1.  Ms. Kayce Fuhriman  Room 29  The year of...  glasses  braces  and LOTS of learning!

2. 18 th year teaching 4 sons, 4 daughters-in-law, 7 granddaughters, 14 grandsons Love to read, bike, travel Love the 5 th grade curriculum Graduated U of I, but a buckeye fan (Ohio State) and BSU, too!

3.  Folder  PTA sign-up/Carnival form  Donation form  Mad Minute  Reading Log – more later  How to sign in the Power School  Volunteer Calendar  Last Week’s work  *Book Order  Tonight is info/not conferences

4.  Language Arts: parts of speech, grammar, sentences and WRITING  Math: decimals, geometry, multiplication, division, algebra, & fractions!  Science: scientific method, cells/genetic traits, rocks, motion and properties of matter  Reading: book reports, reading in class, literature units and home reading  Social Studies: Colonies, Revolutionary War, Constitution, Expansion and Civil War  Art, Music, Health, PE  Computers: power point, keyboarding, publishing, Excel  Time management and personal behavior  Character Traits!! Math Game

5. Spelling City 2 Assignments/week Due: Friday morning Front Row 30 minutes/week in Math Due: Monday Morning Moby Max 20 minutes/week in Language 20 minutes/week in Reading Due: Monday Morning Reading 20 minutes/day; 5 days a week Due: Monday Morning

6. PACE – Revolutionary War people – Written report in December Power Point in January-February Speech in Feb/March Poetry Unit in March Maskables Play - May Monthly Book Reports

7.  Amount depends on student’s diligence in classroom  P ~ E/RT7 ~ %  MATH FACTS – “Mastery of basic multiplication facts”  Spelling – words on Monday, Spelling City done Friday, Friday test  Reading - 20min/day or 100 minutes per week (approximately 30 minutes in the classroom/day)  Moby Max/Front Row – 1 hour 10 minutes per week  Monthly Book Reports/various genres  Agenda BOOK LATE WORK

8. Promethean Board  Cool clickers 9:05 am start time 3:55 pm release time REPORT CARDS ONLINE! Website  Newsletter  Calendar  Assignments/Documents  Spelling list www.westada.org

9. What’s New SBAC is now ISAT  Multiple, written response and technology enhanced  Some responses worth more than 1 point  Focus on how student arrived at answer  Aligned to CCSS

10.  Newsletter from school every other Friday  NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE  Corrected work on Mondays  Progress reports every 6 weeks (or on request) ???  Questions – PLEASE e-mail, phone, notes in agenda book  Problem??? Try me first!!

11. Discipline Expectations (best work, etc.) Snacks Birthday treats/no-no Parties - monthly

12. Look for the homework folder daily & e-mail on Friday to remind about the newsletter and calendar! Look at WEBSITE frequently! Read the agenda book! Help in classroom ?!? Volunteers!! MAP/ISAT volunteers! Read to/with your child Ask questions (me first!) – come to the classroom!

13. Work Hard Do Our Best Play Hard Be Kind Respect Ourselves and Others