Welcome To 5Welcome To 5thth Grade GradeCurriculum NightCurriculum Night

2015-20162015-2016

Welcome To 5Welcome To 5thth Grade GradeCurriculum NightCurriculum Night

2015-20162015-2016

5th Grade Department

Reading and Social Studies - Mrs. Peter

Mrs. WilsonMath and Science – Mrs. Weger

Mrs. StiegelSPLASH – Mrs. Morales and Mrs. Hiatt

Student Planner• Planners should be taken home and

returned to school daily. It is the student’s responsibility to see that this is done.

• All homework is written down in their planner in class, each day.

• Homework Helpers are sent home on Mondays. These list vocabulary, learning targets, upcoming activities, and test dates. These must be signed by the

• student and parent and returned on • Friday.

Conferences

• Please send a note or an email to request a conference at any time during the school year.

• First Nine Weeks Parent-Teacher Conferences be held October 12 through October 23. We will also have student led conferences. You will receive more information about this in the next few weeks.

Homework• Students are held accountable for their

homework. It does represent a portion of their grade, so failure to do so will have a negative effect on the final grade.

• Each night, students must read at least 20 minutes.

• Projects will also be given throughout the school year in all subjects.

Social Studies• Native Americans• European

Exploration• Colonial Times – 13

English Colonies• French and Indian

War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812

• Government, Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, Immigrations

• Westward Expansion• Civil War and

Reconstruction• Financial

Responsibilities

Math Units• Place Value• Adding and

Subtracting Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions

• Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions

• Expressions

• Patterns• Algebra• Measurement• Volume• Geometry

Reading

• Reading Skills– Sequencing– Compare/Contrast– Inferring– Determining

Importance– Cause and Effect– Making Connections– Questioning– Synthesizing– Visualizing

• Narrative Text• Traditional

Literature• Informational

Text• Literary Genres

Writing• Narrative Writing• Response to

Literature• Informational

Writing• Persuasive Writing• Descriptive Writing

•6 Traits of Writing–Ideas–Organization–Voice–Sentence Fluency–Word Choice–Conventions

ScienceInteractions of matter and energyChanges in matter with heating and coolingUnderstanding of weather patterns and phenomenaUnderstanding the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystem.

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Understanding force, motion and the relationship between them.

Understanding structures and systems of organisms performing life functions.

Grading• ABSS uses formative and summative assessments.

– Some class work and all homework are considered to be formative assessments. Formative assessments are used to help students improve by providing practice for students and guidance for instruction.

– Summative assessments are used to measure student achievement and determine grades. These assessments will have a grade on them and that grade will be used towards the average on the report card.

– Grades are based on a 10 point scale.– Progress reports will be sent home at the halfway mark

and reports cards will be sent home every 9 weeks.

Field Trips• October 15 – Colonial Days at Alamance

Battleground

• Spring 2016 – Camp Chestnut Ridge (Hands-On Science)

It is going to be a It is going to be a great year!!!great year!!!

It is going to be a It is going to be a great year!!!great year!!!

Thank you for your support!Thank you for your support!