DISTRICT FIFTH GRADE MATH NOTICE

From the school district today:

October 2, 2014

Families of Fifth Grade Students,             

We hope the new school year is off to a wonderful start for you and your students!

Fifth grade is the last year of heterogeneous grouping for mathematics.Beginning in sixth grade, students are placed in leveled math classes in order to ensure that students are appropriately challenged and well prepared for high school.  

As part of fifth grade math instruction, students take assessments at the end of each unit of study.  These assessments are scored, sent home for adult signature, and reflected on the progress report each marking period.  Some of these assessment scores are also part of the middle school math level placement process.

 

This year, five end-of-unit scores from 5^th grade will be sent to the middle school math department as part of level placement data:
•        Exponents and Order of Operations
•        Whole Number Computation

•        Fraction Addition and Subtraction •        Fraction Multiplication and Division •        Cumulative Assessment Sept-Feb. (Chap. 1-4)

All of these assessments will take place between October and February of Fifth grade.  Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to view the assessments and scores when they are sent home for adult signature.

I have attached an overview of our secondary school math programs so that you can see the sequence of courses available as students advance through middle and high schools. You will receive additional communications about your child’s progress in math this year and about the placement process for next year in the coming months.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher.

We look forward to partnering this year to foster a love of mathematics in all our students.

Susan Grierson                                         
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction