Mr. Maahs, Fifth Grade

1. How much homework can we expect in fifth grade?
2. When do Communication Folders go home?
3. What teachers will my child have?

How much homework can we expect in fifth grade?

The kids will have daily math homework (usually 30 problems a night), and nightly reading and journaling.
The students will have a binder in which they keep their independent reading book and a notebook for journaling 
when they finish a book. They will keep track of their reading minutes on a reading log that gets turned
in monthly. Each week the kids will have a spelling and geography homework sheet that will need to be turned
in. We also do Current Event presentations in which the kids investigate a news story and present it to the
class. News stories can come from the TV, newspaper, or internet. We emphasize the importance of a good
presentation with frequent eye contact, nice loud speaking voice and a balanced posture. The students
will also have various reading homework and projects through out the year. Each students will have a homework
planner that will be filled out at the end of the school day with all assignments that needs to be signed by a parent.

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When do Communication Folders go home?

Communication Folders go home on Fridays and need to be returned the following Monday. If there is no school
on Friday folders may go home on an earlier day.

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What teachers will my child have?

I will be your child's homeroom teacher, but your child will have Ms. Cvar for Social Studies and may have 
Mrs. Overgaard for math if they are in the Course II accelerated class. Lakeside also has Mrs. Frame for Physical
Education, Ms. Eggen for Music, Mrs. Zarbok for Art, and Mrs. Hoffman for Media.

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