1. Open House Fifth Grade Ms. Mancuso

2. Open House Ms. Mancuso Welcome to a new year! Year at a Glance: English Language Arts Reading/ book clubs Writers Workshop, essays (persuasive, informative), narratives, poetry, students’ choice Grammar and spelling Research projects Math Math Facts Measuring, elapsed time, place value, decimals, percents, comparing fractions Fractions Geometry Data and graphing Algebra Positive and negative numbers Science Earth science, biomes, earths surface, food webs, chains, classifications, water cycle etc. Life Science: cells, human body Physical science Space and Technology Social Studies U.S. by sections of country: Northeast, Southeast etc. Latin America Canada Geography and its effects on settlement and development as well as landforms/maps Economy, economics-graphing, trends, culture, transportation, needs and wants etc. Changes over time (economically, settlements, natural resources etc.) Government (cause and effect, types, rights)

3. MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:35-8:50 Morning routine 8:35-9:50 Morning routine 8:35-8:50 Morning routine 8:50-10:25 ELA 10:25-11:10 PE10:25-11:05 Music 10:25-11:05 Chorus 10:25-11:10 PE10:25-11:10 Art 11:10-12:10 Math11:05-12:05 Math11:05-11:35 Word Study 11:10-11:35 Word Study 11:10-12:10 Math 12:10-12:23 Read aloud 12:05- 12:23 Word Study 11:35-12:15 Social Studies 12:10-12:20 Read aloud 12:26- 12:56 Lunch/bathroom break 1:05-1:45 Social Studies 1:05-1:50 Science1:05-2:00 Math1:05-1:50 Math1:05-1:30 Word Study 1:50-2:25 Science 1:50-2:30 Read aloud, writing/ reading conferences, math games, small group work 1:50-2:35 Orch. 17 students leave 2:00-2:25 Second Step 1:50 – 2:30 Science 1:30-2:15 Computer

4. Expectations Mainly, to be mentally ready for Middle School. Foster self determination and reliability in homework, projects, group and independent work. Follow school rules, stay safe.

6. Niagara Falls End of the year Celebration!

7. Lindbergh Elementary School Presents The Class of 2012 5th Grade Celebration June, 2012