2. Meet the 5th Grade Team! Ms. Meghan Gelsinger Ms. Barbara Jones
Ms. Melissa Martenak
Ms. Patricia Oviedo
Ms. Rebecca Gebhardt
Ms. Melissa Kuhn

3. Fifth Grade Community Agreements
Respect self, others, and property.
Have fun safely!
Everyone participates and communicates.
Always try your best.
Be a problem solver.

4. Ways to Help Your Fifth Grader Succeed:
Check and sign your child’s planner/agenda every day.
Ask questions about homework.
Ask your child to share one highlight and one challenge from his/her day.
Ask your child to teach you something they learned today.
Read class and school newsletters.
Attend PTA meetings, conferences, and school events when possible.

5. Volunteer Opportunities
Project assistant. (auction, grade level gift)
Assisting with classroom parties. (Halloween, Valentine's Day)
Room parents.
Fit Friday participant or snack provider.
Field Trip chaperones. (Hemlock, Smithsonian)
Grade level event assistant. (Greek Olympics, Poetry Cafe, Science experiments)

6. Field Trips: Hemlock (October) Court Tour FREE! (Jan.)
Outdoor Lab (April)
Smithsonian Museum FREE! (June)

7. Grade 5 Topics of Study
Math Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System, Multiplication and Division, Fractions and Percents, Measurement and Time, Decimals, Fractions, and Percents, Geometry, Probability, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
Science Matter & Chemistry, Structures of Life, Geology, Oceans, Sound and Light
Social Studies World History and
Ancient Civilizations

8. Grade 5 Topics of Study Language Arts
Writing Community: Fractured Fairytales , Expository, Fiction, Research, Personal Narrative, Persuasion, Plays/ Reader’s Theatre, Poetry
Word Study
Guided Reading
Reading Response

9. Homework
Homework is very important in a child’s education. The amount of work assigned nightly should not exceed time limits set by Arlington County. Homework assignments are based on concepts and/or procedures that have been taught in class. Grade 5 = 80 minutes
Read 30 minutes. This may include reading for other subjects.

10. Fifth Grade Discipline Policy
The fifth grade discipline policy is based on a positive reward system, rather than a negative consequence system. With this system, students earn rewards (OSPs - Outstanding Student Points) for exemplary behaviors such as always following directions, being respectful to others, showing outstanding effort, and being a positive role model.