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Welcome to Back to School Night!

Welcome to Back to School Night!. Mrs. Jones 5 th Grade. About Myself. Taught 2 nd Grade at ER for 6 years, 3 years in 5th Married with two kids, Porter 7, and Ella 5. Live in East Sacramento Biology degree from UNR Attended McGeorge School of Law

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Welcome to Back to School Night!

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night! Mrs. Jones 5thGrade

  2. About Myself • Taught 2nd Grade at ER for 6 years, 3 years in 5th • Married with two kids, Porter 7, and Ella 5. • Live in East Sacramento • Biology degree from UNR • Attended McGeorge School of Law • Enjoy running, camping, biking, hiking, and reading

  3. Curriculum • Reading • Open Court • Novels • Expository text • Spelling and Vocabulary • Grammar • Writing • Narrative • Persuasive • Response to Literature • Reports (expository)

  4. Curriculum • Mathematics • Place value • Fractions, decimals, percents • Two digit divisors • Multiplication and division of decimals • Adding and subtracting integers • Linear equations • Surface area, volume

  5. Curriculum • Science • Earth Science • Planets and space • Weather and climate • Life Science • The human body • Physical Science • Atoms and molecules • Standardized Test

  6. Curriculum • Social Studies • Branches of the Government • Early explorers • Settling the colonies • The American Revolution • The Constitution • Westward Expansion

  7. Curriculum • Physical Education • SPARK program • Physical Fitness test in May • Mile run • Strength and flexibility • Art program • Family Life • Computers

  8. Homework • Monday-Thursday, one hour per night • Math • Writing, Science, or Social Studies • Spelling All homework will be written down in student agendas and recorded on our class website.

  9. Tests/Quizzes • Report Card grades are based on frequent classroom assessments. • Reading: every Friday • Math: about every two weeks • Spelling: every Friday • Science and Social Studies: at the end of each chapter • Writing assessments • DMR and DLR

  10. Grading • Grades are based on the accumulation of points. • Points are based on: • Quizzes and tests • Completion of assignments (in class and homework) • Classroom participation (effort) • Grades are frequently updated and accessible via the class website. • Conferences are on an as-needed basis

  11. Supplies/Donations • $20 supply fee • White boards • Chalk pastels for each student • Copy paper • Scholastic News (weekly current event newspaper for students) • Website fees (weekly newsletters/updates)

  12. Supplies • I highly recommend that you purchase the following items for your child to use during the 2012-2013 academic year: (If you are not able to afford these, please let me know ASAP and we will work it out) • Backpack– a must! • 3-Ring Binder- 2” or larger (one for general use) – a must! • 5 or more dividers • Pencils(a long–lasting supply.  If mechanical, must have an endless supply of replacement lead) – a must! • 2 or more Dry-Erase  Pens for student use(at least two 2 black, others could be of various colors – used for white boards) – a must! • 2 Pocket Folders(for homework & for handouts/flyers) – a must! • Writer’s Journal(a one-subject notebook, lined or not, specially chosen by the student for personal writing) • 2 Single Subject Spiral Notebooks(for science and math) • College-Ruled Line Paper(with three holes-long lasting suupply) • Highlighter • box of tissue

  13. Supplies/Donations • Baby wipes • Clorox wipes • Hand Sanitizer

  14. Volunteers Needed: Art Docent Yearbook Page Class Banner Spring Fling Basket Copy Parent Lit. Circles?

  15. Jajones@egusd.nethttp://teacherweb.com/CA/ElliottRanch/Jones

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