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3. Things to do during your conference… Things to do during your conference… 1. Discuss Patches of Progress. 2. Share your Power Point. 3. Share work samples from your Conference Portfolio and Writing/Math Notebooks. 4. Set goals for the 2 nd marking period. Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy your conference.

4. Social Studies So far, we have studied An activity I enjoyed the most was

5. Social Studies I am most proud of … because

6. Science So far, we have learned about the scientific method. We have completed a number of experiments such as My favorite experiment was … because

7. Science Two new things I have learned are I am pleased with myself in science because

8. Reading So far, I have read Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. My favorite thing about reading is

9. Reading To improve in reading, I need to At home, I read about times a week. The last thing I read at home was

10. Writing In Writers ’ Workshop, we have focused on parts of speech, parts of a sentence, and reading and writing different types of sentences such as compound and complex. To read and write these sentences, we have used F. A. N. B. O. Y. S ( conjunctio ns )!

11. Writing We have written well developed sentences and paragraphs, and a ME poem ! I am a good writer because As a writer, I would like to work on

12. Spelling I have learned about different spelling patterns such as This year, I would like to apply those word patterns to help me become a better reader and writer.

13. Math So far this year, I have learned about place value concepts including reading and writing numbers using standard, expanded, and scientific notation. Also, I have practiced ordering, rounding, and comparing whole numbers and decimals. When it comes to math, I am great at

14. When it comes to math, I need to work on The lesson I found most difficult was The math game I enjoyed the most was Outside of school, I use math when I Math

15. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), I would rate myself a ___ in the area of homework. I rated myself this because… On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), I would rate myself a ___ in the area of organization. I rated myself this because… On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), I would rate myself a ___ in the area of responsibility. I rated myself this because… Overall Reflection

16. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), I would rate myself a ___ in the area of following directions. I rated myself this because… On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), I would rate myself a ___ in the area of respect for others. I rated myself this because… On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest), I would rate my behavior a ___. I rated myself this because…

17. Here are 3 goals I have made for myself for the second marking period : Goal #1 Goal #2 Goal #3 If I look back on the first marking period, I am most proud of… My favorite part of 5 th grade is… Goal Setting

18. Before you leave… Take home your conference portfolio and report card. They are for you to keep. THANK YOU… Thank you for being a part of our student led conferences, and for your time and commitment to your child ’ s education !