Back to School Night presentation for parents.

1. To the Room 6 Team!

2. This Year’s Goals
• Mastery of the California 5th grade
standards
• Learning to be an active team player
• Personal responsibility
• Confident and prepared for middle school

3. The Playing Field
*Is an open playing field except during
district or state assessments
*You are welcome to come and help out or
observe at any time.
*District policy requires that you sign in first
at the office.

4. Diving into Books!
Language Arts
Daily from 8:30-10:30
California Treasures or Read 180
Homework-Nightly reading of at least 20 minutes
and completion of one book project per month

5. Serving Up Great Ideas
• Writing- 6+1 traits
– Focus on ideas and organization
– Written work to include: summaries,
responses to literature, narratives and
expository

6. Math Training Camp
• Envision Math
• Board Math
• Long sheets
• ST Math
• Homework – Nightly math workbook page

7. Science All-Stars
• Units of study in:
– Atoms and elements
– Circulatory, respiratory, excretory, and
digestive systems
– Weather patterns and the water cycle

8. Super Social Studies
• United States History
– Social Studies Alive America’s Past
– State postcard exchange

9. Special opportunities
• Band Mondays
– Beginners 10:45-11:25
– Intermediates 11:15-11:55
• Strings Thursdays
– Beginners 11:00-11:40
– Intermediates 10:20-11:00

10. Equipped for
Learning
• SMART Board and Smart Response
– Engagement, multi modality presentation
• AlphaSmarts
– keyboarding
• Computer Skills
– Word processing, powerpoints

11. 5th Grade Special Activities
• Outdoor Education
– Alliance Redwoods May 9th – 13th
• DARE
– 10 weeks of 1 hour sessions.
– Culmination ceremony in Spring
• Adolescent Health and Hygiene
– May
– Parent approval forms sent in advance

12. Communication
• Please give me the professional courtesy
of discussing class issues or concerns
with me before approaching Mrs. Herdell.
• Contact- lzinser@nvusd.k12.ca.us
• Website -
http://www.teacherweb.com/ca/westpark
/mszinser

13. Classroom Needs
• Expo markers College rule binder paper
• Kleenix Pencils Ticondaroga #2
• Elmer’s glue sticks
• Special Requests:
• Tennis balls
• Energizer rechargeable AA batteries