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) and one for Social Studies)
• Folders (one for ELA 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

 

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.