Mrs. Paul

5th Grade ELA/SS

Team 5-7

 

**NO METAL WATER BOTTLES!! PLASTIC ONLY** 

 

 

For success in my classes, students will need:

• A backpack (preferably without wheels.  We live on the 3rd floor...that's A LOT of stairs!)
• 4 Composition Notebooks with at least 100 pages (Three for ELA (Reading, Writing, and Word Work/Grammar) and one for Social Studies)
• Binders and "Trapper Keepers" are not necessary. They don't fit in the desks that well anyway.
• Pencils (and lead if using the mechanical kind)
• Handheld pencil sharpener (preferably one that contains the shavings so they don't end up on the floor)
• Erasers (White ones work best...no smudges on the paper!)
• Wired Earbuds to keep in class (Preferred, since they store easier in the classroom)
• Pens (Red, Blue, Black)
• A SOFT pencil case or Ziploc bag to hold your supplies. The hard-sided ones are cumbersome and make A LOT of noise and A BIG MESS when they're dropped off of the desks and the book stacks we carry.
• Crayons and colored pencils are always handy to have.

 

I would greatly appreciate:

• Tissues (5th graders are still "snotty," especially during allergy season!)
• Glue Sticks (Elmer's with the orange cap work best!)
• Wipes (Hand, baby..NO CLOROX or LYSOL) We get messy... even in 5th grade
• "Ziploc" bags to store earbuds, 

 

In ELA, we will be reading all sorts of literature, from short stories to news articles to novels.  We will work as a whole class, in small groups, in partners, and independently.  

 

In Social Studies, we will be studying the five major areas: Government, Geography, Economics, History and Active Citizenship.