1. Mrs. Mestdagh/Mrs. Cross Room 311 5 th grade Welcome to Back-to-School Night

2. Goals Individual growth for each student Independence Initiative for learning Responsibility for self, homework Two major classroom rules: RESPECT and ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST

3. Reading Program Reading Logs: home and in-school log Summary / Reflection sheets Book Reports: rubric, options Interesting Word lists Reader’s Workshop units: Refining a Reading Life, Following Characters into Meaning, Reading in book Clubs with Historical Fiction and Informational Reading CAFÉ: Conferencing – comprehension, accuracy, fluency, expanding vocabulary Individual Student Assessment (F/P)

4. Writing Writing Portfolio Writer’s Notebook Units: Refining the Personal Narrative, Literary essay, informational writing, research report writing, and persuasive essays Writer’s Notebook: daily writing Daily Language Review / Sourcebook WIZARDS program Vocabulary / Wordly-Wise: levels Spelling levels Alternating weeks: vocabulary and spelling

5. Please don’t forget: Sign up for fall conferences Sign up for classroom parties, room-parents, field trip drivers, PTO class representative Make sure we have your email address

6. Homeroom Information Homework responsibilities, sign-in, agendas Daily snacks and water 5 th grade birthday treats Behavior systems: PBS, class “Yahoo” stars, table points, and game days Specials Schedule: A B C D 10:15 – 11:00

7. Afternoon Switches: Science, Math, Social Studies Social Studies - Units of Study Map Skills Native Americans of North America Early Explorers Early Colonization 13 English Colonies Revolutionary War United States Government/Core Democratic Values

8. Field Trips Camp Howell – Friday, October 4th. One day, team building activities. Theater experience Camp Howell – spring trip Three days and two nights of outdoor activities. There will be a meeting in the spring for parents interested in chaperoning.