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“Soaring into 5th Grade”
2013-2014
•Early Life
•Academic Life—Cal Poly Pomona
•Experience
•Personal Life
•Email: schou@alsd.k12.ca.us
•Phone: 909-484-5070
•Website: www.alsd.k12.ca.us
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General Daily Schedule
8:30 Pre-flight Check List (Bellworks, daily
grammar)
9:00 Language Arts/Writing
10:42 Recess
11:00 Math
12:15 Lunch
1:00-Silent Reading/Read Aloud
1:15 Science
2:00 Social Studies
2:45 Clean-up/Review
3:00 Departure
P.E.- Friday morning 8:40-9:40
General Daily Schedule
8:30 Pre-flight Check List (Bellworks, daily
grammar)
9:00 Language Arts/Writing
10:42 Recess
11:00 Math
12:20 Lunch
1:00 Silent Reading/Read Aloud
1:15Minder Binder, Clean-up, Review
1:30 Dismissal
Wed: Modified dismissal, 1:30
Schedule:
Computer Lab: Tuesday and Thursday
P.E- Every Friday morning (1 hour)
Meet the Masters: Meet the Masters
with Mrs. Kaneshina
Chorus: Starting January 7, 2014 (30 minutes)
Library: Monday, 2:25-2:55
Band Discovery: Starting September 9th (7
weeks, once a week, for 40 minutes)
Houghton Mifflin
•Instruction based on the CA State
Standards.
•Literature, vocabulary, grammar practice,
and writing instruction included.
•Comprehension skills are modeled and
discussed with each reading selection.
•Reading at home will be expected as part
of daily-recommended homework.
Write from the Beginning
Thinking Maps
5th Grade Benchmark Writing
1. Personal Narrative
2. Response to Literature
3. Persuasive Essay
MacMillan McGraw-Hill
•Practice at home is essential
•Please continue to review
multiplication facts (2-12 facts) with
your student until they are memorized.
•Every day from 12:15-1:00.
•Please make sure your student has
lunch everyday.
Macmillan McGraw Hill
•Life Science
-Structure of Living Things
-Plant Structures
-Human Body Systems
•Earth Science
-Water
-Weather
-Solar System
•Physical Science
-Types of Matter
-Changes in Matter
Harcourt Brace
•US history and geography
•How America began
•Learn placement of all 50 states
and capital (help by quizzing your
student at home)
•State Report
Homework will be given daily. It may include:
Math
Spelling
vocabulary
Grammar
Writing
Reading
Social Studies
Science
Unfinished class work
Accelerated Reader
*Students will be given time during the
day to read in class, and they are
required to read for at least 30
minutes a night at home each week.
Reading done at home should be
recorded on the reading log.
*Reading Expectation at least 21 points
per trimester. (At least 7-8 points a month)
Report Cards and Parent
Conferences
1st Trimester (Aug. 5th-Nov. 1st): Deficiency
notices in mid-September, Parent Conferences:
November
2nd Trimester (Nov. 4th-Feb. 21st): Deficiency
notices in mid-January, Parent Conferences:
March
3rd Trimester (Feb. 24th –May 20th): Deficiency
notices in mid-April, report cards sent home on
the last day of school
Communication Folders:
*Will go home daily
* Phone calls
*Please check nightly
and remove any
papers that are to be
left at home.
* Email
*Homework should always be
returned in the folder.
*Notes
* Minder Binder
• Marvin Marshall
•Raise Responsibility System-uses
hierarchy of social development
•Students are aware of their own
behaviors and take responsibility.
•Intrinsic motivation
Classroom Expectations
• Be prepared to learn
• Listen carefully
• Work quietly. Do not disturb others who
are working
• Respect others. Be kind with your words
and actions
• Respect school and personal property
• Work and play safely
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School Night!
I look forward to working with you and
your child this year. It is going to be a
wonderful year filled with exciting
learning activities. We will be soaring to
success together.
Please write an encouragement
note for you child on the index
card provided on their desk.
Thank you!