1. Welcome to Fifth Grade, Panthers!
Parents, please see the clipboards on the back table and begin filling in the paperwork on your child’s desk.
Students, sort your supplies in the back of the room, talk to your classmates and check out the “Would You Rather” questions at your table. Directions are on the whiteboard.

2. Tonight’s Agenda Welcome Meet the Teacher Paperwork Expectations
Schedule
Curriculum
Field Trips

3. Meet the Teacher
Christine Preddy

5. Ms. Preddy will be building a school in Malawi in December!
Information on the
class website

6. Paperwork
Clipboards
School Envelope
Panther Papers

7. Forms First Day of School Transportation Volunteer For Morning Laps
Morning, in and outside of class
Lunch 12:30-1:40
Sending in items
Washington DC fundraising committee
Being generally awesome and supportive ☺

8. School Envelope Student Code of Conduct
OCS Student Code of Conduct (last page, page 43) **
Health and Emergency Sheet (no longer a card)**
Acceptable Use Agreement**
Free and Reduced Lunch (folded, with insert)**
Early Dismissal Form**
Grocery Store Sign up Form
PTGO Memberships
Accident Insurance Policy (mail-in)
Student Calendar
School Health Program
Medication Policy
Playground Safety Form
Cameron Park Handbook

9. Panther Papers Parent Info Form (Blue)
T-Shirt Order Form (½ sheet with blue highlighter)
Transportation Form (½ sheet)
Laminated contact sheet (keep)

10. Fifth Grade Built on a foundation of respect
Classroom Policy: Fair, Firm and Consistent
Great Fifth Grade Team

11. Communicate: Early, Often and Honest

12. Expectations Transition to middle school Independence
Planning and organization
Increased responsibility
Schedule
School role models

13. Our Schedule Reading/Social Studies Mini-Lesson
7:30-7:55: Laps, Bathroom, Morning Routine
7:55: Attendance—Students are marked tardy after 7:55
8:00-8:30: Morning Meeting
8:30-9:50: Math
9:50-10:00: Snack/ Read aloud
10:00-11:50: Literacy Block
Reading/Social Studies Mini-Lesson
Small Groups (assessments at the beginning of the year)
Word Study/ Writing Mini-Lesson

14. Our Schedule Continued
11:55-12:35: Specials
Monday: Spanish
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Art
Friday: Media (2nd & 4th quarter), Technology (1nd & 3rd)
12:40-1:10: Recess
1:10-1:35: Lunch
1:40-2:35: Science
2:40: Dismissal

15. Curriculum Common Core Word Study Science:
Preddy: Ecosystems
Stinnett: Force and Motion
Bacheler: Heat Transfer/Water Cycle/Matter
Price Human Body/Cells/Genetics
Preddy: Weather
Social Studies: United States History
Word Study: Two ways divide and conquer and flocabulary
debates
homework

16. Projects
State Project
Book Mini-Projects
Social Studies Projects

17. Go on the website: www.preddyspanthers.weebly.com
Where’s All The Info?
Ask your child :-) or
Go on the website:

18. Field Trip Info Eno River Field Trip, October
Conservator’s Center, November
Washington, DC Trip, April
April 16th-17th, 2015
Information night:
Thursday, September 18th 6pm in the Media Center
Come early for background checks (5 min renew)
Middle School Visit , ??
Poe Center, June 8th

19. 5th grade has greater challenges, your child will rise to meet them.
Working independently and as team we will have a wonderful year!

20. Questions for the whole group?

21. Forms! Forms! Forms! FORMS! THANK YOU!
Please fill in the…
Forms!
Forms!
Forms!
Forms!
FORMS!
THANK YOU!

22. I look forward to a great year!
THANK YOU!

23. Clipart Credits “Being Truthful,” Terry Border
Buildon.org