PHILOSOPHY

The fifth grade curriculum promotes the growth and development of each student academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. The goal is to provide an environment in which students will be encouraged to succeed in all of these areas. Our team recognizes the move from fourth to fifth grade as an exciting period. It is our belief that with students, teachers, and parents working together, opportunities for success will occur throughout the school year.

Grade 5 Student/Parent Handbook, 2015-2016

 Teacher Contacts

Kelly Ardita kardita@bownet.org Janis Eskeland jeskeland@bownet.org Sally Wedemeyer swedemeyer@bownet.org  Cathy Martone cmartone@bownet.org Josie Scupp jscupp@bownet.org Amy Doyle adoyle@bownet.org Sue Shore sshore@bownet.org

Curriculum: • Integrated Social Studies / Language Arts • Literacy • Math • Science

Integrated SS/LA

Jan Eskeland and Josie Scupp

Welcome to Grade 5 Integrated SS/LA. We are so excited to have you join us this year on our integrated adventure, as we explore our world, and express ourselves as writers. Grade 5 social studies curriculum topics are integrated with fifth grade language arts and incorporate the studies of citizenship, geography, history, government, economics and current events. Information will be presented in a multifaceted approach incorporating the writing process to expand and apply various topics and skills in meaningful ways. Small and large group discussions, and personal reflection will also be used to gain a greater understanding of the world. Students will use mentor sentences to explore grammar, sentence structure, and bring their writing to a whole new level. The love of writing will be fostered through narrative, persuasive and informational writing.

Homework and Grading Policies:

We will post the day’s homework on our classroom whiteboards, and students will be expected to write the assignments, including due dates, in their assignment book.

Before school help may be arranged with your child’s teacher. Early bus passes are available. Daily homework and class work will be assigned to practice skills learned in class. These are formative assessments given to assess progress and count for 40% of the student’s grade. Late work will be accepted, but will incur a penalty of 10% each day (up to 40%). When a student is absent, it is their responsibility to see the teacher for missed work. For lengthy absences, please see the teacher upon your return to create a plan for missing work.

Tests/Quizzes/Projects count for 60% of the student’s grade. These are summative assessments and may be retaken before the end of the quarter.  

Integrated SS/LA Curriculum Objectives:

• Students will analyze the purpose of government and the value of being a part of a community and following rules to improve life.

• Students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and styles are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience.

• Students will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

• Students will analyze how the careful use of money and goods can improve your life. • Students will understand and apply map skills. • Students will read about and discuss current events. • Students will understand and make connections with history through reading and

discussing nonfiction and historical fiction. • Students will conduct short research projects that use several sources to build

knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. • Students will write opinion pieces on topics or texts supporting a point of view with

reason and information. • Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English

grammar and usage when writing through the use of mentor sentences. (Mentor sentences involve students examining and modeling sentences written by published authors.)

• Students will develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach with guidance and support from peers and adults.

• Students will write routinely over shorter and extended time frames for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes and audiences.

• Students will work to speak and listen in a variety of settings and groups so that they can participate and present material learned.

• Students will use technology including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

Sue Shore at sshore@bownet.org, Jan Eskeland at jeskeland@bownet.org Welcome to Grade 5 Literacy. We are so excited to have you join us this year on our literacy adventure as we strive to foster the love of reading through our literature-based program. Literacy will combine thematically with various subjects throughout the year.

Literacy Topics Covered: • Use of and practice with comprehension strategies • Improvement of fluency in prose and poetry • Study of elements of plot • Development of characters in literature • Analysis and evaluation of the quality of children’s literature • Making historical connections through historical fiction • Introduction/use of award winning books: Newbery, Great Stone Face,

etc. • Finding and using evidence from text to support opinions • Use of nonfiction to learn and solve real life problems • Study of nonfiction text structures for improved comprehension • Author’s use of figurative language to bring text alive • Expanding vocabulary, improving spelling, exploring Greek and Latin

roots • Reading Workshop

 

• Monthly Reading Calendar – 20 minutes of nightly reading • Spelling assignments due bi-weekly. • Review of study guides before test or quizzes.

 

Grade 5 Literacy Sue Shore and Jan Eskeland

 

     

We look forward to working with your child this year! Please feel free to contact us if you ever have any questions or concerns.

Sue Shore Janis Eskeland  

Grading: Homework/Classwork: 40% These are formative assessments given to assess progress. Tests/Quizzes/Projects: 60%

These are summative assessments and may be retaken before the end of the quarter. Students should complete homework on time. Unless there are extenuating circumstance, they will lose 10 points a day up to 40 points. Before school help may be arranged with your child’s teacher. Early bus passes are available.  

   

Mathematics Amy Smith and Josie Scupp

 Welcome  to  Grade  5  Mathematics  at  Bow  Memorial  School!    We  are  looking  forward  to  a  year  filled  with  mathematical  thinking,  awesome  challenges,  and  fun!      The  best  way  to  reach  us  is  by  email:    Ms.  Smith  is  

amsmith@bownet.org,  Mrs.  Scupp  is  jscupp@bownet.org,  and  Mrs.  Gregoire  is  agregoire@bownet.org.    Mathematics  homework  will  be  written  on  the  classroom  whiteboards,  and  students  will  be  expected  to  write  the  assignments,  including  due  dates,  in  their  assignment  book.    Extra  help  sessions  are  available  before  school  on  Tuesdays  and  Wednesdays  mornings  from  8:05  am  –  8:30  am.    Extra  help  and  retake  sessions  will  also  be  offered  Mondays  during  FLEX  time  from  11:40  am  –  12:25  pm.    Homework  and  Grading  Policies  Daily  homework  and  classwork  will  be  assigned  and  assessed  on  a  2-­‐point  scale  based  on  effort,  completion,  and  timeliness.    More  in-­‐depth  assignments  such  as  cumulative  reviews,  Problem  Solving  Challenges,  10Qs,  and  graded  homework  will  also  be  assigned.    These  assignments  will  be  assessed  on  an  identified  scale  and  graded  for  accuracy.    Students  are  encouraged  to  utilize  resources  as  needed  for  these  assignments.    Calculators  may  be  used  on  select  assignments  and  this  will  be  noted  on  the  task.    Late  work  will  be  accepted,  but  will  incur  a  penalty  of  10%  each  day  (up  to  40%).        If  a  student  is  absent,  it  is  their  responsibility  to  see  the  teacher  for  missed  work.    For  lengthy  absences,  please  see  the  teacher  upon  your  return  to  create  a  plan  for  missing  work.      Assessments  Formative  Assessments  (40%  of  grade)  will  be  given  frequently  to  assess  progress  on  specific  concepts  and  skills.    Formative  assessments  may  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  homework  practice  assignments  that  are  collected  and  graded,  fact  quizzes,  Problem  Solving  Challenges,  10  Qs,  and  graded  class  work  assignments.    Retakes  are  not  available  on  formative  assessments.    Summative  Assessments  (60%  of  grade)  will  be  given  to  assess  mastery  of  a  unit  of  related  skills  and  concepts.    Summative  assessments  may  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  chapter  tests,  unit  exams,  quizzes,  and  depth  of  knowledge  projects.    Students  MAY  retake  summative  assessments  provided  they  have  completed  all  classwork  and  homework  practice  for  that  unit/chapter/set  of  skills.    In  addition,  students  must  provide  evidence  that  they  are  prepared  to  retake  an  assessment.    Evidence  may  

include  extra  help  sessions  with  your  teacher,  daily  practice  assignments,  class  notes,  completed  and  corrected  reviews/study  guides,  and  assessment  corrections.  In  most  instances,  the  final  grade  will  be  the  higher  of  the  two  assessment  scores.    The  deadline  for  all  retakes  of  summative  assignments  is  one  week  prior  to  the  end  of  the  grading  quarter.          Course  Overview  and  Standards  These  standards  and  objectives  define  what  students  should  understand  and  be  able  to  do  in  their  study  of  fifth  grade  mathematics.  We  will  focus  on  three  critical  areas:  

1) Developing  fluency  with  addition  and  subtraction  of  fractions,  and  developing  understanding  of  the  multiplication  of  fractions  and  of  division  of  fractions  in  limited  cases  (unit  fractions  divided  by  whole  numbers  and  whole  numbers  divided  by  unit  fractions).    

2) Extending  division  to  2-­‐digit  divisors,  integrating  decimal  fractions  into  the  place  value  system  and  developing  understanding  of  operations  with  decimals  to  hundredths,  and  developing  fluency  with  whole  number  and  decimal  operations.  

3) Developing  understanding  of  volume.    

Curriculum  Objectives:  1) Students  will  write  and  interpret  numerical  expressions.  2) Students  will  analyze  patterns  and  relationships.  3) Students  will  understand  the  place  value  system.  4) Students  will  perform  operations  with  multi-­‐digit  whole  numbers  and  with  

decimals  to  hundredths.    5) Students  will  use  equivalent  fractions  as  a  strategy  to  add  and  subtract  

fractions.    6) Students  will  apply  and  extend  previous  understandings  of  multiplication  and  

division  to  multiply  and  divide  fractions.    7) Students  will  convert  like  measurement  units  within  a  given  measurement  

system.  8) Students  will  represent  and  interpret  data.    9) Students  will  understand  concepts  of  volume  and  relate  volume  to  

multiplication  and  to  addition.    10) Students  will  graph  points  on  the  coordinate  plane  to  solve  real-­‐world  and  

mathematical  problems.    11) Students  will  classify  two-­‐dimensional  figures  into  categories  based  on  their  

properties.    

     

   

Science Cathy Martone and Sue Shore              

 Welcome  to  the  Grade  5  Science  Web  page.  Grade  5  Science  relies  on  an  inquiry  and  discovery-­‐based  approach  to  learning.  The  emphasis  at  this  level  is  on  teaching  skills  in  a  variety  of  learning  situations  –  through  class  discussions,  laboratory  activities,  technology  and  research.  The  science  curriculum,  based  on  the  Common  Core  Standards,  is  a  combination  of  life,  earth/space,  physical  sciences  and  the  interrelationships  of  these  disciplines.    

• Life  Science:    From  Molecules  to  Organisms:  Structures  and  Processes    (Plants  acquire  their  material  for  growth  chiefly  from  air  and  water.)    Ecosystems:  Interactions,  Energy,  and  Dynamics    (Interdependent  relationships  in  ecosystems.  Cycles  of  matter  and  energy  transfer  in  ecosystems.)    

• Earth  and  Space  Science:    

Earth’s  Place  in  the  Universe  (Planets,  solar  system,  and  stars.)    Earth’s  Systems  (Earth’s  major  systems:  geosphere,  hydrosphere,  atmosphere,  biosphere,  and  their  interactions.  The  role  of  water  in  Earth’s  surface  processes.)    Earth  and  Human  Activity  (Human  impacts  on  Earth’s  systems.)    

• Physical  Science:    Matter  and  Its  Interactions  (Structure  and  properties  of  matter.  Chemical  reactions.)    

Motion  and  Stability:  Forces  and  Interactions  (Gravity  is  a  familiar  force.)    Energy    (Energy  in  chemical  processes  and  everyday  life.  Energy  flow  in  organisms.)    

• Engineering  Design:    The  Design  Process  (Defining  and  delimiting  engineering  problems.  Developing  possible  solutions.  Optimizing  the  design  solution.)      

Homework  and  Grading  Policies    Homework  is  an  opportunity  for  students  to  reinforce  concepts  and  practice  skills  developed  in  the  classroom.  Homework  may  be  assigned  throughout  the  week  (Monday-­‐Thursday)  based  upon  the  task,  activity,  and  expected  outcome.  Some  days  may  have  no  homework.  All  assigned  work  will  be  posted  with  due  dates  on  the  classroom  whiteboard  for  students  to  copy  into  their  assignment  books  at  the  beginning  of  class.    Some  homework  assignments  will  be  graded,  and  students  will  be  informed  of  this  before  beginning  the  work.  Homework  assignments  will  not  be  posted  daily  on  the  Grade  5Alive  Web  page.  However,  projects  and  upcoming  tests  (with  supporting  study  materials)  will  always  be  posted  on  the  Web  page.        Science  portfolio  work  will  be  graded  work.  It  will  include  some  in-­‐class  student  work  as  well  as  particular  homework  assignments.  At  the  end  of  each  of  the  first  three  quarterly  marking  periods,  students  will  bring  their  portfolios  home  for  parents’  review  and  written  feedback.  Portfolios  will  remain  at  home  at  the  end  of  the  final  quarter.    Project-­‐based  science  work  (team/individual)  will  allow  students  opportunities  to  show  evidence  of  their  science  comprehension  during  the  year.  The  majority  of  project  work  will  be  done  during  class  time.  However,  students  may  continue  to  work  at  home  in  order  to  complete  the  work  on  time.    Ten  points  will  be  deducted  for  late  work  not  submitted  by  the  advertised  due  date.  (Exceptions  will  be  allowed  for  real  illnesses  or  emergencies.)          Assessment    Formative  science  work  (specific  homework  assignments,  some  science  laboratory  work,  and  all  portfolio  activities)  will  be  given  throughout  the  year  to  assess  each  student’s  progress  and  achievement.  Formative  work  will  be  worth  40%  of  a  student’s  science  grade.      Summative  science  work  (projects,  quizzes,  and  tests)  will  also  be  given  throughout  the  year  and  will  be  worth  60%  of  the  grade.      Both  formative  and  summative  science  work  may  be  redone,  at  the  teacher’s  discretion,  before  the  end  of  each  quarter.  Work  that  is  redone  will  be  averaged  with  the  original  work  for  a  higher  grade.