Get To Know The Teacher
Classroom Policies
Subjects 1
Subjects 2
Miscellaneous
100
The school where Mrs. Acosta received her undergraduate degree.
What is UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)?
100
Students should bring this home with them every night and should keep it organized at all times.
What is the GOLD BINDER?
100
Our focus in religion.
What are the Sacraments? The name of our book is Blest Are We.
100
The main focus of fifth grade Social Studies.
What is American History?
100
A place in Golden Gate Park that host may exhibits from the planetarium, aquariums, and rainforest.
What is the Academy of Science? We are going on the field trip there this year. I will let you know the exact date.
200
Mrs. Acosta received her teaching credentials from this school.
What is San Francisco State?
200
Sent home weekly via hard copy and eventually over email. It has information for the week and upcoming events. Please make sure you leave me your e-mail address either on the sign-in sheet or on the paper you will fill out.
What is the Fifth Grade Weekly Newsletter?
200
This subject is changing a little bit with the nationally adopted curriculum - Common Core. We are not exactly going in the right order of the book. We are adding things, not eliminating.
What is Math?
200
It is important to write legibly and correctly because students get a grade in this. We have workbook that we practice in.
What is penmanship or handwriting?
200
The amount of time students should at least continuously read each day.
What is 20 minutes?
300

The number of years Mrs. Acosta has been teaching.

What is 18 years? or What is her 18 year?

300
The amount of time students should be spending during homework. If it's longer than this, please let me know.
What is 1 to 1 1/2 hours?
300
The test students will take almost every Friday. Both of them.
What are spelling and vocabulary?
300
Days students have Science with Mrs. Powers? They usually have homework on those days and it is due the following day.
What are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays?
300
Fifth graders, as well as the fourth and third graders go to this field trip every year.
What is the Symphony (or AIMS - Adventures in Music)?
400
The Sanrio character Mrs. Acosta likes the most
Who is Hello Kitty?
400
This is one of the ways students are rewarded for good behavior, for doing their homework, and being a great student! They earn fifth grade dollars.
What is the Fifth Grade Mall?
400
The English grade consists of writing, grammar, and homework, this is the percentage of grammar.
What is 40%?
400
Spanish is twice a week. When?
What are Tuesdays and Fridays?
400
Every Tuesdays, the oldest child in the family receives this. It's important to look at these materials and return the envelope the following day.
What is the Tuesday envelope?
500
Mrs. Acosta worked for this company before she became a teacher.
What is Franklin Templeton Investments?
500
Failure to do this will result in a lower grade. It's assign every night but due dates may be different. There's usually none over the weekend except for projects or missing work.
What is homework?
500
The title of our reading book.
What is Reading Street?
500
Students see Mr. Wong for computers on this day
What is Monday?
500
A classroom needs two volunteers from the parents for this position, to help the office call parents in case of an emergency, help out in the classroom, and help with the class auction project.
What are room parents? Who would like to volunteer?
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