Welcome to Back to School Night!

Ms. Brown’s Fifth Grade ClassP-4 Scholars2015-2016

Frederiksen ElementaryDublin, CA

Education Background

• M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

• California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California State University, East Bay

• B.S. in Biology, Hampton University

Teaching Experience

• Classroom Teacher - Dublin Unified• Grade 5th

• Classroom Teacher, Oakland Unified• Grades 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th (math and

science)

• Student Teacher - Dublin Unified• Fallon Middle School

5th Grade is a Transition Year

1. Preparing for transition into middle school

2. Your scholar is a 10 and 11 year old who will need prompting to complete homework, study for exams, make good choices, and complete larger projects.

Frederiksen Rules

•Arrive on Time

•Come Prepared to Work

•Complete Your Work

•Allow Others to Work

•Make Safe Choices

Classroom Expectations

Positive Incentives

• Verbal Encouragement

• Positive Notes

• “Teacher-in-Training” Title for the Day

• Tickets for Prize Drawings

• Stickers and Treats (with approval of parent)

Consequences

• Private Conversations-plan for change

• Recess/Study Hall

• Time Away in another classroom

• Parent Contact/Behavior Contracts

• As a team, we can make the greatest positive impacts on student growth and learning

Work and Study Habits

• High Expectations

• Neat handwritten work using full Sentences

• Calculations shown for math

• Absences **Homework is posted online

Homework:

30 min a night of reading-5 days a weekBuilds Vocabulary and Stamina

50 min of Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies

http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us/Domain/235Please check in with student. Arrange a set place to

complete work. Limit Screen Time

Common Core State Standards Goal

To Be College and Career Ready (even if their job does not exist yet.)

To be able to think critically, analytically, and creatively to address the tough issues of the future.

To give your children the tools to live a life of freedom and security as they get older.

Subjects in Common Core

• English Language Arts

• Math

• Reading Comprehension/Fluency

• Science and Engineering

• Social Studies

• Technology

• Writing (All Subjects)

Working Together and Apart

Collaboration--Able to Work together at the same time

Contributions--Able to Track (No more one kid does it all)

Giving and Receiving Feedback--Help each other to do their best--Actually see how you are doing (video)

Culturally Responsive Teaching

• Black History Living History Museum

• Chinese New Year

• Cinco de Mayo

Reading/Language Arts Outcomes

What to expect by the end of the year:

• Be able to read, analyze, reflect on, critique, and evaluate fiction and nonfiction text at a 6.0 reading level.

• Be able to read with fluency (intonation/pace)

• Academic Vocabulary

Writing Outcomes

• Be able to construct a multi-paragraph narrative story and persuasive and expository essays.

• Expect to be able to sustain writing for 45 minutes at a time.

• Accurately cite and paraphrase.

• Revise and edit written work.

• Be able to use technology effectively forpresentations and compositions.

Math Outcomes

• Demonstrate math understanding using multiple representations.

• Be able to explain thinking using written language.

• Be fluent with math facts: adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing.

• 100 mixed problems in 5 minutes

• Focus on adding, subtracting, multiplyingand dividing fractions and decimals.

Science Outcomes

• Demonstrate the Scientific Method • Control Variable• Independent Variable• Dependent Variable

• Understand and apply basic understandings of inertia, gravity (solar system), atoms and molecules, the periodic table (chemistry), weather (earth), and systems of living things (biology).

Social Studies Outcomes

• Be able to analyze how America came to be.

• Understand the basic civic freedoms, responsibilities, and privileges.

• Be able to understand basic geography.

Technology Outcomes

• Keyboarding fluency-Qwertytown.com• Google Docs• Digital Citizenship • Privacy Issues• Cyberbullying• Search Engine Usage• Copywrite Issues• Common Sense Media

Listening and Speaking Outcomes

• Engage in academic discussions

• Develop critical listening skills

• Presentations that include effective use of technology, both individually and collaboratively.

Testing Policy

• Tests will be reviewed with students during class.

• Tests must be kept in the classroom due to copyright laws and district restrictions.

• I am happy to show the test to you upon request.

Communication with Teacher

- Email: brownerika@dublinusd.net

- Phone: 828-1037 x 5278

- Notes in planner

Communications to You

• General Information about School

• Frederiksen School Website

http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us/fes-Teacher Sites + Brown, Erika

for homework, news,etc…