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A Day in the Life of a Fifth Grader

A Day in the Life of a Fifth Grader. Ralph M. Captain Elementary Curriculum Night Tuesday , August 2 7 , 201 3. Introductions. Jennifer Crowley Teresa Manning Amanda Stephens Lena Benoit. Our Promise to You. We will work together with parents as partners in educating students.

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A Day in the Life of a Fifth Grader

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  1. A Day in the Life of a Fifth Grader Ralph M. Captain Elementary Curriculum Night Tuesday, August 27, 2013

  2. Introductions • Jennifer Crowley • Teresa Manning • Amanda Stephens • Lena Benoit

  3. Our Promise to You... • We will work together with parents as partners in educating students. • We will plan as a team for collaboration and consistency. • We will create an environment where students learn from mistakes, have natural consequences, and assume personal responsibility.

  4. Our Daily Schedule 8:35 - 8:50 Arrival 8:50 - 9:50 Writing Workshop/Word Study 9:50 - 10:50 Science/Social Studies 10:50 - 11:50 Specials 11:50 - 12:30 Lunch/Recess 12:30 - 1:50 Reading Workshop 1:50 – 3:20 Math 3:20 – 3:30 Planners and Dismissal

  5. Arrival - 8:35 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Students unload their backpacks, make a lunch choice and have all materials and assignments ready for the day.

  6. Writing - 8:50 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Materials: Writing Notebook, Writing Folder, Word Study Folder, Grammar Instruction Our Units:Poetry, Personal Narrative, Personal Essay, Research Based Argument Essay, Historical Fiction Story, Memoir

  7. Social Studies and Science 9:50 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Social Studies: Materials: Social Studies Notebook, Textbook, and other resources Our Units:Cultures Meet, Establishing Colonies,From Colonies to Country, and The New Nation Science: Materials: Science Notebook Our Units: Sun, Moon and Planets, Mixtures and Solutions, and Force and Motion

  8. Specials 10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Specials - Music, Spanish and P.E. Library - 1:10 - 1:40 Art – 9:50 – 10:50 Orchestra - First Year Violin/Viola: Mondays and Thursdays - 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Second Year Violin/Viola: Mondays and Thursdays - 10:50 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

  9. Recess and Lunch 11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Birthdays: Our grade level time for celebrating birthdays is 12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Several of our 5th grade students have peanut/tree nut allergies, so we would appreciate it if any treats brought are individually wrapped and nut free. This will allow all students to participate in our celebrations.

  10. Reading 12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Materials: Independent Reading Books, Book Club Books, Reading Notebook (Scrapbook)/Reading Log Our Units: Launching Reading Workshop: Agency and Independence, Reading for Justice and Power, Nonfiction, Reading Like a Fan (Author Study), Historical Fiction, Finding the Funny

  11. Math 1:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Materials: Math In Focus Textbook (5A and 5B), Math In Focus Workbook (5A and 5B), Math Notebook, Manipulatives, Online Math Resources accessible through the website

  12. Homework - After School Used to reinforce skills introduced in class and a learning tool to “spring-board” to the next lesson School Expectation: 50 – 60 minutes assuming assignments in class are completed in a timely manner. Daily Homework may include: • Reading • Word Study • Writing • Science or Social Studies Assignments • Math Homework • FASTT Math • Long Term Assignments • Planner Signed

  13. District Resources • DESE: • http://www.dese.mo.gov • School District of Clayton Website: • http://www.clayton.k12.mo.us • Common Core State Standards: • http://www.corestandards.org

  14. Other Topics of Interest School Pictures - Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Fall and Spring Conferences: • Monday, October 14, 2013 - Friday, October 18, 2013 • Monday, March 10, 2014 - Friday, March 14, 2014 Field Trips and Upcoming Events: • Wydown Visits - Fall and Spring • Cahokia - Friday, October 4, 2013 • Fifth Grade Hidden Valley Ski Trip - January 16, 2014 • Fifth Grade Swim Party - May 2014 • 5th Grade Promotion – Friday, May 30, 2014

  15. Thank you for attending! Questions are welcome!

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