Back-to-School2012-2013

Welcome to 5th Grade!!!

Mrs. MaggioO Degree in Finance – University of

NebraskaO Worked at Hallmark Cards for 10

yearsO 2 children (5th and 3rd at Bradley)O Teaching License from Metro State in

2010O Currently half way through Masters

at RegisO Long-term sub in LMC, classroom

sub, IB CoordinatorO Now – 5th Grade!!!

Expectations - TimingO Arrive on time

O 8:30 breakfastO 8:40 supervision on playgroundO 8:50 bell rings, teachers pick up

students O 8:55 attendanceO 9:00 ready to work

Expectations – Misc.O OrganizationO Planners – parents sign daily O Independent Reading (Goal 45

minutes)O Homework due Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings

O Good BehaviorO 5th grade reading list

Expectations - HomeworkO Homework

O Monday – ThursdayO Math – 10 to 20 minutesO Spelling - 10-20 minutesO Reading – 45 minutes each night (goal)

O HOMEWORK IS PRACTICE!O Math – if your child is struggling and unable to

complete independently, please make a note and I will follow-up

O Spelling – Mon-Wed, Spellers Choice Thurs. Practice Test (signed by parent)

O Reading – 5th grade book list, Accelerated ReaderO Occasional writing assignments and projects

Behavior PolicyGreen Card Club

Green = verbal warningYellow = last warningRed = Timeout, note homePurple = Refocus form sent homeThree Refocus forms = an

office referral.

Other ways to motivate studentsO PraiseO Team pointsO Super Citizen/lunch with the

principalO Drawing for treasure box

HygieneO Help me out!

O ShowerO DeodorantO Shoes

What We Will Be Learning In 5th Grade

O Math – Everyday Math, Mental Math, AutomaticityO Family Letter: goes home at the beginning of

each new unit (answers)O Reading – Reading Groups, Accelerated

ReaderO Writing – Writing AliveO Language Arts – Daily Sentence Styling, Daily

Language Instruction, SpellingO Science and Social Studies – IB Units of

Inquiry

5th Grade Programme of Inquiry

O How the World Works – WeatherO Where We Are in Place and Time –

ExplorersO Who We Are – Human Body

(Exhibition)O Sharing the Planet – EconomicsO How We Express Ourselves –

RevolutionO How We Organize Ourselves -

Government

5th ScheduleO 9:00 - 10:00 ReadingO 10:00 – 11:00 WritingO 11:00 - 11:30 Mini LessonO 11:30 - 12:15 LUNCHO 12:15 - 1:30 MathO 1:30 – 2:30 InquiryO 2:30- 3:00 SkillsO 3:00 – 3:45 Specials

Music Music Lib/Tech

Spanish

Spanish

Gym Gym Lib/Tech

Art Art

5th Grade EventsO Balarat – October 1st and October 2nd

($16.75, $13.75, $13.00)O AmeriTowne – January 16, 2013 ($20)O ExhibitionO Continuation

ContinuationOFF TO 6th GRADE!!!