5th Grade News
DePaola, Lesher, Miracle, Sauls, Ward
Please have your child bring in any library books they might still have in their possession.
Message from Mrs. Landversight regarding FIELD DAY...
Promotion Ceremony Attire
Upcoming Dates
5/15 - Field Day
5/17 - Wellness Wednesday
5/18 - 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony @ 12:30 in the gym.
5/19- Last Day of School/Report Cards Go Home
No Vocabulary Words for this week!
History Happenings
Literacy Land/Writing World
Past Information
BizTown
Check out the article published in the Lexington Herald Leader about BizTown, it features several of our students.
http://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article142250429.html
Check out the video made by the University of Kentucky that features our students at BizTown.
https://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-helps-fifth-graders-learn-how-adult-ja-biztown
Wellness Wednesday Dates for this year
May 17th
Whitaker YMCA After School Program
Sports, homework support, exposure to the arts, highlights of the YMCA After School Program - located at the Whitaker Family YMCA at Hamburg Place. Afternoon Bus Transportation provided by Fayette County Public Schools from Liberty Elementary to the Y.
Sign up for the 2016-2017 school year by contacting us at 859-367-7302 or 859-618-9725.
Live Broadcast Information
If you would like to view the broadcasts they will always be available by clicking this link: https://www.smore.com/qpgzy
If you have any problems accessing the video please email Mrs. Ward at kelly.ward@fayett.kyschools.us.
Thank you to Mr. King (Jonathan's grandfather) for the spectacular video of our trip to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Just To Keep You Informed...
Changes In Transportation Notes
Important info from the Wellness Committee:
Here are two important reminders from Mrs. Henderson and the Wellness Committee.
1. Sugary drinks (canned sodas) are NOT allowed to be brought in lunch boxes. Water and fruit juice are allowed. Beginning September 1, we will be reminding children that sodas are no longer allowed to be consumed in the cafeteria. They will be allowed to purchase milk or juice here and we always provide free water. They will be asked to take unopened sodas home with them.
2. Parents, you MUST check with your child's homeroom teacher before bringing birthday treats into the cafeteria. We have already had days where some students had 2 or 3 desserts at lunch. If you do not coordinate with the child's teacher first, we may have to ask you to take your treats back home. We certainly do not want to do this but we also don't want to overload your students with sugar. Thanks so much for your help with these two important steps toward healthier scholars.
Weekly School and Home Writing Journal Entries
Writing Journal entries continue this week. Students are responsible for 2 journal entries each week, one school entry and one home entry. The students will receive a prompt or topic from their teacher on Monday morning and will be expected to use that prompt or topic for their school entry. Home entries are any topic of choice or whatever the student would like to write about. Journal entries are a great way for the students to practice correct writing techniques that they have already learned and are learning. Your child will be given a specific day of the week that their entry will be due and will be able to share that day with you so you are able to help make sure they are prepared.
-Focus...does the entry have a main idea and stay focused with vivid and descriptive details?
-Sentences...are the sentences varied in length and using an assortment of 5th grade level words?
-Punctuation...is there correct capitalization and punctuation throughout?
-Spelling...are words that a 5th grader should know spelled correctly? Has the child taken the time to think about the correct spelling by looking up a word or words?
-Format...is the page filled?
-Paragraphs...is it obvious where new paragraphs begin and others end?
-Transitions...are there transition words like (first, next, after that, meanwhile) used throughout to make the sentences and paragraphs flow?
5th Grade Grading Procedure
Fifth grade has chosen to put “weights” onto our grading scale. In other words, certain assignments/tests/quizzes will be worth more than others. Here is the breakdown of the scores for each subject:
Literacy:
Classwork – 20%
Homework – 20%
Writer’s Notebook – 20%
Quizzes/Tests – 40%
Total - 100%
Social
Studies:
Classwork - 20%
Homework - 20%
Vocabulary Quizzes - 20%
Tests - 40%
Total - 100%
Math:
Classwork - 20%
Homework - 20%
Quizzes - 20%
Tests - 40%
Total - 100%