Welcome to Open House

1. Welcome to Open House

2. Class Website http://carolwooten.weebly.com

3. Math and Science • High expectations • Fast paced, challenging • Hands-on and based on real life • Inquiry-based science instruction • Utilization of science notebooks

4. Homework • Assigned on a weekly basis • All work needs to be shown to receive full credit • Examples of math homework assignments: math contract, Problem of the Week, Quia homework. www.quia.com

5. Differentiation and Instruction • Pre-assessment for each unit of instruction • Differentiated math groups based on pre-assessment results • Varying assignments and assessments to meet student needs • Flexible grouping by standard • Math group meetings with teacher • Focus on learning styles • Hands-on, inquiry-based

6. Mathematics Curriculum • Common Core • Specific standards can be found on my website under the “Curriculum” link.

7. Fifth Grade Curriculum Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Write and interpret numerical expressions. • Analyze patterns and relationships. Number and Operations in Base Ten • Understand the place value system. • Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths. Number and Operations—Fractions • Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions. Measurement and Data • Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. • Represent and interpret data. • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition. Geometry • Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems. • Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

8. Sixth Grade Curriculum Ratios and Proportional Relationships • Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems. The Number System • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions. • Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples. • Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers. Expressions and Equations • Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions. • Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities. • Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables. Geometry • Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume. Statistics and Probability • Develop understanding of statistical variability. • Summarize and describe distributions

9. Science Curriculum • Motion and Design • Human Body Systems • Ecosystems • Weather

10. Contact Information Email: cwooten@wcpss.net Phone: (919) 856-7676 Carol Wooten, M.Ed., NBCT Hunter Elementary, Fifth Grade Kenan Fellow Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

11. Thank you for attending the Hunter GT Magnet Elementary Open House!