1. Back-to-School 2012-2013 Welcome to 5 th Grade!!!

2. Mrs. Maggio O Degree in Finance – University of Nebraska O Worked at Hallmark Cards for 10 years O 2 children (5 th and 3 rd at Bradley) O Teaching License from Metro State in 2010 O Currently half way through Masters at Regis O Long-term sub in LMC, classroom sub, IB Coordinator O Now – 5 th Grade!!!

3. Expectations - Timing O Arrive on time O 8:30 breakfast O 8:40 supervision on playground O 8:50 bell rings, teachers pick up students O 8:55 attendance O 9:00 ready to work

4. Expectations – Misc. O Organization O Planners – parents sign daily O Independent Reading (Goal 45 minutes) O Homework due Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings O Good Behavior O 5 th grade reading list

5. Expectations - Homework O Homework O Monday – Thursday O Math – 10 to 20 minutes O Spelling - 10-20 minutes O Reading – 45 minutes each night (goal) O HOMEWORK IS PRACTICE! O Math – if your child is struggling and unable to complete independently, please make a note and I will follow-up O Spelling – Mon-Wed, Spellers Choice Thurs. Practice Test (signed by parent) O Reading – 5 th grade book list, Accelerated Reader O Occasional writing assignments and projects

6. Behavior Policy Green Card Club Green = verbal warning Yellow = last warning Red = Timeout, note home Purple = Refocus form sent home Three Refocus forms = an office referral. Other ways to motivate students O Praise O Team points O Super Citizen/lunch with the principal O Drawing for treasure box

7. Hygiene O Help me out! O Shower O Deodorant O Shoes

8. What We Will Be Learning In 5 th Grade O Math – Everyday Math, Mental Math, Automaticity O Family Letter: goes home at the beginning of each new unit (answers) O Reading – Reading Groups, Accelerated Reader O Writing – Writing Alive O Language Arts – Daily Sentence Styling, Daily Language Instruction, Spelling O Science and Social Studies – IB Units of Inquiry

9. 5 th Grade Programme of Inquiry O How the World Works – Weather O Where We Are in Place and Time – Explorers O Who We Are – Human Body (Exhibition) O Sharing the Planet – Economics O How We Express Ourselves – Revolution O How We Organize Ourselves - Government

10. 5 th Schedule O 9:00 - 10:00 Reading O 10:00 – 11:00 Writing O 11:00 - 11:30 Mini Lesson O 11:30 - 12:15 LUNCH O 12:15 - 1:30 Math O 1:30 – 2:30 Inquiry O 2:30- 3:00 Skills O 3:00 – 3:45 Specials Music Lib/TechSpanish Gym Lib/TechArt

11. 5 th Grade Events O Balarat – October 1 st and October 2 nd ($16.75, $13.75, $13.00) O AmeriTowne – January 16, 2013 ($20) O Exhibition O Continuation

12. Continuation OFF TO 6 th GRADE!!!