1. Welcome to Ms. Novak’s fifth grade class!

2.  Daily Schedule  Math concepts  Language Arts  Social Studies  Science  Management system  Homework Policy  Home/school communication  General expectations  How parents can help at home

3.  Hand-outs with class schedule  Ms. Flores  Questions?

4. First half of school year:  Numeration  Addition and Subtraction Number Sense  Multiplication and Division Whole Numbers  Variables and Expressions  Multiplying and Dividing Decimals  Shapes  Factors and Multiples  Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Decimals

5. 1. Reading Comprehension Strategies:  Chronological Order  Diagrams and Charts 2. Poetry, Drama, and Fiction 3. Literary Elements:  Conflict  Resolution 4. Writing Fiction, Research Reports, Persuasive Pieces, and Responses to Text

6.  The First Americans/Compare and Contrast  Age of Exploration/Cause and Effect  The Fight for a Continent/Sequence  Life in the Colonies/Make Generalizations  Causes of the Revolution/Cause and Effect  The Revolutionary War/Sequence  Forming a New Nation/Draw Conclusions  A Nation Moves West/Compare and Contrast  States and Capitals/Main Idea and Details

7.  Physical Sciences – atoms  Life Sciences – respiration, digestion, and waste disposal  Earth Sciences – evaporation and condensation, weather, and solar systems  Investigation and Experimentation – testable questions, identifies variables, selects tools and records data

8.  Table Points  Star Students  Think Sheets  Responsibility Room  Room 20  Purple and Yellow Cones  Acknowledgements

9.  The homework each night will always relate to what we learn in class that day  H.W. Folder for Quick Check

10.  Please email me at mnovak@mykla.org

11.  Procedures  Character Counts Pillars

12.  Reading with your child for 30 minutes every night and checking for understanding  Checking out books from the library at reading appropriate level  Checking Daily Planner for H.W. and completion  L.A. Amount of Homework Worksheet  Questions 1-3  Highlight where you found your answers in the passage

13.  Did you sign in?  Do you have Common Core Standards?  Do returning students have forms to complete?