Planner Homework filled in every night Need to read every night for 20 mins and record the book and...

PlannerHomework filled in every nightNeed to read every night for 20 mins

and record the book and pages read in your log

Sign planner every nightAny questions and comments can be

written at the bottom

Homework Policy5th grade policyHomework due next morning If absent, your child is expected to make up

the workPlease feel free to help your child with

homework, please don’t do it for themWork will not be given ahead of time for

vacations

Curriculum - ELAMonth Reading Workshop Writing Workshop

September Building A Reading Life Memoir/Narrative Writing

OctoberNovember

Following Characters into Meaning

Memoir/Narrative Writing

DecemberJanuary

Navigating Non-Fiction Opinion/Argument Essay

FebruaryMarchApril

Historical Fiction Informational Writing

April/MayJune

Research Research

Curriculum - MathTopics include:

Place ValueMultiplication and DivisionFractionsGeometryWord ProblemsAlgebra

Curriculum - ScienceDARE – 8 week program focusing on drugs, alcohol, peer pressure, bullying Controlled StudiesMicroscopesCellsAIDSRespiratory SystemCirculatory SystemSkeletal System

Curriculum – Social StudiesWestern Hemisphere

Early Peoples of the AmericasComplex Societies and Civilizations

Mayas, Incas, and AztecsEuropean Exploration

ExplorersInteractions with Native Americans and African

AmericansGeography of the Western HemisphereGovernment – U.S., Canada, South AmericaEconomics – U.S., Canada, South America

AssessmentsLocal 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 5th – Thurs. April 7th

Math – Wed. April 13th – Fri. April 15th

Schedule9:10 – 10:15 – block 110:20 – 11:25- block 211:31 – 12:11 – specials12:18 – 1:03 – lunch/recess1:10 – 2:15 – block 32:20 – 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)

ScheduleMahusky’s specials:Day 1 & 4 gym Day 2 - libraryDay 3 & 6 – art Day 5 – music

Gertler’s specials:Day 1 music Day 2 & 5 - artDay 4 – library Day 3 & 6 – gym

Prongay/Chiappetta’s schedule:Day 1 & 4 art Day 2 & 5 - gymDay 3 - library Day 6 – music

ConferencesPlease sign up for Parent-Teacher

Conferences before you leaveDates are:

November 19th – afternoon and evening

November 20th – afternoonNovember 23rd – afternoon

E-mail AddressesMrs. Mahusky kimberlee.mahusky@wcsdny.org

Mr. Prongayjoseph.prongay@wcsdny.org

Mr. Gertler philip.gertler@wcsdny.org

Ms. Chiappetta lea.chiappetta@wcsdny.org

Field TripPossible two night trip to Gettysburg, PAPrice range person - $350 - $375Would include motor coach transportation,

hotel, entrance fees, tour guides, meals, tipsTentative date is June 1st -3rd, 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.