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Curriculum Night 2015-2016

Welcome to Ms. Kelley's fifth-grade classroom at St. John School! With 19 years of experience, Ms. Kelley is dedicated to providing a well-rounded education for her students. This curriculum includes math, religion, reading, writing, music, PE, Spanish, science, and social studies. The curriculum is focused on differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every child. Ms. Kelley also values parent-teacher communication and encourages involvement in their child's learning through daily planners, checking work, and utilizing the Parent Portal.

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Curriculum Night 2015-2016

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  1. Curriculum Night 2015-2016 WELCOME Ms. Kristine Kelley Fifth Grade Teacher St. John School

  2. About me... Ms. Kristine Kelley My girls! B.A. in History of Art from University of Michigan (Go Blue!) M.A. in Education from Eastern Michigan University 19 years teaching experience Eighth year at St. John School Long time parishoner I’m married and have a 2 daughters here at St. John, Julia and Mimi.

  3. Typical Schedule • Morning • Math • Religion • Reading • Writing • Afternoon • Music, PE(T, TH) • Spanish (M&W) • Science/Social Studies

  4. Mathematics Math Groups- Differentiated to meet the needs of all children • Go Math! Common Core edition • Mathletics Units and online practice • Math Computation www.themathworksheetsite.comwww.mathletics.com www.xtramath.org • Problem SolvingFridays

  5. Religion • 7 sacraments-Blest Are We • Habits of Mind • Second Step • Daily prayer • Call to service • Ill and Homebound ministry • Prayers of intercessions for school liturgies

  6. Reading/Language Arts • Novels for Curriculum Integration (Fiction) • Pedro’s Journal by Pam Conrad • Morning Girl by Michael Dorris • The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis • My Brother Sam Is Dead by Collier & Collier • Non-Fiction Texts • Accelerated Reading Nightly

  7. Writing 6 Traits of Effective Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading, Publishing Writing across the curriculum – polished, provisional, readable Voyages in English – Writing and Grammar Text Spelling – weekly tests with Spelling City

  8. Social Studies – U.S. History • Exploration of the Americas - Galleon Simulation • Colonial America - Colonial Boston: A Struggle for Independence Storypath • US Geography • Branches of the Government

  9. Science & theScientific Method Next Generation Standards for Fifth Grade: • Matter and Its Interactions • Motion and Stability • Molecules to Organisms • Earth and Human Activity** • Ecosystems and Energy • Earth’s Place in the Universe** ** Field Trips in the works!

  10. Homework Let go…but be the safety net! About 50 minutes each day Nearly every day… • Accelerated Reading • Math practice • Spelling • Work not completed in class Also, the occasional long-term project Check the Parent Portal for test/assignment scores and any missing work. Aim for the Eagle Award!

  11. Grading Policy/ Evaluations Practice Work • Homework = effort score • Skill work in class • +, ✓, - scores Evaluation Work • Skill Mastery (quizzes, tests, projects, reports, certain indicated assignments) • Percentage Scores Test Retakes • Any test with a grade lower than 80% can be retaken. • Simply have your child a Request to Retest form. • Generally re-takes can be done either before or after school on Wednesdays within 2 weeks of receiving the test back.

  12. HOW YOU CAN HELP

  13. Initial your child’s planner nightly

  14. Look at work in the Boomerang Folder and sign off

  15. Check PowerSchool Parent Portal for progress and missing work

  16. What you see on the Parent Portal…

  17. Parent Portal 101 Different categories carry different weights All scores are averaged. Beware the skewed data! All scores read as grades (even practice work) M = missing assignment = score of 0 (check with me regarding absences) L= late assignment Missing work due to absences will read as M. Help your child follow up! My NO NAME file is usually chock full! Like Mary Poppins, I am practically perfect in every way…but practically is the key word

  18. Help your child schedule test retakes

  19. Monitor Spelling City, AR points and math fact practice

  20. Parent/Teacher/Student Communication • Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences • E-mail: kkelley@stjohnsea.org • Phone: 206-783-0337 x 346 • Weekly Teacher Tidbits and Reflections • Website updates: www.stjohnsea.org

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