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Welcome! Buck Lake 5th Grade Curriculum Night 2011

Welcome! Buck Lake 5th Grade Curriculum Night 2011. Fifth Grade Team. Ms. Brittle Mrs. Hamilton/ Ms. Hein Mr. Jeffries Mrs. Stephens Mrs. Vicks Mrs. Adams (Trilogy Project ). Welcome Mrs. Tricquet. Volunteers FERPA Field trips Attendance Policies. District DRESS CODE.

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Welcome! Buck Lake 5th Grade Curriculum Night 2011

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  1. Welcome! Buck Lake 5th Grade Curriculum Night 2011

  2. Fifth Grade Team • Ms. Brittle • Mrs. Hamilton/ Ms. Hein • Mr. Jeffries • Mrs. Stephens • Mrs. Vicks • Mrs. Adams (Trilogy Project)

  3. Welcome Mrs. Tricquet • Volunteers • FERPA • Field trips • Attendance Policies

  4. DistrictDRESS CODE • Policy information has been sent home • No short shorts or short skirts • No tube tops • No spaghetti strap tops • No hats in the classrooms

  5. Special 5th Grade Activities • School Safety Patrols • Spelling Bee (October) • WBLS News • Science Fair Help Night (Dec.) • Science Fair (tentative date- February 17, 2012) • Tropicana Speech Contest (November-December) Speeches written by every student and presented in homeroom class

  6. 5th Grade Field Trips Please be sure to turn in your child's Activity Fee money! • Challenger Learning Center Date- TBA • Brogan date TBA • Nutcracker date TB -End of the YEAR trip (to be paid separately) May 8, 2012 *Cost included in Activity Fee

  7. AIMS WEB • Baseline testing for reading and math • Three times per year • Used for progress monitoring

  8. 5th Grade Schedule Generic Schedule- times vary slightly

  9. Reading/ Literature Groups Instructional Materials: • Reading Mastery/Corrective Reading • “Imagine It!” (Story read multiple times) • SRA Imagine It eSuite on line. • Content Leveled Readers • Children’s literature books

  10. Reading/ Literature cont. Grades Consist of: • Reading Class folder • Class Discussion and Participation • In-class reading activities • Assigned homework • Weekly comprehension tests

  11. Reading/ Literature cont. Assignments/Activities: • Skill work related to “Imagine It!” story/Language Arts • Develop vocabulary, reading strategies, and writing skills • Comprehension test/spelling/vocabulary test /fluency check/grammar • Chapter work in novels • Outside reading with AR • Book Reports

  12. Math Instructional materials used: • Go Math Textbook, Go Math Practice Workbook (for home and school) • Sunshine Math—great thinking problems • Math Manipulatives (hands-on learning)

  13. Math cont. Assignments/Activities: • Go Math and other sources--Problem Solving • Hands-On Concept Development Grades Consist of: • Folder work • Quizzes/ Tests • Homework/Participation Immediate Concern: We need YOUR help with times table mastery! Please use “times” cards at home.

  14. Science Units Covered: • Nature of Science, Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, Natural Resources and the Environment, Technology and Society. Instructional Materials: • Houghton Mifflin Science Series- Fusion • AIMS Active Learning • GEMS Series

  15. Science Continued Activities/Assignments: • Hands-on Experiments and Investigations • Projects • Science Vocabulary • Science Fair Investigation Grades Consist of: • Folder check/ Notebook check • Unit Tests • Class and home Projects/Labs

  16. ON-LINE SOURCES for math, science and reading Math and Science WWW-K6.THINKCENTRAL.COM Reading WWW.SRAIMAGINEIT.COM

  17. Social Studies Project driven Instructional Materials Used: • Houghton Mifflin Social Studies • “We the People” • Atlas, Almanac • Time for Kids • “America the Beautiful” other Social Studies web-sites

  18. Social Studies continued Activities/Assignments: • US History • Civics / Current Events (WHAZ UP?) • State Research Grades Consist of: • Social Studies assignments • Teacher made civics tests • Social Studies folder check

  19. Writing Activities/Assignments: Students will receive writing instruction in ALL content areas. Grades consist of: Tropicana Speech Contest (November/ December) Practice Prompts across the Curriculum WUR

  20. April 16, 2012 We WILL be ready! FCAT

  21. SUCCESSMAKER Daily individualized sessions for 35 minutes for reading and math.

  22. Homework Policies • Late homework will not be accepted. • Accommodations will be made for individual circumstances • It is in the STUDENT’S responsibility to ask for work and notes that are missed due to an absence

  23. Communication • Planner is KEY • Fifth Grade Teacher Web Sites on Bucklake’s Homepage: • http://teacherweb.com/FL/BuckLakeElementarySchool/The5thGradeTeam/apt1.aspx • E-Mail • Parent Letters • Homework Folders

  24. Conferences… will be set-up as needed. Please contact the homeroom teacher if you would like to request a conference.

  25. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS Index cards are available on tables. Please write down questions. Include your contact information. Thanks for coming! 

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