This document provides information for parents about expectations, curriculum, homework policies, grading, and field trips for 5th grade students at Live Oak Elementary School. It outlines the school's differentiated instruction approach, homework expectations of 60 minutes per night including 30 minutes of reading, and grading scale from 1 to 4. It also lists upcoming field trips related to the curriculum including trips to Camp Arroyo and the Chabot Space and Science Center, and encourages parents to volunteer and sign up for fall conferences.
This handout is accompanies the Cleveland 5th Grade Curriculum Night presentation for 2013-14. It outlines the Grading Policies of the team and Curriculum based on the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. Created by Catherine Douthard.
7. Differentiated Instruction A process of developing tasks and experiences which are challenging, require creativity, and are not always alike for ALL learners Entails creating and extending lessons to meet the needs of each child in the classroom Instruction is varied to meet the abilities of all students to guarantee success Students draw upon prior knowledge and instruction is taken from this point in order to help students grow The focus is on different rates of learning to promote personal success Instruction is based on higher level thinking for each child’s ability Students may be working on different assignments than their classmates.
15. Homework Expectations Missing homework will result in a loss of a portion of recess time to give students an opportunity to complete the work needed to stay on track with their grade level. Chronic missing homework will result in notification of the parents and can be noted on the report card Late assignments will impact student’s ability to be successful in their learning and their ability to stay on pace with the class ***Please check the district policy on homework, available on the Live Oak and SRVUSD website if you have any questions
16. Grading Policies: What the numbers mean… 4 – The student consistently grasps, applies, and extends key concepts, processes and skills for grade level expectations at the end of the trimester. 3.5 – The student consistently grasps and applies key concepts, processes and skills for grade level expectations at the end of the trimester. 3 – The student grasps and applies key concepts, processes and skills for grade level expectations at the end of the trimester
17. What the numbers mean… 2.5 – The student grasps and inconsistently applies key concepts, processes and skills for grade level expectations at the end of the trimester. 2 – The student is beginning to grasp and apply key concepts, processes and skills through making less than expected progress for the grade level at the end of the trimester. 1 – The student is not grasping key concepts, processes and essential skills for the grade level at the end of the trimester.