Mrs. Walther’s Fifth- Grade Class Welcome, parents and students! 2015-2016

THANK YOU For coming tonight For providing necessary materials

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All About Mrs. Walther My background I grew up in Germany. I earned two teaching credentials in Germany. I also earned my BA, Masters and teaching credentials from the University of Phoenix. My experience I’ve been working for the district since 2004. This will be my ninth year in 5th grade

All about Mrs. Barrera My Background My Interest Moved to Tracy in 2010 With Jefferson Dist. since 2011 Graduating in December My Interest Medieval history Costuming Creative writing Learning for sake of knowledge

My Philosophy I believe that every child can learn. I know that I work with the most precious gift you have- your child. I believe that parents and teacher together, as a TEAM, can help your to succeed.

My Goals To give students the academic and social skills needed to progress to middle school. To provide a supportive and safe classroom environment. To help students to develop effective study skills.

Rules/Expectations Respect Focused work without interruptions To other students To teacher To her/ himself Focused work without interruptions Feedback if help is needed Ready to learn (incl. all materials)

Procedures No mechanical pencils in class Water bottles Bathroom breaks Ticket system Materials (highlighter, colored p/p, pencils, sheet protector, white board marker…)

TIGER TRUTHS One Character Trait Per Month Activities Discussions At Home

Class Subjects The subjects we cover during fifth grade are: Reading Language Arts (grammar/ spelling) Math Science Social Studies Enrichment/ band

Reading/ ELA Sign of the Beaver Accelerated Reader (10%) Reading at home/ Reading journals Spelling/ PB Grammar/ yellow spiral Non-fiction text

Math Go Math 11 chapters Online support Daily homework Practice math facts iPad app

Science/ Social Studies Vocabulary Pre-reading Study habits Field trip ($)

Enrichment Creative writing Pull-out services Band

Homework I will assign up to 60 minutes of homework every night, in addition to 20 minutes of reading (Reading log!!!) Reading journals are due Wednesdays Missing work will be accepted for reduced credit I will send out updates regularly on missing work Please ensure we have your current email in Aeries

Electronic Devices Chromebooks/ iPads Need earbuds

In Your Package Handbook signature page with online instructions, please return Parent/ Student Notification Agreement PE Walking field trip permission/ Walking classroom permission (2 forms) Scholastic book club information Teacher package with contact information, please return that you saw the information

Please Return Parent/ Student Notification Agreement 5th grade information PE 2 Walking Classroom forms Field trip form Google Apps Parent Permission Forms

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Let’s Have a Great Year!