WelcomeWelcome Wolf’s Crossing - Fifth Grade Curriculum Night

READING Houghton-Mifflin Teacher Read Aloud Building Background Vocabulary-Flash Cards, Word Maps, etc. Anthology and Leveled Readers Strategies / Skills Book Share / Project Cards

In Addition Literature Circles Assorted Books and Magazines (to utilize information from other resources) Poetry Extended Response (C-E-I-E-I-O) READING

WRITING Traits Personal Narrative Expository Argumentative (Formerly Persuasive) Biography Speech, Poster required

SPELLING—New! Words Their Way, created by Donald Bear, et. al. Word Study (Leveled) Word Sorts Word Hunts Word Games Test

MATH Everyday Mathematics Emphasis on multiplication, division, geometry, fractions Math Boxes Study Links Journal Games (RSA’s) Recognizing Student Achievement Unit Tests Pre-Test (Enrichment Activities) Post-Test

SOCIAL STUDIES Houghton-Mifflin Review Revolutionary War Westward Expansion Civil War New Nation / Early Twentieth Century Modern America Linking to Today

SCIENCE Hands on Science Levers and Pulleys Landforms Ecosystems Ecology

TESTING Standardized Testing NWEA / MAP September 13 th – September 30 th Spring (TBA) ISAT March 5 th – March 16 th

HOMEWORK POLICY Absent – Work (Homework Online) Late Work (Reduced Grade) –Missing –Incomplete –Redo

WEBSITE District Home Page: Staff Directory, VARNEY, Copy Web Address and Paste into Address Bar. Homework Important Documents Scholastic Book Club Ordering Recommended Books by Former Students Curriculum Night Handouts WC PTA Lunch Menu Lexile List, and More!

BEHAVIOR POLICY Classroom Rules Constitution Created and Signed by Class Consequences Yellow Card –Warning Orange Card- No Recess and Character Counts Form Red Card- Office Visit and Phone Call Home

ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK Students responsibility to write down assignments each day No signature needed unless student repeatedly forgets homework.

GRADING POLICY Effort / Completion Graded Papers Test / Quiz Assessment

PROGRESS REPORTS Weekly Report— Requires Parent Signature (Returned Following Monday) –Behavioral Update –Academic Update Mid-Quarter Report –Current Grades –Any Missing Work Reported

COMMUNICATION Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions: –Joy Varney Phone:

Thank You For Coming! ROUND TABLE DOCUMENTS: Please fill out your child’s T-shirt size. Please write 3 choices for conference times on list