Indian Knoll Elementary
5th Grade Curriculum NightAugust 18, 2015
5th Grade Team
ExpectationsBe RespectfulBe ResponsibleBe Ready
INDIAN KNOLL HOUSES
Agendas
• Student Responsibility: fill out agenda correctly in each class on a daily basis
• Parent Responsibility: check agenda for HW, behavior card, test dates and sign each day
Transportation Changes
• Must be written and include student’s full name and homeroom. (Not in the agenda)
• No transportation changes by e-mail allowed.
• Faxes must include driver’s license photo
Communication/Information• Websites:• SchoolMessenger –accuracy of
contact information VITAL• Remind101 – administration and
5th grade teachers @fbaebc to 81010
• E-mail:[email protected]
• Newsletter
Conferences
CONFERENCESSign up sheets on back table for face-to-face conferences.Homeroom teachers will communicate with those not signed up.
New Grading Policy
Grading policy –weightedTests – 25%Projects/Tasks – 25%Quizzes – 20%Classwork/ Test Prep – 20%Homework – 10%If work is not turned in at all, teachers may give a zero for the grade. For late work, 10 points may be deducted for each day.
READING*Reading from varied sources such as nonfiction, novels, textbooks, and newspapers for information and pleasure for a variety of purposes.*Reading Challenge – Standard*Comprehension Check every Wednesday (computer or paper)
MathCurriculum
Georgia Standards of Excellence
Math Work Text –Go Math (online component)
Moby Max
Class InformationWebpage
links and homeworkHomework
Monday-Thursday Weekly and Daily Friday Assessment
Quizzes, Tests posted on website
Blue folder
Language Arts
Language Arts• Lucy Caulkins “Writer’s Worship” model used.• Mission is to create “avid and skilled readers, writers, and inquirers”• Types of writing
– Narrative Craft– Research Report (in conjunction with social studies: using historical texts, primary source documents,
maps and timelines)– Memoir– Research-based argument Essay
• Grammar focus: - parts of speech (focus conjunctions, prepositions & interjections) - verb aspects and tenses -commas - WEEKLY HOMEWORK: Assigned every Monday, due every Friday. Use peach sheet for help!
Your homework: Delight in your child’s writing! Ask to read their Journal or blog.
Science
Units this year• Cells and Microorganisms • Classification • Genetics• Electricity and Magnetism • Chemical and Physical
Changes • Deconstructive Forces of
Earth • Sixth Grade Preview/ Famous
Scientists
FYI/things to keep in mind
• Students should be looking over class notes/vocabulary each night for homework.
• If a student is absent or missing information it can be found on my website.
Social Studies
Units This Year• Enduring Themes• Citizenship• Civil War & Reconstruction• Westward Expansion• WW 1 & WW 2• Great Depression &
Immigration• Civil Rights• 20th Century
Things to keep in mind• Students should look over
notes/vocabulary nightly.• Interactive notebooks and
yellow folders should come to class daily.
• Textbooks are to be left at home for reading assignment homework.
• Information missed in class is available on my website
Questions?
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