2. • Elisa Morreale
• BA in Liberal Studies and concentration in English
3 Children: One son graduated from LMU (Math major), one daughter attends CSULB (plays soccer and is majoring in education), and a daughter currently a sophomore at P.V.P.H.S.
• Completing my MA in Administrative Education this May
• Teaching experience in elementary school for 24 years
• English tutor for the past eight years

3. Elisa Morreale
Room 222
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4. 8:30 – 8:45                 Opening
8:45-10:20                  Math Rotation 1/Lang. Arts
10: :40               Recess
10:40 – 12:15                Math Rotation 2/Lang. Arts
12:15 - 1:00                      Lunch
1:00 – 1:30                   Reading
1:30-1:45                        Homework/Finish work
1:45 – 2:45                    Social Studies/Science
2:45 - 3:00                 Finish work/Clean-up/Dismissal

5. Computer: Wed. 9:20-10:20
                          Thurs. 10:40 -11:40
Music: Tues. 2:00-3:00
PE: Tues. & Thurs. 9:30-10:20

6. DEPARTMENTALIZING
5th Grade will departmentalize! We are preparing your child for Middle School…
Mrs. Weiss will be teaching Math and Science (including STEM).
Ms. Morreale will be teaching Social Studies & Language Arts (including grammar, writing, core lit books).
We will rotate in the morning (Math and Language Arts) and in the afternoon (Science and Social Studies).

7. Language Arts - Reading
Reading Development:
Differentiated instruction
Core literature reading books
Whole group reading
Small group reading
Children will:
Focus on building comprehension, vocabulary, fluency,
Develop expository reading
Learn how to respond to expository text
Read non-fiction and apply it to writing.

8. Writing
Students will be exposed to Response to Literature through writing in their Interactive Writing Spirals
In addition, 5th graders will focus on different writing genres:
*Narrative *Persuasive *Journal Writing
*Descriptive *Letter writing
*Poetry *Expository
Grammar and sentence mechanics will also be focused on in my class.

9. Topics Covered: U.S. Geography Exploration of the New World
Colonization of America (First 13 Colonies)
American Revolution
Formation of the Constitution
Slavery and the Civil War
Immigrants
States and Capitals

10. Classroom Rules
Be considerate to others and treat everyone with respect
Be polite…Say please and thank you
Listen to your teachers
Follow directions
Raise your hand and wait to be called on
Keep you hands and feet to yourself
Clean up after yourself…keep our classroom clean and organized!
Always do your BEST!

11. Classroom Management Verbal warning Name on board
Check after name (-10 minutes of recess conference with teacher & reflection writing)
2 Checks ( home/phone call to parents)
3 checks (principal’s office)
Immediately sent to the principal for disrespectful language or fighting

12. REWARDs
Table Points
Mystery Word: Prize word is written on the board in blanks.. The children fill earn letters. Once the letters have been filled in, the class earn the word prize.
Individual rewards include classroom jobs, teacher praise, notes/ s home, spirit awards, class certificates

13. Homework reviews skills learned in class, prepares your child for tests, allows time to finish work not completed in class, and allows parents to see what students are learning in class.
Homework is assigned in each class & will be posted in class for students to write down in their agenda books.
Homework is collected in the class it was assigned.
Students who consistently forget to do homework or don’t do the homework will lose part of their recess to complete the work.
3 missing homework assignments = grade lowered

14. Homework “Pink” Slip for consistently forgetting homework (teacher/parent communication and accountability
Homework Passes
Three homework pass will be passed out at the beginning of each trimester for students to use on one page of homework. Passes will not be replaced if lost and only are accepted the trimester they are handed out. One pass per page and per day may be used on assignments okayed by teacher. Unused homework passes can be turned in for prizes at the end of the year.

15. YES!! We will celebrate your child’s birthday in class!
If your child would like to bring something to celebrate, please do not send treat bags or sweet treats. Due to allergies and ants, we would prefer non-food items. Great alternatives to sweet treats are: fun pencils, erasers, stickers, a book for the class, or a board game.
Additionally, it is district policy to send birthday invitations through the mail. Addresses can be found in the PTA school directory that can be purchased through PTA. Please do not hand invitations out at school or through our classroom cubby system.

16. Parent Volunteers Parent Volunteers
Please consider signing up to help our 5th grade classrooms. Please leave your name and on the volunteer clipboard. We need parents to help with prepping projects, sharpening pencils, Xeroxing papers, and correcting papers. We will leave a box in the office labeled 5th grade for things that need to be prepped or corrected by parents. Thank you in advance for your help.

17. OSS Parent Meeting Tues., Oct. 4th
OSS in Wrightwood Nov. 14th -17th
Parent Conferences Nov. 28th – Nov. 30th