WELCOME TO 5 TH GRADE! TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR CHILD’S LETTER AND STICKY NOTES THEY’VE PREPARED

MS. JULIANNA DAUBLE Who Am I? What is education? What are your expectations? What do I need to know? Weekly & Daily Schedules Academics Units of Study Late Start Fridays Behavior Management Assignment procedures Homework Report Cards Special Trips & Opportunities VOLUNTEERS!

ON TIME & READY! Music: Wednesday & Thursday (9:00) PE: Monday (9:00) & Friday (11:55) Wear good shoes/clothing for exercise Library: Tuesday (10:30)  Mon-Thurs 8:55-3:35  Fridays 10:25-3:35 Why late start Fridays? Exceptions? November Conference week, Snow make-up day, last day of school, state testing week. Breakfast is available at 8:40 HEALTHY snack time: 10:15 PLEASE NO NUTS IN THE CLASSROOM!

ACCOUNTABILITY  Take Home Folders-check every day, especially Fridays-they should ALWAYS have Assignment Sheets in them-check for homework!  Long term calendars also ‘live’ in Take Home Folders  Binders-stay at school. Browse through them  Weekly Reports & Missing Work Reports  Fun Friday-positive incentive

HOMEWORK  Assigned Fridays, due next Friday  Should be AT the student’s independent level- too much or too little effort? Contact me!  IXL/Reflex Math-benefits are huge! Typingweb.com  Sustained Silent Reading: Read 25 minutes before play every day!  Time Management  SLEEP! IMPORTANT!

Discipline is a Learning Process!  Natural Consequences  My belief in Intrinsic Motivation  Class party for AWESOMENESS  Referral Form with Behavior Plan

WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATION? Individualized Instruction Means:  Content goals are standardized but students’ individual growth is the main focus.  Valuing family background and cultural values  Social & emotional needs COINCIDE with academic development -PLEASE- Write down anything I should know about your child!

Major Units of Study Refer to the Tri-Fold Math-Multiplication/division, fractions, geometry, graphing, algebra, multi-step problem solving Science –Ecosystems, salmon, Models & Designs, Pure Science Investigations (Variables), Systems/Energy Forms, Engineering and Design

MATH ASSESSMENT  Workbooks and journals used daily to assess specific skills  Weekly quizzes (cumulative review)  Unit Tests  Basic math fact timings  Performance tasks, including science integration  SBAC in the spring tests Common Core State Standards

SCIENCE ASSESSMENT  Journals  Ongoing content quizzes  Group projects/presentations  Inquiry/experiments/investigations  Unit tests on content (Ecosystems, Models and Designs, Variables)  MSP in May-covers ALL science content and skill up to 5 th grade

SOCIAL STUDIES & HEALTH  State required the Classroom Based Assessment for both subjects-Revolutionary War and Nutrition  Classroom assessments consist of quizzes and unit tests as appropriate-see projects section of handout

 Health-Body Systems, nutrition, hygiene, drugs/alcohol, Family Life, Second Step CBA ASSESSED AREAS  Social Studies-5 th Grade: States & Capitals, European Explorers, U.S. History (focusing mostly on American Revolution),

LITERACY  90 Minute block each day  Integrates Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Technology, Teamwork, and other subject areas.  Units of Study:  Comprehension Toolkit w/non-fiction (TFK, National Geographic)

READING ASSESSMENT  Most valuable assessment is classroom based, ongoing  Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark System (BAS)  SRI measures vocabulary & gives a lexile score  Comprehension responses show achievement of specific skills and require going back to the text for quotations/proof of understanding and vocabulary.

FIELD TRIPS  CAMP: Purpose, Expectations, Cost…. Questions? Come to camp info night!  FUNDRAISERS-see handouts.  Tiger Mt., Cedar River Watershed, Tree Planting, Symphony?  End-of-Year fun

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!  CAMP FUNDRAISER HELP!  Camp Chaperones  Room Parent (celebrations/special projects)  Misc volunteer-bulletin boards, correcting papers

ON YOUR WAY OUT…  Be sure you have scheduled your conference time!  Sign up for any volunteer opportunities you are interested in.  Leave any questions you have with me, I will reply as soon as I’m able via of phone call.  Write a note to your student!