2. Planner Homework filled in every night Need to read every night for 20 mins and record the book and pages read in your log Sign planner every night Any questions and comments can be written at the bottom

3. Homework Policy 5 th grade policy Homework due next morning If absent, your child is expected to make up the work Please feel free to help your child with homework, please don’t do it for them Work will not be given ahead of time for vacations

4. Curriculum - ELA MonthReading WorkshopWriting Workshop SeptemberBuilding A Reading Life Memoir/Narrative Writing October November Following Characters into Meaning Memoir/Narrative Writing December January Navigating Non-FictionOpinion/Argument Essay February March April Historical FictionInformational Writing April/May June Research

5. Curriculum - Math Topics include: Place Value Multiplication and Division Fractions Geometry Word Problems Algebra

6. Curriculum - Science DARE – 8 week program focusing on drugs, alcohol, peer pressure, bullying Controlled Studies Microscopes Cells AIDS Respiratory System Circulatory System Skeletal System

7. Curriculum – Social Studies Western Hemisphere Early Peoples of the Americas Complex Societies and Civilizations Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs European Exploration Explorers Interactions with Native Americans and African Americans Geography of the Western Hemisphere Government – U.S., Canada, South America Economics – U.S., Canada, South America

8. Assessments Local Assessments : ELA and Math in the next few weeks (pretest) and again at the end of the year (posttest) New York State assessments: ELA – Tues. April 5 th – Thurs. April 7 th Math – Wed. April 13 th – Fri. April 15 th

9. Schedule 9:10 – 10:15 – block 1 10:20 – 11:25- block 2 11:31 – 12:11 – specials 12:18 – 1:03 – lunch/recess 1:10 – 2:15 – block 3 2:20 – 3:00 - science, chorus, band, orchestra Day 3 – chorus – 2:39-3:19 Day 4 – orchestra – 2:39 – 3:19 (Lessons throughout the day) Day 5 – band – 2:39 – 3:19 (Lessons throughout the day)

10. Schedule Mahusky’s specials: Day 1 & 4 gym Day 2 - library Day 3 & 6 – art Day 5 – music Gertler’s specials: Day 1 music Day 2 & 5 - art Day 4 – library Day 3 & 6 – gym Prongay/Chiappetta’s schedule: Day 1 & 4 art Day 2 & 5 - gym Day 3 - library Day 6 – music

11. Conferences Please sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences before you leave Dates are: November 19 th – afternoon and evening November 20 th – afternoon November 23 rd – afternoon

12. E-mail Addresses Mrs. Mahusky kimberlee.mahusky@wcsdny.org Mr. Prongay joseph.prongay@wcsdny.org Mr. Gertler philip.gertler@wcsdny.org Ms. Chiappetta lea.chiappetta@wcsdny.org

13. Field Trip Possible two night trip to Gettysburg, PA Price range person - $350 - $375 Would include motor coach transportation, hotel, entrance fees, tour guides, meals, tips Tentative date is June 1 st -3 rd, 2016 Please complete the survey and hand to us when you sign up for your conference. Without enough participation we will have to look into an alternate trip.