Grading: Fourth and fifth grade students earn letter grades. Assignments that are graded on a percentage basis will use the
following scale:
100% A+
93-99% A
90-92% A88-89% B+
83-87% B
80-82% B78-79% C+
73-77% C
70-72% C68-69% D+
63-67% D
60-62% D0-59% F
Principal’s List and Honor Roll 2015/2016
Honor Roll 3.5-3.9
Principal’s List 4.0
Some assignments (class work and homework assignments) are checked off as complete (__) or as (inc). Most of these are
valued at 10-25 points each.
Late work is accepted for ½ credit during the first and second trimesters. No late work will be accepted during the 3rd
trimester. Exceptions will be made only if a student is absent due to illness or if there is confusion regarding directions.
Students may bring incomplete homework back to the classroom if there is confusion with the directions. In these cases, the
homework page must show the attempted work and must have a note from a parent explaining the situation.
Please do not call for the day’s work if a student is out. If he/she is too ill to come to school, we don’t expect that they will
be able to complete the work at that time. When a student returns from absence, he or she will be able to access the master
book and write what was missed. Students have an equal number of make-up days for the number of days they were
absent. If a student misses multiple days before a weekend, I will gladly put the work together for a Friday afternoon pickup.
Grades will be based on completion and quality of the following:
CLASS PARTICIPATION
TEST/QUIZ SCORES
DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students will bring their Wednesday Folder home every Wednesday. Returned work and import school information will be
inside folder. Please make it a habit to sit down and go through this with your child. Folders should be kept in binder with
agenda.
Student Progress can be monitored online through Power School Parent Portal which can be accessed on our
school’s webpage (http.//www.fcusd.org/eoe). Please check on a regular basis as assignments and test scores
are entered and grades fluctuate. Students are encouraged to check as well and come to me with any questions
regarding their grades.
Graded Subjects
Reading:
 Six themes with 3-4 stories per theme
 Week of review between themes
 Approximately 1 week per story
 Learning Contracts
 Signature due for each story (Reading Signature Sheet)
 Novel Units/Projects
Writing:
 Formal writings are completed in class
 Grammar
 Cursive
 Language Handbook (LHB)
Spelling:
 Weekly pretests and post tests (exception-review weeks)
 Skills taught and practiced in class
 Little homework is assigned but students are expected to study for weekly tests
 All word lists can be found in the back of the Reading Practice Book (RPB)
 Challenge lists can be found at eduplace.com
 Spelling Test grades are included in the overall Writing grade
Math:
 Daily Lessons
 Class work (text book)
 Reteach (R), Practice (P), and Homework (H)
 Writing and being able to explain how and why
Science:
 Three Units, one per trimester
 Text work, Science Study Notebook (SSNB), Interactive Study Guide (ISG)
 Unit A Physical Science
 Unit B Life Science
 Unit C Earth Science
 I require one science investigation per student (see packet)
Social Studies:
 Text work
 Videos
 Projects
Listening and Speaking
 Weekly Poetry
 Classroom activities
 Presentations
Field Trips
DATE
Cost
Voyages of Discovery
SPLASH
Discovery Mission
Sonoma Mission/Petaluma Adobe
*4th Grade Coloma
*4th Grade Capital/Imax
*Newspapers
Social Studies Weekly-Weekly newspapers contain historical and current events, great biographies and
timelines that bring history to life.
Science Weekly-Fifth grade students are tested in Science. These newspapers make science relevant to
daily life, illustrate processes, and depth, and offer ideas for further investigation.
Both newspapers are aligned with the California Standards and are great supplements to our existing
programs. The total cost is $13.00 per student.
Agendas
These are provided by our wonderful PTA. Students are to keep their agenda in a binder. Reading
signature sheets, weekly newspapers and learning contracts should be kept in binder. Students are to
write all daily assignments and reminders in agendas. I do not require a signature unless student fails to
use planner.
Scholastic Books
Shop online: scholastic.com/readingclub
Class Activation Code: GLJWJ
 Easy online ordering
 Great prices
 Bonus points keep our classroom library current
 High interest books
 Orders placed monthly
Birthdays
 No need to call ahead, please send items in with your student. We will arrange a time to sing
and pass out treats.
 Something easy to pass out