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Get important information about the fifth-grade schedule, the importance of self-advocacy, and the high expectations for behavior. Learn about communication, homework, and language arts activities.
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Fifth Grade Schedule • 8:00- 8:20 – Homeroom (Attendance and morning meeting) • 8:23 – 9:33- Math • 9:35 – 9:45 – snack ( homeroom) • 9:48 – 11:30 – Block 1 (*History/Science swap time 10:39) • 11:33 – 12:17- Block 2 (part 1) • 12:20 – 1:05 - Recess/ Lunch • 1:08 – 1:53 - Specials • 1:55 - 2:48 – Literacy Block 2 (part 2) • 2:50 – 3:29 – Study hall (Homerooms) * One block is reserved entirely for literacy, where the other is for history and science. Swap time for Block 2 is naturally built in with lunch and specials.
Home Room Attendance/Announcements Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings & Closing Circles Specials Presentation Study Hall More info on Responsive Classroom:
AA Character Focus • EQ and Growth Mindset are automatically built in to every classroom, and time is focused on these during Morning Meetings and Closing Circles.
Self - Advocacy To help your child have a successful transition between Elementary and Middle School, it is important that they learn to self-advocate. There are many reasons for this: • Fosters student-teacher trust. • Builds communication skills • Ownership of questions, problems, and concerns. • Empowers students to work through their own issues at school with the help of the teacher. What Self-Advocacy Looks Like in Fifth Grade: • Students should email or talk to teachers about questions, problems, assignments, upcoming absences, before you step in.
High Expectations in Fifth Grade We follow the AA Discipline Policy, in 5th Grade. If we see repetitive or problem behaviors, we will reach out to you. Teamwork approach to responsible technology use. Infinite Campus – Students should self-check Communication with teachers – Self advocacy. We prefer to hear from students as opposed to parents. Please check your Kickboard account for specifics.
Monthly Newsletter You will receive an emailed Fifth Grade Newsletter at the end of each month. Information from the newsletter will also be on the Fifth Grade webpage. Teachers may email parents of individual classes as needed.
Birthday Celebrations and Class Parties • No food treats allowed Non-food Treat Ideas: • Pencil • Party favor • Book for the classroom American Academy K-8 Parent Handbook, Page 12
Outdoor Education Stone Canyon Outdoor Ed-ventureCenter(Larkspur) • October 21-23 (Monday - Wednesday) • Parent Meeting for Outdoor Education Wednesday, September 11, 2018 6:30 PM. Motsenbocker Cafeteria
Kickboard Changes • Students start each week with a $10 (Rebel Buck) balance • Must have $30 in order to earn incentive time • Positive behaviors earn $2/ each • Negative behaviors depending on severity deduct $3 - $9 • Students who misbehave need to work harder. • Teachers are motivated to increase positive rewards. • Triggers – set up by Dean – to help look for cause of repeat behaviors. • Our incentive time -Thursday afternoons – for that week. • If you don’t have your Kickboard login info, please reach out to Ms. Hunt.
Homework • Homework is recorded daily by the student in each class using their planner. ** Please encourage planner use at home! • Homework can be viewed on Infinite Campus the day it is assigned, along with any notes left by the teacher. • One day late is 10% off. • Second day late is 50% off. • On the third day, no credit is given. (This does not apply to absences.) How you can help your student • Encourage your student to e-mail us from their AA e-mail if they have questions about their homework • Check Infinite Campus every day • We try to make time for students to do this each day • Check their planner first • See that homework is done – but do not correct it.
GO Math Student Learning tools Consumable Textbooks are used daily in class. They should never come home in full book form. We may have students tear out a page to bring home. Math Manipulatives are part of daily lessons. There are hands on tools to help kids “see and build” the math understanding. Math Boards are used daily to help students show their problem solving work when working problems in class. Grab and Go is a math center concept that includes math books, games, and other fun ways to take the math concepts deeper and allow the kids time to play with math.
Language Arts- Mrs. Foery and Ms. Ericson Mr. Tucket (Sp) Sherlock Holmes (CK) Little Women (CK) Frederick Douglass (CK) The Secret Garden (CK) Novels Shakespeare/ A Midsummer Night's Dream Myths, Legends & Folktales Sayings & Phrases Other Literature
Language Arts with Mrs. Foery and Ms. Ericson Continued Spelling • Spalding Spelling utilizes spelling rules within the English Language to help students identify how to spell unfamiliar words and improve oral fluency in reading. Grammar • Used for daily grammar and writing instruction • DLI (Daily Language Instruction) and Hake Writing • Use of Step-Up to Writing, Hake and Spalding curricula • Uses the writing process of brainstorming, prewriting, writing, revising, editing, and publishing • Graded using the Step-Up to writing rubrics • The full rubric may not always be used for every assignment
Language Arts Grading Reading - 35% Writing – 35% Spelling/Vocabulary – 15% Grammar- 15%
Language Arts Technology • Microsoft Forms • Vocabulary assessments • Comprehension quizzes • Students will be using their one–to–one computers for various in class assignments, homework, and projects including but not limited to: • Book Reports • Publishing Writing pieces • Research-based projects • One Note • Various activities including • Note Taking
History with Mrs. Winder • Mapping Review • World Lakes • Renaissance • Reformation • European Exploration • Maya, Aztec, Inca Civilizations • Westward Expansion Before the Civil War • The Civil War • Westward Expansion After the Civil War • Medal of Honor Character Development Program
History Grading • Assignments 40% • Assessments 60%
What to Expect • Most class work will be assessible through OneNote • History Notebook for other work • Homework will be sent home no more than three times a week • 15 minute maximum on homework • Hand written journals for some units • Cooperative learning projects in class
Technology Usage in History • One Note – used almost every day for various types of assignments, note taking, and preparation for tests • 50% of work will be turned in digitally • Power Point/Sway • Movie Maker • Timeline Creator • Google Earth • Guided research leading to independent research • Virtual Field Trips
Science with Mrs. Stainbrook • Units: • What is Science? • STEM Sept 19-Oct 10 • Outdoor Ed. Oct 21-23 • Matter and Its Interactions • Human Body Systems (puberty 2 day) • STEM Jan 30-Feb 24 • Movement of energy in Organisms and Ecosystems • Earth’s Systems and Human Impact • Space…The Final Frontier Outdoor Education October 21-23 at Stone Canyon Outdoor Edventure Center in Larkspur, CO Information meeting Wednesday September 11, 6:30pm Cafeteria
ADI Science Education and NGCC What to expect • Science students need time to think (wait time) • Allow students time to explore • Science depends on peer collaboration and review- everyone gets a voice and a seat at the table • Based on an effort to understand and explain the world around us • Both math and science will have some inquiry/constructivism activities and learning paths • Kids who have a deep vocabulary and have practiced writing scientific arguments commonly score exceptionally well on standardized testing
Science Grading • Assessments – 30% • Vocabulary quizzes, unit tests • Content practice 30% • Homework, warmups, projects, daily work • Science Practices 40% • ADI Labs, Lab reports, writing, annotating articles, models, graphs
Types of Technology Used in Science • One Note- much of our supplementary reading will be posted and questions and some notes will be completed there. • We will occasionally use Mystery Science videos and do research on certain scientific sites. • Students will use their science notebook for recording lab information, taking notes, studying for tests, and doing research.
