FIFTH GRADE

Fifth Grade Teachers

Fifth grade students at St. Timothy will be assigned to a homeroom 5A or 5B. They will attend all classes, including specials, with the students in their class. The homeroom teachers will teach the core subjects (Math, Spelling, Vocabulary, Reading and Religion) to their homerooms. Mrs. Brooks-Kenney will teach Science to both classes and Mrs. Yanchulsi will teach Social Studies to both classes. All other subjects (Spanish, PE, Computers, Library and Art) will be taught be teachers specializing in those subject areas (see list above).

School Supplies

Fifth grade students are responsible for purchasing the supplies on the supply list available online. Please bring all supplies to school the first day labelled with the student's name.

Room Mothers

Please consider volunteering to be a room mother for your class. Each room mother will be in regular contact with each family regarding volunteering in and outside the classroom for special events and during Art, Computer, PE and Library and will coordinate with the PTO regarding school-wide activities. Room mothers must be Virtus-certified. To volunteer, please contact your classroom teacher as soon as possible.

Specials Schedule

School Policies and Procedures (Handbook)

Please refer to the current Elementary School Handbook for any questions re: school policy and procedures. It is available online. Each family must sign and return the handbook agreement form found at the end of the handbook.

Food

Please pack a lunch/sandwich and a healthy snack for your child each day.   Hot lunches begin September 9 and will be available Tuesday - Friday.   The menu is available online.  You will be notified if there are any allergies in your students' classroom that may require special attention to food brought during snacktime.

Take Home Folder

Please be sure to check your child's folder each night for papers that need to be signed and returned.  If you have something for your teacher or the front office, please send to school in this folder. Midway through each quarter, your student will receive an interim report of their progress thus far in the quarter.

Homework

Students in fifth grade will receive a yellow assignment notebook. Please check the assignment pad for nightly homework assignments and longer term projects. Students with missing homework will receive "missing assignment" and/or "academic demerits" slips which must be signed and returned

Behavior

Refer to the Elementary School Handbook for specific information on demerits and detentions which pertains to students in fourth through eighth grade.

Communication

The best way to reach your child's teacher is through email or a note in your child's backpack.  Classrooom news and announcements will be posted on the individual teacher's TeacherWeb page. Please sign up for the NEWSFLASH email updates for notification of when the teacher make changes to the pages. Please be sure to regularly check both Mrs. Yenke and Mrs. Gadell's teacherweb sites for announcements pertaining to Science or Social Studies..

The majority of school-wide communication occurs on the main school website: www.sainttimothyschool.org, including a regular letter from the school principal, Mrs. Kobyra. A school-wide monthly newsletter will be sent home in a Brown Envelope at the end of each month beginning in September which will include an updated calendar for the following month. Any items for the office can be placed in that envelope and returned. Please return the brown envelope each month to ensure that it is returned to you with a newsletter and important forms the following month. Emergency and last minute announcements may occur via our school messenging system which allows school-wide announcements from the principal via email and phone call. Please ensure that your contacts are up to date.

PE

The students will have PE two days per week. They are required to wear their PE uniform for the entire day on PE days, including tennis shoes. If there is a special occasion, such as picture days, a separate announcement will be made. Fifth grade students are required to complete a PE "Contract for Physical Fitness" 4x/year which requries a minimum of 20 minutes of aerobic activity at least 3x/week outside of school.

Uniforms

Please refer to the student handbook (available online) for specific uniform requirements for the fifth grade.  Students are expected to be in full compliance at all times and will receive "uniform violations" which must be signed and returned.

Virtus Certification

Diocesan Policy for the protection of children requires all parents wishing to volunteer for their students' classes, activities and field trips must be Virtus certified. We ask that all parents obtain this one-time certification during their students' preschool or kindergarten year to prevent the loss of opportunity in future years. Information on the necessary documents and class attendance are available on our Virtus site.

Curriculum

St. Timothy School follows the curriculum of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington. Curriculum guidelines are available on the Office of Catholic Schools' website.