WELCOME TO
PARENT ORIENTATION
at
CANYON RIDGE
ELEMENTARY
Our Daily Schedule
7:45-8:15
8:15-9:45
9:45-11:15
11:15-12:05
12:10-12:40
12:40-1:00
1:00-2:30
2:30-2:40
Enrichment
Meckel Math/McClain ELAR
Meckel ELAR/McClain Math
LINKS
LUNCH
Recess
Science/Social Studies
End of Day Routine
Links include:
P.E., Music, and Art
Students will have P.E. every other day.
They need to wear appropriate shoes
for it.
Birthday Treats
o Please have birthday treats here by
2:25.
o Cookies and donuts seem to be the
biggest hit with the kids.
o Please do not send/bring ice cream or
anything that needs to be cut.
The STAAR TEST
(State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness)
Reading, math, and science are tested in the fifth grade.
5th grade is an SSI (Student Success Initiative) year,
which requires students to pass certain assessments in
order to be promoted to 6th grade.
Math – March 29
Reading – March 30
Science – May 11
Homework
Please check the agenda book for homework
assignments.
Binder will be sent home every week with graded work.
Please sign binder sheet and go over graded work. If
there is a grade below a 70 please redo, sign and return
within a week. WENT HOME TODAY!
Agendas
A tool we find useful in communicating between
school and home is the Agenda Book. These
are still for sale through the office for $7.
The Agenda Book is to be taken home each
night. Please review nightly with your child.
It is expected that every child practice the
Covey Habits each day. It is our goal here at
Canyon Ridge to produce student leaders.
Students copy the days assignments and are
asked to self-reflect at the end of each day.
Misbehavior will be noted by both
student and teacher within the agenda
book.
3 marks in agenda or less = E
4-7 = S
8-10 = N
11+ = U
One office referral = automatic N or U
LINKS teachers’ notes will be stapled in the agenda when
there is a behavioral concern. These do not need to be
signed or returned. Each note will count as a mark in the
agenda.
Dress Code
In accordance with NEISD policy, please
remember the following when dressing for
school:
No hats inside the building
Shorts must reach mid-thigh
No spaghetti straps
Natural hair colors only
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Grading
Grades are based on the following
configuration:
A
B
C
D
F
100-90
89-80
79-75
74-70
69 and below
Students papers will be sent home each week.
The most accurate tool for keeping track of
your student’s grades is the parent portal.
Internet Permission
In fifth grade we do many activities that require use of the
internet and videos. We video tape learning activities to
share with the grade level, and we use the internet for many
activities throughout the year including using the library
portal. Please make sure you update your child’s
internet permission for this year so they can participate.
Funding our Pool Party
• To help fund our 5th grade party (including facility, DJ,
food, etc.), we sell shirts exclusively for our graduating 5th
grade class. The order forms went home yesterday and are
due September 11th.
• There will also be a fundraiser this fall. If we fall short of
our funding goal, we will have another fundraiser in the
Spring.
Field Trips
Fifth Grade will attend two field trips this
year. We will have one in the Fall and one
in Spring. As the dates approach, we will
ask for donations to help with the cost.
Social Studies
• States and Capitals – Students will be
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required to learn all the states and their
corresponding capitals, as well as the states’
locations. A letter will be sent home
tomorrow with the dates of the quizzes. Each
student will also receive one labeled map and
one blank map to use.
My website has all of these sheets and links
to interactive websites the students can use
to help with studying.
Science Vocabulary
Vocabulary: Students will be writing all
their vocabulary words in a Vocabulary
Folder. This folder is for them to take
home for studying purposes. It must
come back to school daily. This folder
will be helpful when it comes to studying
for tests. The vocabulary words can also
be found on my website.
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5
Grade Science Lab
We use our lab frequently to allow the
students to experience science through
interactive hands-on learning. Students
work in groups to facilitate conversations
and new discoveries. They utilize the
Scientific Method when conducting
experiments.
Science Lab Wish List
Small Clear Plastic Cups
Large Clear Plastic Cups
Paper Towels
Plastic Spoons
Yarn
Tin Pie Pans
Gallon-Sized Baggies
Quart-Sized Baggies
Science Concepts
• Investigation Design • Water Cycle
Safety
• Changing Earth
• Physical Properties • Earth & Space
• Mixtures and
Patterns
Solutions
• Earth, Moon, & Sun
• Electricity
• Interactions in
• Light
Ecosystems
• Energy Forms
• Characteristics of
Organisms
• Weather and
Climate
• Life Cycles
Science and Social Studies
Homework
• There will not be any weekly science and
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social studies homework.
If a student does not complete an assignment
in class they may be asked to complete it that
evening at home and return it the next day.
On occasion there will be study guides sent
home for major tests. Students will be
required to return these completed.
It is important that students review their
states and capitals frequently.
Homework for
ELAR
Every Tuesday and
Thursday homework
will consist of
Reading/Language
Arts.
ELAR Strategies
Our main focus points in 5th grade will be
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Making Connections
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Asking Questions
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Visualizing
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Determining Importance
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Inferring
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Synthesizing
We have introduced all the strategies already, and are beginning to
focus on a strategy a day.
Library
We will visit the library as a class to check out
books once a week. Students will be allowed to
use that time to locate new SSR books,
Bluebonnet books, and read silently.
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Students will be allowed to visit the library
during class on a more flexible basis to let the
students check out new books as needed.
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Students have access to the NEISD digital
library through Overdrive. Contact your teacher
or Mrs. Howk if you need more information.
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Bluebonnet Books
We expect students to read
at least 5 Bluebonnet books
by mid January. Students
can check out books at our
school library, the public
library, and Overdrive.
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Book Projects
Your child will complete 4 book projects, once per
nine weeks.
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President/1st Lady Cereal Box
Family Movie Night
Alternate Endings
Message in a Bottle
A rubric agreement page will go home at the beginning of each
9 weeks allowing your child 6 or more weeks to complete the
project. You and your child will have a week to sign and return
the rubric page stating you understand the rubric,
expectations, and due date. Book projects will be counted
twice and late points will be deducted if not turned in on stated
due date.
Math
Flipped Classroom
Please sign up for Edmodo Parent Acct
Earbuds are highly recommended
Videos for Homework through
EDpuzzle
Occasional written homework
Study Guides for Unit Tests (These
tests count twice.)
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Math
Our Math Units are:
Numbers and Operations-number sense,
adding/subtracting/multiplying and
dividing whole numbers as well as
fractions and decimals (15 weeks)
Geometry and Measurement-measuring,
converting, plotting on the Cartesian Plane
Algebraic Reasoning- solving and writing
equations
Data Analysis and Personal Finance
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