Welcome to Room C29 Mrs. Monroig

A little about me… Born in Poland Attended McDevitt, Pitt (Marketing degree), and Penn State (Elementary Ed. Degree) State (Elementary Ed. Degree) Married with two sons, Alex and Jaxon, and a daughter, Liliana. Jaxon, and a daughter, Liliana. Career in MASD began as a student teacher, then substitute, kindergarten, and teacher, then substitute, kindergarten, and finally 5 th grade finally 5 th grade Hobbies include cooking, eating, reading, hiking, and swimming. hiking, and swimming.

Our Schedule Our Schedule 8:30-9:00 Morning Work 9:00-9:10 Morning Meeting 9:10-9:55 Special 9:55-10:40 Reading: Whole Group 10:40-11:25 Reading: Small Group 11:40-12:35 Rotation 1 12:40-1:25 Lunch / Recess 1:25-2:25 Rotation 2 2:25-3:40 Recess 3:40-3:35 Rotation 3 3:35-4:00 SSR/Dismissal

Specials Day A: Library Chorus Chorus Day B: Music Day C: P.E. Day D: Art

Routines & Procedures Morning Morning Bathroom Bathroom Homework / Handing in work / Planners Homework / Handing in work / Planners Rotation Rotation Lunch / Recess Lunch / Recess Being ready / sign language Being ready / sign language iPads iPads Dismissal Dismissal Classroom set-up Classroom set-up Supplies Supplies Jobs Jobs Website Website

5 th Grade Expectations  Respect & Responsibility  Keys to Success: ~Show respect towards others and their belongings. ~No talking while some else is talking. ~Keep your hands, feet, objects, and mean words to yourself. ~Use an indoor voice. ~Stay in your seat.  Consequences  Communication

Homework How many minutes? How many minutes? Math study links nightly (answers in family letter) Math study links nightly (answers in family letter) Spelling Homework ~ nightly Spelling Homework ~ nightly Parent – Student writing conferences Parent – Student writing conferences Student agenda/planners Student agenda/planners Missing assignments Missing assignments

Language Arts Spelling: Pretests and tests five days later Grammar: Quizzes, writing, and word sorts Writing: One large assignment per marking period and 1 small assignment per theme. Reading: Weekly skills tests, reading response journals, SSR Bingo, class work

What’s Different? Our Schedule Our Schedule Kindergarten Buddies Kindergarten Buddies SmartBoard, iPads SmartBoard, iPads Snacks Snacks Class meetings Class meetings Two field trips: Philly and E-Town Park Two field trips: Philly and E-Town Park Byrnes Center visit Byrnes Center visit

Any questions? Any questions?