Wow it seems unreal the first day of school is only two days away! All of the teachers have been hard at work getting everything ready for that very important first day.
Below you will find a brief summary of what topics will be the focal points at the beginning of the year. I will update weekly to provide more specific subject matter.
Language Arts: There will be a variety of different projects going on with this subject, but I will try my best to make sure students are up-to-date with the assignments. Below are a few of the projects that will be going on throughout the year.
Reading
- Accelerated Reader: Students should already be familiar with this program. It will not begin right away (probably closer to September), so I have not decided on the amount of points the students will need per quarter.
- Guided Reading: Students will meet with Mr. Schock or myself once or twice a week to read in small groups and work on skills (such as comprehension, context clues, antonyms and synonyms). While guided reading groups are going on the rest of the students will be completing other projects independently.
Writing
- Reading Journal - Students will be expected to write in their reading journals every single day. This will be very informal way for the students to jot down their thoughts on the book they are reading at the moment. It does not have to be long (4-5 sentences is fine), but they do need to explain their thoughts and write in a grammatically correct manner.
- Weekly Essay - Every week I will give the students a topic to write about which they will complete independently. This can be done during free time in class or as homework, but it needs to be completed before the end of each week.
- Monthly Book Report - I will give the students a paper with more details on this project, but in short they will choose one book each month and complete a book report on it. This can be done at anytime throughout the month, but needs to be turned in before the last day of the month (no matter the day of the week)
^The work above will not only allow ample opportunities for the students to practice their language skills, but also hopefully improve their independence, responsibility, and time management skills. I do understand this seems like a lot, but for the first few months I will be walking the students through it so they do not become overwhelmed.
Social Studies: The first chapter we will be studying is Our Nation's Geography. This includes, but is not limited to, map skills, states and regions, landforms, climate, and environment.
Science: This year science will revolve around three large units: Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and Life Science.The first unit we will be focusing on is Earth and Space Science.
As you can tell, the emphasis in this grade level is language arts and math! Mrs. Sauber of course will be teaching math to the students. Please be aware that her homework policies are slightly different from mine!
I did finally finish the Donation Tree as well. I will post a picture of it on this site sometime this week.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me! Try not to leave questions in the comments if it is a specific question about your child or another student.
Have a great day!
Mrs. Perkins
Fifth Grade Teacher
Seneca East Elementary
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