Balanced Literacy Program• READING• Whole Class Novels• Junior Great Books• Comprehension Strategies• Literary Devices• Author’s Craft• Responses• Fluency• Time for Kids• Shared reading• Various genres• Guided Groups • Individual needs• Read About (computer)
Grade 5 Common Core Standards for Reading Nonfiction
• Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
• Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
• Determine the meaning of general academic and domain- specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
• Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
• Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
• Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
• Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
• Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
• By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Grade 5 Common Core Standards for Reading Fiction
• 1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• 2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
• 3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
• 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
• 5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
• 6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. a. Recognize and describe how an author’s background and culture affect his or her perspective.
• 7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
• 8.• 9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their
approaches to similar themes and topics.
Mathematics• Fastt Math • On Core Workbook• Eureka Workbook• State Assessment• Reading• Multi-step problem solving
Common Core Math OverviewOperations and Algebraic Thinking • Write and interpret numerical expressions. • Analyze patterns and relationships. Number and Operations in Base Ten • Understand the place value system. • Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths. Number and Operations—Fractions • Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions. Measurement and Data • Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. • Represent and interpret data. • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition. Geometry • Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems. • Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.
SCIENCE• Houghton Mifflin Program• The Life Processes(CELLS, PLANTS, TRAITS)• Earth Systems (Earth’s Structure and how it
changes)• Forms of Energy ( Forces & Motion)• National Geographic Magazine
Social Studies• Textbook: A Nation
Grows• Integrated ELA/Social
Studies Curriculum• History and Geography
of the Western Hemisphere
• Current Events: Time For Kids Magazine
Technology
• Integrated into all curriculum areas
• Learning.com, Read About• Power Point• Smart Board (Smart Notebook)• Online Resources (see website)
Trips• DNA Learning Center
(Howell)• Cradle of Aviation Museum• Curriculum Based Play• Boat Trip• Art Trip
Class Webpage
• Go to: valleystream13.com, Schools, Howell Road, Staff List, Fifth Grade, Vanessa Kelly
• Learning Opportunities and Homework will be available as well as many other important dates, tips, pictures, review games etc.
• valleystream13.com• [email protected]
Howell OWL Behavior
Be SafeBe Respectful
Be ResponsibleBe Caring
“Give a HOOT” Helping Out Others Today
HOMEWORK
• Homework is important because it reinforces what is taught in school
• Completing homework increases understanding, self-confidence and class participation
• Make sure sufficient time is set aside to complete homework
• Please check to see HW is complete and help correct mistakes
• Write a note if homework is too difficult
Parents/TeachersPartners
• We need and appreciate your support• Check website for HW/Class Schedule and
other announcements• Help students plan ahead to complete HW and
projects on time• Encourage READING/WRITING• Help students obtain good study skills• Review and Sign Assessment Packet
Miscellaneous
• Birthdays: We will acknowledge birthdays once per month with a special activity (free time, movie, music)
• Absences: Make every effort to call a classmate, refer to Learning Opportunities, bring a note
• Restrooms: 1x AM/1x PM, Thumbs Up • Scholastic Book Club Orders: Check or online
with Credit Card