Grade 5

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• Grade 5
• Mrs. Serpiello and Mrs. Teague
• Room 212

• Please find your childs seat.
• Look for the note that your child left for you in
  their Response Journal!
• Take a few minutes to jot a note back to them!
• Fill out index card with information on the board

Welcome to Back-to-School Night
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Welcome to 5th Grade

• The following are our goals as your childs
  teachers
• foster independence, responsibility and
  organization
• support the physical, social, emotional, and
  intellectual development of all children
• engage students in hands-on meaningful activities
  
• create and motivate life-long learners

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Schedule

• We operate on a Day A-E schedule.
• A detailed copy of our schedule is located in
  your packet.
• Daily specials include
• Day A Music
• Day B Library and Technology
• Day C Physical Education
• Day D Physical Education and World Language
• Day E Art

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Language Arts

• Scott Foresman Reading Program
• Spelling
• Classroom Novels
• Individual Reading
• Read Aloud
• Grammar
• Comprehension
• Writing Informational, Persuasive, Narrative
  and Reflective
• 5th Grade Assessment

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Math

• Scott Foresman
• Chapters
• Place Value, Adding, and Subtracting
• Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals
• Dividing with One-Digit Divisors
• Dividing with Two-Digit Divisors
• Data, Graphs, and Probability
• Geometry
• Fraction Concepts
• Fraction Operations
• Measurement
• Measuring Solids
• Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
• Algebra Integers, Equations, and Graphing
• www.mathsurf.com

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ScienceScott Foresman

• Engage students as they explore the natural
• world. Students actively construct ideas
• through their own inquiries, investigations and
• analyses.
• Life Science
• Earth Science
• Physical Science
• Space and Technology

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Social Studies

• Harcourt
• Mr. Biddle
• Room 213
• Please visit with Mr. Biddle tonight at 835 for
  more exciting information about social studies
  this year!

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Assessment

• Quizzes
• Tests
• Homework
• Class Work
• Notebook Checks
• Class Participation
• In school projects

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From the Desks of Mrs. Serpiello and Mrs. Teague

• Homework Policy
• Due to the fact that homework gets reviewed in
  school the next day, it is important that
  students complete their homework every night. 
  Therefore, incomplete homework is a 50 and
  failure to complete homework at all is a 0.
• 3 missed assignmentsphone call made home
• No homework given on Friday unless work is
  needed to be made up or large projects are
  assigned.
• Assignment Books
• signed by a parent every night
• checked each morning by teacher
• Home Folders
• emptied each night
• Major Tests
• signed and returned the next day

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Connecting School and Homewww.swedesboro-woolwich
.com

• READ, READ, READ
• Responsibility, Respect and Caring
• Share daily school experiences
• Daily snack
• When opportunities arise, parents will be invited
  into the classroom
• Willingness to work together- we are a team
  pulling together for your childs success
• Open communication through notes, email or phone
  calls
• dteague_at_swedesboro-woolwich.com
• cserpiello_at_swedesboro-woolwich.com
• 856-241-1552 x 4102

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Thank you for coming!

• Sign up for November Conferences
• November 20th, 23rd and 24th
• We are looking forward to a fantastic school year!