Welcome to 5th
Grade Back to
School Night!
Mrs. Altilio
Room 24
Welcome Back to School
Tonight’s Topics
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Weekly Schedule
5th Grade Curriculum
Homework
Grading Scale
Behavior Expectations
Assessment/grading
Absences
Class Parties
Contact
Information
Email
taltilio@hazlet.org
Social Studies
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Harcourt Series –
U.S. History
– Overview of
Geography of U.S.
– First Settlers
– Exploration
– Colonial America
– Revolutionary War
– American
Government
– Movement
Westward
– Civil War
Social Studies
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Grades could consist of chapter tests,
lesson quizzes, worksheets, and
projects
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There will be plenty of notice for test
with plenty of review and study guides.
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Individual or group projects will be
done mostly in class. In some cases
students who do not complete work
during class time, will have to finish at
home.
Language Arts Literacy
Reading: Comprehension is gained through short stories in the
textbook, literature novels, and independent reading:
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Harcourt Journeys – short stories in textbook
Sign of the Beaver - novel
Number the Stars - novel
We are working on developing good reading
strategies:
– Accessing Prior Knowledge
– Inferring
– Asking Questions
– Identifying the important information
– Monitoring Comprehension
– Creating Mental Images
– Story Elements
– Summarizing
– Cause and effect
– Main idea and details
– Text features and graphics
Language Arts Literacy
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Vocabulary words, Comprehension skill, Spelling,
Grammar
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Independent reading– goal: 20 books (using independent
reading books to practice skills taught in stories)
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Reading comprehension and vocabulary tests are given
every other Friday (some weeks will change)
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Spelling, and grammar tests will be given the Fridays
opposite the reading test
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Website for Harcourt – http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com
Language Arts Literacy
Writing Workshop- Writer’s notebook/projects:
– Personal narrative
– Fiction writing
– 5 paragraph essays with a thesis statement
– NJASK writing prompts- speculative/ fiction
writing and explanatory/expository essay
Homework
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According to district policy, each 5th grader can
receive up to 50 minutes of homework per day. If
your child is taking longer than this to complete
homework, please contact the teacher.
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Assignments pads are given to each student and
should be filled in daily. (Homework is always
written in the same spot on board daily.) Also, the
homework is written on the teacher’s website.
Assessments
LAL grades -(split into 2 sections)
1. Reading – comprehension,
vocabulary, open-ended responses
(rubric #1-4), class participation,
homework participation, and class
assignments
2. Language grade - consists of writing
(writing rubric-#1-5), spelling, grammar,
class participation and homework
participation
Assessments
Social Studies –
tests, quizzes, graded worksheets,
open-ended responses (rubric #1-4),
class participation, and homework
participation
Grading Scale
Reading
 Tests and projects
 Class work & Participation
 Homework
 Quizzes
50%
10%
10%
30%
Language
 Tests and writing projects
 Class work & Participation
 Homework
 Grammar assessments
 Spelling
40%
10%
10%
25%
15%
Grading Scale
Social Studies
 Tests and projects
 Class work & Participation
 Homework
 Quizzes
50%
10%
10%
30%
*Tests will be sent home in a test folder
*Parents can view grades via the parent portal
Absences
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Students are required to make up all
work that is missed for absences. If a
child is absent from school,
arrangements can be made to have work
sent home.
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If a student is involved in band or
enrichment that may cause a student to
miss a class, then he/she must see the
teacher for the assignment missed.
Student Behavior
Expectations
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I will always do my best.
I will complete all assignments on
time.
I will not use “put downs” or harass
others.
I will respect other people’s
differences and opinions.
I will actively listen when others are
speaking.
Classroom Parties
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We have 2 parties
a year
Halloween and
December Holiday
Party
We acknowledge
birthdays but are
not allowed to
have any treats
Your Turn ………
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Any Questions?
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Any Concerns?