Welcome to Fifth Grade

Balanced Literacy Program• READING• Whole Class Novels• Junior Great Books• Comprehension Strategies• Literary Devices• Author’s Craft• Responses• Fluency• Time for Kids• Shared reading• Various genres• Guided Groups • Individual needs• Read About (computer)

Balanced Literacy Program

Grade 5 Common Core Standards for Reading Nonfiction

• Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

• Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

• Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

• Determine the meaning of general academic and domain- specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

• Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

• Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

• Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

• Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

• Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

• By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Grade 5 Common Core Standards for Reading Fiction

• 1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

• 2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

• 3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

• 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

• 5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

• 6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. a. Recognize and describe how an author’s background and culture affect his or her perspective.

• 7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

• 8.• 9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their

approaches to similar themes and topics.

Mathematics• Fastt Math • On Core Workbook• Eureka Workbook• State Assessment• Reading• Multi-step problem solving

Common Core Math OverviewOperations and Algebraic Thinking • Write and interpret numerical expressions. • Analyze patterns and relationships. Number and Operations in Base Ten • Understand the place value system. • Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths. Number and Operations—Fractions • Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions. Measurement and Data • Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. • Represent and interpret data. • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition. Geometry • Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems. • Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

SCIENCE• Houghton Mifflin Program• The Life Processes(CELLS, PLANTS, TRAITS)• Earth Systems (Earth’s Structure and how it

changes)• Forms of Energy ( Forces & Motion)• National Geographic Magazine

Social Studies• Textbook: A Nation

Grows• Integrated ELA/Social

Studies Curriculum• History and Geography

of the Western Hemisphere

• Current Events: Time For Kids Magazine

Technology

• Integrated into all curriculum areas

• Learning.com, Read About• Power Point• Smart Board (Smart Notebook)• Online Resources (see website)

Trips• DNA Learning Center

(Howell)• Cradle of Aviation Museum• Curriculum Based Play• Boat Trip• Art Trip

Class Webpage

• Go to: valleystream13.com, Schools, Howell Road, Staff List, Fifth Grade, Vanessa Kelly

• Learning Opportunities and Homework will be available as well as many other important dates, tips, pictures, review games etc.

• valleystream13.com• vkelly@valleystream13.com

Howell OWL Behavior

Be SafeBe Respectful

Be ResponsibleBe Caring

“Give a HOOT” Helping Out Others Today

HOMEWORK• Homework is important because it reinforces what

is taught in school• Completing homework increases understanding,

self-confidence and class participation• Make sure sufficient time is set aside to complete

homework• Please check to see HW is complete and help

correct mistakes• Write a note if homework is too difficult

Parents/TeachersPartners

• We need and appreciate your support• Check website for HW/Class Schedule and

other announcements• Help students plan ahead to complete HW and

projects on time• Encourage READING/WRITING• Help students obtain good study skills• Review and Sign Assessment Packet

Miscellaneous• Birthdays: We will acknowledge birthdays

once per month with a special activity (free time, movie, music)

• Absences: Make every effort to call a classmate, refer to Learning Opportunities, bring a note

• Restrooms: 1x AM/1x PM, Thumbs Up • Scholastic Book Club Orders: Check or online

with Credit Card