The Fifth Grade The Fifth Grade Team and Your Team and Your

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The Fifth Grade The Fifth Grade Team and Your Team and Your

Children Welcome Children Welcome You to Back to You to Back to School NightSchool Night

SEES Fifth-Grade Team

Mrs. McCarthy and Mrs. Hall

Mrs. Cali and Ms Paulson Mrs. Smith and Miss Taylor

Mrs. Manaktala and Mrs. Yakuta

Our Teaching Philosophy

• All students must be challenged through high expectations and rigorous academic standards.

• Working together we provide every child with the tools necessary to succeed in our society.

• It is only through demonstrating respect that we truly celebrate our uniqueness and diversity.

• This allows us the

opportunity to become a community of learners, aware of our individual strengths and needs.

• We strongly believe that as parents you are the child’s first teacher.

• Working as a team, we can create an environment that will promote a positive learning experience for all children.

Team Teaching

• Pairs of teachers are sharing responsibility of teaching your children.

• Your child’s teachers will be in constant communication with each other.

• Planning, grading, and report cards will be a collaborative effort.

• Teaming allows us to become experts in certain areas as we integrate the new common core

standards.• It will also help ease the

transition to middle school.

Overview of the Standards

Reading1) Literature & Informational

Text -Response and analysis -Determine themes, text structure, formulate and justify opinions

2) Vocabulary: –Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes –Content specific words in other curricular areas

Overview of the Standards

Writing1) Opinion

2) Informative/Explanatory

3) Narrative

Gather & explain

supporting evidence

drawn from text sources.

Use transitional phrases,

dialogue, and description.

Overview of the Standards

Speaking & Listening1) Be prepared to participate

in collaborative discussions across content areas.

2) Present ideas orally to the class.

Main Areas of Focus for 5th Grade Mathematics

1) Developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions; developing understanding of the multiplication and division of fractions.

2) Extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimal fractions into the place value system and operating with decimals.

3) Geometry and Graphing

Standards for Mathematical Practice

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

What can Parents do to Help?

Don’t prevent your child from understanding mathematics by saying: “Well I really didn’t get math when I was in school.”

Instead, say: “We can figure this out together!” And ask, what are you thinking about the problem?”

Ask your child to estimate about time, distance, weight, and money situations all of the time in every day life.

Notice, and talk about, all kinds of patterns in and around your environment.

Social StudiesU.S. History

• The U.S. States and Capitals & Geographical Regions

• Early Explorations & their influence on indigenous people

• Colonization• American Revolution: causes,

path, and consequences• Development of the Constitution• Westward Movement

Science1. Physical Science

(elements, chemical reactions, matter, atoms, periodic table, and identify compounds)

2. Life Science (respiration, digestion, transportation of materials)

Science3. Earth Science (processes

of evaporation and condensation)

4. Investigation and Experimentation(students should develop their own questions and perform investigations)

School Wide Programs

• Accelerated Reader- All students are encouraged to participate in this reading program. AR quizzes should be taken each time your child completes a book. Fifth grade students will earn a medal upon reaching 75 points.

• TenMarks- Teachers will assign tasks and track student progress.

• Dreambox- Students can find games and activities to practice and improve skills

“Homework” Policy• There will be daily homework

assignments. Please check them for completion and accuracy.

• Daily assignments should be written down in their planners (Parents, please check and sign daily).

• Assignments should take about 45 minutes to complete. If your child is consistently focused, but working beyond 45 minutes, please notify the teacher.

• Homework is expected to be completed on time unless there is an excused absence. If there are extenuating circumstances please contact us via e-mail, phone, or a written note explaining the circumstances.

• Incomplete homework will be made up during a portion of recess.

Communication• It is important to have open

communication between teachers, students, and parents.

• Your child’s teachers know the most about classroom situations and expectations. Therefore, please contact them first as questions or concerns arise.

• Please understand that other responsibilities before and after school make it difficult to meet with parents on a “drop in” basis.

• E-mail or call and leave a message. We check our emails and messages daily and will respond as soon as possible.

• Let’s work together to help your child succeed!

Classroom Guidlines

1. Be Respectful

2. Follow Directions

3. Use Time Wisely

4. Be a Prepared Learner

Always do your BEST!

Fifth Grade Electronics

School Policy

1. Cell phones need to remain off during the duration of the school day. Students are responsible for safekeeping.

2. Permission slips to use personal e-readers and word processing devices are in your child’s classroom.

3. Students may not connect to SMUSD Wi-Fi

4. Again, students are responsible for safekeeping.

Rewards

1. Students will learn the intrinsic value of a job well done!

2. Students will earn the best possible grades.

3. Praise and positive notes and emails may be sent home.

Wellness Program• It is board policy that candy and

sugary foods not be distributed to children at school. (ie..birthdays, class parties, etc…)

• If you wish to bring food items to share on special days/occasions please purchase individually packaged healthy choices. (fruit cups, natural juices, pudding, low fat cookies etc…)

Volunteers / Help• Please use sign up sheet in your

child’s classroom to volunteer. • Hand your parent survey to your

child’s teacher in her classroom following this presentation.

THANK YOU!