Welcome To Back To School Night 5 th Grade/2013-2014

1. Welcome To Back To School Night 5th Grade/2013-2014 Kim Brooks Christina Cunningham Tracey Heuer Lori Montgomery

2. Daily Schedule • Every subject every day for 45-50 minutes depending on the day • Recess 10:28-10:48 • Lunch 12:10-12:50 • P.E. M, T, W, & F 1:40-2:05 • Music—Tues. 9:45 – 10:25 and Fri. 8:00-8:40

3. Common Core Curriculum Standards The Common Core Curriculum Standards (CCCS) are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.

4. CCCS Goals • Designed to ensure the skills necessary to communicate and operate in today’s universal and digital world through the fostering of critical thinking and problem solving. • Foster the acquisition of knowledge through multiple sources with an emphasis on information sharing through technology .

5. In the Classroom • Depth of learning: research, evidence, justification • Partner/Group collaboration • More project-based learning • Use of multiple sources • Use of technology

6. CCCS English/Language Arts Standards Across All Subjects • Demonstrate independence. • Build strong content knowledge. • Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline. • Comprehend as well as critique. • Value evidence. • Use technology and digital media strategically and capably. • Come to understand other perspectives and cultures.

7. English/Language Arts in Homeroom • Spelling/Vocabulary – Words on the Vine • Writing conventions and editing • Grammar skills

8. English/Language Arts • Our focus will be on reading strategically for greater understanding. • Reading to a greater depth and complexity of ideas. • Recognizing organizational structures of text. • Moving beyond “I know” to “This is how I know based on the evidence…” • Evaluating what is read by thinking critically about the author’s intention, prior knowledge, what has already been stated, etc.

9. ELA continued • Communicating through discussion, group work, writing and presentations. • Writing brief summaries, narratives, and responses to literature

10. Science Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) adopted 2013 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Earth’s Place in the Universe Earth’s Systems Earth and Human Activity Matter and Its Interactions Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions Energy Engineering Design

11. Social Studies Gathering relevant information from a variety of sources both independently and collaboratively for research Compare and contrast people, customs, traditions and regions of Early America through the American Revolution In depth study of the cause and effect relationships which link to historical events Topic focus: The First Americans, Age of Explorations, Life in the Colonies, Causes of the American Revolution In depth focus, information gathering and research on: The Role of Slavery in Colonial North America and Understanding the Declaration of Independence

12. Mathematics • Develop an inquiry relationship with math. • Work on mathematical tasks that are complex, involve more than one method, and often, not always, represent real world problems and applications. • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. • Reason abstractly and quantitatively. • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. • Model with visual representations and mathematics.

13. Math Content: Students will work on math tasks which begin with a foundational understanding and be provided the opportunity to reach a high ceiling – so that students are constantly challenged and working at the most appropriate level. We will move through the math textbook so that similar concepts will align and build on each other. Look for assignments that require your child to show their work and explain in writing how they arrived at the answer. Students will be asked to talk about and prove their understanding of various concepts.

14. Writing The writing components will be shared across the subject areas Language Arts - Summary, Narrative , and Response to Literature/Opinion writing Social St. and Science – focused Research Reports and Opinion Writing. Math – Math Journals

15. Programs/Field Trips • October/January - Ocean Institute • November - Pacific Marine Mammal Center • March – 5th Grade State Fitness Test • April/June--Walk Through the American Revolution • Spring 2014 – Griffith Observatory (TBA) • June – Family Life program • June—Doheny Beach (5th grade only)

16. Communication • Teacher websites • Progress Reports (bi-monthly) • Emails • Report cards • Conferences

17. Self Evaluation Key: 4 = always 3 = usually 2 = sometimes 1 = I can improve 1. My binder is organized……………………………………………………… 1 2 3 4 2. I complete my assignments on time ………………………………………. 1 2 3 4 3. I listen carefully and pay attention ………………………………………… 1 2 3 4 4. I treat others with courtesy and respect …………………………………… 1 2 3 4 5. I put my very best effort into my work ……………………………………. 1 2 3 4 6. I proofread my work before turning it in …………………………………. 1 2 3 4 7. My work is done neatly …………………………………………………….. 1 2 3 4 8. I use my time wisely …………………………………………………………. 1 2 3 4 9. I ask the teacher for help/clarification when needed …………………….. 1 2 3 4 10. I have missing assignments or 0’s since the last progress report. YES or NO 11. I am doing well in _________________ because _____________________________ 12. I would like to improve in _______________________________________________ 13. I can do this by _________________________________________________________ 14. Since the last progress report, I’ve learned _________________________________ 15. Since the last progress report, ____________________________________________ is the best thing that has happened to me! 16. _________________________________________________ is my goal for next week!

18. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Teacher Evaluation O = Outstanding S = Satisfactory U = Unsatisfactory Classroom Behavior: ___________ Work Habits: __________ Homework__________

19. Conferences Fall Conferences : Oct. 29th – Nov. 1st Spring: Mar. 24-28 (Spring conferences are on an “as needed” basis and will not be scheduled for all students.) Please sign up for a Spring Conference in your child’s homeroom tonight.

20. Thank you very much for attending tonight We look forward to working with you throughout the school year