Mrs. Mestdagh/Mrs. Cross

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Welcome to Back-to-School Night

• Mrs. Mestdagh/Mrs. Cross
• Room 311
• 5th grade

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Goals

• Individual growth for each student
• Independence
• Initiative for learning
• Responsibility for self, homework
• Two major classroom rules
• RESPECT
• and
• ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST

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Reading Program

• Reading Logs home and in-school log
• Summary / Reflection sheets
• Book Reports rubric, options
• Interesting Word lists
• Readers Workshop units Refining a Reading
  Life, Following Characters into Meaning, Reading
  in book Clubs with Historical Fiction and
  Informational Reading
• CAFÉ Conferencing comprehension, accuracy,
  fluency, expanding vocabulary
• Individual Student Assessment (F/P)

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Writing

• Writing Portfolio
• Writers Notebook Units Refining the Personal
  Narrative, Literary essay, informational writing,
  research report writing, and persuasive essays
• Writers Notebook daily writing
• Daily Language Review / Sourcebook
• WIZARDS program
• Vocabulary / Wordly-Wise levels
• Spelling levels
• Alternating weeks vocabulary and spelling

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Please dont forget

• Sign up for fall conferences
• Sign up for classroom parties, room-parents,
  field trip drivers, PTO class representative
• Make sure we have your email address

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Homeroom Information

• Homework responsibilities, sign-in, agendas
• Daily snacks and water
• 5th grade birthday treats
• Behavior systems PBS, class Yahoo stars,
  table points, and game days
• Specials Schedule A B C D 1015 1100

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Afternoon Switches
Science, Math, Social
Studies

• Social Studies - Units of Study
• Map Skills
• Native Americans of North America
• Early Explorers
• Early Colonization
• 13 English Colonies
• Revolutionary War
• United States Government/Core Democratic Values

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Field Trips

• Camp Howell Friday, October 4th.
• One day, team building activities.
• Theater experience
• Camp Howell spring trip
• Three days and two nights of outdoor activities.
  There will be a meeting in the spring for parents
  interested in chaperoning.

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