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Welcome to MSES Fifth Grade Back to School Night!. Meet your Fifth Grade teachers!. Team 1: Mrs. Elnicki -Science/Social Studies Ms. Lissak -Math Team 2: Mrs. Edwards -Math Ms. Wagner-Science/Social Studies
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Meet your Fifth Grade teachers! • Team 1: • Mrs. Elnicki -Science/Social Studies • Ms. Lissak -Math • Team 2: • Mrs. Edwards -Math • Ms. Wagner-Science/Social Studies • All homeroom teachers will be teaching their own Language Arts blocks of reading and writing.
Fifth Grade Website • http://www.lcps.org/mses • You can find…. • 1. Homework information • 2. Class Schedules • 3.Important Dates • 4. Monthly Newsletter (no paper newsletters will be sent home) • 5. SOL Review Websites • 6. Library/ Research Resources • 7. Individual Teacher information • 8. Nine Week Plans
Contacting us • To Contact Fifth Grade Teachers… • Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. • E-mail is the best and most convenient form of communication. Please do not e-mail any time sensitive information. • Call the school. • Set up a parent conference by appointment only! Please make an appointment through e-mail or by calling the school at least a week ahead of time. • Thursday Folders, please sign and return on Fridays • Agendas • Check the website for homework updates though a child’s agenda is usually the most accurate
Absences and Dismissal Information • Any changes with dismissal procedures must be sent in with a note, or you must call the office. Please, no e-mails about dismissal changes. • Please contact the office and teacher anytime you know a student may be absent in advance. • Please be patient with missed work requests. • If a student is going home with another student, please make sure to send a note from each students’ parent.
Conferences • www.Signupgenius.com • Link will be posted on each teacher’s webpage and are available now for sign up • E-mails will be sent automatically to remind you of your conference 2 days before • Can switch with another person or switch times more easily • If there are no conference dates that work for your schedule, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher to set up a different time. • Conferences will begin at the end of October. We are required to have a conference with all of our parents during the first quarter. After this initial conference, conferences can be made by appointment.
Class and School Expectations • Expectations: • S- Smart Choices • H-Helpful • A-Achieve • R-Responsible • K-Kindness Consequences: -Shark Think Tank -Fun Friday privilege taken away -Note in Agenda/Thursday Folder -Parent/Teacher/Student Conference
Homework Expectations • Expect no more than 45 minutes of homework a night • The students are expected to be reading for 20 minutes nightly • Math Homework Nightly • Vocabulary/Word Study Weekly • Study for tests and quizzes, review material covered in class
Class Celebrations • Three celebrations throughout the year • Winter Celebration (December before winter break) • Valentine’s Day • Promotion Celebration
Parent Volunteers • Sign Up on back table: • Room Parent • Party Planner/Organizer
Class Donations • -Recess Equipment • -Class Games • -Art Supplies • -Post-It Notes
Reading and Writing • Reading and Writing Workshop • Students should be reading at least 20 minutes nightly • Spelling packets and due dates are assigned by classroom teacher. Vocab Tests will be held on Thursday and Spelling Tests will be held on Friday • SOL’s • Reading – May (TBD) • Writing – End of February or March (TBD)
Science and Social Studies • Science • -SOL in Science – May (TBD) • -Science Concepts: • -Earth Science/Changing Earth • -Ocean Environments • -Cells and Organization of Living Organisms • -Matter • -Light • -Sound Social Studies -No SOL -Social Studies Concepts -Geography of the US -History of the US -US Regions -States and Capitals
Math • At home please work on the following: • -basic facts: multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction • -problem solving and critical thinking skills • SOL: • - Math SOL- May (TBD)
Questions?? • We are happy to answer any questions you have about the upcoming school year and Moorefield Station Elementary School. • Please schedule a conference for any questions about an individual student.
Before you leave… • Introduce yourself to your child’s homeroom teacher • Sign up for a conference (link is also on each homeroom teacher’s webpage if you’d like to do that at home)