Routines & Schedule

Student Schedule:

CMS follows a 10-period schedule each day. The following will be the schedule for the 2020-2021 school year.

7:40 - 7:45: Homeroom

7:45-9:12: Block 1/2 (Core subject)

9:15-11:00 : Block 3/4(Core subject)

11:00 - 11:15: Success period

11:17 - 11:57: Band/Choir or Elective

11:59 - 12:39: Lunch/Recess/Study Hall

12:41 - 1:21: Specials Class (Art, 5th grade focus, tech, or PE)

1:23- 2:40: Block 9/10 (Core Subject)

2:45: Release

Schedule/Teacher Information

  • Language arts, mathematics, science, & social studies are the four core classes in fifth grade.

  • Language arts and mathematics are BLOCKED classes in 5th grade, meaning that they last for two periods instead of one.

  • Science and social studies last for ONE period each, but they share a block.

General Routines for ELA

Routines in Language Arts Class

  • Students will complete a bell work prompt to begin class each day.

  • Students will always be expected to have a silent reading book with them in class.

*They may bring books from home*

  • Students will participate in "Workshop Time" where they will have multiple projects, and will make progress on them each day.

  • Students will be expected to develop and improve their time management skills through workshop time.

Routines for Language Arts at Home

  • Read 20 minutes every night

  • Students must read at least 2 books each nine weeks