Welcome to WCE

1. Welcome to WCE 5th Grade

2. Woodcreek Elementary5th Grade Rotations Rotation A Ms. Parrish - Reading Mr. Radloff - Math Ms. Weber - Science Mrs. Zwahr – SS/Writing Rotation B Mrs. Butts - Science Mrs. Choate – SS/Writing Mrs. Lawson - Math Mrs. Titus - Reading

3. Schedules • Specials 2:35 – 3:25 • Music • Art • P.E. • Challenge - Thursday

4. Snacks • Snack time will be daily at 10:00 a.m. • It should be a healthy finger food and not full of sugar. • Water in a reclosable bottle is allowed in the classroom.

5. Recommended Snacks* • Dried fruit • Crackers • Grapes • Raisins • Cheese sticks • Pretzels * Items such as these will be safe for our carpet.

6. Recess Procedure For safety reasons, the whistle is used as a signal to all students at recess. • 1 Whistle – Students stop, take a knee, and listen. • 2 Whistles – Students can resume play/activities. • 3 Whistles – Students immediately stop activities and line up in designated area.

7. Ranger Code of Honor R Respectful of OthersA Actively Engaged in my Learning N Nice to EveryoneG Giving my Best Each DayE Expecting Great Things for Myself and aR Responsible Citizen I am a Ranger!

8. Ranger Code of Honor R Respectful of Others • We say yes ma’am and no ma’am, yes sir and no sir, we say please and thank you • We make eye contact • We know the adults in the building and greet them by name • We respect each other’s opinions and are good sports • We do not stare at someone who is being corrected A Actively Engaged in my Learning • We are organized, efficient, and on task • We complete our classwork and homework on time

9. Ranger Code of Honor N Nice to Everyone • We are grateful for the things we receive and we do not insult the gift or the giver • When you receive something, a “thank you” is expected • Treat others the way you want to be treated • We do not bully. If you are being bullied, tell an adult • We are always positive

10. Ranger Code of Honor G Giving my Best Each Day • We do our best, not just to get a reward…and we NEVER ask for a reward. E Expecting Great Things for Myself and a • We are always willing to give our best at WCE R Responsible Citizen • We follow all of our teachers’ classroom procedures • We use appropriate etiquette everywhere we go • When traveling, we move quietly (level 0) and quickly so as not to draw attention to ourselves • We walk down the hall in a straight, quiet line

11. Discipline Rules: • Be respectful to yourself and others. This can be done by using kind words to others and when talking about yourself and others. • Be safe. Please keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself. • Be responsible. Come to each class prepared with your assignments and the necessary materials in hand.

12. Discipline Consequences: • Warning • Mark on Expectation Card • Student conference with teacher and parent will be contacted. • Parent and teacher conference. • Administrative Referral.

13. Discipline Rewards: • The students may receive “tickets” in the classroom. The tickets may purchase: • Pencil (5 tickets) • Stinky Feet Pass (10 tickets) • Eat with a Friend Pass (20 tickets) • Homework Pass (30 tickets) • Affirmations • Ranger Rah Rah’s (these will go toward a classroom point system)

14. Discipline Expectation Card: • If a student earns a mark on their expectation card, we ask that you sign and return the card the following morning. • If an expectation card is lost during the nine weeks, the student will receive an N in organization on the report card.

15. Expectations Communication Folders: • Each Thursday we will send home a communication folder. • Please discuss the contents with your student. • Sign and return the folder Friday morning. • Regardless of behavior, expectation cards are sent in the communication folder.

16. Canvas • 5th Grade e-news will be posted every Thursday on Canvas beginning in a couple of weeks. • Further information will be sent home in your student’s Thursday folder. Stay tuned!

17. How We Weight Grades

18. 5th Grade Highlights Tons of parent volunteers needed! • Choir • Safety Patrol • Student Council • Biztown • PATHS • Field Trip (October 30th & October 31st) • Ranger Science • Junior Achievement • Read, Deed, & Run • End of Year Party • Graduation

19. Helpful Hints As parents you can: • Ask to look at your child’s planner nightly. • Have your child organize his/her materials weekly. • Take time to talk with your child daily about their day. • Check supplies throughout the year and replenish as needed.

20. Change of Transportation Getting your child home safely is our top priority! • Please send transportation changes in writing with your child in the morning, so that we can let the office know of the change. • Our phones do not allow outside calls during the school day. If you have an emergency, please contact the front office at 281.234.0100. • Teachers are not allowed to accept a change of transportation via email.

21. From Our School Nurse… We love healthy children! • Please keep sick children at home! Keeping your sick child at home prevents the spread of colds/flu/stomach bugs and keeps the rest of the class healthy. • If your child has fever of 100.4 or higher, or vomiting/diarrhea, they must stay at home until they are completely symptom free for 24 hours. • Your child should also stay home with pink eye until they have been on the antibiotic drops 24 hours.

22. Math Fifth Grade Units: • Data Analysis • Place Value with Addition & Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Personal Financial Literacy • Fractions • Coordinate Plane • Geometry

23. Math • Journal • Workspace • Journal Entries • Foldables/Activities • Classwork to be completed at school • Students should always show their work • Work needs to be neat and in pencil • Students will have workbooks • Homework may be assigned Monday-Thursday

24. 5th Grade Math STAARAdministered on March 30, 2015 • Category 1: Numbers, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning • Category 2: Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Reasoning • Category 3: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning • Category 4: Measurement • Category 5: Probability and Statistics Please refer to our website for more detailed information about STAAR testing.

25. Science Classwork and Homework Journal: • Includes vocabulary, notes, classwork, and completed labs • Must be brought to class daily Homework: • Assigned on Monday and due on Friday

26. Science Fifth Grade Topics: • Safe Practices and Process Skills • Physical Properties • Forms of Energy • Earth’s Surface and Resources • Earth and Space • Organisms and Environments

27. 5th Grade Science STAARAdministered on April 22, 2015 • Category 1: Matter and Energy • Category 2: Force, Motion, and Energy • Category 3: Earth and Space • Category 4: Organisms and Environments Please refer to our website for more detailed information about STAAR testing.

28. Reading The fifth grade students will have the opportunity to read a variety of genres throughout the upcoming year.  Students will be visiting the library once a week.

29. Reader’s Workshop Reader’s Workshop is a framework that includes the use of mini lessons, read alouds, authentic independent reading, individual conferencing, small group instruction, and goal-setting to become more engaged with reading. The goal of Reader’s Workshop is for students to become life long readers.

30. Reading Log/Reader’s Notebook Students are required to read 30 minutes each night at home. They will keep track of the pages they read in their reading log inside their Reader’s Notebook. Students are also required to record their thoughts about what they are reading in their Reader’s Notebook. This process will be required as homework throughout the entire school year. Happy, Happy, Happy Reading!

31. 5th Grade Reading STAARAdministered on March 31, 2015 • Category 1: Understanding and Analysis Across Genres • Category 2: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Texts • Category 3: Understanding and Analysis of Informational Texts Please refer to our website for more detailed information about STAAR testing.

32. Word Study Word study enables students to spell words and to apply and transfer spelling skills to reading and writing, which requires more complex thinking and understanding. For more information, please visit: http://www.katyisd.org/curriculum/Pages/SpellingWords.aspx

33. Word Study Students will: • Relate to letters and sounds • Break spoken words into sounds • Blend sounds to form words • Apply knowledge in reading, writing, and speaking • Understand alphabetic knowledge, phonemic awareness, roots, prefixes, suffixes, and vocabulary development

34. Writer’s Workshop Writer’s workshop is designed to scaffold students into becoming sophisticated and independent writers. The framework of writer’s workshop includes mini lessons, independent writing, conferencing, and sharing.

35. Stages of the Writing Process • Planning • Drafting • Revising • Editing • Publishing and Sharing

36. Social StudiesA Survey of American History • Junior Achievement • A Growing and Changing Nation • The Civil War • The Making of Modern America Setting the Stage Colonization Constitution Day The American Revolution US Government US Bill of Rights

37. Social Studies • Students will keep an Interactive Student Notebook (ISN). • The ISN will be updated weekly. All assignments should be glued in ISN, and it will serve as a study guide for tests.

38. Questions Please direct questions to your child’s teacher. You can find e-mail addresses and phone numbers on WCE’s website. 