1. Welcome to Miss Brennan’s 5th grade Room 208
Please have a seat at your child’s desk
Read your child’s note and write back with some words of encouragement for the year ahead

2. Agenda About Me/ About Our Class Check-out Website
Behavior Expectations
Parents as Partners
Overview of 5th Grade Curriculum
Questions

3. Our Class/Community Keys to Success Promote kindness
Motivate and encourage their peers
Think deeply about themselves and their learning
Set goals and think about their future
Reflect on their character, actions, and behavior
Show Grit!

4. Behavior in Room 208
Dub Chart/Mystery Prize to reinforce positive behavior
Goal for students after making a poor choice
Take responsibility
Change behavior
Parent/Teacher communication

5. Parents as Partners Helping with Homework
Check that assignments are completed. You know the level of involvement that your child needs.
Encourage the use of our website, or other helpful sites to promote self-directed learning
Communicate concerns with me, and encourage self-advocacy in your child.
*Seesaw

6. Special Events and Information
Peace Valley Ecology Trip (October)
Moland House (Winter)
Reading Olympics - held in March/April
Historical Philadelphia (May/June)

7. Math Overview Site Everyday Math/Math In Focus
Skills marked: beginning, developing, secure. 2 books you will get to know
Study Links
Math Journal
Each unit:
Unit Test on concepts (always announced)

8. Reading
Reading HW: 20 minutes daily. Record page numbers only. (Status of the Class)
Lead 21 Program  Flexible Groupings
Use of authentic literature: literature circles, book club, etc.
Sustained reading daily in school and at home (DEAR time)
Book Challenge

9. Writing
Writing pieces personal narrative, personal informative, opinion, poetry, and research
Spelling list weekly. Program is linked to our Reading lessons.
Grammar practice each week
Tests on Friday’s.

10. Science Three different units Weather Nature’s Recyclers Energy
Will work alongside Mrs. Duffy’s class

11. Social Studies Four major units of study Geography/Native Americans
Explorers
Colonial America and the Revolution
Birth of the United States
Will work alongside Mrs. Duffy’s class

12. Science Fun Day Friday, May 10, 2019
Science experiments are completely run by the parents
An exciting day-long event for all the students that wouldn’t happen without all of our parent volunteers
Our SFD Assembly – The Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show: Life in Space
Thank you to Home & School!
Interested in volunteering? Be on the look out for more information coming to your inbox in January!

13. Before you leave…
Letter to your child- Give them some words of encouragement that they can refer if they are having a tough day
Blank card  leave a note for me, if you would like 