Room 52 Curriculum Night

Please “find” your child’s desk …

Complete:

Parent Quiz …

No peeking at your neighbor’s answers!!

2014 – 2015

Welcome!

Samantha Hodgkins

Resource

Who’s Who Continued

Michele GoodsonGifted Resource

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Specials Areas

Dave Moser

P.E. ~ Friday

Sonja Murphrey

Art ~ Thursday

Dr. Van Oostrom

Music ~ Monday

Tiffany Davies

Library: Tuesday

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The 5th Grade Team

Patty McDonald Sarah McClintockSylvia Rios

School HoursThank you for having your child arrive

to school on time

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:7:45 - 2:35

Wednesday: 7:45– 12:35

Parent Drop-Off: 7:15 (Front of School)

Parent Pick-Up: Cards in Window

COMMUNICATIONAgenda

Parent FYI E-mail pmcdon@kyrene.org

Email: Homework completion/Refocus forms

ParentVue: See Handout

Attendance: 541.2801

School office: 541.2800

Voice mail: 541.2952

CHARACTER COUNTS!!Trustworthiness,

Responsibility, Caring,Respect, Citizenship,

Fairness

PBIS – S.H.A.R.K

Positive Behavior Intervention System

Safe-Honest-and-Respectful-Kids

Classroom Behavior Expectations

Rewards:Showing Model Behavior

• Tickets/Shark Cards

• Quarter auctions

• Class Points/Socials

Consequences for choosing not

to show S.H.A.R.K. behavior:

Step 1:

Warning

• Student writes incident on

reflection form. Form remains on

student’s desk.

• Form does not go home, but is filed. It

is a reminder to show SHARK behavior

the rest of the day.

Step 2:

Refocus Desk

• Student sits at refocus

desk to complete

refocus form.

• Student remains at desk

for 5 minutes.

• Form goes home for parent signature

returned and filed. It is a final

reminder to show SHARK

behavior the rest of the day.

Refocus in another roomStudent refocuses and completes form in

another class room for 10 minutes.

Parent signature is required on reflection

sheet, returned, and filed.

Teacher contacts student’s parents.

Step 3:

Office Referral

Student is contacted by

principal or vice principal.

Principal or vice principal will

also contact student’s

parents.

Even if you get on a step, you still

have a chance to choose to keep

your DAY!

Step 4:

Homework•Approximately 30-50 minutes:

Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday

Two Lifelines each

quarter

Homework Club??

.

Purpose of 5th Grade Homework

Skill Practice: Purposeful/appropriate/introduce new content for future lesson

Organization Skills: Daily/weekly assignments

Develops fluency: (accuracy and speed) for procedural knowledge

Typical Classroom Schedule7:45-7:50 Opening

7:50-8:50 Math

8:50-9:20 Math IFG

9:20-9:40 ELA/Writing

9:40-10:30 Special

10:30-10:55 ELA/Writing

10:55-11:35 Recess/Lunch

11:35-1:05 ELA/Reading

1:05-1:25 ELA/Reading/IFG

1:35-2:25 Rotation: Social Studies/Science

2:25-2:35 Agenda/Closure

"If we teach today's students as

we taught yesterday's, we rob them of

tomorrow.” John Dewey

Math resources include:

- Investigations

- Fosnot

- NY engage

- Scott Foresman

Math

Math Major Clusters

-Number and operations:

Base 10

1. Understand place value

2. Perform operations with multi-digit

whole numbers and decimals to

hundredths

Number and operations:

Fractions

1. Use equivalent fractions as a strategy

to add and subtract fractions

2. Apply previous understanding of

multiplication and division to multiply

and divide fractions

-Measurement and Data

1.Geometric measurement: understand volume and

relate volume to multiplication and to addition

Supporting and Additional Clusters:

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

1. Write and interpret numerical expressions

2. Analyze patterns

Geometry

1. Graph points on coordinate plane

2. Classify two-dimensional figures based on

properties

Math ~What?–A problem solving approach to math instruction

Why?–Improve student number sense and math abilities–Provide a real life/relevant understanding of numbers

What does it look like in the classroom?–Students working in groups, independently–Use of math manipulatives–Students sharing strategies

-Each student may have 3 books

checked out. Must always have a

chapter book currently reading ~

Road Trip With Reading ~ Students color in 1 state on their

map for every 100 pages read.

Please initial red card and ask a

question about the book. (Theme,

genre, characters, setting, new

learning)

Library

SpellingIntegrated with Harcourt

Reading Program

2 Practice activity wkst

Friday Post-Test Cursive/Print

Students expected to study spelling words at home …

Spellingcity.com

ELA:Reading/Literature/Writing•Harcourt Reading Program

–Genres

–Vocabulary ~ Word Study

–Fluency/133 wpm

–Comprehension StrategiesMaking Predictions

Inferring

Drawing Conclusions

Summarizing

Questioning

Visualizing

EVIDENCE From TEXT!!!!!!

Writing Applications:Must have Supportive Text Evidence

● Expository

● Persuasive/Opinion

● Narrative

Handwriting: 1 page due

each Thursday.Cursive Required

Demonstrates ability to listen/hold collaborative discussions

● Presents knowledge and ideas orally

● Contribute accurate, relevant information; respond and develop what others have said

Speaking and Listening

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Social Studies/Science/Rotation

McDonald

Science:

•Body Systems

•Energy/Machines

McClintock

Social Studies:

•Civil War

Science:

•Space

Rios

Social Studies:

•Colonization

•American

Revolution TIME for KIDSStates and Capitals

- The 5th graders rotate to other 5th grade

classrooms for science and social studies

Technology

● Multimedia Slide Presentation/Share

● Word Processing/2 pages typed

● Internet/Research/Google Apps

● Integrated throughout curriculum

Health

● Disease/AIDS Prevention

● Growth & Development

● Making Healthy/Responsible Decision

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Biz Town: January 22, 2015

Reinforces:

•Business skills

•Social skills

•Marketing

•Money skills

Send letter in sealed envelope telling

class how special your child is to you!

Class Meetings

•Active Listening

•Problem Solving

•Responsible choices

•Team Building

•Conflict Resolution

Class Motto:

“If We Don’t Interact, We Lose The

Contributions Of Others!”

Class Jobs•Students “paid” every three weeks for classroom job

•Deposits made into personal account, keep accurate balanceShark Slips Counted!

•Balance/tickets used for end of quarter Auction!

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Parent Conferences: Please bring your child too!

1st semesterParent and student

Discuss assessment results and set goals

2nd semesterParent(s) and student

Student Led Conference

Working with me for your child’s education.

Making sure your child is ready to learn when they come to school.

Thank you for:

Please visit our school and class

webpage for current information

School Homepage:

sw.kyrene.org/esp

Class Homepage:

sw.kyrene.org/pmcdon

We could learn a lot from a box of crayons:

•Some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull,

•Some have weird names, and all are different colors.

•But they all have tolearn to live in thesame box.

My 2014-2015 Box of Crayons