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​WELCOME TO THE UPPER DEPARTMENT

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5th / 6th Grade Homework 

  • Schoology will be used for assignments.  Please check Schoology daily.

  • Spelling is assigned on Monday.  Students follow a lesson each day for spelling practice.  Turn in all spelling in your spelling folder.
  • Dorene will give math homework to 5th graders (T,W,TH)
  • Daily reading with reading response log - due Friday on Schoology.
  • Levi will give math homework daily as needed.  Check agendas.
Homework will start week of 8/17
  • Reading logs and weekly spelling will be due Fridays 
  • 5th Grade and 6th Grade math homework will be due daily

Students should do their best to have homework practice completed each day as a structure that they do need to learn to be successful in their junior high years.  Homework is factored in heavily in junior high and we want our students in Upper Dept. to learn how to meet deadlines, achieve work at home and turn in their work without losing it.  These executive skills are necessary  for academic success.  If you are struggling with any assignments, please contact your teacher and we are happy to support your needs.

Students that are staying on pace with their quality work and homework, earn:
  • Mini-Courses
  • Genius Hour
  • 3d printing Badges for meeting their personal goals
  • 3D printing and designing
  • Robotics program
  • Science Olympiad Team

Students that need more time, work in Study Hall to get support in their learning or have time to finish assignments.

*This changes week to week


PLEASE GO TO THE SPELLING LINK PAGE ABOVE FOR YOUR CHILD'S SPELLING LIST FOR THE WEEK.
Please Check Math and Language Arts Links above for more information.  Extra READING LOGS are on the forms page.
                             

5th Grade: *Reading Log
                   *Spelling Contract- Choice Assign., Copy 
                     Paragraph, Pre-test 
                   *Daily Math- See math link above
                     Occasional Project / Writing Assignment


                           (5th grade has math due W, Th, F...  Please check agendas.)

​6th Grade:  *Reading Log
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Spelling Contract- Choice Assign., Copy
                        Paragraph, pre-test

                   Daily Math- See Link Above
                   Occasional Project / Writing Assignment


                           (6th grade has math and other assignments due each day.  Please check agendas.)

*Assignments and Other Important Papers / Projects due by Friday:
                        
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Distance Learning SCHEDULE for UPPER
Health & Safety Update: Coronavirus
Protective Measures for kids during Coronavirus
HT Wear a Face Covering at School
Lunch Menu -
This Weeks Tie-Dye
5th/6th Rotation of Themes Taught
FOP SONGS
Levi Hopes and Dreams schedule
Dorene's Hopes and Dreams Schedule

IMPORTANT DATES:

FOP UPPER Calendar 20/21
  • Mon,  ​Aug. 10th           First Day of School
  • Th,     Aug 6               UPPER DEPT. BTS NIGHT
  • Wed,  Aug 26               Min. Day
  • Th,    Aug 27               Min Day
  • W.      Sept. 2nd            Min Day
  • Mon,  Sept. 7th            Labor Day- No School
  • W.      Sept. 9th            Min Day
  • T-F     Sept 22-25        Yosemite Trip----POSTPONED UNTIL 
  •                                                               FURTHER NOTICE
  • W.      Sept. 16            Min Day
  • W.      Sept. 23            Min Day
  • W.      Sept. 30            Min Day



MINI COURSE DATES THIS YEAR:  
​8/28, 9/25, 10/30, 12/11, 1/29, 2/26, 4/30, 5/ 21


CoRonavirus information:

  • All students are encouraged to wear a mask to school each day.
  • Please do not come to school if you have a temperature or are sick.

Other Important Info. in our Dept:

NEWSELA.com
This is a great way for students to have a choice about what to read.  Newsela comes up with new informational articles daily about sports, science, politics, media and kids.  Students will need to choose an article and a lexile level. Sometimes an article has been assigned to them to match our theme. Either of the lower two lexile levels usually work.  When they are done, they should take a quiz to see how well they understand what they are reading.  

 Everybody login user name : nameLevi2020  or nameDorene2020
password:  fremont  
example  AsaLevi2020


GENIUS HOUR CHOICE: [Click Here for Link to Form]

FOP EVENT PHOTOS / MEMORY BOOKS: Please share your digital photos for MEMORY BOOK CREATION! You may share through google drive with [email protected]. Email Eppie Chung at [email protected] if you have any questions.

MINI COURSES: Please think about teaching a course at some point this year.  It is a wonderful opportunity to work with students from across Upper Department.

MINI COURSE DATES THIS YEAR:  
​8/28, 9/25, 10/30, 12/11, 1/29, 2/26, 4/30, 5/ 21



PARENT SURVEY: Please take a moment to complete the following form so we can gather relevant contact information from all parents and keep you informed! Click on link to complete: 
2020 Parent Survey Beginning of the Year

MINI-COURSES

Parents lead Mini-Courses from 1:30 to 2:30 one Friday each month. In the past we've had classes such as sports like volleyball and basketball, lots of crafts,  sewing, poetry writing, beading, yoga, cooking, arcade building, computers, scientific discoveries, first aid, Spanish, and one-minute mysteries, just to mention a few. Mini-courses are a great way for parents to show a talent or teach a new skill. (Some parents come every month!) and it's a whole lot of fun!

This may start off this 2020 school year as a virtual option. Think of how you can show a skill  / play a game/ teach a science skill/ give instructions on how to do something to a group of students virtually.


MINI COURSE DATES THIS YEAR: 
​8/28, 9/25, 10/30, 12/11, 1/29, 2/26, 4/30, 5/ 21


Give us a week's notice if you need us to gather a list of materials for your mini-course.



PARENT PARTICIPATION

The "Founding Parents" of Open Plan established a guideline of ONE HOUR of volunteer time PER WEEK per child of parent participation for each family and $130 per child to help fund the variety of field trips and experiences offered at FOP to enrich student learning. These are essential to the success of Open Plan! Complete and return your Parent Participation Form as soon as possible and pay your FOP parent fund drive obligation online.

VOLUNTEERING IN THE CLASSROOM IS CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE COVID-19 GUIDELINES OF SAFETY BY THE STATE OF CA.  WE WILL HAVE A LIST OF WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM AND DEPT. IN OTHER SAFE WAYS THIS YEAR.
OPEN PLAN PARENT FUND DRIVE DONATION $130

STAY CONNECTED!

JOIN THE REMIND GROUP! We are excited to use a school-wide system that will allow Teachers to send messages to families within their departments. Your cell number will remain private. You will NOT receive SPAM messages. It will be used primarily for last minute announcements and important information (Tie Dye and Tuesday Times are still the first lines of communication, but the texting system will supplement those things in a useful way. This is an OUTGOING only system, not group messaging. You will not be able to reply. This system will ensure ease of communication throughout the year. You will miss important reminders, if you do not sign up.  Please sign up for each grade relevant to your family.

Send a TEXT MESSAGE to the phone number 81010 (this does not look like a typical phone number, but it is a "texting" number). The body of the text should simply be @code. See appropriate codes below. Once you text your code you will receive a confirmation text back that you are now part of the group. You may be asked to reply with your name if you are new to app.

Primary (Kinder/1st grade):    @foppr
Middle (2nd/3rd grades):        @fopmi
Upper (4th Grade):                 @fop4th
Upper (5th Grade):                 @fop5th
Upper (6th Grade):                 @fop6th

BACK TO SCHOOL:

SUPPLY CHECK LIST FOR BACK TO SCHOOL:

FOR DAILY USE: Pencil pouch or small pencil box (with name on it), Sharpened Pencils or pens, White Board Pens, eraseable ink pens (optional), 5  Spiral bound Notebooks, 1  Composition Book, 1 black sharpie for art.

FOR 6TH GRADE: A binder with pockets and a zipper is a great aid to one of our important goals for the year which is student organization. Please label all personal supplies with your child's name.  

AGENDAS are required in class daily for 5th and 6th graders to record their homework. The agendas will be used the 2nd week of school.  The school will supply them.

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SAVE THE DATE

PAG MEETINGS
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PLEASE COME AND GET INVOLVED Parent involvement is a key ingredient in making FOP successful and unique. Please join this year’s Parent Advisory Group (PAG) Executive Committee
Brain Ferdinand, Chair [email protected]
, Vice Chair [email protected]
Katie , Treasurer  [email protected]
Brandy Baldevia, Secretary  [email protected]
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6:00pm in the Library (Some may be held virtually this year).  Free childcare will be available if needed. Watch for more info from your friendly PAG Exec in coming weeks in the Tie Dye.

PAG MEETING DATES:




FALL WALK – It will be different this year...

The Fall Walk is a quintessential FOP event to which all FOP families (younger siblings included!) are invited. This year’s Fall Walk will be held on __________more details, time and location, and how you can help, will be announced soon. This FOP tradition has been a favorite through the decades. Mark your calendars!

Due to COVID-19 and fieldtrip restrictions, the Fall Walk is being discussed in hopes to deliver a creative alternative.  More information to come!

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Garden Sponsorship Letter

GARDEN SPONSORSHIPS
The following message about garden sponsorships is in the Tie-Dye this week. A letter that gives more info is attached here in PDF format. This letter can be distributed to individuals and businesses that may be interested. Would you or someone you know like to sponsor one of the FOP gardens? Local businesses may love the opportunity to adopt a garden in an area school. The sponsorships are $100 for an edible garden bed or $200 for the native or green garden. Sponsors will have their names displayed in the garden area all school year long.

Space Sheet

Memory Books

Litterati Sheet

temperature sheet

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