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Calf Pen Meadow School ~ Grade 5
Today’s Schedule
Whole Group Presentation
Classroom Visits… A Day in the Life!
School Continuous Improvement Plan
(S.C.I.P.)To increase the academic achievement of all students, every Calf Pen Meadow student will have access to a rigorous and quality education and will have the supports needed to be successful.To provide a safe and orderly environment for all, Calf Pen Meadow will establish and maintain a community that supports, promotes, and expects behaviors which ensure students are responsible learners and caring citizens of their school.To strengthen and promote school/family/community relationships, the people attached to Calf Pen Meadow School will be committed to fostering and nurturing these partnerships that contribute to increased learning for all students.
Our Mission Statement As a community we strive to
foster meaningful relationships and build a safe, supportive environment that develops life-long learners who care and think deeply about their world.
Our partnership is critical to this work!
What have our grade 5 mathematicians been working on?Used the area model, partial products, and/or the standard
algorithm to multiply by 1 digit numbers (ex: 457 x 3) and to multiply multi-digit numbers (ex: 23 x 34)
Solved long division problems and word problems involving remainders; decided how to interpret the remainder
Used visual fraction models, number lines, and grid paper to represent fractions and mixed numbers and solved word problems involving fraction concepts
Added & subtracted fractions with the same denominators; solved word problems involving fractions & mixed numbers
Explored relationships between fractions and decimals
What will our grade 5 mathematicians do next?
Solve real world and mathematical problems involving adding & subtracting decimals
Identify and draw geometric figures: points, lines, rays, and angles; Name and classify shapes (polygons)
Solve problems involving perimeter, area, and volume of polygons
Add & subtract fractions and mixed numbers w/unlike denominators
Multiply & divide fractions and mixed numbers using models that build an understanding of the standard algorithms
Multiply & divide decimals using models and place value strategies
How can families help at home?•Fact practice & problem solving practice See CPM website - Academics link for
websites and Fastt Math link
•Promote participation
Extreme-Home Math - Students should record the math task they work on in their planner
Idita-Math Problem of the Week - Problem will be sent home in Friday folders
•Homework… Communicate difficulties to classroom teacher
•“The Planner”
What have our grade 5 readers been working on?
Unit 1: Launching the Reading Workshop
Choosing just right books
follow the routine of a reading community
use strategies to maintain engagement in text
express ideas clearly during discussions and build on others’ ideas
support their thinking with evidence from the text
What have our grade 5 readers been working on?Unit 2: Determining Theme Through Character
Change
identify characters’ traits through an analysis of behaviors, including actions, dialogue, internal thinking and feelings
analyze characters’ behaviors, actions, and thoughts in order to draw inferences about characters
develop and revise theories about characters
analyze characters’ relationships and their point of view
work with partners to share and grow theories about characters, using evidence from the text
use information about characters to determine theme
analyze how authors w/in genres approach similar themes
use information about characters to determine the author’s message and consider how that connects to their own lives
What have our grade 5 readers been working on?Unit 3: Gaining Knowledge From Nonfiction Text
identify & explain common text structures in informational texts
begin to distinguish the most & least important information in a text
quote accurately from a text when explaining what a text says explicitly
determine two or more main ideas and explain how they are supported by details
summarize the text, incorporating multiple main ideas
identify and determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases
share information learned from a text with others
What have our grade 5 readers been working on? Unit 4 Editorials: Engaging in Discussion
read editorials closely to analyze the structure, features, content, and purpose of the genre
compare and contrast multiple perspectives on the same topic
research, plan, and practice in order to present a strong argument to an audience
What will our grade 5 readers do next?Unit 5: What’s the Point? Analyzing Theme in
Short Text, Poetry, and Song Unit 6: Historical Fiction and Informational Text Unit 7: The Quest for Knowledge (Science) Unit 8: Reflection and Assessment: How I’ve
Grown as a Reader
How can families help at home?• Promote participation Extreme-Reader - Students should record the
their minutes in the planner
• Daily and Nightly Reading w/ Conversation
“Talking is thinking. Thinking is learning. The more children talk, the more they learn.”
•“The Planner”
Our Performance Target
83 % of families responded
favorably to the indicator…
“This school offers me many ways to be involved in my child’s education.”
Our efforts to increase involvement to date…
Family Numeracy Learning SessionsMystery ReadersFall Conferences Have You Heard? /The GrazeJanuary Open House Weekly NYCUSpecial ProjectsQU Literacy Collaborative
Partnership Opportunities Looking
forward…One School One Book (Grants)Family Nights (PTA)Additional Family Numeracy Learning SessionsFamily Literacy NightName That BookChess ClubSpirit DayApril ConferencesSchool House Rocks Drama Production Iditarod Projects (including “IditaMath” problems)All School Gathering EventsChorus & Band ConcertsArt Shows
Ideas and suggestions???????
Please complete our electronic survey that will be emailed to you… so you
can tell us how we’re doing and so you can share your ideas!