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Mrs. Brinker’s Fifth Grade Mrs. Brinker’s Fifth Grade ClassClass
Curriculum NightCurriculum Night 2011 - 20122011 - 2012
Feel free to write your child a note using the paper provided and a pencil from his or her desk.
Clip art from Discovery School.
IntroductionIntroduction
Brandi BrinkerBrandi Brinker Voice mail 415-4470Voice mail 415-4470 E-mail:E-mail:
[email protected]. [email protected]. mo.us
Philosophy: Teach the whole Philosophy: Teach the whole child by building relationshipschild by building relationships
Every child Every child deserves the best deserves the best educationeducation
Differentiation Differentiation Every child can be Every child can be
successfulsuccessful Inquiry Inquiry It takes a village to It takes a village to
raise a childraise a child
Helping children to Helping children to feel safe, feel safe, connected, and connected, and valued will build valued will build upon their upon their academic success.academic success.
ReadingReading
Reader’s WorkshopReader’s Workshop– book clubsbook clubs– instructional/ independent instructional/ independent – graphic organizersgraphic organizers– journal responses and journal responses and
discussions to demonstrate discussions to demonstrate thinking thinking
– multiple genresmultiple genres Read AloudsRead Alouds
- modeling- modeling
Reading at home 20-30 minutes every night.
WritingWriting Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s Workshop
- narrative, expository, - narrative, expository, persuasivepersuasive
- writing process- writing processpieces we compose will pieces we compose will
take several weeks to completetake several weeks to complete
- revising and editing- revising and editinggoal is to encourage goal is to encourage
self editing daily work for self editing daily work for spelling, capitalization, and spelling, capitalization, and punctuationpunctuation
- writing conventions - writing conventions (grammar and (grammar and mechanics)mechanics)
- handwriting: legible - handwriting: legible Writing activities at home when assigned.
Word StudyWord Study Mini lessons on Mini lessons on
strategies, patterns, strategies, patterns, meaning, usage, spellingmeaning, usage, spelling
Spelling- patterns and Spelling- patterns and principles, identifying principles, identifying misspelled words, editing misspelled words, editing all work for spellingall work for spelling
--accountableaccountable words words spelled correctly in daily spelled correctly in daily and published workand published work
Grammar- mini lessons in Grammar- mini lessons in writer’s workshop and writer’s workshop and word studyword study
Vocabulary-introduced in Vocabulary-introduced in all content areas, and all content areas, and infused throughout the infused throughout the dayday
MathMath Investigations Investigations
Second EditionSecond Edition - problem solving - problem solving
through multiple through multiple strategiesstrategies
- focus on - focus on questioning questioning student’s thinking student’s thinking process and process and encourage encourage multiple solutionsmultiple solutions
- struggle is okay- struggle is okay
- students will bring home unit packet frequently
ScienceScience Units: Environments, Units: Environments,
Levers and Pulleys, Levers and Pulleys, Earth,Moon,&Sun, Earth,Moon,&Sun, Mixtures and SolutionsMixtures and Solutions
- conducting a fair test- conducting a fair test
- inquiry approach- inquiry approach Packets for notes, study Packets for notes, study
aids, and science journalaids, and science journal
Social StudiesSocial Studies
History of United History of United States (pre-States (pre-Columbian to Columbian to Constitution)Constitution)
- History Alive!- History Alive! - multiple - multiple
perspectivesperspectives- infuse reading, - infuse reading, writing, and map writing, and map reading skillsreading skills
Packets and Packets and notebook for notebook for notes, study notes, study aids, process aids, process thinking, and thinking, and creativitycreativity
Homework: An Evening Homework: An Evening Learning OpportunityLearning Opportunity
Assignment planners: fill out dailyAssignment planners: fill out daily Classroom website Classroom website 45 min. - 1 hour nightly including 20-45 min. - 1 hour nightly including 20-
30 minutes of reading 30 minutes of reading Try, try, try- it is learning, not masteryTry, try, try- it is learning, not mastery Homework/absence proceduresHomework/absence procedures Success cardsSuccess cards Monday papersMonday papers
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Class WebpageClass Webpage
Assignments postedAssignments posted What is going on in the What is going on in the
classroom/schoolclassroom/school Upcoming dates/eventsUpcoming dates/events Helpful links Helpful links Email LinkEmail Link Access through Parkway School Access through Parkway School
District or Mason Ridge website.District or Mason Ridge website.http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us
Special Fifth Grade Special Fifth Grade ActivitiesActivities
Arts Partners: Colonial Life March 6-9thArts Partners: Colonial Life March 6-9th
African Drumming: November 18African Drumming: November 18thth JA BizTown October 20JA BizTown October 20thth (sign up to volunteer) (sign up to volunteer) Shaw Nature Reserve September 8Shaw Nature Reserve September 8thth (sign up (sign up
to volunteer)to volunteer) Spring Service Learning (volunteers needed)Spring Service Learning (volunteers needed) End of the year eventsEnd of the year events
Parent-Teacher ConferencesParent-Teacher Conferences Nov. 15 and 17, 2011Nov. 15 and 17, 2011 March 6 and 8, 2012March 6 and 8, 2012
Please sign up in the Ramsey Center.Please sign up in the Ramsey Center.
Let me know if you need a different Let me know if you need a different time if times are not available those time if times are not available those days. days.