Back to School/Curriculum

NightWelcome to Ms. Novak’s fifth grade class!

Daily Schedule Math concepts Language Arts Social Studies Science Management system Homework Policy Home/school communication General expectations How parents can help at home

Table of Contents

Hand-outs with class schedule Ms. Flores Questions?

Daily Schedule

First half of school year: Numeration Addition and Subtraction Number Sense Multiplication and Division Whole Numbers Variables and Expressions Multiplying and Dividing Decimals Shapes Factors and Multiples Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Decimals

Math Concepts

1. Reading Comprehension Strategies: Chronological Order Diagrams and Charts2. Poetry, Drama, and Fiction3. Literary Elements: Conflict Resolution4. Writing Fiction, Research Reports,

Persuasive Pieces, and Responses to Text

Language Arts

The First Americans/Compare and Contrast Age of Exploration/Cause and Effect The Fight for a Continent/Sequence Life in the Colonies/Make Generalizations Causes of the Revolution/Cause and Effect The Revolutionary War/Sequence Forming a New Nation/Draw Conclusions A Nation Moves West/Compare and Contrast States and Capitals/Main Idea and Details

Social Studies/Reading Skill

Physical Sciences – atoms Life Sciences – respiration, digestion, and

waste disposal Earth Sciences – evaporation and

condensation, weather, and solar systems Investigation and Experimentation –

testable questions, identifies variables, selects tools and records data

Science

Table Points Star Students Think Sheets Responsibility Room Room 20 Purple and Yellow Cones Acknowledgements

Management System

The homework each night will always relate to what we learn in class that day

H.W. Folder for Quick Check

Homework Policy

Please email me at mnovak@mykla.org

Home/school Communication

Procedures Character Counts Pillars

General Expectations

Reading with your child for 30 minutes every night and checking for understanding

Checking out books from the library at reading appropriate level

Checking Daily Planner for H.W. and completion

L.A. Amount of Homework Worksheet Questions 1-3 Highlight where you found your answers in the

passage

How parents can help at home

Did you sign in? Do you have Common Core Standards? Do returning students have forms to

complete?

Questions