Welcome to 5^th Grade!

2008-2009

The Catholic education philosophy identifies that each student is capable of learning. To achieve this, I integrate the teaching of life skills and provide a fun, safe, comfortable environment that supports individual instruction and nurtures critical thinking development, increased self-assurance, and a desire to learn.

Mrs. Joannie Anthony

St. Lawrence the Martyr School

Santa Clara, CA

email: janthony@saintlawrence.org

Weeks of Oct 6-9:

1.    Important News

2.    Current Week’s Homework     

Items of Interest

3.    Homework Policy

4.    Absence/Vacation

5.    Birthdays

6.    Classroom Management

7.    Curriculum

8.    Expectations of Students

9.    Forms

10. Grading

11. In-Class Work

12. Nutrition/Recess Snacks

13. Parent Volunteers

14. Prayers

15. Quizzes/Projects

16. Reading Tips

17. Rubrics

18. 5^th Grade School Supplies

19. Websites of Interest

20. Wednesday Envelopes

21. Weekly Schedule

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Important News

School Reconciliation  – Thursday, Oct. 9^th 9:00 am

Please ensure your child knows the “Act of Contrition” prayer.

Safety Patrol/Flag:

Our entire class was sworn in by Officers Black and Milai of the SCPD and the students received their safety patrol badges, which should remain in the backpack pocket unless the student is on duty for the week. The following students are assigned to Safety Patrol for this week:  Joshua, Kirsten C., Jared, Pierre, Kellen, and Kirsten W.  Please ensure that your child is here by 7:40 a.m.  

Flag – The following students are assigned for Flag duty: Christian (train), Devaun and Renee.

Paper Towel and Toilet Paper Rolls needed for Social Studies:

We are in dire need of empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls for our upcoming social studies unit on Native Americans.  If you have empty rolls, please send them in.  Thank you!

Monthly Book Report/Literary Responses – every other month your child is responsible for submitting a literary response activity for a book that he/she has read.  Your child should be using the list of potential ideas for the book report/literary response that I handed out to the parents at Back-to-School night.  Make sure your child’s project includes the title, author, and a brief summary of the book..  September’s book report/literary response activity is for a biography and is due Tuesday, Oct 14th.

Upcoming tests: Religion and Science (see homework schedule below for dates)

I have prepared test study guides for both Religion and Science to help the students focus their study in specific content areas. Please assist your child in answering the questions for homework.  The study guide questions will be the content on the test. We will review the study guide questions in class this week.

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Current Week’s Homework

Please note that the assignment written on a given day is due on the following day.

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Mon – Oct 6

Math: Grp 1: ME 22; Grp 2: ME 40 : Grp 3 ME26

Spelling: write misspelled words 5x, U7 practice pg 19

Science: complete U4 Weather vocabulary review1; answer questions 1-5 on U4 test study guide (test next Fri)

Religion: Practice “Act of Contrition”;  review others for Thurs. test; answer questions 1-6 on chp 1 test study guide (test next Tues.)

Tues – Oct 7

Math: Grp 1: ME 23; Grp 2: ME 41; Grp 3 ME28

Spelling: U7 practice pg 20

Science: read pp 300-305; answer questions 6-10 on U4 test study guide (test next Fri)

Religion: Practice “Act of Contrition”;  review others for Thurs. test; answer questions 7- 11 on Chap 1 test study guide (Test next Tues.)

Wed – Oct 8

Math: Grp 1:ME 24; Grp 2: ME 42; Grp 3 ME29; correct math test errors – parents sign test

Spelling: U7 ABC order (basic/challenge) on binder paper

Religion: Practice “Act of Contrition”; review others for Thurs. test; answer question 12- 21 on chap 1 test study guide  (Test next Tues.)

Science: read pp 312-317, Answer questions 11-14 on U4 test study guide (test next Fri.)

Thur – Oct 9

Math: Grp 1:ME 25; Grp 2: ME 43; Grp 3 ME30

Spelling: U7 practice pg 21, study for test (Fri)

Science:  answer questions 15-18 on U4 test study guide (test next Fri.)

Religion: answer questions 22-28 on Chp 1 test study guide(test next Tues.)   

Tues – Oct 14

Religion - Chp 1 test

Fri – Oct 17

Science – U4 test

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Homework Policy

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·         Based on diocesan guidelines, homework is approximately 45-60 minutes. Your student should be prepared to review homework daily.

·         Please check with your student, as well as this website, every night for your student’s assignments.

·         Students are to do their homework to the best of their ability. Homework is worth 15% of your student’s overall grade.

·         Homework is assigned on Monday – Thursday and includes nightly spelling, math, and reading of social studies, science, or religion.  Students should also be prepared for quizzes and weekly spelling tests.

·         Periodically students are assigned to give an oral presentation to the class (book report, recite a poem, share a personal experience, etc.). The assignments for the oral presentation will be listed on the website.

·         All homework assignments are to be completed and turned in on the day they are due for full credit. If NOT turned in, the student is expected to complete and return the homework on the second day for partial credit.  Any homework not completed will receive 0 points towards the homework grade.

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Absence/Vacation

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·         It is important that you arrange trips and vacations during regularly scheduled holidays.  If you plan on going on vacation, your student will be responsible for any make-up work he/she has missed.

·         If your student must be away from school for a special reason please notify me and the office in advance. Frequent or numerous absences from school may result in a recommendation for retention.

·         If your student is absent due to an illness, make-up work must be completed and submitted with a reasonable timeframe, usually one day for each day of absence. Homework assignments can also be found on this website.  

·         A student must have a written excuse, or a doctor’s note to be excused from the missed work and to make up a test or quiz that he or she may have missed.

·         No credit is given for late assignments without an excused absence or emergency.

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Birthdays

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·         To celebrate your student’s birthday you can send a gift-wrapped game, book, or puzzle to school for the birthday student to give to the class.

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Classroom Management

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Each student is responsible for his/her own behavior.  Our classroom community goal is to positively reinforce good behavior and to emulate the teachings of Jesus. Rules for proper behavior have been discussed by the class. All of the students understand the type of behavior expected from them and are aware of the rewards/consequences for individual, as well as class behavior. Please also refer to the Parent-Student Handbook regarding the Diocesan policy on discipline in the school.

Classroom Rules

·         Respect self, others, school property

·         Respect the speak