Miss Rosingus’ Fifth
Grade Class
Gardnerville Elementary
2015-2016
*Parents please sign in!
Welcome to Fifth Grade!
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Greater
Responsibility
● More Independence
● Increased Subject
Matter
*Please refer to the GES Family Handbook for
additional information regarding policies and
procedures, calendar and daily schedule.
Agenda/Topics to Be
Covered
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Mission Statement/Goals
Who’s Who
Classroom Policies
Classroom Management & Environment
Subjects of Study
Common Core State Standards
Grading
Field Trips
Parent Conferences
Questions and Answers
Mission Statement/Goals
 GES Mission Statement: With pride,
cooperation, and communication among
parents, teachers, and students at G.E.S.,
we will provide the tools for successful
learning of the fundamentals in a caring,
creative, and active environment.
 DCSD Mission Statement: The
DCSD, in partnership with parents
and community, will ensure that all
students are competent in all the
basic skill areas and are prepared to
be productive, responsible citizens.
Who’s Who
Principal – Shannon Brown
Vice Principal – Melissa Rains
Secretaries –
Caryn Harper
Sandi Gonzales
Counselor – Shaunda Vasey
Librarian – Pam Petite
Computer Specialist – Sherry Lugone
ESL Specialist – Norah Gastelum
Reading Specialist – Kitty Murphy
Special Education –Jane Besaw
Classroom Policies
 Classroom Instruction begins at 8:50am and ends at 3:10pm. Morning
recess is from 10:45am-11:00am. Lunch is from 12:25pm-1:10pm
with eat time ending and play time beginning at 12:50.
 Check with the Boys & Girls Club regarding childcare on Collaboration
Days.
 Attendance is very important to student success. Please plan your
vacations during off-track times whenever possible and be sure make
up work is completed in a timely manner. Three unexcused absences
equal one truancy.
 Students will receive homework regularly Monday through Thursday.
Students will spend an average of 30-45 minutes each night, reading,
studying spelling concepts and practicing math skills. These activities
are meant to reinforce the day/week’s concepts and should be
completed independently.
 Homework Notices will be given when work is not completed on
time. Students are required to complete the late homework
and get a parent signature on their notice that evening.
Students lose valuable learning time when work is not
completed on time. Students also receive recess detention and
can jeopardize their Monthly Movie time if notices become
excessive. Students may obtain a hall pass from yard duty to
come into the library and FINISH homework before school. I
am available most M-Th’s at 8:30am for assistance.
Classroom Management
 Our classroom management plan is based on a
money system. Each student receives an equal
amount of “money” each trimester. Students lose
money for disobeying classroom rules.
 If a student has disobeyed a classroom or school
rule and been billed, his or her Pee-chee grade for
the week is notated accordingly and the money is
attached to the Pee-chee. Consequently, parents
are informed each week of their student’s
conduct and the specific infractions, if any.
Positive Rewards
 Students have an opportunity to earn classroom
money and prizes by performing classroom jobs,
exhibiting extraordinary behavior, or working
with a partner to answer daily dictionary and
geography puzzles.
 At the end of each trimester, students are able
to spend their “money” in a classroom auction
wherein students bid on a variety of fun toys,
stickers, pens, posters, etcetera.
 Please contribute new or slightly used toys,
games, and books to the auction.
More Positive Rewards
 The classroom earns Friday Fun if all
students work together and receive
compliments from myself or other teachers
for appropriate behavior. Weekly classwork
must be completed.
 Table groups receive points towards pizza,
ice cream, etc. when they are found working
together to get supplies ready as delineated
on the day’s agenda. *Donations are happily
accepted!
Classroom Community
 Our classroom is a community. In our
community, we have rules to help us get
along with each other.
 Our class rules are:
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Be respectful and responsible.
Be organized and follow directions.
Be on time.
Be your best.
Make smart choices.
Reading and Social Studies
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Reading
 Comprehension
 Literal, Inferential, Critical
 Word Analysis, Accessing and
Applying Information
 decoding, determine main ideas
using book structure, identify and
use text features, read and follow
multi-step directions, oral and
written reports with critical
stance
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Social Studies
 American History 1400s-1865
 Native Americans & Early
Explorers
 Colonization & Revolutionary War
 Democracy and Government
 Westward Expansion
 Inventors and Industrialization
 Civil War
Science and Language
 Science
 Human Body (Life)
 Complex machine housing many different
parts that work together, does not
include human reproduction which is part
of Family Life;/Sex Education/AIDS
awareness program.
 Matter & Energy (Physical)
 Observation of atoms, molecules, changes
of matter. Create models of how energy
is stored and used.
 Sound (Physical)
 Exploration of how it travels, properties
of wave and pitch, loudness, speed.
 Language
 Writing – Narrative, Expository,
Persuasive
 Compositions, reports, five paragraph
essays, outlining, factual summaries,
narratives, oral presentations, taking
critical stance, procedural with no
significant errors in grammar, fluency,
usage, syntax.
 Math
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Math
Number Sense and Properties
Advanced Computation
Fractions/Decimals/Percent
Measurement (standard and
metric)
Probability/Statistics/Graphs
Geometry
Positive & Negative
Numbers/Variables
Mental Math, Problem Solving,
Logical Reasoning, Multi-step
reasoning/written explanations
and justification
Common Core Standards
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The National Governors
Association Center initiated a
movement towards national
academic expectations in speaking,
listening, reading, writing, and
mathematical reasoning that will
prepare our nations children to be
college and career ready.
Instruction focuses on subject
discourse, academic language,
critical thinking and rigor.
This is a working document that will
affect all graduating students in our
class.
Common Core Standards
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Recent years have seen the pace of change in education accelerate at all levels as
educators and policy makers instigate reforms aimed at raising academic
achievement in the United States to a world-class level.
Common Core State Standards Initiative—to produce a set of K–12 standards in the
foundational subjects of English language arts and mathematics designed to prepare
high school graduates to succeed in college and careers. On June 2, 2010, the
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were released.
Most states, including Nevada, began implementing the standards in schools in
2011–2012.
The standards were developed to achieve the following outcomes:
• To align with college and work expectations.
• To include rigorous content and application of knowledge through
higher-order skills.
• To build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards.
• To reflect expectations of top-performing countries so that all U.S.
students are prepared to succeed in our global economy.
• To be evidence and/or research-based.
Just as states will be working hard to develop new assessments aligned to Common
Core State Standards, there will be a tremendous need for new curricula and
instructional materials aligned to the new standards. Already, textbook publishers
and other content providers are rushing to update their materials.
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Grading
The purpose of grading is to inform
the student and parents of student
progress, areas of growth, and areas
of concern.
Report Cards are distributed every 12
weeks (3 times per year). The Report
Cards list current classroom grades,
outline the DCSD competencies, list
the Measure of Academic Progress
scores, and contain information on
student work habits and behavior.
Progress Reports are distributed every
6 weeks.
Online access is available for all
families through Powerschool. Contact
the office for sign in information.
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Field Trips
Throughout the school year students will
participate in a variety of educational projects
associated with our critical content for fifth
grade (pending funding).
 Walking field trips will include the local
museum and parks.
 Students will go snowshoeing at Heavenly
Ski Resort with the Forestry Department
in/around February. ???
 Students will board a scientific research
boat in October or May.
 Students will visit the Nevada Museum of
Art in/around April.
 If you are interested in volunteering in
our classroom, please indicate so on the
sign in sheet or by emailing me.
Parent Conferences
 Generally conferences are held after
the first trimester (12 weeks into the
school year). Parents and students are
invited to attend Monday, October 5th
and Monday, November 16th during the
regular school day.
 Additional conferences may be
necessary throughout the year.
 Should a concern arise, please do not
hesitate to contact me at (775) 7825117. During school hours you may leave
a message at extension #2545. I am on
campus from 8:00am to 3:30pm each
day. My email address is:
drosingu@dcsd.k12.nv.us
Parent Contact
 Please keep the office apprised of changes to your
child’s address, phone number, etc. for emergency
purposes and school updates via Auto-dialer.
 Include your family email address on the sign in
sheet tonight for school newsletters, etc. (it saves a
heap of cash).
 Please complete volunteer form. PTSO meetings
are the last Thursday of each month.
 Pee Chees are to be signed Thursdays and returned
on Fridays.
Class Website
 For information on homework
assignments, class projects, content
based slideshows, links to favorite
websites, to email me, etc.
 VISIT:
www.gardnervilleelementaryschool.com
*click on “faculty and staff”, “my name”
(for email) or “webpage”.
District Website
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https://webmail.dcsd.k12.nv.us/
 Use this for weather
announcements, curriculum,
calendar, lunch menu, etc.
Google Chrome
 HTML view of the presentationTo
enable screen reader support, press
shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Z. To learn about
keyboard shortcuts, press shortcut
Ctrl+slash.
 *right click and select “open hyperlink”
Questions and Answers
WISH LIST:
•Parent volunteers:
helping students, filing,
copying, class parties,
website, Candy Dance
parking on or around
9/26,27
Did you remember to
sign in? PLEASE print
your email clearly.
•toys, games, books
for the auction
Upcoming Dates:
September 7 Labor Day
September 18 NO SCHOOL – teacher collaboration
October 5 Parent Teacher Conference
October 30 NO SCHOOL Nevada Day
November 16 Parent Conferences – goal setting
Let’s Have a Great Year!