1. Welcome to 5 th grade Ms. Bisaccia Room 214 x8214 Ms. Doeller Room 202 x8202 Ms. Lake Room 212 x8212 Ms. Montgomery Room 210 x8210 Ms. Barber-Walters Room 213 x8216

2. Student planner/Assignment Books Homework Hotline and teacher websites Wednesday Folders every week 5 th grade dismisses students out the back door next to the kindergarten playground. Be prepared for daily specials (P.E., Art, Music, Library) Refer to school website (E Faculty) for updated information

3. Social Studies Units 1.Settling a New Land 2.Creating a Nation 3.Civil War Science Units 1. National Geographic Life Science 2. Motion and Design 3. Physical Science

4. Helpful websites Spellingcity.com Quizlet.com Khanacademy.org tutorials Googledrive Portaportal.com bookmarks

5. PSSA Writing assessments March 31-April 4 th Reading and Math testing March 17-28 th

6. 1-2-3 Magic Our school-wide behavior plan promotes and instills self-awareness, internal control, and self-regulation for all students.

7. Reflection Sheet for ______________________ Name I feel __________________________________ because I made a choice that broke this class rule. (Circle the rule.) I will respect myself. I will respect others. I will respect things. Here is what I did: _______________________________________ The better choice for me to make next time is: _______________________________________ Sample Student Reflection Sheet

8. This notice is to inform you that your child received a 3 today in class after being given 2 warnings for not following one of the classroom rules below: Show respect for others Show respect for yourself Show respect for school supplies and materials Thank you for your continued support at home, Ms./Mr.___________ Please sign and return to school tomorrow ________________ Sample Parent Notice

9. Field Trip Nitre Hall & Lawrence Cabin 5M- Friday, Oct. 11 th 5D- Wednesday, Oct 16 th 5B- Thursday, Oct. 17 th 5L- Friday, Oct. 18 th Wear long pants & sneakers $7.00 Rain or Shine Permission slips were sent home today

10. Photos »School Photo Day is Wednesday, Sept 25 th »Please send any photos of 5th graders from when they were younger to Ms. Bisaccia to be used in an end of the year DVD »School Photo Day is Wednesday, Sept 25 th »Please send any photos of 5th graders from when they were younger to Ms. Bisaccia to be used in an end of the year DVD

11. Daily Snack Please send a healthy, easy snack from the SAFE FOODS list with your child each day. The Safe Foods list is on the website.

12. Supplies Please make sure your child has all the supplies from the list including; Binder Pencils Scissors Crayons Glue sticks Highlighters

13. Holiday Celebrations All holiday parties are going to be celebrated with the entire 5th grade (Halloween, Winter, Healthy Heart Day) Birthdays are nonfood celebrations with just your child’s homeroom- Instead of food your child can select a game or book to share with the class.

14. Reading Olympics Great opportunity for 4 th & 5 th graders

15. 5th grade community service projects 5 th grade service projects Healthy Heart Day pillows Reading buddies

16. Please make sure you’ve signed in with your email on the computers so that we can invite you to Signup Genius for conferences. Next, go to your child’s Math classroom. Then, go to your their Language Arts classroom. Please make sure you’ve signed in with your email on the computers so that we can invite you to Signup Genius for conferences. Next, go to your child’s Math classroom. Then, go to your their Language Arts classroom.

17. THANK YOU!! Thank you for showing up this evening, sending in so many tissues & classroom supplies and for continuing to support us and your child throughout the school year.