Welcome to 5 th Grade

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

Use Harcourt Language text for Grammar Word Study Daily Language Review

Poetry Jam

Wax Museum

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

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

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

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

Cool projects!

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

Grades and Report Cards

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

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)

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

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

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