Back to School Night

Ms. Wong
5th Grade; Room 32

nicole.wong@lausd.net
misswongsclass.weebly.com

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How to Succeed in Fifth (its as easy as ABC!):

Always practice, persist, and never give up.
Be positive have a growth mindset: We will work harder to get smarter!
Continue to build your stamina to learn and improve ALL THE TIME.
1. Homework Policy
Daily assignments (Mon-Thurs)
45 minutes to 1 hour
20 minutes of reading (Reading Log)
Reading Log: Students should read for 20 minutes
and record their summary in their Reading Log.
Please sign for verification. Logs are collected
every 2 weeks.
Weekly Report: Weekly Reports reflect the grades
of the previous week. It is sent home on Monday.
Please review with your child, sign, and return by
Wednesday.
2. Assessments
o On-going assessments: teacher-prepared quizzes
and tests, projects, presentations
o Periodic Assessments: DIBELS & DAZE (reading
fluency and comprehension), SBAC Interim
Assessments in English, Writing, and Math, District
science assessments, SBAC (April May)
o Grading Scale:
4
90 100%
3
70 89%
2
50 69%
1
0 49%
3. Academic & Effort Grades
4 ADVANCED: He/She puts in effort above and
beyond what is needed to complete the task at
hand.
3 PROFICIENT: He/She consistently works to
complete the task at hand.
2 APPROACHING: He/She puts in effort, but it is
inconsistent.
1 NOT PROFICIENT: He/She rarely or never puts
in effort.

4. Fifth Grade Activities

Camp Pali
Fieldtrips
Luncheon/Game Day
Variety Show
5th Grade vs. Staff Softball Game
Culmination
5. Helpful websites:
Practice SBAC Tests (end-of-the-year assessment
for English and Math):
http://www.caaspp.org/practice-andtraining/index.html
Lexia Core 5: http://www.lexiacore5.com/
Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
My website (Resources):
http://misswongsclass.weebly.com/
Back to School Night presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/NicoleWong11/back-toschool-night-201617
6. How to help at home:
Read 20- 30 minutes every night. Read aloud to
your child or have your child read out loud to you
to practice their fluency. Check your childs
comprehension by having him/her retell what
he/she just read and/or ask questions.
FLUENCY words per minute benchmarks: 110 Fall,
127 Winter, 139 Spring
MULTIPLICATION TABLES and MENTAL MATH.
Encourage your child to practice their multiplication
tables and mental math facts everyday. Quiz them
and/or make flashcards with them. Fifth graders
need to know this in order to succeed in 6th grade.
Lexia: Please ensure your child goes on LEXIA at
least 20-30 minutes a day if below grade-level for
reading.

5th Grade
Common Core

Curriculum
Overview
SOCIAL STUDIES
Textbook: Scott Foresmans Our Nation and
Stanfords Reading Like a Historian
Major Concepts: Native American settlers,
European exploration of the Americas,
Colonization, American Revolution

For a detailed list of 5th grade Common Core

Standards, visit
http://www.corestandards.org
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Textbook: California Treasures
Core Literature: Students will be reading a
variety of literature and informational text.
Novel studies, literature circles, and text
analysis strategies will be covered.
WRITING
Curriculum: Growing Educators
Students will be writing in the following
Common Core genres: narrative,
informative/expository, and opinion. We will
be using The Writing Process from choosing
and developing our seed idea, to drafting,
revising, editing, and eventually publishing our
work.
MATHEMATICS
Textbook: MyMath and Engage NY
Major Concepts: Place value from the millions
to the thousandths (adding, subtracting,
multiplying, and dividing), fractions (adding,
subtracting, multiplying, and dividing), volume,
geometry, coordinates, simple numerical and
algebraic expressions

SCIENCE
Textbook: FOSS (Full Option Science System)
Science Resources
Major Concepts: Life Science (body systems,
photosynthesis), Earth Science (basic
astronomy, water cycle, weather patterns),
Physical Science (mixtures and solutions,
chemical reactions, periodic table of elements)
THE ARTS

Visual Art

Theatre

Dance

Music

Orchestra
HEALTH EDUCATION
Textbook: Health & Wellness

Personal health and hygiene

Nutrition

Character Education

Emotional Wellness
PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical fitness

Sportsmanship

Game Strategy