1. 5 th Grade Teachers Mrs. Kross Mrs. Hoffman

2. Team Teaching In 5 th grade, your child will switch classes throughout the day and receive instruction from both Mrs. Kross and Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. Kross WRITING MATH SOCIAL STUDIES Mrs. Hoffman WRITING READING SCIENCE

3. Spelling Weekly list of 20 words Spelling is practiced as homework through homework packet Test on Thursday Spellingcity.com (find weekly lists on this website to practice words and take a spelling test)

4. Reading Harcourt text Emphasis on fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies with a variety of texts Quarterly book report

5. Reading Content Functional text – recipes, directions Historical/cultural aspects in literature Elements of literature – plot, characters, etc. Persuasive text Expository text – inform, describe or explain

6. Writing 6 Traits of Writing Ideas and Content Organization Voice Sentence Fluency Word Choice Conventions

7. Math Solidify multiplication and division process Compare and order fractions, decimals and percents Collect and analyze data Probability Measurement – perimeter and area Geometry Elapsed time Integers (positive and negative) Add and subtract decimals and fractions Order of operations

8. Social Studies Exploration Colonization American Revolution Westward Expansion Civil War Constitution

9. Science Matter Motion and Forces and Simple Machines Body Systems – skeletal, muscular Science Fair Natural Hazards Planets Space Exploration

10. Homework Packet will go home Thursday to be returned the following Thursday Packet will always include weekly spelling practice and a place to record reading minutes. Packet may include additional reading, writing or language practice. Math homework will be given out daily throughout the week.

11. Websites School Website: http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us/patterson.html http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us/patterson.html -Visit Our Schools -Patterson Elementary Teacher websites: Kross – Hoffman –