Welcome to 5th Grade Bethesda Cardinals Ms' Mathison and Mr' Roach

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Welcome to 5th Grade Bethesda CardinalsMs.
Mathison and Mr. Roach
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Welcome to Fifth Grade!

• I will introduce you to fifth grade and to our
  classroom.
• If you have any questions during my presentation,
  please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

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All About Me

• My background
• I grew up in Buford Georgia.
• I attended Sugar Hill Elementary, North Gwinnett
  High, Georgia State University (BBA) and Central
  Michigan University (MS)
• My experience
• Ive been teaching for 6 years.
• I have also taught sixth and eighth grades, but
  fifth is my favorite.

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My Family

• My wife
• Jenny
• My only child
• son, Matthew
• Our pet
• dog, Princess

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My Goals

• To give you the academic and social skills you
  need to progress to sixth grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• To help you make new friends and discover new
  interests.

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Class Subjects

• The subjects we cover during fifth grade are
• Reading and writing
• Math
• Science
• Social studies
• Specials Art, PE, Health, Music

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Reading

• We will read lots of interesting books
• Students are encouraged to read at least 20
  minutes each night.

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Daily Schedule

• 745 825 Morning Work
• 825-920 Specials/Restroom
• 920 930 Math Instructional Focus
• 930-1030 Math
• 1030-1100 Language Arts
• 1100 1130 TDPE
• 1130-1227 Language Arts
• 1227-105 Lunch/Restroom
• 105-115 L. Arts Instructional
  Focus
• 115-130 Language Arts
• 130-200 Team Time
• 200-235 Social Studies/Science
• 235-245 Language Arts

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Writing

• You have a Georgia Writing Assessment in January
• We will write just about every day.

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Math

• Math is a gateway on the CRCT that you will take
  in April
• Topics for the first nine weeks are place value,
  computation, fractions, decimals and percents

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Science

• Ms. Mathison will teach you science
• The topics for the first nine weeks are process
  skills, matter, and chemistry

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Social Studies

• Mr. Roach teaches Social Studies
• The topics for the first nine weeks are
  reconstruction, westward expansion, industrial
  revolution, imperialism

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Classroom Community

• Our classroom is a community. In our community,
  we have rules to help us get along with each
  other.
• Our class rules are
• Be respectful and responsible.
• Be organized and follow directions.
• Be on time.
• Be prepared.

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Homework

• I will assign about 45 minutes of homework every
  night. This includes 20 minutes of reading.
• Your homework packet is due on Friday morning.
• If you need extra time to work on your homework,
  you can go to homework club during recess to work
  on it.

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Attendance and Tardiness

• School starts at 820 A.M.
• If you arent in the classroom by the time the
  bell rings, please check in at the school office
  before coming to class.
• If you are tardy four times, the school will
  contact your parents.

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Grading Policy

• A 90-100
• B 80-89
• C- 73-79
• D- 70-72
• U- 71 or less

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Important Dates

• Test Date of Test
• ITBS ____- ___Aug 05
• COGAT ___Aug 05
• Georgia Writing Assessment ____-____Jan 06
• Criterion Referenced ____-____Apr 06
• Competency Test (CRCT)

CRCT
ITBS
COGAT
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Lets Have a Great Year!
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5th grade Writing Gateway

• Preparation
• Assess 2 types of writing
• Personal Experience
• Imaginative Story
• Date January

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COGAT

• Cognitive Abilities Test
• The test is given in grade five to measure the
  development of abstract reasoning abilities
  through verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal
  assessment. Teachers use COGAT scores to
  determine if students are achieving to their
  potential and to identify their areas of
  strength.

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CRCT
The CRCT (Criterion Referenced Competency
Test) is a statewide test. It has a multiple
choice format and will be given at the end of
April and beginning of May.
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ITBS

• The ITBS is a measure of student achievement.
• Administered to determine strengths and weakness
  in each subject are
• Dates ____ to _____

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