Orientation Day

Welcome to Grade 5!

2020-2021
 - Curriculum, evaluation
and reporting
Today’s Discussion - Online daily routines
- Online expectations
- Tips on how to support
your child during online
learning
- Logistics of how to sign in
online
 Morning Routine

● Wake up early so you can be dressed in your uniform, have a good breakfast,
and be ready to go!
● Make sure you have your pencil case, computer charger, water and school
books ready.
● Between 8:00 and 8:10, check your daily schedule and any morning messages
which will be posted on your Google Classroom.
● Log in to your class Zoom or Google Meet no later than 8:15 for attendance.
● At 8:20, you will go to your first class!
Daily Routine
Daily
● Attendance will be taken at 8:15 and 12:40. If you do not
arrive on time for online attendance, you will be marked absent.
● We have our lessons according to the daily schedule.
● Students must attend all of their classes.
● You must eat your lunch during the lunch break from 11:55-12:40, not during
class time.

End of Day
● From 3:00-4:00 students, teachers will be available to answer student
questions. Student’s must use this time.
Uniforms
Students must wear their
uniform during online
learning.

Laptops
Please Remember the Following:
● Students must have their laptops
charged every day (When we
resume in classes, they must
have HK plug chargers.)
● Students must follow the
Appropriate Use Policy.
● Homework will often include
online activities.
● Students must have headphones
with a microphone.
Homework
While we will try and complete
as much work as we can during
the day, your child may be asked
to finish any incomplete work for
homework.
Absent Students
It is the student’s responsibility
to complete any work covered
during their absence.
They will be able to follow along
with lessons and classwork.

***Note for students out sick

*** Note for Holidays
 It is important that the students
School Life do not spend all day online.

Balance Off screen time is

IMPORTANT!

Make sure that your child is

doing offline activities!
Online Platforms
Class Weebly:
Ms. Elliott (5A) http://dscmse.weebly.com
Ms. Kelati (5B) http://dsctk5b.weebly.com/

You will find:

● Helpful tips for online learning
● Class timetables
● DSCE Calendar and Important links (ex. Student Handbook, Weather Policy,
Textbook list etc.)
● Class Social Media
Online Platforms
Google Classroom (for students)
To start, each students will have been added to a Google Classroom
with homeroom news and information. This is where you will find your
class timetable for the beginning of the day.

After we get started the school year, students will join classrooms for each subject. This is
where you will find:
● assignments
● resources
● links
● rubrics for assessments
**Students should treat Google Classroom as they would the physical classroom. Comments and
discussions should be limited to school topics.
How to login to Google Classroom
The student will use their username
and password from their consumable
package to sign into Google.
Ex. Username/email:
00000@delia.edu.hk

Then enter your password.

How to Support Your Child Online
● Make sure they are up and ready just like a normal
school day!
● Help your child become familiar with their
timetable (you can have it posted somewhere
they’ll see regularly)
● Students should have a work area where they will
be sitting up in a chair to help them be focused and
comfortable.
● Familiarize yourself with Google Suite (Drive,
Classroom, Meets and Hangout)
Curriculum Subjects

Focus on 4 Achievement Areas:

● Knowledge and Understanding
● Thinking and Inquiry
● Application of Knowledge
● Communication
Grade 5 Units/Strands
Language - Mathematics Science Social Studies
English Class

● Novel Studies: Wonder ● Number ● Changes in ● Inidigenous Peoples

and Holes ● Algebra Matter and European
● Units of study focus on ● Data ● Human Body Contact
Reading, Writing, Oral ● Government
● Spatial Sense Systems
Communication, and ● Financial Literacy ● Forces Acting on
Media Literacy
● Social emotional Structures
● Nelson Literacy
learning skills and ● Conservation of
Program - Integrated
mathematical Energy
Curriculum
● Vocabulary tasks processes
● Grammar
 Criteria Level R Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Example Knowledge
Automatically reads and
Cannot read and understand
familiar words in the text
Struggles to
automatically read
Automatically reads Automatically reads Automatically reads
and understands and understands and understands

Rubric
understands familiar words and understand familiar words in the familiar words in the familiar words in the
in the text (3.1). familiar words in the text with some text with success. text with a high level
text. success. of success.

Thinking Cannot decode and solve Struggles to decode Decodes and rapidly Decodes and rapidly Decodes and rapidly
Decodes and rapidly solves unfamiliar words while and rapidly solves solves unfamiliar solves unfamiliar solves unfamiliar
unfamiliar words using a reading unfamiliar words words with some words with words with great
variety of cues (3.2). while reading. effectiveness. effectiveness. effectiveness.
● semantic (meaning)
● syntactic (structure)
● graphophonic

Application
Identifies and applies a
variety of comprehension
strategies before, during and
after reading to understand
the text (1.3).
Cannot identify reading Identifies reading Identifies reading Identifies reading Identifies reading
comprehension strategies or comprehension comprehension comprehension comprehension
apply them while reading strategies and applies strategies and applies strategies and applies strategies and applies
them while reading them while reading them while reading them while reading
with little success. with some success. with success. with a high level of
success.

Communication Does not read with with Rarely reads with Sometimes reads with Usually reads with Always reads with
Reads with expression, expression, confidence or expression, expression, confidence expression, expression,
confidence and at a good good speed confidence and at a and at a good speed. confidence and at a confidence and at a
speed so the audience good speed. good speed. good speed.
understands his/her meaning
(3.3).
 Progress Report (Nov. 11)
● Overall Academic Progress
○ Very Well
○ Well
○ With Difficulty
Reporting
Report Card 1 (January 29)
Learning Skills
Academics Report Card 2 (June 25)
Extracurricular ● Most of the activities will
start up in October.
Activities
Get Involved!
● Student Council for Grades
5-6 will begin earlier.
● Great way to become
involved in the school
community
Communication with your child’s teacher:
● Regular and Informative Communication
○ Very important for student learning
● Email and phone calls
● Students can communicate over Google
Classroom, Google Hangouts or e-mail.
E-mail
● Allow 24 hours for a teacher’s response.
● E-mail sent on weekends will be responded to on
Monday.
● Please ensure the office has the most correct and
current email data.
Phone Calls
● Phone call from the teacher? Don’t panic!
● Need to contact the teacher? Call the Elementary Office.

3653-0508
e.office@delia.edu.hk
Absences
Please ensure that you notify the homeroom teacher
AND the office if your child will be absent.
 ● Student and Parent
Handbook
When in doubt, ● Staff Websites
visit the school ● Contact Information
● Weather Policy
website. ● Student Dress Code
www.delia.edu.hk ● Appropriate Use Policy
and Technology Inquiries
● Calendar and Newsletters
Thank you!
I appreciate your time!

Let’s have a great year!

 Time for your class
meeting.
Students should sign into their Google Classroom.

In 5A News (5A) or News and Homework (5B), you will find the link needed
to join your homeroom class meeting!

Google Meets Zoom