Fifth Grade At Spratley Gifted

Center
A Year To Remember
 Fifth Grade Teachers

Ms. Mitchell, Language Arts and Social Studies

Mrs. Phillips, Language Arts and Science

Mrs. Kyle, Language Arts and Math

Mrs. Boyce, Language Arts and Math

Best Way to Contact Us

Email will get the quickest response

Call Main Office and leave a message

Conference Day- November 7th

Ways for Parents to Know More
Our Class Website
mrskylesclass.weebly.com
phillipsfifthgrade.blogspot.com/
msboyceclass.weebly.com/
missmitchells5thgrade.weebly.com/
Weekly Emails
Communicators
Class Dojo Parent Access
Parent Portal
Class Website

Link through SGCs Homework PLUS!

Class Dojo

Letter sent home second week in

communicator with parent code and
student code.
Student Apps help your student follow
their points.
Class Dojo Points

Positive Negative

On Task Disrespect
Good at Resource Talking in the
Hard at Work hallways
Helping Others No homework
Quiet in the Hallways Off task
All materials brought Bad Report at
to class Resource
-Respectful
Behavior Awards

Students can cash in their Class Dojo

points for rewards in their classroom.

Other incentives include extra recess or

free time.
Homework

To ensure that parents receive an

accurate account of homework
students have agenda buddies sign
their agendas each Monday
Homework is available online
Homework Cont.

Homework is assigned every Monday

and updated on our websites
If homework is missing
Homework is due the date assigned and
students will be required to complete it
during study hall or the No Zero Hero
party if not completed at home.
Field Trips

Your teachers have planned fun field trips for

you this year. A trip to the Hampton History
Museum, Sandy Bottom and VA Air & Space
Museum have already been arranged.
Clubs and Activities

SCA
Ecology Club
Newspaper Club
Principals Advisory Board
Lego Robotics
Chess
Battle of the Books
Odyssey of the Mind
Clubs and Activities

Club boards will be displayed in the

hallway.

Please stop by to take a look around!

Clubs and Activities

Fifth Grade Chorus

We will be practicing once a

week. Concerts will be in
December and May.
End of the Year Celebration

As you prepare to
move on to sixth
grade, we will
celebrate with an
end of the year
party.
Quick Reminders

Papers sent home in the communicators can

be placed in student folders. Old homework
can be recycled!

Please check your Class Dojo updates,

childs agenda, and Parent Portal!
Chromebooks
Please make sure your childs Chromebook
is charged and comes to school everyday!

No insurance is needed for the

Chromebook, but an agreement has been
sent home.
Language Arts

Class time varies

due to our resource
schedule, but we
study Reading prior
to lunch and Writing
after recess with
each homeroom
class.
Language Arts
Materials:
Reading and Writing
Folder
Readers Notebook
Agenda, Paper, and Pencil
(brought to class everyday)
iPad
Language Arts

Gifted Curriculum
Themes: Choices
Readers Response Notebook
Reading anthologies, poetry, short stories
Focus on Writing
Read Alouds and Literature Circles
Word Study
Language Arts

Fifth Grade students must take a

Reading SOL
Although students no longer take the
Writing SOL in fifth grade, they are to
complete a Performance Based
Assessment at the end of the year.
Math

Mrs. Kyle and Mrs. Boyce

Fifth Grade Math

Will prepare your student for middle

school math by covering fractions,
decimals, algebra, and geometry.
Will use real world examples and
hands-on manipulatives to help your
student see the connection of math and
the concepts.
Will reach students at their level through
intervention, projects, and independent
What to bring

Blue Math folder

Agenda
Homework Folder
Pencil
Math Composition Book
Math Homework

Assigned on Monday

Study daily- quiz or test weekly

Websites to Use to Study

Matific (app and website)

Moby Max
Khan Academy
IXL (students will receive username
and password in class)
Homework

To ensure that parents receive an

accurate account of homework
students have agenda buddies sign
their agendas each Monday
Homework is available online
mrskylesclass.weebly.com
msboyceclass.weebly.com
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Math Notebook

Table of Contents
Pages should be ordered and
numbered.
This notebook will be your best
resource to study for quizzes and tests.
Projects

Fifth Grade Math

entails several
projects, from
graphing Fifth
Grade Record
Breakers to
creating an
Architecture
Museum.
Math Contests and Independent
Studies
Noetic Learning
Math Madness
Manga High
Choice Activities
Pi Day
Science with Mrs. Phillips

We will be Scientific Method

reviewing what Matter
students learned Light & Sound
in 4th grade
Ocean
PLUS...
Geology
Plant & Animal
Cells
What to bring

Science folder (or notebook)

Agenda
Homework Folder
Pencil
charged iPad
scissors
glue stick
Science Homework

Assigned on Monday- 1 assignment

each week OR Test/Quiz

Posted on Mrs. Phillips website

What will we be doing...

Labs & Hands-on learning

Visit to Sandy Bottom, VA Air & Space
Museum & Jefferson Lab
Special guests- VA Air & Space
Museum, former science teachers,
professors and other professionals to
share expertise and connect our
learning to the real world.
Wish Lists and Needed Supplies

Please make sure

students have
pencils, glue stick
and scissors plus
necessary folders
and notebooks