Greetings Parents and Guardians,
The fifth grade teachers would like to welcome you and your child to fifth
grade at Tayac Academy!
We will be learning a lot and we look forward to working with you for a
successful year. Here are
some highlights of your child's daily schedules and routines. Please review
the items below. Thank
you for your support!
Grades
Fifth-grade students will be given letter grades:
A- Excellent progress (90%-100%)
B- Above average progress (80%-89%)
C- Average progress (70%-79%)
D- Below average progress (60%-69%)
E- Unsatisfactory progress/ failure (below 60%)
Uniforms
Students are required to wear the proper uniform at all times.
Girls: white blouse, navy blue sweater, plaid kick-pleat skirt jumper, navy or
black knee socks or
tights, All black shoes
Boys: white button-down dress shirt, navy blue sweater, navy blue dress pants,
grey tie, nay or black
socks, ALL black shoes, PLAIN black belt.
Supplies
Please make sure that students have the appropriate materials including
pencils, erasers, crayons,
markers, etc. Pencil cases are preferred, since boxes will not fit in desks.
Students MUST have their
supplies every day to earn good work habits grades.
Folders
Students will have a folder that goes home daily with them. Please check your
child's folder every day
since important information will be sent home for you to look at, including
graded assignments.
Agenda Books
Students will be supplied with an agenda book in which to record daily
homework assignments. This
book must be brought to and from school each day. It is essential that parents
check and sign your
child's agenda book. The agenda may have notes from the teacher. Parents may
also communicate
with their child's teacher in the agenda book.
Reading Logs
Reading logs are a required part of the fifth grade curriculum and are a part
of student's reading and
work habits grades. Students should read every evening for 30 minutes and make
a recording of it on
their logs. Parents should sign the log each night. Logs will be collected at
the end of each week.
Homework
Students will have homework each night Monday-Friday. Homework is to be
completed on notebook
paper to be turned in the next day. Make sure to write your name, the date,
and subject of each
assignment on the top of the paper. Papers without names on them will not
receive credit. Homework
is due EVERY morning. Homework assignments are recorded in their agenda book.
Agenda books
were handed out the first day of school. Please check the agenda book daily to
monitor your child's
assignments.
Textbooks
Students will receive a reading anthology, a math textbook, science textbook,
social studies
textbooks, and health textbook. Please take time this week to cover textbooks.
Make sure to place
appropriate size covers on books as to prevent damage to the spine of the
book. If a student takes a
textbook home for any reason, it must be returned to school the next day so
the child can use it for
classroom instruction.
Discipline
5th grade students will follow the Prince George’s County Code of Conduct.
Teachers will use a color
code system to let the children know exactly how they are behaving.
Green = Good behavior
Yellow = The student has been reminded about breaking the rules.
Orange = The student has continued to break the rule(s) & requires a
time-out,
note in agenda book, and/or a phone call home.
Red = The student is referred to the office for behavior and the parent is
notified by phone.
*Teachers may call or write a note in a student’s agenda book regardless of
their color code.
Class Schedule
*School begins promptly at 7:45. Please be on time.
7:30-7:45 Homeroom
7:45-8:15 Social Studies
8:15-8:40 Specials
8:40-10:25 Reading
10:25-10:40 Recess
10:40-11:10 Lunch
11:10-12:40 Mathematics
12:40-1:55 Science/Health
Tidbits
*Please fill out all required paperwork that has been sent home and return it
as soon as possible.
*Any change in your child's dismissal routine must accompany a written note.
We look forward to working with you and your children. Together we will have a
successful year!
Sincerely,
Ms. Jones
Ms. Howard
Ms. Tate