Mrs. Henderson provides information for parents of 5th and 6th grade students. She discusses lunch programs, birthdays, book orders, dismissal procedures, conference schedules, volunteering opportunities, classroom expectations, specialists, math and reading curriculum, social studies, science, health lessons, field trips, and state testing. She also outlines awards and end-of-year events for 6th graders.

1. 2017-18
5th & 6th Grade
Mrs. Henderson

2. Housekeeping…
Lunch
• Free/Reduced program: Last year’s application will run out in
early October. Please renew if needed.
• Lunch Money needs to be put on lunch cards.
• Checks payable to SSD or pay online
• You will get an automated phone call when your child has a
negative balance.
Birthdays
• As a school we do not bring in Birthday treats.
• We will recognize them in the classroom

3. More Housekeeping…
Scholastic Book Orders build up our
classroom libraries.
• Checks made out to Scholastic Book
Orders

4. 4
Remind App

5. Afternoon Dismissal Guidelines
Bus Passes
• Students must bring a note to school for a bus pass
Or
• Parent/Guardian needs to call the office by 2:20
Parent Pick up
• Located at the Kindergarten Playground. Please meet your
kids there.

6. Conference Schedule
October 2-26 & March 27-29
Student-Involved
Please sign up for a time when both
you and your student can attend.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Normal School Day Normal School Day Half School Day No School/
Conferences During
Normal Day
No School
No Conferences
Afternoon & Evening
Conferences
No Conferences Evening Conferences No Evening Conferences

7. Volunteering
Volunteers needed:
Copying
Misc. Classroom Jobs
Grading Agenda (Weekly, Mondays or Fridays)
Special Events
Thursday Folder Filing
Thursday Work Slip Printing & Stapling
Washington State Patrol Forms for classroom volunteers
Must be on file to be in the classroom/school
volunteering.
Expires every couple years, please verify it’s
current. Thanks!

8. Behavior Expectations
Three warnings in a day means I will have your child call you to explain their choices
Four warnings in a day or extreme circumstances means I will contact Mr. Anderson

9. Specialists
PE Mondays &
Wednesdays
8:35-9:10
Music Tuesdays &
Fridays
8:35-9:10
Library Thursdays 9:10-9:45

10. Classroom Economy
Earning
-Wise Choices
-Finishing Work
-Taking personal
responsibility
-Thinking/acting
ahead
Spending
-Snacks
-Class Store
-Fun Events
-Auctions
-Movie Events
-Fines
-Market

11. Agendas & Thursday Folders
Agendas
 Communication line between home and school
 Building skills for middle school
 Please initial the agenda nightly when your child has completed the assigned work
 Homework is highlighted or outlined.
 Missing work slips are stapled in the agendas each Thursday
Thursday Folders
 Newsletters (classroom news will be on the blog, or emailed home)
 Graded work or tests
 School letters
 Flyers
 Cougar Tracks (by request only)
 Any other school information or news

12. Homework
- Any work not finished during the day
due the next day unless otherwise specified
- Long-term projects will be assigned a due date in the agenda
- IXL Math
25 minutes of nightly practice-skills may be assigned, or students may
practice any grade level skill.
-Reading Requirement
Your child should be reading an AR book within their range for 25 minutes
nightly
AGENDAS REMINDER:
o Refer to the agenda to see what assignments need to be completed.
o Homework will be highlighted or outlined in the agenda
o Feel free to check the blogs if your student is absent or you’re unsure what their agenda
says

13. Reading & Writing
Accelerated Reader
-Students are assigned a reading range and a point goal based on their
reading level (Star test)
-Tests can be taken in the classroom or the library
-Look up books at www.arbookfind.com
Reading standards will be taught through:
-Novels (Starting with Westing Game)
-National Geographic classroom magazines
-Science articles
Writers’ Workshop
-Writing tied into the other disciplines
-Writing conferences with individual students
-Students get choice in what they write
-Subject-based projects

15. Math Workshop
5th Grade Math Topics 6th grade Math Standards:
Fluency with addition and
subtraction of fractions
Multiplication and division of
fractions
Long division to 2-digit divisors
Decimals in the place value system
Operations with decimals to
hundredths
Fluency with whole number and
decimal operations
Volume
Ratios and rates
Operations with fractions and
decimals
Negative numbers
How to write, interpret and use
numerical and algebraic
expressions, equations and
inequalities
Statistical thinking (Data analysis,
Graphing)
Volume and surface area
www.bigideasmath.com
www.IXL.com/signin/cathcart

16. 16
Social Studies
5TH Grade: America’s Past
Map Skills
US History from the explorers through the writing of the
Constitution
Graded on Interactive Student Notebooks and Assessments.

17. 17
Social Studies
6th Grade: The Ancient World
History Alive! The Ancient World introduces students to the
beginnings of the human story. As they explore the great early
civilizations of Egypt and the Near East, India, China, Greece, and
Rome, students discover the secrets of these ancient cultures that
continue to influence the modern world.
Graded on Interactive Student Notebooks and
Assessments.

18. Science
× Science Note-
booking
× STEM Challenges
× Experiments
× Scientific Research
× Science Fair Projects
Science Kits:
Food & Nutrition
Environments
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19. Health
Human Growth and Development
(Dates TBD)
5th & 6th Grades
Separated by gender and grade level
HIV/AIDS
Given in our classroom as one group
Parent Information Night
Information will be in the Cougar Tracks when available
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20. Second Steps: Social Emotional skills
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Empathy &
Respect
× Listening With
Attention
× Being Assertive
× Predicting
Feelings
× Taking Other
Perspectives
× Accepting
Differences
× Disagreeing
Respectfully
× Responding
With
Compassion
Emotional
Management
× Calming down
× Managing
Anxiety
× Managing
Frustration
× Resisting
Revenge
× Handling Put-
Downs
× Avoiding
Assumptions
Problem Solving
× Making a plan
× Seeking Help
× Dealing with
Gossip
× Dealing with
Peer Pressure

21. Field Trips
Civics Experience in
Olympia
June 14th, 2018
Early morning, late pick up
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School of Toy
Science Workshop
October 23rd, 2017
In school trip
Volunteers needed!!!

22. State Tests
Mid- to Late May
Please avoid scheduling vacations or
appointments that would take your child
out of school at this time of year
English Language Arts (ELA) Computer Adaptive Test and
Performance Task
Math Computer Adaptive Test and Performance Task
Science

23. 6th Grade Awards
Cathcart Leadership
Award
Good citizens are those that:
• ALWAYS follow school
rules
• ALWAYS conduct
themselves respectfully
towards adults & peers on
campus
• Have no office referrals
that result in disciplinary
action
• Have an 90% turn in rate
for school work
• Met or exceeded AR goals
(both Semester)
• Helps around the school
Presidential Excellence
• All threes and fours on
the math and reading
Smarter Balance or MSP
for 4th-6th grade
• All threes and fours in
academics on the 6th
grade report card
• Most often puts forth
100% in academics
Presidential Achievement
• Have overcome some type
of learning disability to do
well in school
• Maybe one MSP wasn’t a
three or four but all others
were
• Students who excel in one
or more academic areas
(3’s & 4’s in reading, math
or writing) but don’t meet
the gold level
requirements.
• Met Excellence award,
however consistently put
less than 100% effort in
academics.

24. 6th Grade
Recognition
Assembly
June 12th, 2017
@1:00
6th Graders Give
Back
June 14th, 2017
6th Grade Fun
Trip
June 14th, 2017
6th Grade End of the Year Events
Parent Leads:
Amy Banken & Christy George
Meeting Information will be sent home soon

25. Wish Lists
• Gift Cards for Fish (Pets-mart, Petco, Bridges for shrimp, and new tank
supplies)
• STEM Challenge Gift Cards (Dollar Tree, Michaels, Target,
Walmart, Hobby Lobby)
• Astro Bright Copy paper & Cardstock
• Classroom Economy Store & Auction items
• Scholastic Books Wish List is posted online
for Book Orders
• Amazon Classroom Wish List
https://amzn.com/w/H1GZVWIT26DU

26. Head over to the
library to grab
some good books
for your kiddo from
the Fall Book Fair
Book Fair

27. Contact Information