Welcome To Back to school Night! Kathleen Elicker, M. Ed.

Tonight’s Agenda Introduction School Supplies Parent Info Mini “Day in the Life” of a 5 th Grader Policies and Procedures 5 th Grade Events Q & A

About Mrs. Elicker 8th year in 5 th grade 10 years in CASD My Son and Daughter play for Downingtown West High School. Both are referees for soccer Married for over 24 years Love to travel 3 Kids: Carlie- 21, Luke-17, & Kathleen -16 MotherWife Teacher Soccer Mom

5th Grade Supply List  Backpack  2 inch, 3 ring Binder  Zippered pencil pouch that fits into the binder  4 pocket folders with holes that fit in the binder Th in gs to Br in g ju st fo r yo u! Rainbow Element ary Th in gs to Br in g fo r th e cl as s  12 # 2 pencils  12 blue or black pens  3- one subject notebooks that will fit in a binder  2 glue sticks  24 Crayola Crayons  12 colored pencils &/or markers  2 highlighters  1 box of gallon Ziploc baggies  1 age appropriate scissors  2 boxes of tissues  Bottle of hand sanitizer  1 large package of standard loose leaf WishListWishList  Flash Drives  Sanitizing wipes SCHOOL SUPPLIE S WILL NOT BE PROVID ED BY THE SCHOOL DUE TO BUDGET CUTS! · Backpack · 2 inch, 3 ring Binder · Zippered pencil pouch that fits into the binder · 4 pocket folders with holes that fit in the binder SCHOOL SUPPLIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DUE TO BUDGET CUTS! Just for your child! For the class · 12 # 2 pencils · 12 blue or black pens · 3- one subject notebooks that will fit in a binder · 2 glue sticks · 24 Crayola Crayons · 12 colored pencils &/or markers · 2 highlighters · 1 box of gallon Ziploc baggies · 1 age appropriate scissors · 2 boxes of tissues · Bottle of hand sanitizer · 1 large package of standard loose leaf · Flash Drives · Sanitizing wipes Wish List School Supplies

Parent Info Homework –Roughly 50 minutes a night (Mon-Thur.) 20 min LA 20 min Math 10 min Reading –Counted as a grade –Stop & Sign- avoid frustration Test Folders –Sent home Mondays. Sign & Empty. Test corrections due by Friday of the same week. –Website for grades. Updated weekly. Website -NewsFlash -Monthly News Letters

Schedule Homeroom Morning Meeting Language Arts (Whole Group, Spelling, Grammar, Vocabulary, & Guided Reading) Writing Specials  Day 1 Library  Day 2 Music  Day 3 Physical Education  Day 4 Art Recess/Lunch Math Social Studies/ Science

Home Room Assignments Attendance Announcements Morning Meeting Message Prepare for the day

Specials (12:20-1:00) Day 1Library Day 2 Music Day 3 Physical Education Day 4Art

Math Geometry Place Value Decimals Division Probability Fractions Measurement Ratio, Portions, Percents

Language Arts Reading –Shared/ Whole Group –Guided Reading/Centers –Independent Reading Being A Writer Spelling English/ Grammar Vocabulary

Science Mixtures and Solutions Landforms Environments

Social Studies Geography –Discoverer’s Tools –The World –The United States –Regions of the United States –Settlement of the United States

Policies & Procedures Homework Agendas Desks Instruments Compliment Links Raffle Tickets Bathroom Personal Property

5 th Grade Activities Safeties Field Trips –Pie Sale –Cookie Dough Sale –Pizza Sale Promotion 5 th Grade Picnic Conferences- Bring your student! Class Parties We could use help! If you are able to do anything from making copies to running parties, please let me know!

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