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Welcome to

Back to School Night!

5th Grade LAL

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5th Grade LAL Teachers

Jessica Drew-Suttile

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LAL Supplies

Chromebook
Pencil Case –

with pencils inside!

Headphones
Independent Reading

Book (IRB)

LAL Folder
Planner

Why are the desks backward?

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How to find the LAL

Homework Website

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School Technology

Your child needs access to Google Classroom for homework. Alternatively, children can attend homework club. Please let me know if your child needs to attend homework club.

Parent Technology Resources

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Technology	Frequency	Explanation/ Use
Google Classroom	Daily	Links to daily slideshows/ lesson material IXL Homework schedule Vocabulary word lists and study materials Written assignments (draft and final) and teacher feedback
IXL	Multi-Weekly	Weekly homework assignments completed in the IXL app Skills and due dates posted under “IXL Homework” in Google Classroom
Homework Calendar	Weekly	Homework assignments posted weekly - (vocabulary, reading response, grammar, and IXL assignments) Long term written assignment due dates will be posited as well Reminders
Genesis	Weekly	Updated MOST Fridays - check for homework completion. Assignment/ quiz grades 0 entered when HW is late, changed for credit when complete
Email	Occasionally	Students need to get comfortable and see the value in emailing their teachers! Ex. Use email if IXL homework is completed after the due date

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AI

Go Guardian:

The situation is being monitored!

BOTTOM LINE: NO CHEATING!

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What can you do at home?

Create routines and quiet spaces for homework

Ownership and independence

Check in

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Extra Help Block

Every day except Tuesday (recess duty)
Make-up work, finishing HW, questions about assignments, reading
Students are expected to come to 3rd block if they miss class: absences, band, chorus, G&T, etc.
If a teacher requests that a student attend 3rd block, it is not optional

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Grading

Writing Project: long term = test/project grade
3 Categories for Grades:

Homework/ Classwork
Quizzes
Tests/Projects

Late Homework:

- 10 points per day

Late IXL: students should send an email

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What is my child reading????

See my website for book leveling assistance

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Homework Fridays

Time given in class for weekly assignment completion. Anything not finished should be finished for homework.
Posted on the Homework Calendar
Read 20 minutes each night
Vocabulary Quizzes every 2 weeks
Grammar Quizzes
IXL Skills - Posted in Google Classroom
Weekly Reading Response

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Routine Homework Assignments

Reading Response

Based on independent reading, NOT class novels
RRP: more structured
TicTacToe: mid - year
Read the directions
Class time given to complete
Due most Fridays
EXAMPLES POSTED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM

IXL Skills - Posted in Google Classroom

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Google Classroom

Word Lists and Quizlet for studying Vocabulary
Electronic Resources
Long-term assignments - writing projects
Study Guides for class novel study
Rubrics
Unit Slideshows

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First Unit: Realistic Fiction Book Clubs

Realistic Fiction
In-school reading: different from independent reading
Group assignments
Speaking and listening to each other

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Class Novel Study:

Wonder by RJ Palacio

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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Writing

One project grade each marking period
Completed in Google Classroom
Conferencing
Brainstorming and the writing process
Students choose their favorite topic for a final project

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Word Study

Vocabulary in context exercises
2 weeks for vocabulary
Quiz on Fridays
Book stays in school
Word list & review worksheet provided in hard copy & Google Classroom

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Grammar