Welcome to Room 88!

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Welcome to Room 88!

• I will begin at 730, and then invite you to
  spend some time touring the classroom.

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Paperwork!

• Conference choices-online
• Permission slips-coming home
• No Excuse Word List - spelling
• Curriculum Guides-online
• Contact Info. my website
• Volunteer Forms SCASD

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How Fifth Grade Works

• Student Expectations
• Homework Policy
• Units of Study
• Math Expressions
• Writing
• Testing
• Field Trips
• Website
• Contact Information

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Wolf Pack Expectations

• A. Assignment Books
• Signed by an adult weekly until further
  notice.
• B. Weekly Mail Folders
• Contain work from the previous week as well as
  important forms such as permission slips for
  field trips.
• C. Writers Notebooks
• Students will complete writing homework
  assigned in notebook, as well as Google Docs.
• D. Punctuality
• All students should report to Room 88 each
  morning before the bell (844).
• E. Reading Homework
• All students will keep track of books read at
  home in their Reading Log.
• F. Behavior
• All students are expected to follow all school
  and classroom rules to
• ensure that all class members are
  safe and happy!
• P Practice Kindess
• A Always Show Respect
• C Challenge Yourself
• K - Keep it Safe

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Homework Policy

• I like a teacher who gives you something to take
  home to think about besides homework.  Lily
  Tomlin as "Edith Ann
• Students are responsible for recording
  assignments accurately inside their assignment
  book each night, and completing all assignments
  on time.
• Parents, please check the assignment book each
  night, and for homework notices.
• Parents and students should establish a homework
  routine by finding a quiet area that is well lit
  in which to work each day.
• Please check your childs work (even if they say
  its done!) before they hand it in.
• Fifth Grade students will have approximately 50
  minutes of homework each night.
• If student shows sign of frustration with
  homework, please stop and send a note to me.

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Units Of Study

• Preface/Beginnings/Environmental Studies
• Freedom/Geology
• Westward Ho/Animal Kingdom
• Human Body

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MathIn order to meet the needs of all types of
learners, 4th grade teachers formed three math
groups. These groups are flexible and there may
be movement throughout the year.

• 5th Grade Program
• Math Expressions Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Supporting Resources
• Calendar Math
• Nimble with Numbers
• Carson Dellosa resources
• Manipulatives
• Computer Software (IXL Math, Xtramath)
• Program Features
• 1.25 Hours of Math Daily
• Warm-Ups based on Eligible Content (PSSA)
• Timed math facts weekly
• Extra Credit (sometimes)

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Writing

• Students in Room 88 are in the process of
  maintaining a Writers Notebook (binder and
  Google Docs)
• The Notebook will consist of these types of
  writing Opinion, Expository, Narrative, Poetry,
  Journals, Descriptive, and Creative.
• Look through your childs writing and enjoy
  viewing their progress!

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Donations

• If you would like to donate items to our
  classroom, please check my website for needed
  items.
• -students are encouraged to bring their own set
  of earbuds into school.
• Thank you in advance for all you do!

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Testing

• OLSAT October (window 7th-10th, one session )
• P.S.S.A. English Language Arts window
• April 13th-17th
• P.S.S.A. Math window April 20th-24th
• MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Sept. 8-19,
  Jan. 13-27, May 4-22

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Field Trips

• Fifth Grade will have a few field trips
  throughout the school year yet to be
  determined.
• In the plan..
• Recycling Center, P.S.U. Geology Dept., Palmer
  Museum, Carnegie Science Center, PFMS
• All volunteers are appreciated. If there is a
  large number of volunteers for one particular
  trip, I will do a drawing to be fair to all.

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TECHNOLOGY

• Please know your childs passwords for all
  technology as we work through this year learning
  the proper uses and etiquette for certain
  devices.
• Children this age have a hard time understanding
  the consequences for improper use they need our
  guidance.

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Mrs. Battaglias Website

• Click on Staff from the Grays Woods Website.
• Click on my name.
• You will find classroom information, newsletters,
  websites, assignment information, pictures.
• All Math Family Letters will be placed here.
• If you would like paper copies of anything,
  please let me know.
• District Policies are listed here

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District Policy statement from Elem. Handbook

• Anti-Harassment/Anti-Bullying Policy
• It is the policy of the State College Area School
  District to provide a safe and orderly
  educational environment that is
• free from harassment and/or bullying and
  conducive to the mission of the school district.
  We strive to provide each
• and every student the best opportunity to receive
  the education to which s/he is entitled under
  state and federal law.
• The school district asserts that it has a
  compelling interest in promoting an educational
  environment that is safe and
• conducive to learning.
• It is the intention of the school district,
  consistent with state and federal law, to strive
  to maintain a learning
• environment which is free of harassment and/or
  bullying since the school district finds that
  incidents of harassment
• and/or bullying prevent students from receiving
  the education to which they are entitled,
  materially disrupt the mission
• of the school district to educate the children of
  the school district, substantially interfere with
  a student's educational
• performance and foster incidents of violence.
• It is the purpose of this policy to prohibit and
  prevent acts of harassment and/or bullying and
  violence. Additional
• information regarding the district's overall
  policy can be found on the school district
  website.
• If your child reports acts of harassment or
  bullying, please contact his/her teacher and/or
  building Principal.
• Weapons Policy
• It is the policy of the State College Area School
  District that all students will attend schools
  that are safe, secure, and
• free from the threat of harm. Possession of
  weapons in the school environment is a threat to
  the safety of students
• and staff and is prohibited by law.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sara Beth Battaglia
• 272-8093
• Home 639-0196 Email smb34_at_scasd.org
• Thank you for your participation in your childs
  education!

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Reminders

• Yearbook Forms
• Recess Permission Forms
• Fun Run Sept. 13th
• Fun Fair Oct. 3rd
• Acceptable Use Forms
• Volunteering requirements on website
• Artifacts this week

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• I look forward to working with you this year!
• Thank you for coming!