Welcome to 5th grade! I am so excited to meet all of your students and return to a more normal schedule. This letter will provide you with information for the beginning of school the school year.

Items that your students are going to need for class:

- Four 11” x 9” spiral notebooks (these are larger than the least expensive ones at Walmart)

- Pencil Box that holds all their daily supplies

- Color pencils (12 color will be sufficient)

- Highlighter (any color)

- Expo marker (any color)

- Scissors

Books that we will be reading as a class throughout the year. You can purchase your student their own book if you would like. I will also be sending home a Scholastic Book Order that will have some of the titles available.

- Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea (This will be the first book we read)

- Restart by Gordan Korman

- Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

- Front Desk by Kelly Yang

- Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

- The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer

Please let me know if you have any questions. Email is the best way to reach me. Mklingelberg@murrieta.k12.ca.us