1. Welcome! Please find your child’s seat.Please find your child’s seat. Fill out the All About My Child FormFill out the All About My Child Form Please turn in PTA money and/or the family questionnaire to the back table. Thank you!Please turn in PTA money and/or the family questionnaire to the back table. Thank you!

2. Welcome to Curriculum Night Mrs. Wilcox 2014-2015

3. Daily Life  Routine -Read the board for morning messages & check the schedule for daily events -Read the board for morning messages & check the schedule for daily events -Daily rotation for social studies -Daily rotation for social studies  Responsibility -Planner & portfolio travel to and from school daily -Planner & portfolio travel to and from school daily -Know the procedures -Know the procedures -Follow Class Promise -Follow Class Promise  Respect -Treat others how you would want to be treated -Treat others how you would want to be treated -Show respect to gain respect -Show respect to gain respect  Conscious Discipline -Safe Place to Learn! -Safe Place to Learn! -School-wide Initiative -School-wide Initiative

4. At Home Expectations Read and sign the planner daily. Read and sign the planner daily. Review each subject folder with your child. Review each subject folder with your child. Contact me with any questions, concerns, comments, anything at all! Contact me with any questions, concerns, comments, anything at all! Weekly Reflection Binders for weekly behavior/academic communication Weekly Reflection Binders for weekly behavior/academic communication Homework hotline: Dial 837-8659 and during the message dial extension 4659 for updated daily homework message Homework hotline: Dial 837-8659 and during the message dial extension 4659 for updated daily homework message

5. Grading System Grades may be, but are not limited to, one or more of the following formats: Percentages (quizzes & tests) Percentages (quizzes & tests) Symbols: check +, check, check – Symbols: check +, check, check – Credit/No credit: indicated with a stamp or smile face Credit/No credit: indicated with a stamp or smile face Grades posted on Family Access will include major assessments, projects, and math study links

6. Nuts & Bolts Nuts & Bolts Book Orders: ordered monthly, check only or pay online; online ordering information in the folder Book Orders: ordered monthly, check only or pay online; online ordering information in the folder Field trips: various and curriculum related as often as possible (Courthouse, Forgotten Harvest, Greenfield Village) Field trips: various and curriculum related as often as possible (Courthouse, Forgotten Harvest, Greenfield Village) Birthdays are celebrated in the classroom on the day, or as close as possible. Summer birthdays will all be celebrated on the same day in an end of the year party. Please send only enough treats for the class and all the same kind. No treats will be passed out to former teachers. Birthdays are celebrated in the classroom on the day, or as close as possible. Summer birthdays will all be celebrated on the same day in an end of the year party. Please send only enough treats for the class and all the same kind. No treats will be passed out to former teachers. Please send individualized treats with your child in the morning. Please contact me in advance so I am aware when the treat is coming. Please send individualized treats with your child in the morning. Please contact me in advance so I am aware when the treat is coming. Snacks are eaten twice daily. Please send nutritious snacks. We are a nut free classroom. Students are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle. Snacks are eaten twice daily. Please send nutritious snacks. We are a nut free classroom. Students are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle.

7. Math Everyday Mathematics  Daily Lessons  Math Boxes  Study Links  Math Games  Differentiation  Individualized Practice Folders  Standard Multiplication and Division Algorithms  Math Clinic – Wednesdays during lunch  New Common Core Standards-may be slight changes in order of Everyday Math units; will be communicated via planners

8. Family Access-Math What to expectWhat to expect –Unit Tests Split up based on report card benchmarksSplit up based on report card benchmarks Test score in benchmark based on pointsTest score in benchmark based on points Adjustments may be made for in-class performanceAdjustments may be made for in-class performance Will be posted within one week of taking the testWill be posted within one week of taking the test –Homework One point for turning it in on timeOne point for turning it in on time Half point for late workHalf point for late work Students grade their ownStudents grade their own Posted within one day of due datePosted within one day of due date

9. Reading Reader’s Workshop - Lucy Calkins, Teachers College – Columbia University Reading Log In class reading log kept up to date At home reading log: 100 minutes a week, reviewed and signed by parents weekly Goal – build comprehension skills!  Self-Selected Text – at Guided Reading level  Accelerated Reading  Balanced approach to literacy  Units of Study: Choosing Texts, Character Study, Nonfiction, and Historical Fiction

10. Book Talks Summary: 1-2 minute oral presentation (outline will be given) “Hook” – acting, art connection, reporting, singing, props, etc. 1 presentation per marking period / 4 total Outcomes : Introduce a wide variety of text Gain confidence in public speaking

11. Vocabulary / Spelling  Vocabulary Specific words chosen from class novels or daily readings Use of context clues to decipher word meanings  Spelling “Words Their Way” Research based Students identify spelling patterns  In Addition Use of traditional and online thesauruses and dictionaries

12. Writing Writing Workshop – Lucy Calkins, Teachers College – Columbia University Essays, Literary Essay, Research, Informational Writing, Personal Narrative World Showcase Non-fiction research and writing project Grammar Daily exercises with mini-lessons

13. Monday Writing Purpose: Learn to express one’s thoughts and personal experiences in writing Examples: “ The early bird gets the worm” “ A stitch in time saves nine” “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket ”

14. Monday Writing Assignment Expectations: Assignment Expectations: – Assigned Monday – Due on the following Thursday – Cursive Handwriting – Two Main Components 1.Quote interpretation and explanation 2.An example given and explained about how the quote relates to the student’s life Suggested Schedule Monday: Assigned Monday, Tuesday Wednesday: discuss quote meaning at home and think of an example from student’s life Thursday-Monday: Write rough draft. Talk to me if having difficulty understanding quote Tuesday-Wednesday: Final draft written in cursive Thursday: Final copy due

15. Family Access-Language Arts What to expect: Report Card Benchmarks Some assignments will address specific benchmarks Other assignments will be marked based on the marking period’s observations of students in class. (Example: writes legibly )

16. Social Studies with Mrs. Koretz  Core Democratic Values  Government  Three Worlds Meet  Colonization & Settlement  Life in Colonial America  Road to Revolution  American Revolution  A New Nation

17. Science Science Note-booking Science Note-booking Scientific Method Scientific Method Units of Study: Units of Study: Variables Variables Ecosystems Ecosystems Light and Sound Light and Sound Force and Motion Force and Motion Sinking and Floating Sinking and Floating Astronomy Astronomy Human Reproductive Health Human Reproductive Health

18. 5 th Grade Camp – Camp Storer February 23-27 * More information at Parent Night – Monday, December 15 th at BHS at 6 p.m.

19. World Showcase Save the Date –Monday, May 18 th 6-7 p.m. Save the Date –Monday, May 18 th 6-7 p.m. Research Project Research Project Science Fair or Social Studies Project Science Fair or Social Studies Project Historically known as the “Wax Museum” Historically known as the “Wax Museum”

20. The Best Thing I can Say About My Teacher She did not care As much about Page 55, as she did AboutMe-Anonymous

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