Welcome to 5th Grade!

Rainey- Science/Social StudiesChaney- MathSinclair- ELA

Schedule• 7:30-8:05 Students get ready for the day!

• 8:05-8:55 Rotations

• 8:55-10:20 1st period

• 10:20-11:45 2nd period

• 11:45-12:05 Recess

• 12:05-12:35 Lunch

• 12:35-2:00 3rd period

• 2:00-2:45 WIN

• 2:45 Students get ready to go home.

• Restroom breaks are given between each class rotations.

SSI (Student Success Initiative)

• The Student Success Initiative (SSI) grade advancement requirements apply to enrolled grades 5 and 8 students who take the STAAR reading and mathematics tests at grades 5 and 8. It was enacted by the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999 and modified by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009.

• As specified by these requirements, a student may advance to the next grade level only by passing these tests or by unanimous decision of his or her grade placement committee that the student is likely to perform at grade level after additional instruction.

• The goal of the SSI is to ensure that all students receive the instruction and support they need to be academically successful in reading and mathematics. This effort depends greatly on schools, parents, and community members working in partnership to meet individual student needs.

iPads

• Each student is assigned an iPad

• Students signed a contract

• Students are NOT allowed to take home the iPad

• Students are NOT allowed to use a passcode

Student Opportunities

• Chess Club• Practice Tuesdays during lunch

• Leadership Academy- Begins this week

• UIL• Practice every Monday at 7:30 a.m.• Several teams available

Dress Code

• Purpose• Align with expectations of

McCarroll Middle School • 5th graders are leaders of this

campus so we want to set the best example possible

• Following dress code allows all students to focus on the educational aspects of school.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Do you want to be a Room Parent?

• Classroom parties

How to Stay Connected

• Newsletter Weekly

• Remind 101• Please sign up for your child’s homeroom teacher’s

Remind 101 text reminders! Here’s how: • Sinclair: Text @b9a2a to the number 81010

• Rainey: Text @15rainey to the number 81010

• Chaney: Text @2412b6 to the number 81010

• Blue Cards• Parent Signatures Required

• Websites (Team+Individual)

How to Stay Connected

Science

• Weekly journal due on Friday.

• Journals

• 1-3 labs weekly unless students are given a PBL

• Quiz on Friday over material covered that week.

• Six weeks concept reviews will be given.

• Assignments are on board

• Homework

• Studying

• Webpage

Social Studies

• Book

• Pages assigned from book

• PBL will assigned

• Webpage

Reading/Writing

• TEKS (TEA Website)

• Spelling words/tests

• Homework- Reading Logs

• Guided Reading

• Reading levels

• Library

5th grade Math• SSI

• According to TEA, the primary focal areas for 5th grade Math are:• Problem solving using all four operations with positive rational

numbers – (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals)

• Determining and generating formulas and solutions to expressions

• Extending measurement to area and volume

• We cover a number of other areas, as well, including comparing and rounding decimals, estimating, prime and composite numbers, coordinate plane, collecting, organizing, and interpreting data, and personal finance

5th grade Math (cont.)

• Skills practice will now be coming home weekly on Monday and will be due on Thursday.

• There will be assignments/homework 3-4 nights a week. Almost always 10 problems or less.

• Students receive assignment sheets weekly so that they know what is expected for the week.

• In Math, we take Unit tests at the conclusion of each Unit. We typically have 2 – 3 Unit tests each 6 week period.

Thank you for joining us tonight!

-Mrs. Rainey, Mrs. Chaney, and

Mrs. Sinclair

Questions??