1. Welcome to Mrs. Nakamura’s 5 th Grade Find your child’s desk and have a seat. The papers on their desks are yours to take home. Read the letter they wrote you and jot them a message back if you have time.

2. Mrs. Nakamura O 19 th year teaching O Taught 5 th grade at Discovery last 3 years and Cougar Ridge & Endeavour for previous 3 years O Stayed home with my own children O Prior to that, Northshore School District in Gifted Ed, Mukilteo Regular Ed O Have taught 4 th, 5 th & 6 th grades O Enjoy reading, running, gardening and time with family and friends O A Life Long Learner and loves teaching!

3. Behavior Expectations Classroom Rights and Responsibilities: Rights 1. I have the right to be treated with kindness 2. I have the right to be myself 3. I have the right to be safe 4. I have the right to learn in a productive environment Responsibilities 1. Treat others like you want to be treated 2. Follow directions the first time given 3. Do your best work 4. Come to class prepared

4. Discovery Expectations O Be Kind O Be Safe O Be Responsible

5. Communication O Friday Folders weekly (except short weeks) O Newsletters emailed every other Friday and posted O Email is the best way to reach me nakamurad@issaquah.wednet.edu nakamurad@issaquah.wednet.edu O Class website: http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/dis covery/staff/nakamurad/default.aspx http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/dis covery/staff/nakamurad/default.aspx O Class phone number 425-837-4057 O Contact office with urgent messages O Don’t hesitate to contact me with questions or input O Conferences will be Dec 2 nd & 3 rd scheduled on Skyward-open Oct 28 th

6. Planners/Organization O Planners will be filled out daily and students need to check them every night O I will be posting nightly on the class website the homework for the night. Click on the Homework tab O Long range planning using the planner O Organizing binders and filing all papers behind dividers O Regular notebook checks O Students need to be learning these skills this year to be ready for middle school

7. Class Website\Technology O Mrs. Nakamura’s Class web site Mrs. Nakamura’s Class web site O Updated Daily with Parent Newsletters, websites, handouts for assignments, up coming dates, class photos and nightly homework, web resources O As the year progresses we will post student work/projects on private class sub site, students will blog on various curriculum topics, class photos on private site O Class has 6 Netbooks to use in addition to 2 desktop and 8 laptops. O iPad will be used as a teaching tool as well as for projects O These items will be used to enhance the curriculum

8. Homework O Expect homework Mon-Friday, 30-60 minutes O Math homework most nights, O Long term projects at times will need to be done over weekends O Students should be reading at least 20 minutes nightly-reading logs will be used periodically but students should always be reading! O All students should have mastered basic multiplication and division facts O Missing assignment=in at recess to work on and complete at home O Absent- email (please give me advanced notice) and I will gather work to send home-math sheets are online, check the website O Keep me informed if the amount of homework is too little or too great

9. Grading O Papers, test and assignments will be scored with 1-4 O The 1-4 scores will have +/- but not on report cards (3 is a large range) O Check Friday folders for scored work to stay aware of your child’s progress O Report cards are no longer printed and sent home. Parents will access them on Skyward O Conference sign up will be on Skyward as well in mid-October.

10. Curriculum O Follow the Issaquah District Curriculum O Science focus: Life Science-Plants/Physical Science-Motion & Design/Fossils/Scientific Method/FLASH (Human Growth and Development) O Science Fair participation required O Social Studies: American History –Geography, Exploration, Colonization & Government, Museum of Famous Americans O Math Every Day Math & online IXL to reinforce skills and concepts, problem solving-Exemplars O Reading strategies taught just right books, book room guided reading books as well as Readers Workshop – 5-6 book projects for the year, Vocabulary Word Lists related to what we are learning in class most weeks, 10 books from a variety of genres should be read over the course of the year O Writing-Writers Work shop focusing on various forms starting with narratives, informational, persuasive, memoir- Writing Curriculum Lucy Caulkins O Technology integration-computer as a tool throughout the curriculum: Powerpoint presentations, word processing of work, Google docs and presentations, etc.. O Art –six art lessons using a variety of mediums tied to State standards guided by a trained artist O For more detail about the 5 th Grade Curriculum Standards visit OSPI and information of Common Core State StandardsCommon Core State Standards

11. Supplies/Volunteering O Follow list posted on school website, replenish as needed O USB Flash Drive is needed and should come to and from school daily, keep in back pack or binder O Volunteers needed form was emailed out as a Google doc - starts in Oct, schedules are posted on website. O Sambica/Pure Foods Workshop/Library/Biz Town in May/Energy Workshop O Process has changed: sheet with how to do a background on every student desk, must be authorized every year if you plan to be in at all during the year.

12. Daily Schedule Class Schedule: (this is approximate times and subject to change) O 9:15-9:35 Morning business/Math Warm up O 9:35-10:30 Readers Workshop O 10:30-10:50 Read Aloud and snack O 11:00- Writer’s Workshop O 12:05-12:45 Recess & Lunch O 12:45-2:00 Math O 2:00-2:25 SS/Science/Health O 2:25-2:45 Recess O 2:45-3:30 Social Studies/Science/Health cont…. O 3:30-3:40 Planners/Dismissal O O Specialist Schedule: O Monday Music 10:30-11:00 O Tuesday PE 11:05-11:35 O Wednesday Music 11:00-11:30 O Thursday Library 10:30-11:00 O Friday PE 11:05-11:35

13. Thank you for coming! I am truly excited to be your child’s 5 th grade teacher and look forward to getting to know each of the students better. 5 th grade is a fun culminating year for children and I am so happy to be a part of it!

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