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Schedules, Policies, and Curriculum 2013 Mrs. Perry 5 th grade. Our Schedule. Recess 10:00 Lunch 11:55 – 12:30 Monday Art 8:40 – 9:20 Music 9:20 – 10:00 Tuesday Dance 8:40 – 9:20 Wednesday PE 10:55 - 11:35. Classroom Management. Individual: Participation Points 3 strikes
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Our Schedule • Recess 10:00 • Lunch 11:55 – 12:30 • Monday • Art 8:40 – 9:20 • Music 9:20 – 10:00 • Tuesday • Dance 8:40 – 9:20 • Wednesday • PE 10:55 - 11:35
Classroom Management • Individual: Participation Points • 3 strikes • Quiet signal • Verbal warning • Moved to quiet spot, co-op, or buddy room • Class: Marble Jar
Student Responsibilities • Assignments - Students are responsible for turning in finished work each day. Any unfinished work becomes homework and is due the next day. • Planner - Completed daily together, the planner lists all assignments and homework. • Parent Folder - Students take home on Friday, return on Monday. • Supplies - Students are responsible for replenishing their school supplies when they get low. Pencils, erasers, and paper are quickly used. Thank you!
Homework In Grades 4-5, the district guideline for homework is two to four assignments weekly, each lasting 15-45 minutes. The purpose of homework is to reinforce previously taught concepts and develop study habits. Monday - Thursday • unfinished work • practice spelling words, read 20 minutes • math or language practice sheets as assigned • book reports/research projects will require work at home
Late Work Policy • Repeated incidences of late work will result in lowered marks for Lifelong Learning Skills. Percent of missing/late assignments will be noted in report card comments. • Weekly progress report will list missing assignments. • Work missed due to excused absences will be given equal number of days to make up (e.g., 3 days absent, work due 3 days later). due 3 days later
Communication • Daily planner • Weekly parent folder • Weekly progress report • Mrs. Perry’s webpage • Email is best for questions/concerns
Parent Folder • Parent folder goes home every Friday – please return on Monday • Contains work done throughout the week • Also important papers from the school/PTA/teacher
Volunteers • Copying, laminating • Field trip chaperones • Holiday Hats • Biz Town • 5th grade party
English Language Arts • Reading • Houghton Mifflin anthology • Fiction/Non Fiction paired passages • Scholastic News • Novel studies • Literature Circles • Book reports by genre • Vocabulary • Analogies • Greek/Latin roots • Figurative Language • Grammar
Writing • Narrative, Argument, Informative • Writers’ Workshop • Scored on 6 traits of writing (organization, voice, ideas, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions) • Step Up to Writing model for expository writing
Math • enVision MATH – Core Curriculum • Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Interpret algebraic expressions • Analyze patterns • Number and Operations in Base Ten • Understand place value system • Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and decimals • Number and Operations – Fractions • Perform operations with fractions
Math cont. • Measurement and Data • Represent and interpret data • Volume • Geometry • Graph points on coordinate plane • Classify two-dimensional figures based on attributes
Science • The Scientific Method topics of study during the year: • Earth/Space: Motion and Design • Life: Ecosystems • Physical: Magnets and Motors
Social Studies • Daily Geography • History Alive • Tri 1: Geography, Native Americans, Exploration, and Colonial Life • Tri 2: The American Revolution, the Constitution • Tri 3: Westward Expansion, Civil War • States studied by region • CBA – Classroom Based Assessment - topic is “Causes of Conflict”
Technology Computer Lab – weekly • Math practice and extensions • Word, Excel, PowerPoint instruction • Research • Organization • Methodology • Ethics • Citing sources • Assessment • Math topic tests • MAPs • MSP
Question and Answer Time please sign up for a conference time before you leave