1. Welcome To Back to school Night! Kathleen Elicker, M. Ed.

2. Tonight’s Agenda Introduction School Supplies Parent Info Mini “Day in the Life” of a 5 th Grader Policies and Procedures 5 th Grade Events Q & A

3. About Mrs. Elicker 8th year in 5 th grade 10 years in CASD My Son and Daughter play for Downingtown West High School. Both are referees for soccer Married for over 24 years Love to travel 3 Kids: Carlie- 21, Luke-17, & Kathleen -16 MotherWife Teacher Soccer Mom

4. 5th Grade Supply List  Backpack  2 inch, 3 ring Binder  Zippered pencil pouch that fits into the binder  4 pocket folders with holes that fit in the binder Th in gs to Br in g ju st fo r yo u! Rainbow Element ary Th in gs to Br in g fo r th e cl as s  12 # 2 pencils  12 blue or black pens  3- one subject notebooks that will fit in a binder  2 glue sticks  24 Crayola Crayons  12 colored pencils &/or markers  2 highlighters  1 box of gallon Ziploc baggies  1 age appropriate scissors  2 boxes of tissues  Bottle of hand sanitizer  1 large package of standard loose leaf WishListWishList  Flash Drives  Sanitizing wipes SCHOOL SUPPLIE S WILL NOT BE PROVID ED BY THE SCHOOL DUE TO BUDGET CUTS! · Backpack · 2 inch, 3 ring Binder · Zippered pencil pouch that fits into the binder · 4 pocket folders with holes that fit in the binder SCHOOL SUPPLIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DUE TO BUDGET CUTS! Just for your child! For the class · 12 # 2 pencils · 12 blue or black pens · 3- one subject notebooks that will fit in a binder · 2 glue sticks · 24 Crayola Crayons · 12 colored pencils &/or markers · 2 highlighters · 1 box of gallon Ziploc baggies · 1 age appropriate scissors · 2 boxes of tissues · Bottle of hand sanitizer · 1 large package of standard loose leaf · Flash Drives · Sanitizing wipes Wish List School Supplies

5. Parent Info Homework –Roughly 50 minutes a night (Mon-Thur.) 20 min LA 20 min Math 10 min Reading –Counted as a grade –Stop & Sign- avoid frustration Test Folders –Sent home Mondays. Sign & Empty. Test corrections due by Friday of the same week. –Website for grades. Updated weekly. Website -NewsFlash -Monthly News Letters

6. Schedule Homeroom Morning Meeting Language Arts (Whole Group, Spelling, Grammar, Vocabulary, & Guided Reading) Writing Specials  Day 1 Library  Day 2 Music  Day 3 Physical Education  Day 4 Art Recess/Lunch Math Social Studies/ Science

7. Home Room Assignments Attendance Announcements Morning Meeting Message Prepare for the day

8. Specials (12:20-1:00) Day 1Library Day 2 Music Day 3 Physical Education Day 4Art

9. Math Geometry Place Value Decimals Division Probability Fractions Measurement Ratio, Portions, Percents

10. Language Arts Reading –Shared/ Whole Group –Guided Reading/Centers –Independent Reading Being A Writer Spelling English/ Grammar Vocabulary

11. Science Mixtures and Solutions Landforms Environments

12. Social Studies Geography –Discoverer’s Tools –The World –The United States –Regions of the United States –Settlement of the United States

13. Policies & Procedures Homework Agendas Desks Instruments Compliment Links Raffle Tickets Bathroom Personal Property

14. 5 th Grade Activities Safeties Field Trips –Pie Sale –Cookie Dough Sale –Pizza Sale Promotion 5 th Grade Picnic Conferences- Bring your student! Class Parties We could use help! If you are able to do anything from making copies to running parties, please let me know!

15. WEBSITE http://www.teacherweb.com/PA/Rainbow/MrsElicker

16. Question & Answer

17. Thank You elickerk@coatesville.k12.pa.us