Welcome toCurriculum Night

Mrs. Morton and Mrs. HinojosaFifth Grade

2015-2016

Who is Mrs. Hinojosa as a person?

Who is Mrs. Morton as a person?

Mrs. Hinojosa’s Homeroom

• 7:35 – 7:50 Morning Assembly/Unstack & Unpack

• 7:50– 8:40 Specials

• 8:40 – 10:40 Reading, L.A. & Social Studies with Mrs. Morton

• 10:40-10:55 Science with Mrs. Hinojosa

• 10:55–11:55 Math with Mrs. Hinojsa (Adv Math leaves.)

• 11:55-12:40 Science resumes

• 12:40-1:10 Lunch

• 1:10-1:30 Recess

• 1:30 – 2:30 Round-up / Enrichment

• 2:30 - 2:40 Stack & Pack

Mrs. Morton’s Homeroom

• 7:35 – 7:50 Morning Assembly/Unstack & Unpack

• 7:50 – 8:40 Specials

• 8:40 – 10:40 Math and Science with Mrs. Hinojosa

• 10:40-12:40 Language Arts & Social Studies with Mrs. Morton

• 12:40 - 1:10 Lunch

• 1:10 – 1:30 Recess

• 1:30-2:30 Round Up/Enrichment

• 2:30 - 2:40 Preparing to go home/Dismissal

The Curriculum“The Meat and Potatoes”

Our Goals for Your Child This Year

• Enjoy learning

• Learn how to study

• Be prepared to work hard and see the results

• Have firm foundation for middle school

• Enjoy social and academic success

• To realize that being challenged is a good thing

Reading

What will they be learning?

Comprehension strategies while reading a wide variety of genres : fiction, biographies, informational text, persuasive text, procedural text

Media literacy- different types of media and how they compare, points of view of media sources, effectiveness of media

How are we going to do it?

mini-lessons on important reading skills, novel units and literature circles where skills are applied and literature is critically discussed, book projects, read-alouds

Writing and Language Arts

What will they be learning?

English words derived from Latin, Greek, and other linguistic roots, writing process to write fictional narratives, personal narratives, procedural texts, & persuasive texts, parts of speech, writing conventions, research

How are we going to do it?

writing notebook and larger writing projects, vocabulary & spelling from Latin & Greek roots (2 spelling tests/9 wks., 1 vocab test/9 wks.)

Social Studies

What will they be learning?

Major units: Colonization, The Revolution, The American Identity, Westward Bound, The Civil War, Conflict Abroad & at Home (World Wars, Great Depression, Women’s Suffrage), U.S.A. Today

How are we going to do it?

research, writing, individual and group projects, geography, music, technology, graphic organizers

MathWhat will they be learning? • Place value (Decimals &• +, -, x (3 by 2 & decimals), ÷ (2 by 3 & decimals)• Fractions – adding, GCF, LCM, reducing, etc. • Geometry –types of triangles/quadrilaterals, volume of 3D

figures, etc• Measurement – conversions and comparisons (metric &

customary)• Statistics and Interpreting Graphs/Charts/Tables• Budgeting & Finance• Algebraic Expressions – Solve for (y); (20 – 5) - y = 10• Problem Solving

How are we going to do it?

• Games, Real-life connections, Hands on manipulatives, Projects, Good old fashioned practice, Daily warm-up to keep skills fresh

• Math Textbook – online resources available at home

Science

What will they be learning?

• Scientific method, lab safety, Earth science, physical science, life science and anything else we can get our hands on

How are we going to do it?

• Experiments

• Lab as often as we can

• Scientific journal (composition notebook)

• Science Fair in Fall

• Get our hands dirty and play with science

• Vocabulary practice and games

Expectations

We have high standards because we know they can do it!

Fifth Grade Work Policy

Goal: • Responsibility• Good work habits• Ease the transition into middle school

Homework:• Counts as 10 percent of each subject area’s grade• Average amount of time a 5th grader will spend on homework is 50 minutes per day

or 250 minutes per week • Each day, homework should be written in your child's daily planner. Please ask to

see the planner each day. This is critical in helping your child learn responsibility. If your child is forgetting to write down assignments, let us know ASAP.

• There needs to be a coordinated effort by all of us (parents, teacher, and student) to ensure success.

Late Work:• Late papers will be accepted, but points will be deducted from the grade the

student earns. Excessively late homework assignments may be assigned a zero! • Work that has not been completed will be completed during recess.

Mrs. Hinojosa’sHomework Reference Guide

• Math Math homework assigned daily Monday-Thursday Review or redo of items not mastered Study for quizzes and Tests

• Science -Weekly Motivation Science/Fusion Science due Friday Study for Vocabulary quiz Study for quizzes and Tests

• Finishing Classwork Study Hall or Extra Homework

• Projects Science Fair In class Project-Based Learning

Mrs. Morton’s Homework Reference Guide

• Reading Should occur nightly Reading at bedtime is a great routine Reading log due the first school day of each month for the

previous month

Studying Spelling/Vocabulary Unit tests – occasionally Social Studies end of unit test,

although we usually wrap up a unit with an in-class project

• Finishing Classwork (individual -- see planner)

• Researching/finding informational sources

Daily Planner Success

Step 1- Teacher writes assignments on the board and asks student to copy the assignments into the daily planner.

Step 2- Student copies the assignments into daily planner and takes the planner home each day.

Step 3- Parents ask to see the planner each day and ground student for life if he/she forgot to take the planner home and/or forgot to write down the assignments.

Step 4 – Please let your child’s teacher know right away if you see that assignments are not being recorded.

Planner / Accordion ExpectationsPlanner

• Unfinished classwork is additional homework. The student is responsible for recording the assignment in the planner.

• It’s ok to use an app/take a photo of homework board in place of a planner if it is done regularly.

Accordion

• Some items are kept in accordion all year or throughout a unit of study. Please don’t clean out accordion. We will do this every 9 weeks or so in class.

Classroom Discipline Plan – Preventative

• Procedures are taught so they know what we expect of them.

• Positive reinforcement is always in effect.

• $ system to reward their hard work and effort

• Engaging activities and lessons to keep them from getting off task & objective-based Early Finisher assignments for quick workers.

• Caring teachers who listen and give mutual respect

• Verbal rewards and encouragement

Citizenship Grades:

No news is good news! If your child has a lot of memory joggers, behavior sheets, or we are communicating about behavior concerns this is an indication that your child is

losing conduct points.

• All students begin each grading period with a 100%.

• Points may be deducted for behavior or failing to complete homework/classwork.

• Points may be earned back by purchasing a conduct point buy-back pass!

Copy of Work Policy and Discipline Plan

• Full copies of the work policy, discipline plan, and expectations were sent home at Meet the Teacher night.

• If need be, let us know, and we can get you another copy .

• If you have not returned the signed policy and procedures page, please do so as soon as possible.

HousekeepingItems

Snacks

• Prefer snacks that do not make a big mess

• Class snack should be healthy

• No assigned time- snack freely!

BirthdaysAs always:

• Celebrations held last Friday of the Month

• Please contact homeroom parent if you want to bring something so we can plan for it.

• Optional to celebrate with food

***Lakeway Elementary policy****

• Items allowed – one cupcake and water bottle per student

• Multiple birthdays – Still only 1 cupcake and 1 bottle of water per student

• Drop items by 11:00 in the front office

TxConnect – Grade book

• Online grade book that is available to parents

• Please be patient – we enter grades as time allows.

• If your child has a missing assignment, it will be averaged in as a zero and drastically lower their grade.

• Missing assignments will have to be graded and entered into the system – therefore it may not have the most up to date grades. Please email if concerned.

Class Websites as a resource• Great way to communicate

• Access through Lakeway website then to Teacher Website page

• Schoology

Conferences• Our official conference day is Monday, Oct. 12. We will let you

know if there is a concern that warrants a conference on that day.

• We are always happy to meet! If you have a celebration or a concern to share, please let us know so we can schedule a conference. Our conference period is 7:50-8:40 or we can make arrangements to meet after school.