5th Grade Teachers

Mrs. Kross

Mrs. Hoffman

Team TeachingIn 5th grade, your child will switch classes throughout the day and receive instruction from both Mrs. Kross and Mrs. Hoffman.

Mrs. Kross WRITING MATH SOCIAL STUDIES

Mrs. Hoffman WRITINGREADING SCIENCE

SpellingWeekly list of 20 words

Spelling is practiced as homework through homework packet

Test on Thursday

Spellingcity.com (find weekly lists on this website to practice words and take a spelling test)

ReadingHarcourt text

Emphasis on fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies with a variety of texts

Quarterly book report

Reading ContentFunctional text – recipes, directionsHistorical/cultural aspects in literatureElements of literature – plot, characters, etc.Persuasive text Expository text – inform, describe or explain

Writing6 Traits of WritingIdeas and Content

OrganizationVoice

Sentence FluencyWord ChoiceConventions

MathSolidify multiplication and division processCompare and order fractions, decimals and percentsCollect and analyze dataProbabilityMeasurement – perimeter and areaGeometryElapsed timeIntegers (positive and negative)Add and subtract decimals and fractionsOrder of operations

Social StudiesExplorationColonizationAmerican RevolutionWestward ExpansionCivil WarConstitution

ScienceMatterMotion and Forces and Simple MachinesBody Systems – skeletal, muscularScience FairNatural HazardsPlanetsSpace Exploration

HomeworkPacket will go home Thursday to be returned

the following ThursdayPacket will always include weekly spelling

practice and a place to record reading minutes.

Packet may include additional reading, writing or language practice.

Math homework will be given out daily throughout the week.

WebsitesSchool Website:

http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us/patterson.html-Visit Our Schools

-Patterson ElementaryTeacher websites:

Kross –

Hoffman –