Ms. Nicole Fuller Open House Welcome to 5 th Grade!! While you are waiting, please sign up for a Parent/Teacher Conference time! Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, November 19 th !

Homeroom Information Please have your child arrive by 8:05 each morning. It is important that your child has time to get ready for the day. Students may bring a water bottle to carry with them throughout the day. They may also bring a snack to eat. Organization is key!

Specials Schedule Day 1- Tech & Art Day 2- Library & Spanish Day 3- P.E. & Tech Day 4- Art & Spanish Day 5- Spanish & Music Day 6- P.E. & Music *Students must wear gym uniform on P.E. days.

Class Components Reading Writing Spelling/Vocabulary Grammar

Journeys Common Core and various trade books Daily 3 and CAFÉ Reading Strategies Emphasis on responding to reading and deeper comprehension. Weekly comprehension skill and strategy Importance of meaningful independent reading time 5 th Grade Reading

5 th Grade Writing 6 Traits of Writing and Writing Workshop Personal Narrative Persuasive Essay Opinion Informative- Compare and contrast/ research report

5 th Grade Spelling/Vocabulary Wordly Wise 3000 Journeys Common Core Students will have Spelling words and Vocabulary words weekly. They will be tested on these words each Friday ** Depending on the week, Spelling words and Vocabulary words may be the same!

5 th Grade Grammar Grammar Workshop- lessons on sentence structure, parts of speech, and more! Daily Sentence Editing– students have to correct the sentence(s) of the day for proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Daily Sentence Editing

Homework Each Monday students will receive the “Weekly Update” with their homework for the week. Each Monday your child will receive a Reading Log and Response packet. It must be completed by the following Monday. Students are required to read for at least 100 minutes total a week (at four separate times) and respond to at least 4 prompts.

Homework continued… Students will receive worksheets throughout the week- these will help your child practice the comprehension skill of the week. Once a week, students will also be required to write sentences for their spelling and/or vocabulary words. **Remember the assigned homework each night is on the Weekly Update!**

Homework Policy If your child does not turn in his or her homework on the due date they will receive recess detention. Your child should always know where to find the homework!

Class Website! Go to: Fuller/ Fuller/ Once you visit our site, save it to your favorites! Or you can go to Click on Parents/Teacher Pages. Click on “Ms. Nicole Fuller” and link up with our class website. Weekly Update/Homework **Please fill out the Open House Google Form**

Thank you! Have a GREAT evening & a GREAT school year! If you have not signed up for a Parent/Teacher Conference please do so now!