welcome to fifth grade!! mrs. hugg mrs. hageman ms. britner mrs. nieto mrs. butterman

Welcome to Fifth

Grade!!Mrs. Hugg

Mrs. Hagema

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Ms. Britner

Mrs. Nieto

Mrs. Butterman

I dreamed I stood in a studio

And watched two sculptors there.

The clay they used was a young child’s mind

And they fashioned it with care

One was a teacher;

The tools he/she used were books and music and art;

One was a parent

With a guiding hand and a gentle loving heart.

And when at last their work was done

They were proud of what they had wrought

For the things they had worked into the child

Could never be sold or bought.

And each agreed she would have failed

If she had worked alone;

For behind the parent stood the school, and behind the teacher stood the home.

By: Ray A. Lingenfelter

Parent Communication

Data NotebookFriday FolderSchool WebsiteEmailPhone

Parent Communication

Ways to Contact Us

School Phone Number: 301-840-7177

Email Addresses:

Rachel_I_Britner@mcpsmpd.org

Vanessa_M_Hugg@mcpsmd.org

Kathryn_M_Hageman@mcpsmd.org

Mary_A_Butterman@mcpsmd.org

Catherine_N_Nieto@mcpsmd.org

Goals for 2012 - 2013To nurture each student’s strengths and talents

To determine areas of concern in each student and provide support and growth opportunities in these areas

To help each student determine his or her best effort, and to work with the student to achieve “Excellence through Effort!”

Homework Policy

Purpose is fourfold:

1. Extend concepts learned in the classroom.

2. Provide opportunities for independent work.

3. Strengthen concept and skill development.

4. Provide enrichment opportunities.

Homework Policy Should take no more than 60 to 75

minutes a night. Is due on the assigned day unless

illness or death in the family prevented it. Additional time will be given.

Please notify teacher with a note, call, or email.

Field Trip Schedule

Williamsburg

Friday, November 9, 2012

Daytime Astronomy (Kingsley Center)

January 14th or 15th

Strathmore-Baltimore Symphony

October- TBD

WilliamsburgTurn in lunch choice and money by September 28th

Return Financial Responsibility Form

Return permission slip and $68.00 by Oct. 26th

Send McDonald’s money with student on the day of the trip

If chaperoning please choose a lunch by September 28th and pay $30.00 by Oct. 26

No lunches or food allowed to be taken into Williamsburg (unless food allergies)

Water bottles are allowed

Mathematics 5th Grade

5TH GRADE1. Number Theory/Mathematical

Relationships

2. Plane Geometry/Solid Geometry

3. Whole Numbers/Decimal Fractions/Common Fractions

4. Data and Statistics

5. Measurement/Transformational Geometry

6. Probability/Mathematical Properties

Mathematics – Math 6

MATH 61. Graphing Data and Analyzing

Statistics2. Decimal/ Fraction Operations and

Applications3. Shape and Movement4. Patterns and Functions5. Probability

Social Studies – 5th Grade

Unit One – Citizens in Action: The Colonies Revolt 1763 – 1783

Unit Two – Economics: Creating a New Nation 1783 – 1800

Unit Three – The Evolving Country: Geography Past to Present

Science Curriculum Unit One: Force, Motion, and Energy

Unit Two: Electricity and Magnetism

Unit Three: Astronomy

Unit Four: Cells and Heredity

Science MSA will be in late April.

Science/Health CurriculumFamily Life Unit taught in the spring.

Takes place toward the end of May. Students are able to do alternate work if

parents choose to have them do so. Sessions will be held in early spring for

parents to review materials and discuss concepts.

Reading Taught for literary experience, reading to

inform and reading to perform a task.

Study story elements and reading strategies through core books, National Geographic, and other approved media for instruction.

Students will have nightly reading assignments to reach the grade level goal of 25 books for the school year.

Writing Writer’s Workshop is used, and we focus on

the 6+1 Traits model of writing Ideas Voice Conventions Organization Sentence Fluency Word Choice + Presentation

SpecialsArt, Music, Physical Education, Band,

Chorus Art, Music, PE, and Media are once a week Chorus is on Thursday afternoons Band is taught once a week for 35-45

minutes Students will have band buddies to ensure

they get materials presented in class while they were gone.

Middle School Magnet Programs Roberto Clemente- October 11th at 7:00 Eastern- October 23rd at 7:00 Takoma Park- October 11th at 7:00 Argyle- October 24th at 7:00 Loiederman- October 10th at 7:00 Parkland- October 17th at 7:00

For more information visit the following site:

Montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/msmagnet/

5th Grade Daily ScheduleTime Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9:45-10:40 Specials Specials Science Science Specials

10:40-11:40 Writing/Grammar

Writing/Grammar

Writing/Grammar

Writing/Grammar

Social Studies

11:40-12:50 Math Math Math Math Math

12:50-1:50 Lunch & Recess

Lunch & Recess

Lunch & Recess

Lunch & Recess

Lunch & Recess

1:50-3:20 Reading Reading Reading Reading Reading/ Grammar

Chorus

5th Grade ClassroomsSign up for parent conferences If interested in volunteering sign upOn your student’s desk, you will find:

1. Letter from your student

2. Paper to respond to your student’s letter

AnyQuestions?