" "asil' pass"d o!t )' 'o!r
child. )lease no treats such as &i>>a: ca'e: ?oats: ice cream sundaes: etc.
>h" tr"at n""ds to )" a +!ic% tr"at that will not ta%" too m!ch tim" awa' #rom th"ir
l!nch. )lease remember no balloons or ?owers due to student allergies .
)arty %nvitations =
9art' in8itations 2,8 7-< to )" pass"d o!t at school. >his pr"8"nts
mis!nd"rstandin&s and h!rt #""lin&s. >han% 'o! #or 'o!r consid"ration on this polic'.

.olidays@#elebrations -
>o r"sp"ct th" )"li"#s and traditions o# all #amili"s that att"nd
(#th &rad"* w" will not c"l")rat" Aallow""n* >han%s&i8in&*
-hristmas* or Oal"ntin"<s Ma'. >h" (#th &rad" class"s will participat" in a /pid"r Ma'
in cto)"r* a K-harli" $rownL Wint"r -"l")ration 1)"#or" Wint"r $r"a%2* and a
Bri"ndship 9art' in B")r!ar'. >h"s" 3 #!n tim"s will )" 8"r' &"n"ral in acti8iti"s and
#oc!s"d on t"am)!ildin& and #ri"ndships. 6# 'o! pr"#"r that 'o!r child not participat"
in th"s" #!nctions* pl"as" contact 'o!r child<s t"ach"r as soon as th" school '"ar is
!nd"rwa'.
School Su&&lies -
/t!d"nts will )" assi&n"d 8ario!s )oo%s #rom th" c!rric!l!m. /t!d"nts will )"
r"sponsi)l" #or th"s" )oo%s. 6# dama&" or loss occ!rs* st!d"nts or par"nts will )"
r"sponsi)l" #or pa'm"nt o# dama&" or cost o# r"plac"m"nt )oo%s.
School@#lassroom ,ules -
Bollow Mir"ctions 1>h" Birst >im"G2
:""p Aands* B""t* and )j"cts 1p"ncils* pap"r* )oo%s* "ras"rs* "tc.2 to ;o!rs"l#
7o 9!t Mowns* Pn%ind Words or 9ro#anit' 1c!rs" words2
9ractic" 'o!r @$-<s 1@ppropriat"* $"st* and -o!rt"o!s $"ha8ior2. W" m!st
r"pr"s"nt ?nd"a8or and o!rs"l8"s w"llG

)layground ,ules -
1. Bollow all school r!l"s.
5. 7o clim)in& !p th" slid"* on tr""s* #"nc"s* or o!tsid" o#
"+!ipm"nt.
3. 3"main s"at"d whil" &oin& down th" slid"* no clim)in& !p or j!mpin& oD th"
slid".
4. 7o !nd"rdo&s* sid" to sid" swin&in& or j!mpin& oD th" swin&sQ on" p"rson on
"ach swin& at a tim".
5. 7o throwin& inappropriat" o)j"cts 1i.". roc%s* woodchips* stic%s* "tc.2.
R. No dir"ctl' to* and r"main in* d"si&nat"d pla'&ro!nd ar"a !nl"ss &i8"n
p"rmission.
7. Wh"n th" whistl" is )lown* lin" !p +!i"tl' and immediately in th"
appropriat" lin".
,. $" res&ectful to all o!tsid" r"c"ss s!p"r8isors.

Annecessary %tems -
W" want to ma%" s!r" that o!r #oc!s and 'o!r st!d"nt<s #oc!s is on acad"mics whil"
at school. Pnn"c"ssar' it"ms s!ch as radios* ma%"-!p* p"r#!m"* p!rs"s*
tradin&4&am" cards* &!m4cand'* to's* "tc. sho!ld sta' at hom". -"ll phon"s4mp3
pla'"rs* ta)l"t comp!t"rs* and Nam")o's sho!ld r"main t!rn"d oD and in th"
)ac%pac% o# th" st!d"nt. Brom th" tim" a st!d"nt arri8"s at school !ntil that st!d"nt
is pic%"d !p #rom school* th"s" it"ms ar" not allow"d. >h" school and staD ar" not
r"sponsi)l" #or th" loss or th" th"#t o# th" non-allow"d it"ms. $rac"l"ts* n"c%lac"s*
and hair)ands sho!ld )" worn appropriat"l'. 6# th"' )"com" a distraction* th"' ma'
)" h"ld )' th" t"ach"r !ntil th" "nd o# th" da'. @n' "xc"ptions d""m"d n"c"ssar'
)' par"nts sho!ld )" )ro!&ht to th" att"ntion o# th" d"an #or appro8al. /t!d"nts ar"
not to )rin& th"s" it"ms witho!t d"an appro8al. 6t"ms will )" h"ld )' t"ach"rs or staD
m"m)"rs and will )" a8aila)l" in th" oIc" #or par"nt pic% !p.
0inter 0ear -
/t!d"nts ar" r"+!ir"d to w"ar )oots or a s"condar' pair o# sho"s o!tsid"
#or r"c"ss"s d!rin& cold and4or snow' w"ath"r. /t!d"nts ar" to w"ar
)oots #rom M"c"m)"r 1
st
1or (rst snow2 thro!&h March 13
th
1or !ntil m!d
cl"ars !p2. /t!d"nts ma' not w"ar wint"r )oots in th" classroom.
@noth"r pair o# sho"s sho!ld )" )ro!&ht to school. 6# st!d"nts do not
ha8" )oots* th"' will )" r"+!ir"d to sta' on th" c"m"nt at r"c"ss.
-,G27%B2<%-7 =
6t"ms that ar" allow"d in 'o!r c!))': 6t sho!ld not incl!d":
>"xt)oo%s Loos" pap"r* p"ns* p"ncils* p"ns*
7ot")oo%s mar%"rs* clothin&* "tc. 7othin&
$oo%s loos"G
3"m"m)"r that t"ach"rs sho!ld )" a)l" to s"" th" spin"s o# 'o!r )oo%s in 'o! c!))'.
/ta' or&aniH"dG
6t"ms that ar" allow"d in 'o!r d"s%:
1 -hapt"r )oo%
@ccordion Bil" or $ind"r
9lastic 9"ncil $ox
th"r it"ms list"d on 5
th
&rad" s!ppl' list will &o n"atl' in 'o!r @ccordion
Bil"4$ind"r. >"ach"rs will show st!d"nts how to la)"l and or&aniH" th"ir @ccordion
Bil"s4$ind"r th" (rst da' o# school.
6n 'o!r plastic p"ncil )ox* 'o! ma' ha8"C
?xtra p"ncils 1no m"chanical p"ncils* lar&" siH"* or p"ncils with attachm"nts2
?xtra "ras"r caps
/mall p"ncil sharp"n"r
/mall )ox o# cra'ons or color"d p"ncils
/cissors
06# it"ms w"r" not list"d* pl"as" do not )rin& th"m. >h"' will )" s"nt hom" i# 'o!r
child )rin&s oth"r it"ms not list"d. W" ha8" limit"d spac" and in 5
th
&rad" w" will
str"ss or&aniHation and n"atn"ss o# wor% ar"as to pr"par" #or middl" school.
Student-/ed #onferences =
0hat to 83&ect at Student-/ed #onferencesC
@t a st!d"nt-l"d con#"r"nc"* 'o!r child do"s most o# th" tal%in&.
;o!r child will disc!ss with 'o! his or h"r pro&r"ss in "ach class.
;o!r child will disc!ss with 'o! his or h"r impro8"m"nt plan #or th" !pcomin&
&radin& p"riod.
@#t"r 'o!r child has (nish"d* h" or sh" will t!rn th" m""tin& o8"r to 'o! and
th" t"ach"r #or an' #!rth"r +!"stions that n""d to )" answ"r"d.
<hings to o +efore the #onferenceC
Ma%" s!r" th" t"ach"r has s"nt 'o! a -on(rmation #orm. 6# 'o! ha8" not
h"ard #rom th" t"ach"r )" s!r" to contact him4h"r 54 ho!rs )"#or" th"
con#"r"nc".
Ma%" a list o# +!"stions and conc"rns.
-n #onference ayC
Ma%" s!r" 'o!r child com"s with 'o! to th" con#"r"nc".
@rri8" on tim".
>a%" not"s d!rin& th" con#"r"nc".
@s% #or clari(cation on thin&s 'o! do not !nd"rstand.
6# 'o! cannot ma%" th" sch"d!l"d con#"r"nc" tim"* pl"as" call to r"sch"d!l".
2fter the #onferenceC
6# 'o! still ha8" +!"stions and conc"rns* s"t !p an appointm"nt to m""t with
th" t"ach"r on anoth"r dat".
K>h" st!d"nt-l"d con#"r"nc" is th" )"st st!d"nt-s!cc"ss )!ildin& tool that has
com" alon& in a lon& tim". 7othin& can ta%" th" plac" o# ha8in& th" st!d"nt*
par"nt* and t"ach"r #ac"-to-#ac"* as a !ni("d t"am* to "nco!ra&" a st!d"nt to
)i&&"r and )"tt"r h"i&hts. 7o matt"r wh"r" th" st!d"nt is acad"micall'* th"
st!d"nt-l"d con#"r"nc" )oosts that st!d"nt #orwardG<
--M. @.* Wr"nn* 9ar"nt
#ommunication +etween )arents and <eachers =
W" ar" happ' to m""t with par"nts to disc!ss iss!"s* 'o!r child* and an' +!"stions
'o! ma' ha8". Aow"8"r pl"as" r"sp"ct o!r sch"d!l" and o!r instr!ctional tim". %n
the morning: when your child is being dro&&ed oD is not a good time to
conference with the teacher. W" ha8" a #"w short min!t"s to ta%" att"ndanc" and
compl"t" l!nch co!nt. !r 5
th
&rad" plan tim" is #rom ,:50-.:35am M-B* "xc"pt Mrs.
Wilcox has plan tim" >h!rs and Bri #rom .:40-10:55am. ;o! ma' call d!rin& this tim"
or sch"d!l" an appointm"nt to com" in. W" can also )" r"ach"d )' "-mail or not"s in
th" plann"r. !r "mail addr"ss"s ar" )"low. 9l"as" also ta%" ad8anta&" o# th"
comm"nt s"ction in 'o!r child<s plann"r and in his4h"r KMonda' Bold"rL.
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