1. Back to School Night Mrs. Lopez: jennifer_lopez@mcpsmd.org
Mrs. Childs:
Mrs. Dietrich:
Miss Mullins: UMD Student Intern (Lopez)
Miss Cottrell: UMD Student Intern (Dietrich)

2. Tonight we will…. Introduce ourselves
Review the nuts and bolts of 5th grade
Spend a day in the life of a 5th grader
Complete an exit card (with plenty of room for questions).

3. Nuts and Bolts Communication Email List Quarterly Newsletters
Encourage students to talk with teachers
Twitter – We love tweeting during exciting parts of the day. Follow us:
Mrs. Lopez: @5thGradeTweets
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4. Nuts and Bolts Small Binder Large Binder
Check parent section every night; everything else stays in the binder
HW section is student’s responsibility
Small Binder
Kept at school with all graded work
Sent home twice per marking period

5. Nuts and Bolts Phone Policies
Students are not allowed to make phone calls home during the day. Period.
Cell Phones are not allowed in school unless written permission is obtained from Ms. Lane. (MCPS Policy)

6. Nuts and Bolts Homework Nightly: Math assignments (Monday-Thursday)
Independent reading (1 skip night/week)
Occasional additional assignments
Weekly: Written Response Journal (due by Friday)
Long-term Projects: TBD (expect at least 3)

7. Nuts and Bolts Absences
Excused absences – Student work will be provided upon return, or placed on the drop off table if requested (shared responsibility)
Unexcused absences – Student work will be provided upon return (student responsibility)

8. Nuts and Bolts School-Related Absences
Some fifth grade clubs take students out of school during the school day. Students are expected to pick up missed work on the drop off table and return it the following day (student responsibility)
Some fifth grade clubs take students out of the classroom for a short time during the school day. Students are expected to complete missed assignments in a timely manner (shared responsibility)

9. Nuts and Bolts Testing MAP-R – fall, winter, spring
MAP-M – fall, winter, spring
MSA – Math and Reading (4 days - March)
MSA – Science (2 days – April/May)

10. Nuts and Bolts Private School The earlier, the better.
Three schools only, please.
Contact Susan Holcomb for transcript requests.
Be sure to read all forms carefully.

11. Nuts and Bolts Westland Course Placements
Usually completed in late January, early February
Separate forms for teacher/parent placements
The Westland Guidance department is your point of contact.

12. Curriculum Grading ES (exceeds standard) P (proficient)
I (in progress)
N (needs improvement)
All families will receive a progress report half way through and a report card at the end of each marking period.

13. Curriculum
Reading
Whole class lesson
Guided groups
Literature circles

14. Curriculum
Writing
Narrative
Informational
Opinion
Language Use is taught throughout the marking period.

15. Curriculum
Math
Math 5 – Lopez
Math 6 – Childs and Dietrich

16. Curriculum Health Family Life – Spring 2014
Integrated into Science and Social Studies
Addresses social, emotional, and physical well-being
Family Life – Spring 2014
1 week of Family Life
1 week of Disease Prevention/Control

17. Curriculum Science Force, Motion, and Energy Electricity and Magnetism
Astronomy
Cells and Heredity

18. Curriculum Social Studies
Economic systems/Political policies – during Revolutionary War
Changes in government during the creation of the United States
Changes in physical and human characteristics and settlement patterns
Financial Literacy