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Welcome to Martin Kellogg Middle School

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Mrs. Alicia Maslak

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Mrs. Rachel Ritacco

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Fifth-Grade Content Areas

Language Arts

  • ELA Common Core Curriculum
  • Writing (Narrative, Informative, and Opinion)
  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Reading Comprehension (short stories,

informational, novel study)

  • Responding to Literature
  • Biblionasium.com

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Fifth-Grade Content Areas

Science

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  • New NGSS Science Standards and Curriculum

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  • Bundles-Based off of a phenomenon
    • Shooting Stars vs. Comets
    • Golden Jelly Fish of Lake Palau
    • Stranded! Surviving the Antarctic

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Fifth-Grade Content Areas

Social Studies

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History:

  • Earliest Americans
  • Early European Settlements
  • Life in the Colonies
  • French and Indian War
  • Road to the Revolution
  • Beginning of Revolutionary War

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Fifth-Grade Content Areas

Math

  • Common Core Curriculum
  • Illustrative Math
  • IXL
  • Unit 1 Volume
  • Fractions: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing
  • Multiplication & Division of decimals and whole numbers
  • Place Value
  • Geometry

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Daily Homework�District Expectations�45 to 60 minutes

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  • Daily Reading (20 min)
  • Math (IXL, Go Math, practice sheet)
  • Social Studies/Science
  • Projects…over a period of time
  • Homework Policy
  • Maslak/Ritacco Homework Planner 2020-2021

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Encore

  • Wellness (P.E. and Health)
  • Art
  • Computer Education
  • Music
  • Media
  • STEM

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Grading

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Parental Involvement

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  • check Online Planners daily
  • receive and read Email blasts
  • verify that Daily reading assignment is completed
  • support with the Chromebooks (daily charging)
  • encourage consistent Homework Habits
  • check Powerschool periodically
  • join the school’s PTO

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Ways To Contact Us

Mrs. Rachel Ritacco:

Email: rritacco@npsct.org

Phone: 860-666-5418 ext. 2115

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Mrs. Alicia Maslak

Email: amaslak@npsct.org

Phone: 860-666-5418 ext. 2117

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Support Staff

Mr. Krieger

Special Education Case Manager

Email: jkrieger@npsct.org

Phone: 860-666-5418 ext. 2114

Mr. Murphy

School/Team Counselor

Email: jmurphy@npsct.org

Phone: 860-666-5418 ext. 2307