Welcome to 5 th grade

1. Find your desk and begin organizing your materials. You will find the number for your locker to the right. Please leave everything that I placed on your desk, on your desk. Welcome to 5th grade Please put tissues on the back counter

2. Things You Should Have • Math book • Assignment notebook • Ruler • Manillafoler • Manilla envelope • Fall student contact (white) • Letter from principal (white) • PKC (white) • Free/Reduced Lunch (white) • First day Packet (peach) • Lunch form (green) • Menu (yellow) • 3 pencils (various colors) • Rdg workbook • Random colored folder for take home papers

3. Lunch Form • Please write your name and lunch code if you know it. • If you don’t know it, leave it blank and I will fill it out.

4. Big Index Card • Fold index card in half • Write first name • In upper right hand corner write your age in years and months • In lower right hand corner write your favorite food • In upper left hand corner write your favorite subject • In lower left hand corner write how many siblings you have

5. Labeling Folders/Notebooks • Using a Sharpie write your name (first and last), subject, and homeroom teacher in the upper right hand corner of the folders • Language Arts – Yellow • Math – Red • Science – Blue • Social Studies – Green

6. Labeling • Please take the time to label your pencils, pens, markers, etc… with the permanent marker if you would like to do so. • I will not solve arguments of pencil stealing. If your name/initials are on it then there will be no question of who they belong to.

7. All About Miss Folkerth

8. My Childhood • I was born in Philadelphia. • I was adopted at birth. • I moved to Ohio in first grade. • I went to High School at Tri-Village.

9. Education • I went to Tri-Village for 1st through 12th grade • I graduated high school in 2001 • I went to Miami University and graduated in 2005.

10. Education Cont • I have started taking classes at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN to work on another degree

11. My Family

12. My Mom • My mom works at a university as a nursing professor. • She also runs a weight management program for kids. • She loves going to the beach and visiting family.

13. My Brother • Kurt works at a heat treating facility in Dayton • He spends his evenings with his dog, girlfriend, or friends. • He enjoys reading and playing with his dog.

14. Our Pets

15. My Hobbies & Interests • Visiting my friends • Reading • Movies • Computers • Cooking • Jogging • Hiking • Camping • Eating • Music • Animals • Boxing

16. Some places I have been to… • Maui, Hawaii • London, England • Dublin, Ireland • Paris, France • San Francisco, California • New York, New York • Kansas City, Kansas • Atlantic City, NJ • Chicago, Illinois • Detroit, Michigan • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Naples, Florida • Nassau, Bahamas • Bermuda • Yosemite National Park

17. Other Interesting Facts • I ran my first race this summer! • I am training to run my first half-marathon. That’s 13.1 miles! • I take boxing lessons once a week. • I volunteer at a homeless shelter serving dinner to needy families once a week • I wake up at 5am to run and sometimes my cat follows me!

18. This summer I…

19. Went to Avalon, NJ

20. Went to Chicago, IL

21. Took my family to the Fair

22. Practiced Golfing & Boxing

23. Some of my favorite books… • The Giver by Lois Lowry • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants • Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt • The Invention of Hugo Cabret

24. Some of my favorite movies… • The Goonies • Labyrinth • Finding Nemo • Happy Feet • Up

25. Some of my favorite music… • I listen to a lot of alternative rock music. • I also like classical music. • I have way too many songs on my iPod and too many records

26. Getting to Know YouActivities

27. Small Index Cards • Name • Parents Name • Address • Telephone Number • Something you are looking forward to this year. • Something you are apprehensive about this year

28. Interest Survey • Each of you have a survey to fill out. • Answer each question • Make sure to use complete sentences where necessary

29. Personal Poster • You will need markers, crayons, or colored pencils for this activity • Put your name in the center of the paper like this:

30. Personal Poster • In the upper left corner write and complete “My family. . .”

31. Personal Poster • In the upper right hand corner write and complete “My favorite thing to do. . .”

32. Personal Poster • In the bottom left write and complete “I really don’t like to. . .”

33. Personal Poster • In the bottom right hand corner write and complete “Other people find me. . .”

34. Personal Poster • In the middle of the top row write and complete “One day I would love to. . .”

35. Personal Poster • In the middle of the bottom row write and complete “I’d love to meet. . .”

36. Personal Poster • When finished • Get up and walk around the room with your poster • Read each others • Remember interesting things about each other because you will tell me about each other. • Pick a partner and introduce them to me

37. Confidential forms • Put some thought into the questions “Who would you like to sit by” and “Who would you not like to sit by” • Remember to support your decision with evidence such as “we work really well together” or “we do not get along” etc…

38. 5th Grade Math

39. Materials • Pencils • Notebook • Paper • Folder • Eraser • Textbook • Ability to work in a group!

40. Math Class • As soon as you come in you will answer the question posted on the board in your math journal/notebook. • You will not need to write the question down, just the answer and how you solved the question. • These will not be collected every day but will be checked sporadically for a grade.

41. Textbooks • Write your name on the inside cover of the math text book. • Tell me what number your text book is • Think of your math book as a reference tool.

42. Pencils • Make sure you have a pencil each and every day in math class. • Pencils must be sharpened before class starts or when given time to work on independent/group work. • If you need to borrow one, do so just return it afterwards (will be 1 point for forgotten materials). • Only complete work in pencil unless told otherwise

43. Group Work • In order to make math more fun and exciting we will be working cooperatively with partners and small groups. • If this becomes a problem we will have to sit in rows and do work independently (which means no talking!)

44. Homework • During the week there will be homework assigned, but it won’t be much! • If it takes you more than 30 minutes to do the homework then you need to see me for additional help.

45. Expectations • You are expected to. . . • Come to class prepared • Come to class ready to learn • Ask // Answer questions • Work together cooperatively • Help your classmates

46. Daily Math Question • The table shows the number of cans of paint Joe used to paint benches. How many benches can he paint with 8 cans of paint? Use pictures, words, or numbers to explain how you found the number of benches.

47. Manilla Folders • These will be kept at school in a bin to keep important papers. • Label the tab with your name and number. For example: • Miss Folkerth FO-50 • Mrs. Hampton H-50 • Mr. Flatter FL-50

48. Journal – Math Biography • In your red notebook you will take 10 minutes to write your math biography. Tell me things you remember, what you are good at, what you are bad at, when you started to like/dislike math, etc…. • Place these inside your manilla folder and turn in.

49. Problem Solving • You will need a loose leaf piece of paper. • Put the date at the top and write SELF. Below this begin brainstorming ways that you have/could problem solve. You can write about a problem you have solved outside of school or something related to school.

50. Final Activity • List 5 Academic Goals for 5th Grade • List 2 Behavior Goals