Fifth Grade Team

Ms. AbernathyMrs. Brantley

Mrs. GallagherMrs. HerritMrs. Hoy

Mr. McKenleyMs. Termina

Rules and Mission Statement

Classroom rules:1. Respect yourself as a learner.2. Respect Others.3. Respect the learning environment.

We, as fifth grade students, plan to…• Set and achieve goals• Have a positive outlook• Help others• Challenge ourselves• Take care of our community

Instructional Schedule:• 7:15-7:45 Arrival, Unpack, Morning Work• 7:45-7:55 Morning Announcements, Morning

Meeting *Bathroom Break

• 8:00 - 10:00 Block 1• 10:05 - 11:40 Block 2 *Bathroom Break

• 11:42 -12:07 Lunch• 12:15 - 1:00 Specials *Bathroom Break

• 1:05 - 1:30 Block 2 continued • 1:30 – 2:10 Intervention/Extension• 2:15 - 2:40 Recess• 2:40 Dismissal

Morning Meeting

• Morning meeting occurs every morning immediately following the announcements.

• This is a time where we build classroom community.

• Students have an opportunity to verbally “fill buckets” and share positive experiences with the class.

Behavior Expectations• Goal- Diffuse the negative by focusing on the positive!• What forms of positive reinforcement do we use?

– Talon Tokens– Hawk Feathers– Drops– Clothespins– Class Dojo– positive praise

• Ways to earn Talon Tokens:1. hard work 2. team work 3. class participation 4. excellent behavior5. showing good character

• Traveling Agenda Checklist

Snacks, Water Bottles, Peanut Allergies

•Snack•Healthy•“Working Snack”

•Water Bottles•Allowed to bring to class•No powder mixes

•Peanut Allergies•We do have peanut allergies please do not send peanut related snacks.

Bucket Filling

• Encourage bucket filling in our classrooms– Each teacher has a bucket for the class– Students look for ways to positively affect

peers by encouraging, supporting, assisting one another

• Purpose:– Builds classroom community– Part of our character education program– School wide

iPads

iPads in Our Classrooms• Khan Academy• Creating books for various

Math concepts(Scribble Press)

• Paper slides • QR Codes• Keynote• Prezi• iMovie• Utilized during workshop

BYOT

• Students may bring in their own technology for research and projects. If you have not turned in your permission slip please do so.

Home Communication

• Communication is very important to 5th grade teachers

• Ways 5th grade teachers will communicate– Weekly Bulletin (sent every Friday)– Friday Folders (graded papers)– Websites– Emails (child struggling/concern)– Traveling Behavior Chart/Agenda

Grades Online• DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD SEE YOUR CHILD'S

GRADES ONLINE?

• Yes, you can open up Power School and check out how your child is doing whenever you want.  At home, at work, anywhere, it is available to you.

• Each student is assigned a username and password for the site.  It is free and very secure.  The only person that can see your child's grade is you and the teacher.  You can see what assignment your student didn't turn in during class and for homework.  You can keep a watch on test grades and any makeup work your student may have to do also.

• Please email Mrs. Blankenship, in the front office, if you have questions. anna.blankenship@cms.k12.nc.us

Grading Scale

• A         93-100        Excellent

• B         85-92          Very Good

• C         77-84          Satisfactory – (At Grade Level)

• D         70-76          Low Performance

• F         Below 70     Failing

5th Grade Field Trip – Charleston, SC

More details to come at our parent information meeting TBD.

Possible date April 24 – 25.

Don’t forget…• Sign your child’s Behavior Chart on Thursday.• We continue to email a weekly newsletter to keep

you updated on important fifth grade and school information (*Please open the attachment)

• Make sure you sign your child’s graded work in their Friday folder and return both on Monday.

MATH

Math Overview• Our major units are place value/number sense,

computation, graphing, algebra, fractions, and problem solving.

• We use a variety of resources including but not limited to: Investigations, Scott Foresman, and district-provided materials.

• We will have a math quiz/test every two weeks, which will cover material learned within those two weeks. The quiz/test will be on Thursday.

• Homework will be comprised of study island and review assignments..

Math Daily Schedule

• Warm Up– Daily problems to review/practice

• Homework Review– Math Discussions

• Mini Lesson– Introduction to new topic/concept

• Ticket to Workshop– Individual assessment of new topic/concept

• Workshop– Time for individual choice assignments to

review or extend student learning

– Teacher works with small groups for additional reinforcement

Common Core

• Students will be asked to problem solve and show their work in several ways

• Students will be asked to critically think and justify their thinking using text evidence

• Students will be integrating thinking (performance tasks) and writing across all subjects

Content Overview• Science will be taught for 6 weeks each quarter

and social studies for 3 weeks.

• Our science units are forces and motion, matter, energy, Earth systems / structures/ and processes, ecosystems, structures & functions of living organisms, evolution / genetics. The students will be participating in a science workshop using science-notebooking to help organize them as scientists. They will conduct experiments and collaborate in small groups.This is the first year students will take a Science E.O.G.

Content Continued…How can I help my child prepare?

Start early! Vocabulary is extremely important. Start

studying!

Social Studies

Our social studies units will include Native Americans,

exploration & the colonies, the American Revolution,

government, the Civil War and more. The students will also

analyze current events.

Current Events

Rationale:

• Identifying, reading and making sense of the news is an important skill for anyone to have. Our understanding of what is going on in the world helps us to be more successful and knowledgeable.

Expectations and Rubric• 98% Exceeds Expectations- demonstrates critical thinking in writing- Answers

who, what, where, when and why in the summary- Clear, reflection of the article- At least two paragraphs, 5-8 sentences each

• 88%Meets Expectations- Answers who, what, where, when and why in the summary- Clear, reflection of the article- At least two paragraphs, 5-8 sentences each

• 78%Needs Improvement- Only answers some of the 5W’s in the summary- Reflection is unclear- Only a few sentences in each paragraph

• 68%Unsatisfactory- Did not meet rubric requirements • 0%Did not turn in

• This is glued in your child’s social studies notebook as a reference.

Literacy

What is balanced literacy?

It is a comprehensive program of

language arts acquisition. It contains all

of the components necessary for

students to master written and oral

communication.

Areas of emphasis include:

• Reading

• Writing

• Speaking

• Listening

• Viewing

What goes into balanced literacy?

• Begins with creating a genuine appreciation for good literature.

• Knowing students individually

• Includes teaching phonics (K-2), grammar skills, reading and comprehension strategies, word work, and writing forms and skills.

• Direct (explicit) and indirect (inquiry, implicit) reading instruction, shared reading, and independent reading experiences.

Common Core

Common Core Standards

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy

DifferentiationBalanced reading is deep-rooted in the belief that teachers

should be constantly aware of students‘ individual needs and progress.

We will place your student on continuums for reading and word study, eventually for writing as well.

Parents and students know where they have come from, where they are now, and then, where they are headed.

Systems and Structures of Our Balanced Literacy

ProgramReader’s Workshop

Writer’s Workshop

Word Study

Applied Grammar

Strategic Work to Challenge or Support

Sprinkled in: Reader’s Theatre, imovie, Choice Boards

Reading and Writing Structure

Schedule (Reading and Writing)

• Mini lesson (10 minutes)

• Workshop (40 minutes)– Strategy groups– Conferences

• Share (5 minutes)

• Word Study (10 minutes daily)

• Interactive Read Aloud (10 minutes daily)

Units of Study - Reading

• Agency and Independence (Building a Reading Life)

• Following Characters into Meaning

• Nonfiction

• Nonfiction Research Projects

• Historical Fiction or Fantasy

• Interpretation Text Sets

• Test Preparation

• Informational Reading

Grading for Reading

• Formal (60%)– 4 tests per quarter– Projects

• Informal (40%)– 4 Post It notes (making thinking visible)– Rubrics (for each unit)– Monthly Reading Log (home)

# items →# missed↓ 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

0 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

1 88 90 92 93 94 94 95

2 75 80 83 86 88 89 90

3 63 70 75 79 81 83 85

4 50 60 67 71 75 78 80

5 Inc. 50 50 58 64 69 72 75

6 Inc. 50 50 57 63 67 70

7 Inc. 50 50 56 61 65

8 Inc. 50 50 56 60

9 Inc. 50 50 55

10 Inc. 50 50

11 Inc. 50

Modified Grading Scale

Rubric for Post-It NotesRubric Average PowerSchool

ScoreLetter Grade

N/A (incomplete) 50 F

1 61 F

1.5 70 D

2 74 D

2.5 81 C

3 87 B

3.5 94 A

4 100 A

Balanced Literacy HW

• Read for 30 minutes each night

• Record reading in reading log

• Reflect on reading—making thinking visible– Readers notebook– Post it notes

Reading Levels• Kindergarten : shared reading/emergent

story books

• 1st grade: E/F/G

• 2nd grade: J/K/L

• 3rd grade: M/N/O

• 4th grade: P/Q/R

• 5th grade: S/T/U (target levels for this year)

• 6th grade: U/V/W

• 7th grade: V/W/X

• 8th grade: X/Y

What does a level mean?

• Level descriptions

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/corneliusES/Documents/Fountas-Pinnell%20Guided%20Reading%20Text%20Level%20Descriptions.pdf

• Level Indicators

http://www.sachem.edu/dept/curriculum/languagearts/Text_Level_Indicators.pdf

How Can I See What Level My Child’s Book Is??

• http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

– In goggle type in scholastic book wizard– Click guided reading level– Type in title of book

Target Books Per Week based on your child’s level

• Level K 8-10 books per week

• L/M 6 books per week

• N/O/P/Q 2-4 books per week

• R/S/T 1-2 books per week

• U/V 1 book per week

What You Need to Know About ReadingData (Allington, 2011) shows about reading and students:

• higher achieving students read 5x as much as average student• read a minimum of 7 pages in 10 minutes• modeled reading by adults read often and a lot• read 90 minutes daily for growth

(60 – 70 min in school)

Each student will have an opportunity to book shop every morning in our classroom library. The should collect enough books that they can read in 7 days. They will put these books in reading bags. They need to read each night for growth.

Special teacher request for gifts - Books

Balanced Literacy Units--Writing• Memoir

• Interpretative Essay

• Informational (Building on structures to write lively)

• Research based argument essays

• Historical Fiction or Fantasy

• Poetry

• Literary essay and test prep

• Informational

Balanced Literacy Grades--Writing

• Formal (60%)– Published Piece

• Informal (40%)– Rubrics – Word Study Work

Word Study

• Will start 2nd quarter

• Students’ word list will be based on students spelling development level – Pre-assessment has been given to find out

where they are developmental with spelling

• Work with words on a daily basis with a variety of activities

Grammar

What ?http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/5

How ?

Indirect instruction - We will do applied grammar

Direct instruction – all parts of speech

Thank you for coming!