1. A.M. Kulp…Grade 5… A New Adventure
WELCOME

2. AGENDA A little about Us Departmentalization Overview
Academic Expectations & Curriculum Connections
Q & A

3. Expecting all children the same age to learn from the same materials is like expecting all children the same age to wear the same size clothing. ~ Madeline Hunter
Mrs. Chappell

4. “Believe you can… And you are halfway there!” ~Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs. Colonnello

5. “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being.”
~ Unknown
Mrs. Klementisz

6. Mr. McNerney “Children must be taught HOW to think…
NOT what to think.”
~ Margaret Mead
Mr. McNerney

7. “Excellence…
The unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.”
~ Rick Pitino
Miss Smith

8. II. Departmentalization Overview
Mrs. Chappell - (1) Reading class + (2) Content classes
Mr. McNerney - (3) Math classes (1 co-taught with Mrs. Colonnello)+ (1) Content class
Miss Smith - (2) Reading classes (1 co-taught with Mrs. Colonnello)
Mrs. Klementisz – Inclusion Facilitator - Provides both planning support and daily instructional support

9. Our Daily Schedule… 9:00-9:15 - Homeroom 9:15-9:45 - STAR
9:45-10:45 -  Period 1
10: :30 -  SPECIALS
11: :30 - Period 2
12: :50 - RECESS
12:55 - 1:25 -  LUNCH 
1:30 - 2:30 - Period 3
2:30 - 3:30 - Period 4
3:30 - 3:40 - Homeroom
3:40 - Dismissal
It’s not really as busy as it looks! BUT…students MUST assume more responsibility for themselves, ASK questions when uncertain, maintain their organization, and engage in their own learning.

10. III. Academic Expectations & Curriculum Connections
SO… What is it we REALLY want students to KNOW and BE ABLE to DO… Across ALL subject areas?

11. Academic Expectations
LITERACY… English Language Arts {ELA}

12. ELA Focus Skills: Read and respond to a variety of texts
Emphasis on finding supporting evidence for his or her thinking using specific examples from the text.
 Attention to content vocabulary acquisition
Making connections among ideas and between texts and supporting ideas with textual evidence.

13. Curriculum Connections
Reading – Increased emphasis on non-fiction & significant increase in justifying WHY they think as they do – for both fiction and non-fiction
Writing – Transcendent skill…it applies to ALL areas
Reading / Writing / Speaking / Listening skills –
THESE are the ultimate keys to success!

14. Academic Expectations
MATH Not just computation or memorization… Significant emphasis on developing a depth of understanding of limited math topics while also developing their ability to utilize the Practices of Math Primary emphasis…FRACTIONS Concrete – Representational - Abstract

15. Curriculum Connections
Ask questions, make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
Reason abstractly and quantitatively
Use appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Develop and use models to demonstrate understanding
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information
Engage in argument from evidence and critique the reasoning of others
THE PRACTICES of MATHEMATICS

16. Academic Expectations
“CONTENT”… ~ Social Studies ~ Science ~ Health

17. Curriculum Connections
Science – Inquiry based with an increased integration of the “Practices of Science” as well as science content reading Social Studies – Increased attention to utilizing text and other source documents with an emphasis on the Big Ideas and Key Concepts Health – Assuming responsibility for personal interactions and making healthy choices (+ Human Growth & Development) Writing – Transcendent skill…Essential for ALL Content

18. Science and Engineering Practices

19. Bottom Line… MORE Less Thinking Memorizing Explaining / Elaborating
Sentences to write
Responding to prompts
Essays
Student generating
Less
Memorizing
Circling / Underlining
Blanks to fill in
Finishing sentences
Paragraphs
Teacher providing

20. Fifth Grade Team Website

21. IV. Questions???