5th GradeMiss Paul

Welcome to Parent Night!

Caitlin Paul

• Graduated from Iowa State University Spring 2013

• Student taught 4th/6th grade Special Education as well as the New Entrant Class in Alexandra, New Zealand

• Taught social skills this summer to students with special needs

• 1st year teaching• Moved from Peoria, Illinois

Daily ScheduleMorning Schedule

8:00 – First Bell

8:05 – Tardy Bell

8:05 – 8:10 – Morning Routine

8:10 – 9:25 – Walk to Read

9:25 – 10:45 - Math

10:45 – 11:00 – DLR

11:00 – 11:25 – Lunch

11:25 – 11:40 – Recess

11:40 – 12:10 – Band/Music

12:10 – 12:20 – Restroom

Daily Schedule

Monday Afternoon

12:20- 1:00 – Shared Reading

1:00-1:45-Writing

1:45-2:00 Recess

2:00-2:10 Milk/Read Aloud

2:10-2:55 Science/Social Studies

2:55-3:10 Agendas and Pack Up

3:10 –Dismiss 1st Set

3:15 – End of Day Bell (1st Set

3:20 – End of Day Bell 2nd Set

Daily ScheduleTuesday/Thursday Afternoon

12:20- 12:35 Shared Reading

12:35-1:05 P.E.

1:05-1:30 Shared Reading

1:30-1:40 Milk/Read Aloud

1:40-2:20 Writing

2:20-3:00 Science/Social Studies

3:00–3:10 Agendas/Pack up

3:10 –Dismiss 1st Set

3:15 – End of Day Bell (1st Set

3:20 – End of Day Bell 2nd Set

Daily Schedule

Wednesday Afternoon

12:20- 1:00 Shared Reading /Writing

1:00-1:10 Milk/Read aloud

1:10-1:20 Agendas and Pack Up

1:20-1:55 Technology

1:55-2:30 Library

2:30-3:05 Counselor

3:10 –Dismiss 1st Set

3:15 – End of Day Bell 1st Set

3:20 – End of Day Bell 2nd Set

Daily Schedule

Friday Afternoon

12:20- 12:55 – Shared Reading or Writing

12:55-1:30 Science/Social studies

1:30-1:55 Milk/Meeting/Agenda and Pack Up

1:55 – 2:35 – Art

2:35 – 3:05 – P.E.

3:10 – Dismiss 1st Set

3:15 – End of Day Bell (1st Set

3:20 – End of Day Bell 2nd Set

Building Schedule

• Bell rings at 8:00• Tardy bell is at 8:05

• Bus bell rings at 3:15• Walkers/Pick up at 3:20

• Please drop off and pick up on the south side of 6th street

Reading and Writing

• Reading groups are at your student’s instructional level– Centers and Read to Self

• Spelling– Pre-test on Mondays, post test on Fridays– Vocabulary consists of two words each week to be written in a

detailed sentence– http://www.spellingcity.com/Misspaul5

• DLR is done on own and together, graded once a week• Comprehension quizzes are given once a week • 6 Traits of Writing• Weekly reading homework• Fluency and accuracy check done quarterly

Daily Reading

• “Average minutes per day reading books was the best predictor of reading comprehension, vocabulary size and gains in reading achievement between the second and fifth grades.” (Becoming a Nation of Readers, U.S. Department of Education Commission on Reading, 1988)

• “Research shows that the amount of leisure time spent reading is directly related to children’s reading comprehension, the size of their vocabularies, and the gains in their reading ability.” (What Works: Research About Teaching and Learning, William John Bennett and Dana B. Ciccone, 1996)

Math

• DPP is done on own and together• Practice math facts• Weekly math homework in addition to other

assignments• Labs that tie in with science• Assessments at the end of each lab

Social StudiesGeographyExplorers

Students will draw an explorer to research and create a presentation

13 ColoniesAmerican RevolutionGovernment

ScienceVariables-Scientific ProcessRocks/MineralsMixtures/SolutionsErosionPond Life

Testing

• AIMSWeb testing 3 times per year for reading• MAPS very soon• Kansas Reading Assessment-February• Kansas Math Assessment-April• Local Writing Assessment-April/May

Homework

• Weekly math homework• Reading 20 minutes a day– Parents should initial calendar each night

• Study spelling words• Weekly reading passage– Will need to be signed as well

• Other assignments may given in addition to those above.

Agendas

• Homework due the next day will begin to be circled with an H

• Please read and sign each night

Grading

• http://powerschools.usd320.com/public/• Semester grade cards• Contact office for logins

Be Successful!• Math Practice: Students need to complete their weekly math

skills practice. Other ways to practice: flash cards (can be found online also), math websites, etc.

• Daily Reading: Your child needs to read for 20 minutes a night at least 5 nights each week. This time could be spent reading a book from school. Parents will need to sign the reading section in the agenda each night this is completed. Minutes will then need to be totaled at the end of the month.

• Spelling/Vocabulary: Encourage your child to practice his/her weekly spelling and vocabulary words. (students will have a printout of this, it will be posted on blog, and spellingcity.com)

• Assessments: Help your child prepare for assessments. (Study guides and pretests may be sent home at times to help with this preparation. If you have any questions about tests, please contact me.)

• Stay involved and remember that we are a team!

Behavior Expectations• Expectations

– I listen to students who raise their hand.– I teach when there are no distractions.– Feel free to do anything that does not cause a problem for

anyone else.– Please treat me with the same respect I give you.

• Classroom Rules– We made these together as a team.

• Clip Chart– Building-wide expectation

• 500 Point Party• Bullying

– Bully Prevention Day– Bait Buckets

General Information

• Birthdays• Daily snacks• Water bottles• Book orders– Due 2 weeks from the day sent home– Check or money order to Scholastic Book Clubs– Order online!• Every online order earns a free book for our classroom

library.• A letter will be sent home with the instructions

Classroom Parents

• Sign Up!– Parent Teacher Conferences– Carnival– Classroom Parents– Parties

Thank you for coming!

• If you did not get a contact card at supply night, please be sure to take one tonight. There are only a few left.