1. Please sit at your child’s desk.
WELCOME to the Beehive!
Please sit at your child’s desk.

2. Hi-Cap 5th Grade Curriculum
Mrs. Helland

3. About Mrs. Helland Grew up in Chehalis, WA
Bachelor’s Degree and Teacher Certification from Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, WA
Master’s Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from University of Washington
Currently attending UW Tacoma
Married and has 2 Jack Russells
9th Year of Teaching

4. Daily Schedule *Library– Thursdays *Buddy Reading - Wednesdays
9:20-9:25
Morning Entry Task
9:25 – 10:55
Literacy
10:55 – 11:10
Recess
11:10 – 12:40
Math
12:40 – 1:40
Lunch & Recess
1:40 – 2:15
2:52 – 3:28
Science/Social Studies/Health
2:15 - 2:52
Fitness (M & Thurs)/Music (Tues & F)
3:28
Dismissal
*Library– Thursdays
*Buddy Reading - Wednesdays
*Computer Lab- Mondays

5. Goal Setting Conferences
All elementary students will set academic goals and plans to achieve these goals in Reading, Writing and Math.
Goal Setting Conferences will occur in October (21nd – 25th) with progress reporting at the semester report card conference in February

6. Goal Setting Conferences Outcomes
Students and parents are more involved and take more ownership in meeting the identified goals
Students and parents understand the instructional focus and plan for the year
Strengthen relationships through improved communication and collaboration with parents and students on developing action plans.

7. Goal Setting with Students
Students will individually conference with teacher to develop the individualized goal in Reading, Writing, and Math.
Students will have goals on desks to refer to daily.
Students will track the progress of the goals in their portfolios. These portfolios will be presented to parents at the February conference and sent home at the end of the year.

8. Standard Based Report Cards
4-Advanced
3-Proficient
2-Basic
1-Below Basic

9. Bicycle Rubric 4 Child races bicycles Exceeds state standard 3
Child rides independently
Meets state standard 2
Child rides with
help
Approaches state standard 1
another person
Below state standard

10. Reading Literacy Workshop – class novels, book clubs and read aloud
Skill instruction
Content Reading
Scope Magazine and Science Studies Weekly
Wordly Wise
Daily Language Review
Junior Great Books
Home Reading Log
Monthly book reports
AR Reading goals
Grizzly Reader Club (1 slip per week is suggested)

11. Writing Writing Process Persuasive/Argumentative writing
Revising/Editing, idea development, conventions, paragraph and sentence formatting
Persuasive/Argumentative
writing
Research paper
Content Based writing

12. Math 6th Grade CPM Skills Learned this Year:
Daily instruction on skills and in-class practice
Nightly Homework (Due next day)
Unit Tests and Quizzes
Skills Learned this Year:
Multiplication and division of fractions and decimals
Multi-step algebra equations
Graphing
Data and Statistics

13. Science FOSS Science Kits Science Fair Science Challenger Newspaper
Variables
Life Structures
Science Fair
Science Challenger Newspaper
Monthly home science experiments

14. Social Studies United States History Native Americans Explorers
Colonization of America
Revolutionary War
CBA:
Curriculum Based Assessment –
Persuasive Writting

15. Specialists Music ~ Ms. Kimball PE ~ Ms. Schilinger
Tuesdays and Fridays
PE ~ Ms. Schilinger
Mondays and Thursdays

16. Homework Nightly Reading Log and Summary DLR Math Special Projects
Read 60 minutes Monday – Thursday and write summary
New logs passed out Monday (also available on class website)
Logs collected Fridays
DLR
3-4 times per week
Corrected with students and progress is tracked
Math
Short time in class will be given to start homework
Return next school day
Special Projects

17. Missing Assignments/Study Hall
Assignments given in class are due the following school day (unless specified)
Homework circled in planners
Assignments/Homework checked in daily by teacher
Assignment is missing  ZERO SLIP is issued
Student completes assignment and returns it the next day (parent needs to sign the zero slip)
No returned assignment = study hall

18. Field Trips Build-It - November Symphony - March
Seattle Children’s Theater – April
UW Engineering Days – April 25th
Water Treatment Plant - May
BizTown – June 5th

19. Out of School Opportunities
Robinson Center for Young Scholars
Johns Hopkins Talent Search

20. University of Washington Robinson Center for Young Scholars
Summer Challenge
Fast-paced, challenging courses in 3-5 week blocks
Students explore issues and solve problems through interactive, hands-on activities
Enrichment Programs
Saturday courses throughout the school year
Students are provided a dynamic, challenging, and inspirational learning experience in math or writing
depts.washington.edu/cscy

21. Johns Hopkins Talent Search
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY),a world leader in gifted education, seeks high performing students for enrollment in special programs throughout the country
High performing students take a test designed for older students which can reveal more about the student’s talents and abilities
Tests are held in late fall/early winter and dates and fees can be found at

22. Communication Agendas Parent Signature (M-F)
Reading Log Parent Signature (M-Th)
Grizzly Flyer Wednesday (Parent Signature)
Missing Work Report Wednesday in Grizzly Flyer (parent signature)
Monthly AR Reports
First Wed. of Month in Grizzly Flyer
Zero Slips Parent signature
Classroom Webpage/Twitter
Classroom #

23. Questions?