Welcome Back To Lilac School !

2014-2015

Fifth Grade

Ms. Gina Roen760-751-1042, ext.138

roen.gi@vcpusd.org

Reflect Your Championship Habits!

Transition to Middle School• Working Independently

• Learning Collaboratively

• 5 subjects every day, homework nightly

• Practicing Leadership on campus

• 34 members of a learning community supporting one another, sharing responsibility, practicing good character

• Band, Lairs, Keyboarding, Cursive, Section movement

Daily Schedule

• Math - 50 minutes

• Language Arts - 75 minutes

• Science - 45 minutes

• Social Studies - 45 minutes

• Project Based Learning (PBL), Enrichment, & Technology,

Intervention -20 minutes

• Physical Education - 40 minutes

• Homeroom-15 minutes

Come to Class Prepared

1.Homework folder/binder2. iPad (Fully charged)3.AR Book4.Pencil Pouch (pencils, eraser, pencil

sharpener w/ shaving holder, colored pencils, red correcting pen, highlighter, scissors, glue stick)

5.Water (for P.E. only)

Homework/TestsSpelling: List goes home - Monday

Tests – Friday

Math: Independent Practice M-Th

Reading: 20 minutes – Daily

Science: Chapter/Unit Tests/Occasional Projects

Social Studies: Chapter/Unit Tests/Occasional Projects

Journal Checks: Vocabulary, notes, text dependent questions

Friday Letters: Written by students to inform families of learning activities. Please read and sign.

Tuesday Letters: Written by teacher, parent signature required

Homework posted daily. Students record in reminders app.

Report Card marks are updated regularly in Infinite Campus

Make-Up Tests

If a student is absent on the day of a test or graded class work, it is his or her responsibility to make-up the test within two weeks.

Students scoring below 70% on Formative Tests will have the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency by retaking a similar assessment (except Spelling) following reteaching within two weeks.

Make-up and redo tests may be completed before school or at lunch by appointment, or during intervention. Incomplete tests remain at school.

District Benchmarks

Based on California State Essential Standards, VCPUSD has designed a schedule of Benchmark Standards to be taught by the following weeks:

September 15-19

October 13-17

December 15-18

January 26-30

March 30-April 2

May 4-8

All formative and summative tests are online.

Essential Standards

• Based on the California Requirements

• Fewer standards, greater depth

• Preparing students for college and career

• Critical Thinking

• Argumentation, citing the text

• Computer-based assessment

• Constructed Response

• Choose all that apply

• Performance tasks require application and synthesis of skills learned

Lilac SMART Goals

Every trimester the Lilac students and teachers select Reading and other academic goals.

Lesson - PreTest - Reteach/Review - PostTest -Reteach/Review until Proficient

No Excuses University

We're doing ourPersonal Bestto prepare for

COLLEGE and Careers! Our spirit school is Florida State

UniversityVires, Artes, Mores= Strength, Skill,

Character

Accelerated Reader - Student award and class award

Trimester Awards - Academics, Effort, Citizenship

Ring the Bell - End-of-the-school-year reading level orSMART goal

Character Cards - Caught making good choices Monthly card drawing

Lizard Luncheon-Selected students eat with the Principal.

Honor Luncheon –Honor Roll and Principal’s List students have lunch with a guest.

All Work In - Students who finish all weekly work on time and complete earn privileges.

Awards

Miscellaneous Reminders

Changes to transportation - please send this in writing to save time and stress.

Meals/Snacks - Breakfast, Second Breakfast, and Lunch are served at school. Wrap food from home securely to prevent ants.

Cell phones in backpacks, turned off during school hours.

Birthday Celebrations - 24 hour notice, store bought items only, and no invitations passed out at school. Our class has 34 students. Treats served at 3:00. Send napkins.

Parent Volunteers

Volunteers must be cleared through the office.

FAVE lesson coordinator---once a month?Class celebrations (3 per year)Friday filing, photocopyingTuesday packetsBiz Town

If you have a special interest or skill to share with the class, see me!