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

Our Principal Mrs. Cathy Schultz

WKCE Fantastic Results! 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!

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!

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

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.

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

READ, READ, READ 1. New Reading Program 2. Many Discussions 3. Response Journals 4. Reading Logs 5. Book Talks 6. Blogs!

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

- High Frequency Words - Spelling Homework & Tests - Journals - Variety of writing pieces - D- Daily Paragraph Editing

Comet Code

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

Upham Woods Trip

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

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

Grading Scale GradeScoreA B89-80 C79-70 D69-60

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

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

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

Mr. Bauer’s Class Website

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

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

Thanks & see you September 1 st ! I look forward to a successful school year!