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Hello! My name is Kim Gades, and I will be your
child’s homeroom, Social Studies, and Grammar
teacher this year. This is my second year teaching
5th and 6h grade at Minneota, and I love it! I really
enjoy seeing the kids grow throughout the school
year! I am originally from Adrian, MN. In my spare
time, I enjoy reading, watching
baseball, swimming, and spending
time with family and friends.
5th grade is different from other years of
elementary. Your child will have 4 different
teachers for the 4 core subjects. I teach Social
and Grammar, Mr. Larson teaches Math, Miss
Latzig teaches Reading, and Mrs. Gillingham
teaches Science. Your child will be moving
classrooms throughout the day to each of the
teachers.
BAM Board-The BAM board is part of our behavior
management program. Students will receive checks if they
misbehave, have late work, don’t have assignment books
signed, or forget needed materials for class. If they earn 3
checks in a single day, they will have a detention the
following night after school from 3:15-3:45 and a detention
note will be sent home for you to sign off on. On the positive
side, everyday your child doesn’t receive a check they will
receive a sticker on their BAM board chart.
When a child fills their chart with stickers,
they can pick a prize from the prize
bucket. We also add up ‘stars’ and
students use them to buy things at
our quarter parties.
Morning Snack & Water Bottles– Since we eat so
late in the day (12:20), we allow kids to bring a
snack to eat mid-morning. I have a fridge in my
room which students can use. Please send
healthy snacks—a candy bar or suckers doesn’t
quite cut it. Also, water bottles are welcomed in
our rooms. If students are using
refillable bottles they should be
taken home every Friday for a
good cleaning.
8:00-8:15
8:15-8:40
8:40-9:05
9:05-9:55
Attendance
Music(M,W)/Library(T,Th)
Phy Ed
Title/SpEd pullouts
Enrichment Acts.
Social/Grammar
9:55-10:55
Math
11:00-12:00
Homeroom
12:00-12:20
12:20-1:00
1:00-2:00
2:05-3:05
Reading
Science
Planners/
Dismissal
Time: 9:55-10:55
5th Grade Social Studies
Miss Gades will be your child’s social studies teacher. We will
be using Pearson’s myWorld Social Studies: Building Our
Country. The focus of 5th grade social studies is US History
before the Civil War. So, we’ll spend time on explorers, the
first Americans, the Pilgrims, colonization, the American
Revolution, building a new nation,
expanding the nation, moving to
the West, and Civil War and
Reconstruction.
6th Grade Social Studies
I am very excited to say that we have a new book for 6th
grade social studies! We will be using an updated version of
Northern Lights, a book distributed by the Minnesota
Historical Society. The focus of 6th grade social studies is
Minnesota History. So, we’ll be focusing on the first
Minnesotans, The Dakota and
Anishinabe, settling Minnesota,
early Minnesota industries, and how
Minnesota was affected during
time periods such as the Depression,
Civil Rights Era, etc.
At the end of each chapter/unit, there will be
tests over learned information, vocabulary,
mapping, and reading skills. In addition to the
curriculum, we will also be doing Current Events
and Daily Geography.
Current Events: Your child will be responsible for
1 current event per week in the category of
Local, Minnesota, or National news. They need
to read an article/newscast,
summarize it in 3-5 sentences, and
present it to the class. More current
event information can be found
on Miss Gades’s webpage.
Daily Geography or DOG: DOG is done in class.
Each week the student will receive 10 questions
based upon map reading. Answers will be
reviewed in class.
What makes up my social grade?
50%—Chapter/Unit Tests
25%—Daily Work (worksheets, projects, etc.)
15%—Current Events
10%—DOG
Time: during Social Studies
Miss Gades will be your child’s language arts/grammar
teacher. We will follow the Journeys book and focus
on 1-2 grammar skills each week. At the beginning of
a week, students will receive a DOL and a grammar
packet which are to be completed and turned in
as instructed. Each Friday, there will be
a 10 point grammar test. Tests are
worth 50% of your child’s grammar
grade. Notes on grammar are
available on Miss Gades’s school
website.
Daily Oral Language or DOL: DOL is done in class.
Each week the student will receive 10 sentence full of
mistakes. Their job is to find the mistakes and correct
them. Answers will be reviewed in class.
What makes up my grammar grade?
50%—Weekly Skills Tests
35%—Daily Work (grammar
packets/worksheets)
15%—DOL
Time: 11:00-12:00
Mr. Larson will be your child’s math
teacher. In 5th grade, Everyday Math is
used as the curriculum. In addition, your
child will do DOM problems each day
and take periodic DOM quizzes. See Mr.
Larson’s webpage for DOM notes and
any other math information!
Time: 1:00-2:00
Mrs. Gillingham will be your child’s
science teacher. Science uses Science:
A Closer Look. During science, your
child works on developing an
academic science vocabulary,
working on outlines, and
performing experiments. At the end
of each chapter, students will take a
test.
Time: 2:05-3:05
Miss Latzig will be your child’s reading
teacher. Our reading program uses
Journeys. Each week the class will focus on
one story from the text. At the end of stories
and units, students will take a test over their
comprehension and reading
skills learned. In addition, your
child will receive an At Home
Reading to do each weekend.
Each week your child will receive a list of 20
spelling words along with 5 challenge words taken
from their weekly story in Journeys. They will also
receive a 3 page spelling packet from Miss Latzig
on Mondays. Each page has a set due date to
be turned in. Page 1-Tuesdays, Page 2-Thursdays,
Page 3 Fridays. Spelling tests will be
given on Fridays.
Time: during Reading
Writing is taught during the reading block with Miss
Latzig. We will be following the 4 square method
of writing. In addition to the daily work assigned
by Miss Latzig, we will be compiling group journals
as part of weekend homework.
Instructions for each of the group journals
can be found in the notebooks. Two
pieces of writing from 5th grade will go
into your child’s cumulative folder—a
how-to paragraph and a persuasive
paragraph.
Each student will receive an Assignment
Notebook by the first day of school. THEY are
responsible for filling it out each day. Assignments
will also be listed in homeroom at the end of each
day. Homework should be turned it AT THE
BEGINNING of the school day
BEFORE Music/Library and Phy Ed.
Failure to do so will result in a
check on the BAM Board
and having to spend noon time in ZAP.
In May, the 5th grade will be taking a trip to Lake
Shetek and to End-O-Line Railroad in Currie.
Watch for more information in the Spring!
AR Trips: Each quarter, your child will receive an
AR point goal. If he/she makes it, they will be
allowed to attend a special trip. (Examples:
movie theater, planetarium, ice
skating, bowling, YMCA, etc.)