1. Welcome to 5 th Grade

2. Reader’s Workshop & Writer’s Workshop Focus lesson Independent Reading/ Writing time –Teacher Conference –Peer Conferring –Small group strategy instruction Group Share

3. Use Harcourt Language text for Grammar Word Study Daily Language Review

4. Poetry Jam

5. Wax Museum

6. Math  Study Links – homework every night!  Jump around in topics and units

7. Science Life Science (Organisms and their environment, life cycles & heredity) Earth Science (Structure of the Earth, Earth’s history, Earth in the Solar System) Physical Science (Different types of Energy, electricity and simple circuits, electromagnets) Hands-on labs and lab reports

8. Ferry Beach Ecology School 5 day long trip in October Saco, Maine

9. Ferry Beach Forms Ferry Beach permission slip due June 12 th Medical forms due October 1 st

10. Cool projects!

11. Social Studies/ History Book 1: The First Americans Book 2: Making Thirteen Colonies Book 3: From Colonies to Country Book 4: The New Nation Supplemental materials

12. Grades and Report Cards

13. Homework Assignment notebooks Homework Board Late Slips Marbles Plan for 30 – 60 minutes per night

14. Supplies 1 hard one inch binder at least five binder tab dividers 2 plain pocket folders 1 composition notebooks 1 five subject spiral notebook with pockets 3 single subject notebooks 1 highlighter pencils 1 seven pocket accordion folder 1 erasable red pen 1 erasable black pen 1 basic clipboard 1 pencil box (no larger than 8x3x1) 1 glue stick 1 package of post-its 1 black permanent marker 1 pencil eraser 1 simple/ affordable calculator A 3 ½ gal zip lock bag Supplies for Home dictionary colored pencils Pencils Access to a computer, internet and printer *label all supplies with initials (including pencils)

15. 5th Grade Summer Reading 3 “Just Right” Books Title____________________________________________ Author__________________________________________ Setting Description of Main Characters Summarize the book Draw a picture of your favorite scene

16. Suggested Authors You are required to read at least two books from the following list of authors:

17. Letter to the Teachers Please write a letter to your future 5 th grade teacher. What should we know about you? What do you like about school? What are your strengths? *Be sure to sign your letter with your FULL name