Dr. Fletcher’s Fifth
Grade Class
2012 -2013
Welcome, Parents
and Students!
Welcome to Fifth Grade!
Our Class Motto
Be the Best of
Whatever You
Are !
All About Dr. Fletcher
 My background
 I grew up in Jamaica.
 I attended Ocho Rios Elementary,
Excelsior High, and Mico Teachers’
College (JA), Lehman College and PACE
University (NY) and Argosy University
Nashville
 My experience
 I’ve been an educator for 30+ years.
 I have also taught in Jamaica and New
York. I love to teach!
In Our Class We:
Five Bs
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BE Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Receptive
Be Honest and
Be Ready
Have A Whisper Club
Voice Rules
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0 – No Talking
1 – Whisper
2 – Group
3 - Class Level
4 – Outside Voice
My Family
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I am married and have two adult
sons (Michael and Gordon-Andrew)
I have no pets
I love plants and gardening
I love to cook, read, and sing
My favorite color is Black
My Goals
 To give your child the academic and
social skills he or she need to
progress to in fifth grade.
 To provide a supportive and fun
classroom environment.
 To help your child make new friends
and discover new interests.
Class Subjects
Academic Subjects Taught:
 Literacy
 Social Studies
Reading
Explore Different Genres’ using
21st century reading strategies
and skills
Writing
We use the Writing Process to
develop 21st Century Writing Skills
to write:
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Opinion Writings
Personal Narrative
Descriptive essays
Expository essays
Poems
Friendly letters
Literacy
We use the McGraw Hill Language
Arts Text to support and enhance
our practices in grammar,
vocabulary, and writing.
Morning Arrival
Students may arrive at
 7:30 – 7:35am for breakfast in the side door by the
theater
 7:45 – 8:00am at the main doors
 Arrival before 7:30am is not permitted.
Dismissal
Students are dismissed in this order
• MTA Bus Riders
• Car Riders
• Walkers, YMCA, After school activities
Fine Arts and Related Arts
Fine Arts Classes
Fine Arts Classes
 Band or Strings
 Fine Arts Rotation
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Chorus
Dance
Drama
Visual Art
Related Arts Classes
Related Arts Classes
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Reader’s Theater
Art Appreciation
Music Appreciation
Photography
Common Core State
Standards
 MNPS is incorporating the new
Common Core State Standards in
Literacy and Math.
 All subjects, including Social Studies,
Science, and Fine Arts, will
incorporate reading and writing skills.
 Assessments and homework will look
different this year.
Arts Integration
 Because we are an Arts Magnet, we
meet the unique learning style of
your student by incorporating art
into all that we do.
Class Projects
 Brief description of classroom projects to look forward to
goes in this section.
 Social Studies: Design Your Own Town
 Literacy: The Watsons/Birmingham 1963
Field Trips
 What are some possible field trips?
 We are still working on this and will
inform you ASAP.
Social Studies
Our history, geography, culture,
economics, and global studies is
supported by Gibbs Smith’s Tennessee
Through The Later Years Text.
Lunch
 We are happy to be a Bronze level healthy school, which we
earned because of the healthy choices we offer for lunch.
 It is important that your student eats a healthy lunch every day.
 You are welcome to eat lunch with your student at one of the
back round tables. Please be sure to sign in at the office.
 Lunch time is 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
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 Don’t Be Late
Daily work and Homework
 Each week your child will be given a menu
and calendar of in class academic
activities, and homework assignments
 All homework assignments are due at the
end of the week
 I need your support to ensure that your
child completes all assignments and
projects
MNPS and Creswell’s
Policies
 IT Creswell adheres to the district
policies and standards
 All lessons are guided by the State of
Tennessee Common Core Standards
 Students are expected to be in
standard attire each day
Check Point
 Grades will be posted every two weeks on
Gradespeed
 Dr. Fletcher’s contact information
 Email: Sharilyn.Fletcher@mnps.org
 Phone: 615-291-6515 ext. 1105
 Location: Room 105
 Planning Period: 11:20 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
 Parents are welcome to visit my class anytime, we have an
open door policy here at Creswell
 Dr. Fletcher’s wish list – Color Paper and continued restock
of supplies
Let’s Have a Awesome Year!