Hello!

I am Jessica Elliott, one of your childs 5

th

grade teachers. Mrs. Dennis, your childs other
teacher, and I partner teach and share students
with one another. For the 2014-2015 school year I
will be teaching your child Math, Science, and
Social Studies, while Mrs. Dennis will teach
Reading, Writing, and Spelling.

5
th
grade is a fun, exciting grade, full of new
adventures and responsibilities, and I am very
excited to see what the upcoming school year
has in store for us!
Because agendas are such a valuable tool in the school-
home communication connection, they are expected to
be signed nightly. Failure to do so will result in a loss of
recess time.

Friday Folders are sent home each Friday and contain
the graded work your child has completed that week, as
well as newsletters, permission forms, and other important
information. Please look at all of the
documents inside and sign the form
indicating you have reviewed the
papers with your child. Folders are
due back Monday morning.
Homework is a vital asset within the classroom. We
send homework home in order for students to
practice the target skills that we are currently
working on in class. If your child does not complete
their homework assignments, they will have lunch
detention the following day.

Students take daily notes in order to help with
homework. If your child doesnt
bring home their notebook, ask
them why! If your child tries, but
does not understand the material
please write us a note so that we
can address it during class time!
Teacher: Dennis
This year 5
th
grade will continue to build on
their prior knowledge of the reading content
in five units.
Skills for Fifth grade:
Point of View/Narrator Analysis
Compare and Contrast Various
Text
Analyzing Text Structure in
Nonfiction
Theme and Narrative Elements
Inferring from the text.



Teacher: Dennis
This year students will work on three major
Writing pieces. Students will be responsible
for:

Narratives
Informational pieces
Opinion pieces
Students will take a test every Friday on the
spelling words given the previous week (they
are sent home in the Friday newsletters).
Students can complete four spelling
assignments for extra credit each week.
Students who continue to fail spelling tests will
be required to complete the
extra assignments.
Teacher: Dennis
Teacher: Elliott
5
th
Grade Math will include 6 units,
following the Common Core State
Standards and building upon the
foundation they created in 4
th
grade.
They are in the order as follows:
Unit 1: Graphing & Data Collection
Unit 2: Numbers & Operations in Base-10
Unit 3: Geometry
Unit 4: Number & Operations - Fractions
Unit 5: Measurement & Data
Unit 6: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Teacher: Elliott
In accordance with the newly adopted Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS), a
variety of Science topics will be covered this
year, including:
Matter and its Properties
Gravity / Force and Motion
Photosynthesis
Food Chains and Food Webs
Nitrogen Cycle
Stars and Earth
Lunar Cycle
Earths Systems
Human Impacts on the Environment
Alternative Energy Sources

Teacher: Elliott
With an emphasis centering around
American History, specific topics of study
will include:
Geography
Native Americans
Explorers & the New World
Colonies
Our Government
Settling the West
Industrialization and
Modern America


Typically students will have Math and Reading homework,
reinforcing the skills they have discussed and reviewed that
day, Monday through Thursday. No homework will be given
on Fridays except on very rare occasions.

Homework will be listed and extras copies will be available
on our classroom blog:
http://mrsjessicaelliott.blogspot.com
Please visit and bookmark!
If you have any questions,
comments, or concerns, please
dont hesitate to contact me:
Jessica.Elliott@bath.kyschools.us
We will once again be attending 4-H Camp! This year the focus
will center around Social Studies content, specifically American
History and Government.

Our trip is scheduled for October 9
th
-10
th
.

If you are interested in chaperoning the trip Background
Check forms, as well as more information, will be sent home as
the date draws nearer.
Please visit
http://oes5k.blogspot.com and sign
up for our 2
nd
annual OES 5K Color
Run, as this is our grade-level
fundraiser for 4-H camp!