1. 5th Grade 2000-2001 Back to School Night
Mrs. Short’s Class
5th Grade
Back to School Night
11/27/2018
Created by Mrs. Short

2. About Mrs. Short Raised in Orem, Utah Graduated from BYU
Taught 3rd grade for 2 years
First year teaching 5th grade

3. General Information Students need to be on time to school.
Game boys and other toys should stay at home.
ParentLink is updated daily—
Box#555
Please no animals for show and tell.

4. Classroom Discipline Plan
Students are responsible for their own behavior.
They are required to report their “behavior rating” to me before each recess.
They rate themselves between 0-5.
If they rate themselves higher than 0, they are required to work off their rating(s) during recess.

5. Upcoming Events and Projects
Christmas Around the World
Hope of America
State Report
President Report
Wax Museum

6. Homework Reading for 20 minutes a night
Spelling & vocabulary words each week
Unfinished work in class is considered homework.
Any other homework will be sent as needed.

7. Our Morning Schedule 9:00-Word Work 9:15-Writing 10:00-Recess
10:15-Reading/Social Studies
11:30-Lunch/Prep Time (Students rotate between computers, P.E., and library)

8. Afternoon Schedule 12:30-Math 1:30-Recess 1:45-Science/Social Studies
2:55-Clean up and go home

9. Language Arts Guided Reading (Students read with teacher)
SSR (Silent Sustained Reading)
Novels (class reads novel together)
Teacher Read (Teacher reads out loud to class)
Grammar
Writing Process and Traits

10. Math Fractions Decimals Multiplication Division Geometry Place Value
Problem Solving

11. Science Physical Features of the Earth Matter/Chemistry Electricity
Natural Resources

12. Social Studies
United States History
States and Capitals

13. SEP Conferences
October 26, 2000
January 11, 2001
March 22, 2001

14. Thank you for your support!
We are looking forward to a GREAT year!