1. WELCOME to our Parisien Learning Community
Hello Parents! Make yourselves comfortable at your child’s desk Your challenge is to find it! Feel free to color while you are waiting

2. Back to School Night Reaching new heights in 5th grade! Grade 5
Room 26
Mrs. Kathy Egan
M.Ed. Elementary Education
Reading Specialist Certification
National Writing Fellow
Warwick Elementary School

3. Getting to know Mrs. Egan!
Bailey
Getting to know Mrs. Egan!
Kaitlyn, Evan and Mom-mom
Tim, Kaitlyn, Jamie
Family Reunion
*19th year in CB
*started career at Kutz grade 2 and 5
*at Groveland as SSC for 11 years (focus instructional support; academic intervention plans; professional development for staff)
*somewhere in between…lots of children and animals
The Family
Mr. Egan and Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn, Jamie, Tim
Lainey

4. What can you expect our Parisien Learning Community to look like?
Common goals
Give Feedback
Make mistakes
Problem Solve
Laugh a lot!
Support
Learn & Grow
Care & Show Compassion
WHO are we?

5. Special Schedule 1:20 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Monday: Phys. Ed.
Thursday: Art
Click on the camera for a 1:34 video that gives an overview of QUEST. This will take you to the QUEST website. Be sure speakers are on and you play full screen.
If parents want more information on this program, they can visit the website at
Wednesday: QUEST
Tuesday: Music
Friday: Library

6. A Typical Day in 5E 8:45-9:10 Arrival/Morning Tasks/Announcements
9:10 – 10:10 Writing
10:15 – 11:30 Math
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch/Recess
12:30-1:20 Science/Social Studies
1:20 – 2:00 Special
2:00 – 3:30 Reading
3:30 – 4:05 Pack up/Dismissal

7. Writing/Language Arts 9:10 – 10:10
Lucy Calkins Units of Study
Text types:
~Narrative ~Opinion ~Informative (research/non-researched based) ~Test Taking genre
Mentor Texts
Writer’s Notebook
5 Domains
Focus, content, organization, style, conventions
Grammar
Spelling
2-3 activity pages due every Friday
Opportunities to complete in class (time management encouraged)
Test on Fridays

8. Math 10:10 – 11:30 Students switch classes
Xtramath.org 3 times per week (checked every marking period): opportunities to complete in class
Tenmarks
Everyday Math Games Online
Homework nightly (S.L. on line)
Maintain math notebook
SRB & Study Links online accesseverydaymathonline
Test Alerts with standards/skills being assessed (few days prior)

9. Accelerated Math Report Card Grades
Rooted in fifth grade CBSD curriculum
Enhanced with sixth grade CBSD concepts & skills
Accelerated pace
Report Card Grades
*Scores of meeting and exceeding the standard for all descriptors in MP 4
*Scores of exceeding the standard for more than one descriptor during MP 4
Teacher Recommendation
REQUIRED
4th Grade End of Year Test
90 % or higher
4th Grade Portfolio Task B
80% or higher
4th Grade PSSA Score
Top 25 %

10. Recess/Lunch 11:30 – 12:30

11. Science and Social Studies 12:30-1:20
Nature’s Recyclers, Energy, Weather
Social Studies
Geography, Native Americans, Explorers, Early Colonies, Revolutionary War, U.S. Constitution
Pull science and social studies into reading and writing

12. Reading 2:00 – 3:30 Whole Group Shared Reading
Book Clubs with Small Groups
Informational text
Independent reading
At least 100 minutes every week (HW)
Students should read the same book at home that they are reading for in class independent reading
Students must always have
a book with them!
Read Aloud (and snack time)
Discovering new words and bringing them to life
Engaging text and active, close reading is always the goal!
Discussions every day
Parent/Child Book Club (dates and books to be determined)

13. What should I expect in regards to homework?
Daily (except Friday) Students must copy homework every day as part of morning routine
50 minutes maximum
Independent (reading, math, spelling)
Studying for assessments
Reading each night
Missing Assignment Consequences ( s home)
*homework will be reasonable; understand home schedules and time; if homework not done, not punish, however, build a plan of support

14. Fifth Grade: Logistics/Business Items/Wrap Up

15. Grading System A=90%-100% B=80%-89% C=70%-79% D=60%-69% F=below 60%
All papers go home
New system for 4th graders going to 5th grade

16. Trimesters
Progress will be reported in December, March, and June in the content areas.
Specialists will report progress in December and June.
Conferences will be held in December and March.

17. Special Events and Privileges for Fifth Graders
Band opportunities
School play (to be announced)
Birthday Celebrations
Peace Valley Nature Center, Ecology Field Trip (10//18)
Weather Day at the Phillies
American Revolutionary Reenactors
Reading Olympics Opportunities
Clearances are required to chaperone
Field trips

18. What school policies do I need to know about?
ABSENCES:
Immediate excuse note/
Call/ for work to be sent
HEALTH:
Inform nurse of any medical changes

19. What will my child learn in fifth grade?
How to be a classroom community member/leader
How to achieve his/her personal best each day
How to be a thinker and be aware of his/her thinking (metacognition) in all academic areas
How to independently think and question and develop supported opinions in order to
have deep, respectful academic conversations
with confidence

20. Student curriculum websites
Math:
Social Studies:
Reading:
Type to Learn 4
Office 365
Teacher Site:

21. How do I communicate with my child’s teacher?
Teacher Site: School phone Ext 1261 Notes in Assignment Book

22. Why should I leave here tonight feeling excited about my child’s school year?
I promise to embrace your child like my very own
I will differentiate my instruction to meet your child’s academic/emotional strengths and needs
I will maintain communication with you
I love what I do each day and your child will know that!

23. Unity Author Unknown I dreamt I stood in a studio,
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child’s mind,
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher, the tools he used
Were books, music, and art.
One a parent with a guiding hand
And a gentle loving heart.
Day after day, the teacher toiled,
With a touch that was deft and sure.
While the parent labored by his side,
And polished and smoothed it o’er
And when at last, their work was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had molded into the child,
Could neither be sold nor bought.
And each agreed they would have failed
If each had worked alone,
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher the home.