1. Conference Presentation Your Name

2. Things To Do During Your Conference Share your Power Point Share work samples from your Conference Portfolio and Writing Folder Share your T- shirt collage Set goals for the 2 nd marking period Ask your parent to complete and print the “Parent Questions” found on our wiki Relax and enjoy your conference

3. Social Studies So far, we’ve studied map skill and world geography. Some of the projects I liked most were…

4. Social Studies I am most proud of… In the future, I will work on…

5. Science So far, we’ve learned the scientific method. My favorite activity was…because… Two new things I learned in Science are…

6. Science One way I can improve in science is… I am pleased with myself in science because…

7. Reading So far, I’ve read Loser, a story by Jerry Spinelli, an excerpt from Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar, and Whose Side Are You On? Miss Huepfel also read The Geek Chronicles and Be a Perfect Person In Just Three Days aloud to the class. My favorite thing about Reading is…

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

9. Writing In Writers’ Workshop, we’ve worked on having a focused story topic, using different types of sentences, creating leads that grab the reader’s attention, using figurative language, self and teacher conferencing, editing and revision. We have written a personal narrative and several self-selected pieces in my Writer’s Notebook. I am a good writer because…

10. Writing The best piece I have written is… because… As a writer, I would like to work on…

11. Math So far, we’ve studied factors, prime and composite numbers, addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole numbers and decimals, patterns, landmark numbers (mean, median, mode), rounding, number sentences, and angle measurements. When it comes to math, I am great at…

12. Math When it comes to math, I need to work on… The lesson I found most difficult was… Outside school, I use math when I…

13. Overall Reflection I complete my homework AlwaysMost of the TimeOccasionally Rarely I can improve/continue to do well by… 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…

14. Overall Reflection Continued 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…

15. Goals I Would Like to Reach 2 nd Marking Period The following are 3 goals I have made for myself for the second marking period: – Goal #1 – Goal #2 – Goal #3 *goals can be for subject areas, behavior, organization, etc. So far in 5 th grade, I am most proud of… My favorite part of 5 th grade is…

16. Before You Leave… Be sure to leave your Conference Portfolio folder and your Writer’s Notebook in your “office.” You may take your report card and any of your decorations home with you. Thank you… Thank you for being a part of our student led conferences, and for your time and commitment to your child’s education!