Mrs. Walther’s
Fifth- Grade Class
Welcome, parents and
students!
2015-2016
THANK YOU
• For coming tonight
• For providing necessary materials
Communication
gwalther@sjcoe.net
All About Mrs. Walther
 My background
 I grew up in Germany.
 I earned two teaching credentials in
Germany.
 I also earned my BA, Masters and
teaching credentials from the
University of Phoenix.
 My experience
 I’ve been working for the district
since 2004.
 This will be my ninth year in 5th
grade
All about Mrs. Barrera
 My Background
 Moved to Tracy in 2010
 With Jefferson Dist.
since 2011
 Graduating in December
 My Interest
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Medieval history
Costuming
Creative writing
Learning for sake of
knowledge
My Philosophy
 I believe that every child can learn.
 I know that I work with the most
precious gift you have- your child.
 I believe that parents and teacher
together, as a TEAM, can help your to
succeed.
My Goals
 To give students the academic and
social skills needed to progress to
middle school.
 To provide a supportive and safe
classroom environment.
 To help students to develop effective
study skills.
Rules/Expectations
 Respect
 To other students
 To teacher
 To her/ himself
 Focused work without interruptions
 Feedback if help is needed
 Ready to learn (incl. all materials)
Procedures
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No mechanical pencils in class
Water bottles
Bathroom breaks
Ticket system
Materials (highlighter, colored p/p,
pencils, sheet protector, white board
marker…)
TIGER TRUTHS
 One Character Trait Per Month
 Activities
 Discussions At Home
Class Subjects
 The subjects we cover during fifth grade are:
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Reading
Language Arts (grammar/ spelling)
Math
Science
Social Studies
Enrichment/ band
Reading/ ELA
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Sign of the Beaver
Accelerated Reader (10%)
Reading at home/ Reading journals
Spelling/ PB
Grammar/ yellow spiral
Non-fiction text
Math
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Go Math
11 chapters
Online support
Daily homework
Practice math facts
iPad app
Science/ Social Studies
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Vocabulary
Pre-reading
Study habits
Field trip ($)
Enrichment
 Creative writing
 Pull-out services
 Band
Homework
 I will assign up to 60 minutes of homework every
night, in addition to 20 minutes of reading
 (Reading log!!!)
 Reading journals are due Wednesdays
 Missing work will be accepted for reduced credit
 I will send out updates regularly on missing work
 Please ensure we have your current email in
Aeries
Electronic Devices
 Chromebooks/ iPads
 Need earbuds
In Your Package
 Handbook signature page with online
instructions, please return Parent/ Student
Notification Agreement
 PE
 Walking field trip permission/ Walking
classroom permission (2 forms)
 Scholastic book club information
 Teacher package with contact information,
please return that you saw the
information
Please Return
 Parent/ Student Notification
Agreement
 5th grade information
 PE
 2 Walking Classroom forms
 Field trip form
 Google Apps Parent Permission
Forms
Communication
gwalther@sjcoe.net
Let’s Have a Great Year!