Welcome to 5th Grade Curriculum Night!

Take a minute to look around our learning environment!

Please read the personal narrative your child has drafted. Feel free to comment and add details that pertain to the story!

Personal Background and Experience

Grew up in Michigan Undergrad degree from Central Michigan

University Masters degree from Arizona State University National Board Certificated in 2010 11th Year at Estrella Elementary Taught Summer School at Desert Vista High

School in 6th Grade Math.

Website available for more information: http://sw.kyrene.org/Domain/2427 - New

Goals

To make connections between school and the real world.

To make students self-responsible.

To prepare students for middle school.

To prepare students for the future using adopted Common Core State Standards.

Classroom Behavior and Policies

Classroom Responsibilities One rule: Do not cause

a problem for yourself or others

Communication E-mail best! See planner Use Parent Portal

in Synergy

Snack and Water Fresh fruit and

vegetables recommended

No red liquids

Birthdays Check the approved

list beforehand please

Peanut-aware classroom!

Homework and Planner

Homework (yellow folder) Homework Calendar (in folder)

Reading Passport Sign every day

Planner Pages Sign every Friday

DMP & DLR Test on Friday Correlates with am & pm seat work

Assessments and Conferences

Portfolios

Tests and Rubrics

6 Traits Writing Rubric Check website for

all rubrics

Fall: Parent + Teacher

Spring: Portfolio

Conference = Parent + Student and Teacher

End of Year: Open House?

Reading Workshop

Harcourt basal reader textbook 5-6 complete themes Whole group and small

group

Reading IFG Small group focus Rotate Teachers

Trade chapter books novel studies (?)

Reading Passport Each quarter

Word Ladder (blue) + Word Ladder Stories Weekly Homework

Book Shares (Book Reports)

1 a month!

SH.R.I.M.P. Read Aloud

Writing Workshop

Teacher Selected Topics 1 per quarter:

1. Narrative: Personal Summer Story + Tall Tale2. Opinion: Persuasive Piece3. Poetry + Biography4. Informational: U.S. State Report

Write from the Beginning Journal Writing Cross-Curricular Writing Projects

Spelling

All Lists available online

Homework List (purple) due Friday Two columns, plus an activity every week

Spectacular Spelling (purple book) due Thursday

Test each Friday 20 words plus an unknown bonus

Math

Investigations Hands on experience 9 Units + Games

Scott Foresman Traditional math Supplemental Homework (R and P

pages)

Math IFG Small group focus Rotate teachers

Fosnot Math Strings Quarterly Units

Timed Tests random fact checks

Problem Solving Math (green) Weekly Homework

Social Studies (U.S. History)

Rotations (MacDonald)

1. Geography and Explorers2. Colonization of America3. American Revolution4. American Civil War

U.S. State Studies

Science

Rotations (Caldwell)

FOSS Kits Scientific Process & Experiments = Hands

on Learning

1. Scientific Process2. Matter + Motion and Forces3. Human Body4. Solar System + Biomes

Technology

Rotations (Morrissey)

District and Library Labs

1. Word (Social Studies content - Government)

2. Excel (Science content)

3. Power Point (Social Studies content)

4. Frames (Science content)

Health

New book and curriculum District Controls, Previewing Available in

May

Nutrition Safety Drugs / Alcohol Personal Care

Questions?

Comments?

Thanks for Coming! Your Child and I Appreciate It!