Welcome to Curriculum Night

Mrs. Wood’s 5 th Grade Class

Mathematics

• Math Expressions • • • • • Quick Daily Practice Concept Building Activities (concrete →pictorial →abstract) Math Talk Student Leaders Helping Community • Problem Solving & Real World Situations • Private Think Time & Math Community Agreements • Computation (95% in 5 minutes)

Math Content Areas

• Multiplication & Division Word Problems • Perimeter and Area • Decimals • Geometry including 3-D shapes • Fractions • Algebra, Functions, Graphs • Ratio, Proportion, and Percent • Volume, Capacity, Weight

Literacy

C.I.A.

●

(Collect critical information - Interpret the text – Apply to your life)

Book Clubs:

• Students meet in small groups and read a text that is the same genre as our current read aloud text. They will also mimic the CIA model as they read, think, and write responses.

Guided Reading:

• Working in a small group on a specific skill • At student’s reading level

Close Reading:

• A short piece of text and read and reread multiple times, each time for a different purpose, and thus deepening understanding. (Read to: Understand the text, the author, and “yourself.”

Writing:

• Writer’s Workshop: Students continue to build on the 6 traits, write reports using research, and also write in response to text (both CIA & CCSS)

Science

• FOSS Science Kits • • •

Variables Environments

(plants & animals are explored to understand what an environment is & how organisms function and survive)

Energy & Matter

(properties of light & states of matter) • Scientific Process • Mini Units: Food & Nutrition, Heredity & Adaptation, and Space • • Science Fair (Spring) Conducting controlled experiments & completing a science write-up.

*Students should review science vocabulary several times a week. Tests are challenging & require studying! Look for “How to Study” coming home later this week!

Asking questions and finding answers.

Social Studies

History Alive!

Allows students to “experience” history by participating in activities.

• • U.S. Geography U.S. History from colonies to country

Website to review for tests: http://tutorial.teachtci.com

●

5

th

Grade Assessments

Fountas & Pinnell (reading accuracy, fluency, & comprehension) ● Unit Assessments in science, social studies, and math.

● District Math Benchmarks (Scantron) ● Writing Assessment (CCSS) ● Social Studies CBA (research historical issue, the stakeholders and their position, and then develop personal opinion) ● MSP (Measurement of Student Progress) – Math, Reading, Science. Transition year to CCSS.

Big Projects

● Science Fair ● Night of the Notables

7 Habits/Classroom Management

• Be Safe • Be Fair • Be Kind • Be Ready to Learn

Becoming Leaders….7 Habits Broken Rules = Loss of Privileges (including leadership roles), student ownership (they think of a fair consequence), dismissed from the group learning

*Classroom Vision, Mission Statement, Goals *Data Notebooks— “Personal Victory Binder”

Specialists

•PE: Tuesday & Thursday •Music: Monday & Wednesday •Library: Friday •Social Skills: Yet to be determined •Computer Lab visits throughout the year--

does your student have a USB memory stick?

Homework

• Reading Log – “80 minutes” (what to write…) • Math Facts – 4 minute timing • (HW Expectations?) DUE ON FRIDAYS (Take home new forms on Monday) ...fact practice (Need flash cards?--Back Table) • Additional math homework may be assigned. This will be done sparingly. • Studying science vocab. and for upcoming tests.

● Projects

Balance work with play….

How can I help at home?

• read, Read, READ! Comprehension? Fluency? Etc….

• Math facts (flash cards, games, etc.)

www.ixl.com/signin/stevens

(username & passwords coming soon). • Ask you child specifics of what they learned each day.

• Motivate and inspire! Attitude is everything!

• Communicate the importance of the learning happening in the classroom & their contribution to that.

• Share your own love of reading, math, science, history, or writing. • Help create routine

Report Cards

Report Cards: January and June. Students will be graded on a numeral rubric from 1-4.

•

4: Consistently excellent at grade level

•

3: Working consistently at grade level

•

2: Progressing to grade level

•

1: Below grade level with little or no progress

Conferences are scheduled for: October 28-November 1 March 24-28

Communication

• Weekly Newsletter/Progress Report •

Contains student work from the previous week (√ vs. no √ )

• •

Academic updates Other important classroom news

• Blue Homework Folder and Planner • •

Opens the door for communication between teacher, student, & parent Allows us to work as a team

• •

Student responsibility to bring to and from school everyday Home Learning Record (reading) must be signed Does your student need more practice? Mrs. Wood agrees to doing more of what they need……

• Misc. •

Skyward….Teacher Page….

• (Confidential Questionnaire) Contact info will be on my newsletter. Please never hesitate to get in touch.

Always go to your child first however; please support me in helping them be responsible

Volunteers

• Will create a rough draft schedule once forms are returned (went home today) • Will contact individuals soon and send home the rough draft for any needed corrections before we get started.

• Thank you for your patience. I love having parents in my room I just want to make sure the students and myself are settled

and

I want to use your valuable time effectively. •

Background form on file??

Field Trips

•NLMS: Explore North Lake •Viking Band: Listen to the high school band!

•5th grade camp •Promotion Ceremony •University of Washington Discovery Days (Math/Science/Engineering Activities)

This presentation will be available online on my teacher page. “Communication” packet (was sent home first week of school) is also a resource for you.