WELCOME FAMILIES 5 th Grade Mrs. Peterson ex:5739

Mrs. Peterson  Seventeenth Year Teaching  Taught five years in Jefferson School District  12th Year teaching in Tracy Unified.  Taught 6 years of 5 th grade G.A.T.E.  Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with CLAD from CSU Stanislaus  Masters in Teaching from Grand Canyon University

My Job  It is my job to teach your child fifth grade curriculum, and to ready him/her for sixth grade.  We also work on social skills – teaching them to come see me first if they have a problem.  My goal is to make this year a positive learning experience for your child and to empower them with the “I CAN” attitude.

Positive Discipline  Individual  Group  Whole Class Rewards  Treats  Lunch in classroom  Computer time  Friday Fun  Ice Cream Party Discipline  Warning  Recess Detention  Chill Out in other class  Parent Contact  Referral to office  Severe Disruption: student is sent to the office immediately

Social Studies  Native Americans, Explorers, Early Settlers, Colonists  American Revolution, Constitution, Westward Movement  States and Capitals (Start studying them NOW!) NEED TO COVER BOOKS Science Physical Science: Atoms and elements, Chemical Compounds, Characteristics of Matter Life Science: Plant Systems, Human Body Systems Earth Science: Water Resources, Water Cycle, Weather, Solar System Fourth Grade: Physical, Life, and Earth in review Scientific Method Investigation Skills

Math  Place Value  Decimals  Multiplication  Division  Fractions  Integers  Problem Solving  Geometry  Measurement  Ratio & Percents  Students need to have their multiplication and division facts memorized to be successful in 5 th grade math!

Language Arts Reading *Open Court Comprehension, Vocabulary, Spelling *Weekly Tests for all three *Unit Test (6-7 weeks) Grammar: *Nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositional phrases, adjectives, adverbs, articles, punctuation, capitalization, prefix, suffix, root words *Accelerated Reader – used as one grade for the reading grade, based on how many tests passed at 80%, students read books at their own level – School uses points for individual rewards. Writing * Summary *Narrative*Persuasive *Response to Literature *Research Reports

AR: Accelerated Reader  4 test passed in the 1 st trimester  6 test passed in the 2 nd trimester and 3 rd trimester  Students have to get 80% to pass a test  Tests can only be taken one time!  Students will know their individual reading level to pick an appropriate book  AR Prizes will be given out at the end of every Trimester

D.A.R.E. Drug Abuse Resistance Education  Officer Abercrombie teaches 10 lessons, Persuasive Letter, Community Service, Health Grade Field Trips We will need to raise funds to go on any field trips. More info to come.

Homework  Monday - Thursday  60 minutes each night  Students must read every night and record  Agenda must be initialed by parent every night  Missing/Late homework is accepted one day late for half credit.  It is the students responsibility to get their missing work. They will have the same amount of days they were absent to complete the work.  If work is not completed because of emergencies, please contact me.

Agendas  George Kelly agendas are required by all students in grades 4-8. This is where the students record their nightly homework.  Agendas are also your students hall pass.  The student handbook is also inside of the Agendas.  Agendas are $10.00 cash.

Organization  Binders – work that is handed back goes into it during the week – organized by subject – use information for studying for tests – goes home on Friday for parent review  Homework folder for daily homework  Cubby, desk and area surrounding it is always to be clean and organized

Projects This is a small sample of some of the projects we will be doing this year: Book Report Projects monthly Various Social Studies projects Possible Science Project

GRADES  Grades are available to you 24/7 through the ABI Parent Portal  Portal/Pages/default.aspx Portal/Pages/default.aspx Portal/Pages/default.aspx  Grades are updated often.  Please check at least once a week  The more informed you are the better your child will do  Progress Reports  Formal progress reports will be sent home once in the middle of each trimester.  If you haven’t signed up for ABI Parent Portal yet, please do so with the office ASAP!!!

Attendance  It is imperative that all students attend school unless they are sick or have a family crisis.  Students must be on time (BEFORE 8:20)  Make-up work will be the student’s responsibility to ask for and complete.  Parents may call in the morning to request work. Work will be ready in the office by 3:30

Time for the bad news….  Our budget is still very limited!  Any donation will be appreciated!  KleenexBinder paper  PencilsExpo markers  Copy paperMake copies at home  Monetary donation will be put in the PTO account and used for classroom supplies. Make checks to GKPTO and put Tammy Peterson Room 23 in the memo.  PARENT HELPERS IN THE CLASSROOM

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Parent Contract Before you leave, please fill out and return the parent contract on the last page of the packet. You can always me with any questions and concerns: All documents can be found on my web site: Thank you for coming!!!