Welcome to Fifth GradeWelcome to Fifth GradeFIFTH GRADE ROCKS!FIFTH GRADE ROCKS!

Nancy Vallercamp, ANancy Vallercamp, A

Katy Thomas, BKaty Thomas, B Melissa Azevada, B Melissa Azevada, B

Jo Clark/Emily Page, C Eva Turner, CJo Clark/Emily Page, C Eva Turner, C

Sue Sutherland, DSue Sutherland, D

CurriculumCurriculum

ReadingReading Social StudiesSocial Studies MathMath WritingWriting ScienceScience ArtArt Physical EducationPhysical Education

Novels (Chapter Novels (Chapter Books)Books)

MatildaMatilda Wrinkle in TimeWrinkle in Time Edward TulaneEdward Tulane Journey to TopazJourney to Topaz SounderSounder Old YellerOld Yeller Sign of the BeaverSign of the Beaver ShilohShiloh HolesHoles

Physical Education TestingPhysical Education Testing

MAYMAY Mandated by the Mandated by the

State of CaliforniaState of California Running, push ups, Running, push ups,

curl ups, flexibility, curl ups, flexibility, BMI, trunk liftBMI, trunk lift

SuppliesSupplies We will provide all We will provide all

necessary tools for necessary tools for learning.learning.

Students may bring Students may bring their own binders, their own binders, but school will but school will provide a binder if provide a binder if needed.needed.

HomeworkHomework Assigned Mon-Thurs Assigned Mon-Thurs

eveningsevenings Projects will be randomly Projects will be randomly

be assigned (i.e., Social be assigned (i.e., Social Studies) with advance Studies) with advance noticenotice

THERE IS ALWAYS THERE IS ALWAYS HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

No time in class for No time in class for homework (except homework (except FASTRACK)FASTRACK)

Read 30 min a nightRead 30 min a night

CommunicationCommunication Progress reports will be sent home regularlyProgress reports will be sent home regularly Random phone calls will be made homeRandom phone calls will be made home A school homework calendar will be provided A school homework calendar will be provided

and must be maintained BY THE STUDENT, and must be maintained BY THE STUDENT, please check your child’s calendar regularly!please check your child’s calendar regularly!

Occasional behavior notes (positive and Occasional behavior notes (positive and ‘constructive’ in nature) will be sent home‘constructive’ in nature) will be sent home

We are We are available!available!

Open door policy, welcome Open door policy, welcome ANYTIME, come visit us!ANYTIME, come visit us!

Please call, email or drop by Please call, email or drop by if you have any information if you have any information we should be aware of…we we should be aware of…we don’t read minds!don’t read minds!

Please keep us informed of Please keep us informed of address or phone number address or phone number changes!changes!

Conferences are not possible Conferences are not possible during our instructional day. during our instructional day. Email is the best form of Email is the best form of communication, as we DO communication, as we DO check email at recess times. check email at recess times. Conferences can then be Conferences can then be coordinatedcoordinated..

BehaviorBehavior

High expectationsHigh expectations ConsistencyConsistency Follow-throughFollow-through Management systems Management systems

in place: individual, in place: individual, group and classgroup and class

Inside/OutsideInside/Outside School wide Behavior School wide Behavior

Plan enforcedPlan enforced

ATTENDANCEATTENDANCE

School starts at 7:55 a.m!School starts at 7:55 a.m! ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ON ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ON

TIMETIME If your child has an appointment If your child has an appointment

during the day, during the day, please bring your please bring your child back to school!child back to school!

Absences…every single day is Absences…every single day is important and your child will important and your child will become frustrated if missing become frustrated if missing specific instructionspecific instruction

Please call for make-up work if Please call for make-up work if absence is for more than one absence is for more than one dayday

Individual and class awards are Individual and class awards are given by the school for given by the school for outstanding attendanceoutstanding attendance

Fifth Grade Field Fifth Grade Field TripsTrips

Field trips make the CONNECTION for Field trips make the CONNECTION for students with the ‘real world.’students with the ‘real world.’

We believe that a critical part of We believe that a critical part of learning is to explore our world and learning is to explore our world and to reflect upon what we have to reflect upon what we have learned.learned.

2010-20112010-2011

California or Mercer California or Mercer CavernsCaverns

Time of Remembrance and Time of Remembrance and State Capitol BuildingState Capitol Building

B Street TheaterB Street Theater Tech Museum of InnovationTech Museum of Innovation (San Jose)(San Jose) Explorit (Davis)Explorit (Davis) Alcatraz IslandAlcatraz Island STARBASE Science ProgramSTARBASE Science Program

Cavern Cavern Exploration Exploration

September and October

First Field Trip!

“ “Explorit” Science CenterExplorit” Science Center

Alcatraz!Alcatraz!

*May and

June

*Final field

trip

Fifth Grade Fifth Grade GoalsGoals……

Prepare your child academically for the sixth grade!Prepare your child academically for the sixth grade! Reinforce the ‘independency’ introduced at the fourth grade levelReinforce the ‘independency’ introduced at the fourth grade level Promote student responsibility, although your support is crucial!Promote student responsibility, although your support is crucial! Support all state and district learning standardsSupport all state and district learning standards Instill a love for learningInstill a love for learning Support our Prairie families!Support our Prairie families!

Parents are Teachers Too!Parents are Teachers Too!

Various methods of Various methods of reading:reading:

CLOZECLOZE ECHOECHO PARAGRAPH, back PARAGRAPH, back

and forthand forth INDEPENDENT…INDEPENDENT…

Questioning TechniquesQuestioning Techniques(easy to do while you are cooking dinner, driving in (easy to do while you are cooking dinner, driving in the car or doing laundry!)the car or doing laundry!)

ASK YOUR CHILD:ASK YOUR CHILD: Main charactersMain characters Setting (time AND place)Setting (time AND place) Main ideasMain ideas Personal connections to the storyPersonal connections to the story If factual, ask child to summarize the If factual, ask child to summarize the

key points of the book, chapter or key points of the book, chapter or magazinemagazine

Math is Math is IMPORTANT!IMPORTANT!

KNOW YOUR MATH FACTS!KNOW YOUR MATH FACTS!Practice anywhere!Practice anywhere!PLEASE spot check math PLEASE spot check math

homework, all students must homework, all students must show their work! NO show their work! NO EXCEPTIONS!EXCEPTIONS!

Our school, our Our school, our philosophy…philosophy…

Flexibility and FunFlexibility and Fun

Although we will work Although we will work hard this year, we will hard this year, we will also have a great also have a great time…time…

Thank you for sending Thank you for sending your child to us your child to us everyday!everyday!

We are available for you!We are available for you! Katy Thomas, Katy Thomas, kpthomas@egusd.netkpthomas@egusd.net Nancy Vallercamp, Nancy Vallercamp, nvallerc@egusd.netnvallerc@egusd.net Melissa Azevada, mresquiv@egusd.netMelissa Azevada, mresquiv@egusd.net Emily Page, epage@egusd.netEmily Page, epage@egusd.net Jo Clark, jkclark@egusd.netJo Clark, jkclark@egusd.net Eva Turner, eturner@egusd.netEva Turner, eturner@egusd.net Sue Sutherland, ssutherl@egusd.netSue Sutherland, ssutherl@egusd.net

PRAIRIE, 422-1843PRAIRIE, 422-1843