1. Welcome to Fifth Grade! Matt Gagat Stephanie Krouse Liz McCann Erinn Smith-Delss Rene Wick Matt Gagat Stephanie Krouse Liz McCann Erinn Smith-Delss Rene Wick Emily Kaleck: Learning Support Judy Higson: Itinerant Support Amy Hummel: Reading Specialist Laurie Ardoline: Gifted Support

2. Before you leave… / Please write a quick note to your child / Fill out the pop quiz to see how well you know your child / Verify name/address/phone number for PTO / Verify information on emergency sheet / Take the letter with details about our Colonial Living experience! / Please write a quick note to your child / Fill out the pop quiz to see how well you know your child / Verify name/address/phone number for PTO / Verify information on emergency sheet / Take the letter with details about our Colonial Living experience!

3. Index Card / Please print your name and any email addresses you would like included in our monthly communications. / Please indicate if you are a nurse and would be interested in volunteering for field trips / Please print your name and any email addresses you would like included in our monthly communications. / Please indicate if you are a nurse and would be interested in volunteering for field trips

4. Social Studies Colonial Living American Revolution Civil War Colonial Living American Revolution Civil War

5. Science / Microworlds / Motion & Design / National Geographic Hands on experiments Working in small groups Cooperative learning / Microworlds / Motion & Design / National Geographic Hands on experiments Working in small groups Cooperative learning

6. Exciting things to do this year! / Play a musical instrument / Sing in the chorus / Play organized sports: field hockey flag football, floor hockey, track / Geography Bee / 24 Competition / Fifth-grade safety (Coming soon!) / Join a club! / Play a musical instrument / Sing in the chorus / Play organized sports: field hockey flag football, floor hockey, track / Geography Bee / 24 Competition / Fifth-grade safety (Coming soon!) / Join a club!

7. Class Trips / Lawrence Cabin/Nitre Hall (10/21) / Permission slips and information given tonight. / Details on a Spring class trip will be announced a later date. / Nurses / Lawrence Cabin/Nitre Hall (10/21) / Permission slips and information given tonight. / Details on a Spring class trip will be announced a later date. / Nurses

8. Year-End Field Trip / Citizens Bank Park vs. Lincoln Financial Field / Change in policy / One adult chaperone for every five students / Survey to be sent home in email communication. / Citizens Bank Park vs. Lincoln Financial Field / Change in policy / One adult chaperone for every five students / Survey to be sent home in email communication.

9. Communication / Please look for email communication from your child’s math, language arts, and homeroom teachers. These updates will keep you informed about what’s going on in class throughout the year. / If at any point you have a question or concern, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teachers. / Please look for email communication from your child’s math, language arts, and homeroom teachers. These updates will keep you informed about what’s going on in class throughout the year. / If at any point you have a question or concern, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teachers.

10. Communication / Please make sure you provide any and all email addresses where you would like your communication to be sent. / The fifth-grade team will create separate mailing lists for families in each subject area. / Please make sure you provide any and all email addresses where you would like your communication to be sent. / The fifth-grade team will create separate mailing lists for families in each subject area.

11. School-wide Behavior Matrix

12. Behavior Matrix / Displayed throughout the building. The matrix is used to establish common language and expectations across all areas of the school day and for all grade levels. This cuts down on confusion and creates a better learning environment!

13. Policies: Make-up work Vacations Safe Food List Absence Notes Change of Dismissal Notes Birthdays

14. Before you leave… / Please write a quick note to your child / Fill out the pop quiz to see how well you know your child / Verify name/address/phone number for PTO / Verify information on emergency sheet / Take the letter with details about our Colonial Living experience! / Please write a quick note to your child / Fill out the pop quiz to see how well you know your child / Verify name/address/phone number for PTO / Verify information on emergency sheet / Take the letter with details about our Colonial Living experience!

15. Index Card / Please print your name and any email addresses you would like included in our monthly communications. / Please indicate if you are a nurse and would be interested in volunteering for field trips / Please print your name and any email addresses you would like included in our monthly communications. / Please indicate if you are a nurse and would be interested in volunteering for field trips

16. Questions? / In an effort to save paper, the Lynnewood Parent Handbook and District Curriculum Guides can be found online. Please let us know if you do not have access to a computer.  E mail :  iwick@havsd.net iwick@havsd.net  lmccann@havsd.net / mgagat@havsd.net / ekaleck@havsd.net / esmithDelss@havsd.net esmithDelss@havsd.net / skrouse@havsd.net / In an effort to save paper, the Lynnewood Parent Handbook and District Curriculum Guides can be found online. Please let us know if you do not have access to a computer.  E mail :  iwick@havsd.net iwick@havsd.net  lmccann@havsd.net / mgagat@havsd.net / ekaleck@havsd.net / esmithDelss@havsd.net esmithDelss@havsd.net / skrouse@havsd.net

17. / Thank you for coming tonight!