1. St. James School Thursday, August 27, 2015 5 th Grade Parent Information Night

2. Pillars - FELS: Faith, Excellence, Leadership and Service Sacraments –Focus: Believe, Worship, Live, Pray Friends in Faith Mass –Planned with the guidance of Mrs. Farrell (Spiritual Formation Director) –Living Rosary—October (TBA) Spring Retreat –Led by Mrs. Farrell and Mrs. McGowan (School Counselor) Family Life Health Talk Second Step Program Religion

3. Fluency and Comprehension Strategies Literature Circles –Novels –National Geographic Series Time for Kids Reading Minutes (90 minutes/week) Trimester Book Reports (Rotating due dates) Plays Reading

4. Grammar/Writing –Parts of Speech –6-Trait Writing –Public Speaking Spelling –Words Their Way –New list on Mondays –Activities through week – Test on Friday DOL Daily Oral Language --In cursive --daily grammar practice Language Arts

5. Exploration by Europeans Settlements in the New World The Thirteen Colonies Causes of the Revolution The War for Independence Creating a New Nation Know the World (Geography focus) Social Studies

6. Place Value Data, Graphs, Probability Measurement Geometry Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals Dividing One and Two-Digit Divisors Fraction Concepts and Operations Ratio, Proportion, and Percent Math Materials: Mathematics Textbook, Simple Solutions Series

7. Nature of Science/Scientific Method Climate Astronomy Earth’s Resources Classifying Matter Force and Motion Body Systems: Respiratory, Circulatory, Excretory Healthy Living Animal Adaptations Science

8. Student Independence Assignments/Assignment Notes Late Work Sports Eligibility Merit/Honor Roll Eligibility Grading Scale Snack List Expectations Incentive – Passport Theme Dismissal change emails/absence notification – please notify both office and teachers 5 th Grade Website (linked through the faculty page of school website) Odds & Ends

9. Questions?