Ms. Fenton

Welcome to 5th Grade!

Back to School Night

September 7, 2012

Tonight’s TopicsTonight’s Topics

Introduction Schedule Homework Grading Scale State Assessments Class Constitution & Behavior Management6th

Grade Curriculum & Common Core Fieldtrips Recess Communication!

Who Am I?Who Am I?

Blessed Sacrament parishioner Taught in New York City private

schools in Preschool-6th Grade

Waldorf School of Garden City, Westhampton Beach HS

Quinnipiac University, B.S. Marketing Fordham University, M.S.T., B-6

My Teaching PhilosophyMy Teaching Philosophy

I love teaching and I believe all students can learn.

I am passionate about the lives we touch in this profession.

Diversity and collaboration in the classroom is basic to the development of high-order thinking.

Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated Instruction

Multiple approaches to content, process and product

Qualitative rather than quantitative Student centered Blends whole class, group and

individual instruction Flexible grouping Learn the same standards in

different ways

Our Schedule: The BasicsOur Schedule: The Basics Please be prompt! All students must be

in the cafeteria by 8 am

Dismissal is at 3:00 p.m.

Half-day dismissal, generally speaking, is 11:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted

Consult the school calendar and the weekly planner for important reminders

What is a Brain Break?What is a Brain Break?

Quick and effective way too Activateo Re-energizeo And stimulateLearners

• Interspersed throughout the day

The Common Core: The Common Core: What Is It?What Is It?

A common set of standards for the nation

A more coherent progression of learning expectations in ELA and Math instruction

Designed to prepare students, K – 12, for college and career success

Informed by other top-performing countries to prepare students for the global economy

Evidence-based

Common Core & Common Core & AssessmentsAssessments

State assessments Benchmark assessments Authentic Assessments Summative Assesments: Chapter

Tests Continuous formative assessments

– Teacher questioning– Discussions– Learning activities– Conferences– Student reflections

Mathematics Curriculum: 5Mathematics Curriculum: 5thth GradeGrade

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking– Write and interpret numerical expressions.– Analyze patterns and relationships.

• Number and Operations in Base Ten– Understand the place value system.– Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with

decimals to hundredths.• Number and Operations—Fractions

– Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.– Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to

multiply and divide fractions.• Measurement and Data

– Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.– Represent and interpret data.– Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate

volume to multiplication and to addition.• Geometry

– Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

– Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Math and Common CoreMath and Common Core Building skills and conceptual

understanding

Problem solving ability

Increased expectations for depth of understanding

Increased focus on applications of mathematics concepts of solve real world problems

Texts and other MaterialsTexts and other Materials

In an effort to build conceptual understanding rather than teach isolated skills, we will use the following texts:o Teaching Student Centered Mathematicso Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching

Developmentallyo enVision Math series

We will also make use of virtual and concrete manipulatives to scaffold student understanding

Math AssessmentsMath Assessments

Students will be assessed through Authentic Assessments:Performance

tasks Daily Warm-Ups (Do Nows) Classwork Quizzes Traditional ChapterTests

Sample Performance TaskSample Performance Task

ELA and Common CoreELA and Common Core

Reading and writing informational texts

Comprehension of texts, including analysis for credible evidence and sound reasoning

Explicit teaching of the 3 types of writing

NonfictionTexts and other NonfictionTexts and other materialsmaterials Who Was Jackie Robinson?

(Gail Herman , Nancy Harrison, and John O’Brien)

The Story of the Negro League Baseball (Kadir Nelson)

Who Was Thomas Elva Edis?: (Margret Frith, John O’Brien, and Nancy Harrison)

The Phantom Tollbooth: Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer

NonfictionTexts and other NonfictionTexts and other materialsmaterials Who Was Louis Armstrong?

(Yona Zeblis McDonough, John O’Brien, and Nancy Harrison)

Poem: Casey at the Bat (Ernest Lawrence Thayer)

Listen to Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra as a class

How Writers Work: Finding a Process That works for You (Ralph Fletcher)

Texts and other materialsTexts and other materials

In an effort to provide students with meaningful and rigorous learning opportunities in ELA, we will not depend on a textbook this year.

Instead, your students will be expected to read actual texts thoughtfully and analytically!

ELA AssessmentsELA Assessments

Creation of projects and original documents to demonstrate understanding

Formal tests

Classwork

Writing RubricWriting Rubric

Religion: The SacramentsReligion: The Sacraments

Objective:To understand the

seven sacraments fulfilled in the New Testament and the celebration of life through God’s teachings.

Religion AssessmentsReligion Assessments

Assessments are modeled after previous ADNY exams.

While this format may be more rigorous than previous tests, they are designed to make students more comfortable and confident with the format and expectations.

True or False Multiple Choice Vocabulary Matching Essay

Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test

Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test

Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test

Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test

55thth Grade Social Studies: Grade Social Studies: Western HemisphereWestern Hemisphere

Social Studies is linked to literacy skills in the Common Core

The topics we will cover include:

Geography of The United States , Canada, and Latin America

Exploration of 13 Original Colonies

Western Expansion- The Oregon Trail, Manifest Destiny Debate

HomeworkHomework

Homework reinforces what is being taught in the classroom.

Greater workload in preparation for middle school and high school

Students will most likely have homework in each subject every night

All students may not have the same assignments

– Reinforcement– Reteaching– Challenge/extension

assignments

Missing AssignmentsMissing Assignments

Missing assignments will requireo No homework

formo Parent, student

signatureo Plan to

complete the assignment by next day

o 20 point penalty

Test PolicyTest Policy

Missing tests will requireo Students to be

expected to take the test on the day of return

o Absence Note from Parent/Doctor

Assessment/Grading Scale

Tests . . . ……….40%

Projects/Essay….10%

Class work & Participation…….20%

Homework…….. 10%

Quizzes . . . . . . 20 %

55thth Grade State Grade State AssessmentsAssessments

This year, your children are expected to take 1 state assessment:

1. Religion

How will we prepare?How will we prepare?

Formal tests modeled after state assessments

*Exception: ELA and Math

Test prep lessons & activities

Rigorous lesson and activities designed to build conceptual understanding

Class ConstitutionClass Constitution

1. Respect others

2. Respect ourselves

3. Respect our property

4. Respect the learning environment

Behavior ReportBehavior Report

RewardsRewards

Work for prizes as teams to reinforce sense of community

Prize Bucket:o 1 extra point on a quiz o 2 points on a testoHomework choiceoChoice JoboGrab bag

ConsequencesConsequences

First Warning

Second Warning: Behavior Reflection

Third Warning: Behavior Reflection + Visit Mrs. Engel + 1

ticket removed

Repeat Offenses: Meeting with parents

ConsequencesConsequences

FieldtripsFieldtrips

To be determined…

suggestions welcomed!

- Historical Society Museum

- Rose Hall-Planetarium

- Lincoln Center The Arts and Farmer’s Market

- Food Bank/Soup Kitchen

RecessRecess

•20 minutes

•No items from home

CommunicationCommunication

Working together is key!

I am available before and after school by appointment.

I’m looking forward to working with you and your children this year!

Questions, Comments, Questions, Comments, ConcernsConcerns