1. WELCOME

2. THE PLAN Schedule Curriculum Expectations of Students and Parents Student Conferences/Picture Day Play/Birthdays Contact Info

3. SCHEDULE Class rotation Teachers Ms. Heidel – English (Spelling/Vocab) Ms. Baten – Science Mr. Johnson – Reading/History

4. SCIENCE Variables Mixtures and Solutions Food and Nutrition Solar System Solar Energy

5. SCIENCE Expectations Notebook Cooperative Work Homework Presentations/Reports Quizzes/Tests

6. SOCIAL STUDIES Started the year with a focus on U.S. geography. Focus on U.S. history through the Civil War. We will be beginning a State Report next week. The process will be very similar to what was done on the 4th grade California history reports. The final product will be a PowerPoint presentation and report to the class. We will also do an additional research project near the end of the year. D.C. trip April 3 rd -9 th ; 1 st EFS meeting tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, October 23 rd at 7:00 pm (parents only). 2 nd meeting TBD

7. READING Focus is on continued skill development, especially fluency and comprehension Will use short stories, novels, poetry and non- fiction sources; Great Books later in the year Book report guidelines coming soon. Read to your kids!

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9. MATH GROUPING – Pretest for each chapter – Flexible TOPICS – Number Sense – Decimals – Fractions – Multiplication – Division – Graphing – Probability – Geometry EXPECTAIONS – Classwork/participation – Homework – Quizzes/Tests

10. iPADS Each 5 th grade student has been assigned an iPad to use at school. Take tests in some subject areas, perform research on the internet and complete various assignments. Student email account 15 iPAD rules

11. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Typically in April Kathy Larson – Registered nurse and family life educator – Develops and teaches the curriculum Covers physical and emotional changes during puberty Boys and girls separated for some discussions

12. EXPECTATIONS STUDENTS On time Prepared Respectful Best work Responsible Ask for help PARENTS Assist student with assignments if needed Encouragement Projects Communication – Teacher Page

13. LUNCHES Microwave – Keep time to about one minute – Limit microwave lunches to 2 per week – Make sure students have everything they need to prepare and eat it. – Utensils, plate, microwavable containers if needed (these items should be reusable) Choice Lunch

14. CONFERENCES November 12 th and 13 th Student led Sign Up Genius (visit teacher pages for instructions) PICTURE DAY Wednesday, October 2 nd at 8:00 Full dress uniform

15. BIRTHDAYS Contact your students homeroom teacher PLAY American Mythology Tuesday, October 29 th, 6:30pm

16. TEACHER PAGES General announcements will be posted on the Teacher Pages Homework assignments are also posted Sign up for RSS feed

17. CONTACT INFO Ms. Baten soyinib@saint-marks.org Mr. Johnson paulj@saint-marks.org