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    Mrs. Penny Smethers
Our children are our future!    
Homework Routines
Everyone needs to have a Planner to use for homework. Planners are available at the Roth School Store for $5.00 or you can use one you purchased elsewhere.
Math Skills for this 9 Weeks
On-line textbook www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

Place Value
Charts and Graphs
Addition and Subtraction Facts
Multiplication and Division
Facts
Problem Solving


Reading for the 9 Weeks
Your child is so fortunate to be able to have his or her individual needs met by the 5th grade teachers, ESL, Resource, and Reading Specialists working together and utilizing flexible grouping of the children.

For an hour a day the 5th grade team will focus on small reading group instruction utilizing various skills and strategies.
Spelling for the 9 Weeks
See the "Spelling" section of my web site.

We are using individualized spelling lists. Your child's list could consist of different words than anyone else in the room.

Make sure you keep your spelling list updated in your spelling spiral.
Language and Composition for the 9 Weeks
Grammar - nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Writing - Using a Writer's Notebook to have time to write thoughts and ideas on various topics and subject areas.

We are working on writing thoughts and answers in complete sentences. (restate the question in the answer WITHOUT rewriting the question).
History for the 9 Weeks
History Alive!

An interactive notebook will be used to gain interest into how the United States was formed and developed the Constitution.

Geography
Colonization
Science for the 9 Weeks
Lab Safety
Scientific Method
Technology for the 9 Weeks
www.learning.com

Learn how to log into computers.
Save information in your "N" drive on your name.
How to access your teacher's Assignment Folder and put items in the Drop Box.
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