Curriculum Night

2018-20195th Grade AES

AES’School Motto

“Achieving Excellence and Success”

Meet the 5th Grade Teachers

Reading/Writing: Ms. Corwin

Science/SS/Writing: Ms. Diaz

Math/Writing: Ms. McCarthy

Team Teacher: Ms. Payne

5th Grade Website

www.alpharetta5thgrade.net

• Homework• Website Resources• Vocabulary Lists/Links• Project Learning

MATHWe will use a math workshop model which will consist of a daily warm up, mini lesson, and guided groups.

Textbooks are used as a resource only and are available through Launchpad on the AES website

Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday for all math students.

READINGGeorgia Milestones—EOG Testing

Reading Standards taught through…

Balanced Literacy Model – mini lesson, guided reading groups, independent reading, read aloud

Leveled Readers

Various testing tools- BAS Level, rubrics for reading assessments

iReady

Units of study – Character Studies, Tackling Complexity – non fiction, Analyzing Themes, Argument and Advocacy, Fantasy Book Clubs

Integrated with Science/SS

WRITNGWriting—Lucy Calkins

Writing Workshop Model

Units of Study –

Narrative Craft,

Lens of History:

Research Report,

Literacy Essay,

Argument Essay,

Narrative to Memoir

Writing will be part of the Georgia

Milestones Assessment.

SCIENCEInstructional Units

Unit 1- Electricity & Magnetism

Unit 2- Plant and Animal Cells

Unit 3- Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms

Unit 4- Constructive and Destructive Processes

Unit 6- Physical and Chemical Changes

Unit 8- Classification Plants & Animals

Unit 9- Heredity/Genetics

Homework:

Study Island or

studying notes to prepare for

assessments

SOCIAL STUDIESInstructional Units:

Unit 1- Turn of the Century

Unit 4- WW1

Unit 5- Great Depression

Unit 6- WW11

Unit 7- Cold War

Unit 8- America Since 1975

Unit 9- Personal Finance

Project Based Learning

Homework:

Study Island and studying notes

CurriculumFor a full list of standards go to www.georgiastandards.org

Click on the Common Core tab

Refer to the Fulton County Website (www.fultonschools.org),

5th grade website (www.alpharetta5thgrade.org) or the AES

website at (www.fultonschools.org/school/alpharetta) for

additional curriculum resources including a variety of helpful

websites.

FCS uses a reading and math screener called FastBridge

that will help us plan for instruction.

Administered three times a year to all students.

First screening - August

5th graders take the IOWAs, Georgia Milestones, Formative

and Summative Assessments.

The TAG department does its own screening for TAG

which will begin during the second semester.

Assessments

What is AES Time:

30 minute block of time for enrichment and

intervention based on student needs.

Grouping will change throughout the year.

AES Time will take place during the Science/SS block.

AES TIME

Quality instruction will continue

We will not assess

We will not introduce new topics

Students in TAG will be given an opportunity to

complete classwork as needed.

TAG Days

iReady, and iRead are all available through LAUNCHPAD

on the AES Website.

Microsoft 365 is available on the AES Website through

student online resources/ LAUNCHPAD as well as

throughout our 5th grade website (HOMEWORK). It will be

used this year on a regular basis.

TECHNOLOGY

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in

which students gain knowledge and skills by

working for an extended period of time to

investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging

and complex question, problem, or challenge related

to grade level standards.

PBL

DBQ is an acronym for Document Based Questions

and is a teaching method in which students gain

knowledge and skills by using a variety of documents

(primary & secondary sources) to research and

respond to an authentic, engaging and complex

questions using evidence from multiple

resources. Questions are related to grade

level standards.

DBQ

Grading Policy Grade Weights Grading Scale

Test = 50% A = 90- 100%Classwork/Quizzes = 40% B = 80 - 89%

Homework = 10% C = 70 – 79%F = Below a 70%

Recovery is for students that do not earn a 70 or above on

assessments. Students will be remediated and will have the

opportunity to retake the test to earn up to a 70%.

Recovery

Friday Folders will go home the 2nd and 4th

Friday of the month.

Please review papers, sign the coversheet, and

return the entire packet on Monday.

Friday Folders

E-mail (located on the AES Staff Directory

24 hour policy for returning phone calls and emails

Grade level information can be found on our 5th

grade website – www.alpharetta5thgrade.net

Please do not send transportation changes through e-mail.

Please send a written note.

Communication

One day trip

When: Friday, March 1, 2018

Information will be sent home at a later date.

ROCK EAGLE

Thank YouPlease feel free to contact your

child’s teachers at any time.Thank you for joining us this evening. We are all looking

forward to a wonderful 5th grade year!