Welcome to 5th Grade!Welcome to 5th Grade!

Mrs. GraysonMrs. Grayson

Mrs. LaMonicaMrs. LaMonica

AgendaAgenda

• Daily ScheduleDaily Schedule

• Curriculum CalendarsCurriculum Calendars• Math, Science, Social Studies, Language ArtsMath, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts

• Communication Communication

• Homework & Grading Policies Homework & Grading Policies

• Volunteering Volunteering

• Dismissal RoutineDismissal Routine

• TestingTesting

• QuestionsQuestions

Daily ScheduleDaily Schedule• 7:50 – 8:15: 7:50 – 8:15: P.O.D. & D.L.P.P.O.D. & D.L.P.

• 8:15 – 9:00: Specials8:15 – 9:00: Specials

• 9:15 – 10:45: 9:15 – 10:45: E.L.A.: E.L.A.:

Reading/Guided Reading/Spelling/WritingReading/Guided Reading/Spelling/Writing

• 11:00 – 11:45: 11:00 – 11:45: Science –SwitchScience –Switch

• 11:45 - 12:30 11:45 - 12:30 Fast Facts, Math Message Fast Facts, Math Message

• 12:30 – 1:15 12:30 – 1:15 Recess/Lunch Recess/Lunch

• 1:15 to 2:10: 1:15 to 2:10: MathMath

• 2:10 to 2:20 2:10 to 2:20 Student Planners-Pack Up, Student Planners-Pack Up, Bussers DismissBussers Dismiss

• 2:352:35 Walkers DismissWalkers Dismiss

Curriculum

MathLanguage Arts

ReadingWritingSpelling

Science

MATHMATH

• NUMBER THEORYNUMBER THEORY

• ESTIMATION & COMPUTATIONESTIMATION & COMPUTATION

• GEOMETRYGEOMETRY

• DIVISIONDIVISION

• FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTSFRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTS

• ADDITION & SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONSADDITION & SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS

• EXPONENTS OF NEGATIVE NUMBERSEXPONENTS OF NEGATIVE NUMBERS

• FRACTIONS & RATIOSFRACTIONS & RATIOS

• COORDINATES, AREA, VOLUME, AND CAPACITYCOORDINATES, AREA, VOLUME, AND CAPACITY

• USING DATA: ALEGBRA CONCEPTS & SKILLSUSING DATA: ALEGBRA CONCEPTS & SKILLS

• VOLUMEVOLUME

• PROBABILITY, RATIOS, AND RATESPROBABILITY, RATIOS, AND RATES

LANGUAGE ARTSLANGUAGE ARTSREADINGREADING

Weekly Theme SelectionsWeekly Theme Selections

Harcourt TrophiesHarcourt Trophies

Focus:Focus:

VocabularyVocabulary

Comprehension SkillsComprehension Skills

Guiding ReadingGuiding Reading

Variety of GenresVariety of Genres

Graphic Organizers for InformationGraphic Organizers for Information

SpellingSpelling

Grammar Grammar

Writing: Form & VoiceWriting: Form & Voice

ScienceScience• Life Processes & InterdependenceLife Processes & Interdependence

*Animal & Plant Cells*Animal & Plant Cells

• Dynamic EarthDynamic Earth

*How erosion, weathering, and climate impact the Earth’s *How erosion, weathering, and climate impact the Earth’s land features land features

• AstronomyAstronomy

*Sun, Earth, and Moon-positions, movements, & *Sun, Earth, and Moon-positions, movements, & relationshipsrelationships

• Energy, Motion, and MatterEnergy, Motion, and Matter

** Motion, visible light, volume, buoyancy, friction, and Motion, visible light, volume, buoyancy, friction, and electric circuitselectric circuits

CommunicationCommunication::• Our Class Website Our Class Website

(http://teacherweb.com/NJ/TuckertonElementarySchool/Gray(http://teacherweb.com/NJ/TuckertonElementarySchool/Grayson)son)• Homework posting (daily)Homework posting (daily)

• E-mail: sgrayson@tuckerton.k12.nj.usE-mail: sgrayson@tuckerton.k12.nj.us

• Phone: 296-2858 ext 56Phone: 296-2858 ext 56

• Friday Folders Friday Folders

• Class Newsletter on the first Thursday of the monthClass Newsletter on the first Thursday of the month

• Notes and E-mailNotes and E-mail

• AppointmentsAppointments• Before or After SchoolBefore or After School• Advance Notice Would Be AppreciatedAdvance Notice Would Be Appreciated

Homework & Grading Homework & Grading PoliciesPolicies

• AgendasAgendas• Homework should be teacher & parent initialedHomework should be teacher & parent initialed

• Homework PolicyHomework Policy• Students should have roughly one hour of homework Students should have roughly one hour of homework

each night (Monday – Thursday)each night (Monday – Thursday)• Students MUST read at least half an hour each Students MUST read at least half an hour each

eveningevening

• Friday Folders—Communication sheetFriday Folders—Communication sheet

• Late AssignmentsLate Assignments• Deductions made for late assignments (10 points)Deductions made for late assignments (10 points)• After one week, no credit is givenAfter one week, no credit is given

• Most HW will be Math & Language ArtsMost HW will be Math & Language Arts

Volunteering Volunteering Opportunities!Opportunities!

•Room ParentRoom Parent

•Party planning-activitiesParty planning-activities

•Specialties… Specialties…

•Real World ApplicationsReal World Applications

QuestionsQuestions