Welcome to Fifth Grade Open House MS MARSHALL

Welcome to Fifth Grade Open House! MS. MARSHALL MS. PATTON MISS THOMAS MR. WOLFSHOHL

MS. MARSHALL AND MS. PATTON 5 TH GRADE READING/ LANGUAGE ARTS/ SOCIAL STUDIES

Reading -Resources We use the following tools and resources to support our curriculum: Class Novels Book Clubs Accelerated Reader (AR) Renaissance 360 Other comprehension resources

Class Novels/Book Clubs We will be reading a book a month. For the first semester we will be reading a class novel. We will start book club in the spring. Students will be given a section to read. Their will be an activity that goes along with the section. A weekly comprehension test over that section Students will be able to use the book.

Accelerated Reader (AR) Every nine weeks the students are given a goal. That goal is the number of points they need to obtain by the end of the nine weeks. Students obtain points by reading books and taking AR tests at school. Students need to read books that are in their AR level. AR tests can be taken: after their work is finished in class, during flexible learning, during the computer lab time. The library will be open after school 2 days a week for AR tests. Parents must be present.

Accelerated Reader cont. Students will receive 2 grades at the end of the nine weeks from AR. The percentage of their goal average of all the quizzes that were taken that nine weeks. AR reports will be sent home with their graded work every Friday after the 3 rd week of the nine weeks.

Spelling and Vocabulary We will use Wordly Wise for spelling and vocabulary. Students will get 2 weeks with their Wordly Wise words before their spelling and vocabulary test. We will also be studying Greek and Latin Roots. Students will get 2 weeks with their Greek and Latin Roots before their spelling and vocabulary test. Right now: Spelling tests will be every other Tuesday and vocabulary is every other Friday. ***We are alternating between the 2 lists. When we are working with Wordly Wise we will not have a Greek and Latin list***

Year-At-A-Glance Language Arts/ Writing Complete Sentences Parts of Speech Using Punctuation Spelling Using the writing process to write various papers Social Studies • U. S. History

Homework Policy Homework is a valuable tool for academic success. Each week your child will be given a homework packet that needs to be complete by Friday of every week. ★We encourage students study their vocabulary/spelling words throughout the week since they have tests every 2 weeks. ★Projects sprinkled throughout the year (will be written in advance in agendas along with project expectations)

Expectations for the Classroom: Respect Myself Respect Others Use kind words and actions. Treat others as you want to be treated. Respect Learning To self and property and my own learning. Work collaboratively by teaching each other and learning from each other, including walking calmly and quietly through the hallways. Respect Property Keep our hands and feet to ourselves and help keep our school clean and pretty.

Our Contact Info Email: amarsha 5@houstonisd. org cpatton 1@houstonisd. org Phone (713)295 -5258 Our Conference Time: 8: 15 – 8: 55 am excluding Wednesdays and Fridays

MISS ILENE THOMAS FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE & LAB

Science-Curriculum Focus My goal is to develop life long lovers of science! In order to do this, I focus our fifth grade science curriculum on: Building Strong Scientific Vocabulary Communicating Like a Scientist For Example in Our Writing, Speaking (both Informally and Formally) The Scientific Method Conducting Building Earth, Labs and Investigations Scientific Inquiry Life and Physical Science

A Peek at Our Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Foldable Instruction Activity Demo Lab Investigation Stations STEM Assessments

Vocabulary Students will be learning new vocabulary each week to coincide with the unit of study we are working on.

Critical Thinking! Students will be expected to evaluate the answer choices and justify their selections with evidence.

Interactive Notebook

Homework The homework is purposeful and aligned with our current focus or review of past concepts.

Labs, Investigations & Stations

Labs, Investigations & Stations

My Contact Info Email: ithomas@houstonisd. org Phone (713)295 -5258 My Conference Time: 8: 15 – 8: 55 am Monday-Wednesday

Welcome to Fifth Grade Math MR. WOLFSHOHL 5 TH GRADE MATH

About Myself Taught 3 year in Asia Teaching for 13 years 5 th year at Lovett In graduate school

Let’s Talk Math: Supplemental Help Resources www. ixl. com www. math-drills. com www. math-aids. com www. khanacademy. com www. learnzillion. com

Interactive Notebook

Homework Packet

The Building Blocks of Elementary Math Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction

th 5 Challenges in Math Adding and Subtracting Fractions w Unlike Denominators Multiplying Fractions Dividing Fractions Multiplying Decimals Dividing Decimals Multi-Step Word Problems Algebraic Expressions (PEMDAS? ) Grade

Financial Literacy Project Based Learning -Balance Sheets -Credit Cards/Debit Cards -Taxes (Property, Income, Payroll, Sales) -Credit Report -Bank Statements

Contact Information Please contact me @ MWOLFSHO@houstonisd. org if you have and questions or concerns. Conference Time 8: 20 to 9: 00 Thank you.