What's the Buzz in 5th Grade?
Fifth grade is a big year. This year will be a year of responsibility and transition. Your child will be the oldest students at school and are role models for our younger students. We will begin the year as elementary students and mature into well-rounded middle school students. One of our goals this year will be to develop and nurture as much responsibility as possible along the way. It is my hope that your child will become more self-sufficient and that you both feel prepared for the jump into middle school.
Our Goal this Year
In this classroom we will investigate, question, think, communicate, synthesize, and learn. We will apply the best effort we can toward all things. We will not give up, and we will ask for help.
What is Expected of our 5th Graders?
1. Have a positive attitude toward others.
2. Listen to what others have to say.
3. No put downs whatsoever of any kind.
4. Be a caring, respectful, and honest person.
5. Make well thought out choices.
6. Do your best!
When Poor Choices Are Made
1st offense: warning
2nd offense: remove from the situation
3rd offense: one on one conference with student
4th offense: communicate with parent by phone, email, or DOJO
5th offense: principal's office
**Students may be sent to the office without following these steps depending on the offense.**
Grading Policy
A: 90-100%
B: 89-80%
C: 79-70%
D: 69-60%
F: below 60%
Free Friday Policy
Students can work towards earning a free Friday which means they will not have to participate in most of our daily activities. They will be allowed to bring an electronic, use their school Chromebook, read, draw, help another classroom, help me, or suggest something else that they'd like to do during this day. They will earn free Fridays by making their way around a Workopoly gameboard. They will also earn prizes along the way, but when they make it all the way around then they will have their free Friday.
Ways to move on the Workopoly board:
Turn in homework with a grade of C or better
Get caught showing one of the Grinder Goals.
Win a learning based game
Pay $100 per move.
Earn group points.