Mrs. Belanger

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Mrs. Belangers 5th Grade Class

• Welcome Students!

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Welcome to 5th Grade!

• This is an important year for you!
• Please take a moment to watch the PowerPoint
  Presentation.
• Once you are finished, please take a moment to go
  through the checklist that is on your desk.
• Finally, make sure that you find your mailbox and
  bring home your mail.

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All About Me

• My Background
• I was born in Stevens Point, WI and moved to
  Muskegon when I was in 5th grade.
• I attended St. Johns Catholic School, 1st- 5th
  grade. I then attended Mona Shores Schools 5th-
  High School.
• I graduated from WMU with my teaching degree in
  December of 1993.
• I graduated with my Masters Degree in Technology
  from GVSU in April of 2006.
• My Experience
• Ive been teaching for 18 years.
• I have only taught 5th grade and I love it!

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• Mrs. Belangers
• Philosophy of Learning
• The learning environment must be comfortable,
  set up for success and reinforced positively in
  order for students to increase self-esteem and
  self-motivation. All students can be successful
  in understanding basic concepts when exposed to a
  variety of learning modes. Hands-on activities,
  cooperative learning groups and meaningful
  content pertaining to real-life experiences
  assist in helping students achieve goals both in
  school, as well as in society. These varied
  experiences aid in the development of critical
  thinkers both independently and within a group.

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Goals

• To give you the academic tools you need to
  progress to 6th grade.
• To provide a supportive learning environment.
• To have fun while we learn.
• To make new friends and discover new interests.

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My Family

• My Husband
• Scott
• My Children
• Connor (12yrs. old)
• Bryson (8yrs. old)
• Our Pet
• Dog, Barkley

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BRYSON
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C O N N O R
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Geography

• We will be using maps and atlases to answer
  weekly Atlas questions.

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Math

• We will be focusing on
• multiplication and division of 2 and 3 digit
  numbers
• measurement conversions
• addition, subtraction and multiplication of
  fractions with like and unlike denominators
• how to solve multi-step story problems.

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Reading

• We will be reading a variety of genres including
  mysteries, poetry, folktales, realistic fiction,
  biographies, and non-fiction.
• We will be reading in a variety of ways
  independently, small group literature circles,
  whole group instruction, paired-shared reading,
  choral reading and plays.
• We will be incorporating the Daily 5 into our LA
  time.

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Social Studies

• Mrs. Sylvester will be your Social Studies
  teacher.
• You will have Social Studies on Tuesday,
  Wednesday and Thursday.
• Some of the topics that you will cover are
  Explorers, 13 Original Colonies and Branches of
  Government.

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Science

• Mrs. Ellis will be your Science teacher.
• You will be going to Science on Tuesday,
  Wednesday and Thursday.
• Some of the topics you will cover are Solar
  Systems, Body Systems, Heredity and
  Motion/Energy.

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Grammar/Writing
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Adjectives

• Some of the areas we will be focusing on in
  grammar are complete sentences and correct use
  of all parts of speech.
• You will be writing personal narratives, research
  reports, book reviews, poetry, friendly letters
  and journal entries.

Verbs
Nouns
Prepositions
Pronouns
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Library

• Mrs. Duff is our Librarian. She will be
  available to answer any questions you may have
  when checking out books.
• You will go to Library on Tuesday.
• We will be checking out Accelerated Reader books
  and/or book report books every week.
• Please make sure you bring back all of the books
  you checked out on time.

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Art

• Mrs. Snoeyer is your Art teacher.
• You have Art on Thursday at 155 PM

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Gym

• Mrs. Goodwin will be your Gym Teacher.
• You have Gym on Friday at 155 PM.
• Please make sure you have an appropriate pair of
  shoes to wear in the gym. You may keep a pair of
  gym shoes in your locker.

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Technology

• Mrs. Hackney will be your Technology teacher.
• You have Technology Class on Monday at 955 a.m.
• Some of the topics you will cover are how to use
  Microsoft Word, Internet resources and PowerPoint
  when creating presentations.

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Music

• ? will be your Music teacher.
• You have Music Class on Wednesday at 1115 a.m.
• You will be learning Patriotic songs throughout
  the year.

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MRS. BELANGERS CLASSROOM RULES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Be Respectful To Yourself and Others.
  (Practice Life-skills and DO NOT give Putdowns.)
  
• 2. Use Active Listening.
• (Listen with your eyes, ears and heart.)
• 3. Be Prepared and Ready To Learn.
  (Follow procedures and study, study, study.)

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Homework

• Homework Policy- Your child will have homework
  Monday through Thursday.
• It should not take your child more than 45
  minutes to complete.
• Sometimes projects will take extra time, but we
  always give the students work time to begin
  working on their projects and assignments.
• Our purpose for nightly homework is to teach
  responsibility by EXPECTING it to be completed
  and RETURNED THE NEXT DAY.
• Homework that is not returned and completed will
  be marked down ten percentage points each day
  that it is late.

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Tardiness

• Bell rings at 820 a.m.
• Students who are not in the classroom by 830
  a.m. will be asked to go to the office to receive
  a tardy slip.

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Field Trips

• We will be going on the following fieldtrips
  throughout
• the school year
• Maple Ridge One-Room School House October 3,
  2012
• Seminole Shores Nursing Home December (specific
  date to be determined)
• Chicago April 26, 2013
• Whitecaps Game May/June (specific date to be
  determined)

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Lets Have a Great Year!