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Back-to-School 2012-2013. Welcome to 5 th Grade!!!. Mrs. Maggio. Degree in Finance – University of Nebraska Worked at Hallmark Cards for 10 years 2 children (5 th and 3 rd at Bradley) Teaching License from Metro State in 2010 Currently half way through Masters at Regis
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Back-to-School2012-2013 Welcome to 5th Grade!!!
Mrs. Maggio • Degree in Finance – University of Nebraska • Worked at Hallmark Cards for 10 years • 2 children (5th and 3rd at Bradley) • Teaching License from Metro State in 2010 • Currently half way through Masters at Regis • Long-term sub in LMC, classroom sub, IB Coordinator • Now – 5th Grade!!!
Expectations - Timing • Arrive on time • 8:30 breakfast • 8:40 supervision on playground • 8:50 bell rings, teachers pick up students • 8:55 attendance • 9:00 ready to work
Expectations – Misc. • Organization • Planners – parents sign daily • Independent Reading (Goal 45 minutes) • Homework due Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings • Good Behavior • 5th grade reading list
Expectations - Homework • Homework • Monday – Thursday • Math – 10 to 20 minutes • Spelling - 10-20 minutes • Reading – 45 minutes each night (goal) • HOMEWORK IS PRACTICE! • Math – if your child is struggling and unable to complete independently, please make a note and I will follow-up • Spelling – Mon-Wed, Spellers Choice Thurs. Practice Test (signed by parent) • Reading – 5th grade book list, Accelerated Reader • Occasional writing assignments and projects
Behavior PolicyGreen Card Club Green= verbal warning Yellow= last warning Red= Timeout, note home Purple = Refocus form sent home Three Refocus forms = an office referral. Other ways to motivate students • Praise • Team points • Super Citizen/lunch with the principal • Drawing for treasure box
Hygiene • Help me out! • Shower • Deodorant • Shoes
What We Will Be Learning In 5th Grade • Math – Everyday Math, Mental Math, Automaticity • Family Letter: goes home at the beginning of each new unit (answers) • Reading – Reading Groups, Accelerated Reader • Writing – Writing Alive • Language Arts – Daily Sentence Styling, Daily Language Instruction, Spelling • Science and Social Studies – IB Units of Inquiry
5th Grade Programme of Inquiry • How the World Works – Weather • Where We Are in Place and Time – Explorers • Who We Are – Human Body (Exhibition) • Sharing the Planet – Economics • How We Express Ourselves – Revolution • How We Organize Ourselves - Government
5th Schedule • 9:00 - 10:00 Reading • 10:00 – 11:00 Writing • 11:00 - 11:30 Mini Lesson • 11:30 - 12:15 LUNCH • 12:15 - 1:30 Math • 1:30 – 2:30 Inquiry • 2:30- 3:00 Skills • 3:00 – 3:45 Specials
5th Grade Events • Balarat – October1st and October 2nd ($16.75, $13.75, $13.00) • AmeriTowne – January 16, 2013 ($20) • Exhibition • Continuation
Continuation OFF TO 6th GRADE!!!