 Goodbye Ms. Buell!  8 Periods a day  Quarterly Benchmarks (cumulative)  PARCC (L.A., Math, & Science) (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)

 Curriculum begins as soon as 1 st period starts (8:15). Students who enter later than 8:20 will be marked late.  Healthy snack  Read Alouds *(now include formal questions and responses)  Homework increases to about minutes daily  Tests/quizzes continue to be about 2-3 weekly

 Reading stamina  Writing stamina  Homework completion  Appropriate behavior/ maturity  Organization skills (copying homework, packing up, completing homework, turning homework in, etc.)  Responsibility

 Things students should know to be prepared for September  Addition & subtraction facts by memory  How to add & subtract multi- digit numbers  Multiplication and division Facts through 100 by memory  Measuring customary and metric units  Comparing and ordering fractions  Number sense (place value to ten thousands)  Money  Area and Perimeter  Geometric shapes  Things students will learn in the upcoming year  Multi-digit multiplication  Long division  Fractions & fraction to decimal conversions  Equivalent fractions  Adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions  Geometry  Word problems/pre- algebra/bar modeling  Measuring angles  (Singapore Math)

 Things students should know to be prepared for September  How to write complete sentences  How to write 3 paragraph essays  How to use journals for note-taking and daily journaling  How to elaborate on ideas and add detail  Use dialogue  Things students will learn in the upcoming year  The writing process  How to write 5 paragraph essays  How to write personal narratives, character analysis, biographies, poetry, and book reviews  (Writer’s Workshop & journals)

 Things students should know to be prepared for September  Read “No Talking” and at least 3 other “just right” books  Read a minimum of 30 minutes daily to build reading stamina  Things students will learn in the upcoming year  How to write about reading (character analysis, reflection, and letters)  Different reading strategies  How to analyze, and discuss reading  Read Alouds  (Reader’s Workshop)

 Things students should know to be prepared for September  High frequency spelling words  Things students will learn in the upcoming year  Vocabulary will be infused throughout core subjects.  More about prefixes, suffixes, and root words

 Things students should know to be prepared for September  Observing, questioning, and analyzing  Things students will learn in the upcoming year  The Scientific Method  About Plants & Animals, Earth & Space, Energy and Matter  The “Fruit Bowl” plot (gardening/cooking)  (Science Fusion)

 Things students should know to be prepared for September  Discuss age- appropriate current events  Things students will learn in the upcoming year  Constitution  Geography  Projects  Maps  (New Curriculum Coming)

 Math in focus (Singapore math)  Science Fusion  Making Connections (Supplemental)  Wordly Wise (Enrichment)  Write Source  Language Arts Common Core  Social Studies Curriculum

 Routines at home are essential › Homework area (a quiet space to work) › Homework time  Read with your child  Visit: to access both the Math and Science curriculum!!  Visit our blogs for nightly homework assignments, test dates, and important announcements  Parent/teacher communication is key! Please continue to with any questions.

 READ!!!! › Read 30 Minutes Daily › Just Right Books  Interesting to your child  Not Too Hard & Not Too Easy › Required Reading:  No Talking  Read AT LEAST 3 other Just Right books this summer  Write › Summarize what you read or write about what you are reading › Write about a family trip › Start a Journal!

 Math › Practice basic math facts (addition, subtraction, and multiplication (to 100) › Add & subtract multi-digit numbers › Real world problems  Money  Time  Fractions

 General questions?

 Thank you for coming to today’s workshop!  We look forward to working with you next year!