2. Welcome to Mr. Bauer’s 2012-2013 5 th Grade Team!! Guidelines for a successful year at County Line Elementary School

3. Our Principal Mrs. Cathy Schultz

4. WKCE Fantastic Results! 2011-12 WKCE 5 th grade test scores:  Reading: Over 94% of our students scored Proficient or Advanced!  Math: Over 96% of our students scored Proficient or Advanced!!  Keep it up!

5. Blue Ribbon School!!!  We were selected for the Blue Ribbon School for Top Academic School in Wisconsin 2009!  Students need to keep striving for excellence!

6. Expectations 1. TRY YOUR BEST DAILY! 2. WORK HARD AS A TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More 3. RESPECT EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL!!

7. Digital Learners  Students today are digital learners: television, video games, videos, music, and many other multimedia objects  Older adults are digital immigrants  Most students learn by using pictures, videos, and sounds.

8.  Growing With Mathematics  Practice Multiplication & Division Facts  Many Class Discussions  Homework Assignments, Tests, & Some Projects

9. READ, READ, READ 1.New Reading Program 2.“Making Meaning 3.Many Discussions 4.Response Journals 5.Reading Logs 6.Blogs!

10. - New Writing Program - “Being a Writer” - Journals - Variety of writing pieces - Spelling: “Words Their Way”

11.  Early & Native Americans  Early Explorers  Early Colonies & Settlements  American Revolution Social Studies

12. Science (taught by Mrs. Cyrzan)  3 rd year of new Science program!  Magnets & Electricity  Movements & Control  Micro Organisms  Solar System

13. Comet Code

14. Upham Woods Trip

15. Caught Ya’s - getting tests signed - helping other students - Any other positive actions or deeds CAUGHT YA

16. CHECKS (Not the ones you write!!) -Not getting homework done on time -Not getting tests signed -Disrespectful to others in class - 11 free ones / 12 th check sheet goes home

17. Grading Scale GradeScoreA100-90 B89-80 C79-70 D69-60

18. Any Questions?? Feel free to email or call me at anytime!

19. Character Matters 1.C aring 2.R espect 3.R esponsibility 4.C itizenship 5.T rustworthiness 6.F airness

20.  Visit the class Wiki Mr. Bauer’s Wiki Mr. Bauer’s WikiMr. Bauer’s Wiki  Sign-up for Fall and Holiday Party in room  Email Addresses Sheet  Parent Volunteers (Book Orders, Reading Logs, etc.)  Water bottles  DARE in Spring  Headphones in a Ziploc bag and labeled  Any questions?

21. Mr. Bauer’s Class Website

22. County Line WebsiteCounty Line Website!! (I am the last of the original webmasters!)

23. Today’s Students Learn Video on student’s learning today Video on student’s learning today

24. Thanks & see you September 1 st ! I look forward to a successful 2012-2013 school year!