Open House 2016-2017

1. Welcome!
Open House
2016-2017

2. Language Arts/Social Studies
•One Million Word Goal -Fifth grade students are required to read 25
books a year. One book is equal to 150 pages.
•Weekly Book Log- Students are given a Weekly Book Log each week.
Book Logs will be due every Monday. This will allow your child to log in the
books they read each weekend. Students are expected to read 30 minutes
daily as part of their homework assignments.
•Achieve 3000 COUNTS towards the 30 minutes daily. The articles on
Achieve also count as 10 pages towards your child’s reading goal. They DO
NOT have to log these though. I will be able to count their pages when I
review their usage. Please visit http://www.duvalschools.org/domain/5286
•Vocabulary/Spelling tests will be given weekly. The words will be
programmed onto SpellingCity so that your child may practice at home. The
student username and password for this wonderful site is Snyder306.
•Homework – Homework will be assigned every Monday and due every
Friday unless otherwise indicated.

3. Remind / Class Dojo
• Remind SNYDER : Text @2021c to the
number 81010
You'll receive a welcome text from Remind.
If anyone has trouble with 81010, they
can try texting @2021c to (858) 914-4235.
• TEAM Dojo: Please join ClassDojo so you
can stay informed. Please write your name
on the list so that we may print you an
additional invitation. Students are also
welcome to join and even have their own
code.

4. Math
Homework- Assigned daily, including most weekends, and
expectation for due date is the following class day. All assignments
are due no later than the end of the week. To help your child
progress please assist them by reviewing their work. Ask them to
explain their math answer by having them verbalize their thinking.
This may help them discover and correct their own errors.
iReady – This is a program that students use to practice the math
standards. Your child should be able to log in. Please visit
http://www.duvalschools.org and select the “Blended Learning”
folder in the Popular Links.
Weekly progress is tracked, for both number of minutes on
task and number of lessons completed with a passing score.
Testing- Most of Math testing will be computer based this year
including end of module assessments. Fifth grade students will take
the Math FSA in April.

5. Science Fair Projects…
• Must be an experiment and approved by Mrs. Wood. It can be as basic as
Does the color of a liquid affect the evaporation time?
All “How To’s “ are in our journal
Please take a “tentative
timeline” from the table
as you leave.

6. Science Homework…
• Science Home Learning is posted on Monday for the week.
• Most home learning (HL) is in your child’s Science journal
(LEFT SIDE)
* Weekend home learning – Nature of Science/Scientific
Method and Experiments multiple choice practice.

7. Use RIGHT
side to help
with
Homelearning
Use as your
study guide for
TESTS

8. SCIENCE test corrections:
What does it requires? - A little bit of extra work
•Grades above a 70 C may not be changed FOCUS, however consideration is
given when final grades are calculated.
•For grades of a D or F, 1 – 4 points will be given for each corrected answer AND
your grade will be increased in FOCUS.
MUST do the following:
Use a clean sheet of notebook paper– please do not
change any wrong answers on your graded paper
• Explain WHY your original answer was not correct OR
why the new answer is correct.
Be specific about how you made your mistake. NOT
JUST I HAVE IT WRONG but WHY.
•Attach your original test and return to Mrs. Wood within
one week or sooner.

9. FCAT Science Resource
 ALL students will complete the 5th
grade science
Duval County purchased program PENDA at school
BUT are encouraged to complete at home.
 These tasks are counted as part of your child’s nine
weeks class grades.

10. Volunteers
THANKS!!
• Our team appreciates you coming to Open House tonight.
Please remember to sign in as joining us for Open House
• Thank you parents for the supplies sent in. Our team uses
candies as little incentives to recognize on task behavior.
See each teachers WISH LIST if you want to donate to our
classes.
• Help with Science Labs or group activities. Look for days
and times on DOJO or class remind 101.

11. We are looking forward to a
great school year!
Team Slocumb, Snyder,
and Wood
(SSW)
Good Parents + Good Teachers = GREAT STUDENTS
It’s a winning equation!!
Reading is RIGHT!
Math rules!!
and Science Rocks!

12.  Help needed on our school SAC (School
Advisory Council) committee. Please
indicate on our sign in sheet if you are
interested.
 Help our school join PTA $7.00
Mrs. Wood: woodj@duvalschools.org
Ms. Snyder: snyderc@duvalschools.org
Ms. Slocumb: slocumbm@duvalschools.org