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Open House for 5th Grade classroomTRANSCRIPT
Open HouseMr. HopperMrs. Hunt
Ms. Reynolds
Math Curriculum• New Eureka Math program aligned with
Common Core Standards
• Math Fluency
• Sprints
• Skip Counting
• Playing with Patterns
• Math Website
• Games
• Flipped Lessons
• Challenges
• TenMarks for Homework
• Units of study divided into 6 modules.
• Place Value and Decimal Fractions
• Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations
• Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
• Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions
• Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area
• Problem Solving with the Coordinate Plane
Reading Curriculum• Read Aloud
• Wonder
• Consistent between classes
• Use of nonfiction and fiction genres.
• Comparing and contrasting across texts with similar themes or ideas.
• Direct instruction with teacher; novel discussion groups; individual reading and partner practice.
• Reading is Thinking!! We will focus this year on discussing evidence from the text: (why do you think that?); (how does the author show you?); (what are you wondering about?); (how can you clarify?)
• Support students at home by asking these types of questions about their reading.
• Read to 25! Make sure students are reading – books, magazines etc.
Writing Curriculum• Spelling and Word Study:
• Generalizations will be taught this year. These will be based on the 6 syllable types. Practice with these types will occur in class and for homework.
• We will build vocabulary by studying prefixes, suffixes and roots as well as celebrating word choice. We share our love for words!!
• Forms of writing:
• Opinion/Argument
• Narrative
• Quick writes across subjects
• Paragraphs
• Report (short and extended)
• Reading responses
Kids Corner in the
Barrington Times
Social Studies Curriculum• Africa
• Blogging
• Europe & Russia
• Advertisements/Public Service Announcements
• East Asia
• West Asia
• Australia/Antartica
• World Geography
• Five Themes of Geography
• Location
• Place
• Region
• Human Impact on Environment
• Movement
• Project Based Units
• Acting, Technology, Creativity!
Science Curriculum• Units of study:
• Space (mass, density, gravity)
• Matter
• Weather
• Models and Designs
• Scientific method will be implemented in all units.
• Students will use science notebooks to record information as well as data and conclusions from experiments and explorations.
Numeracy Explorations & Writing during DEAR• Math intervention and enrichment.
During three blocks over the course of the week, teachers will meet with students based on needs.
• This will begin after NECAP in October.
• Grouping will change and will provide an opportunity for students to mix with other classes and teacher.
• Groupings will be determined based on class performance and assessments.
• We will be using DEAR time to provide students with further instruction in writing
• We will meet with our own homeroom classroom.
“Fair isn’t everybody getting the same thing. Fair is getting what YOU need to be successful!”
Homework Policy• Monthly Plan of expected homework.
• Agendas
• Morning routine: assignments written on the day that it is due
• Posted online on website as well
• Signed by parents for month of September
• Homework Heroes
• Missed Assignments
• Must still be completed, may cause increased homework on that night.
• Report impacted after three missed assignments
HRPride.weebly.com!
PBIS at HMS• Celebrating Success
• Taking a Break
• Reasonable Consequences
• Birthday Celebration Recesses• Health Food Guidelines/Peanut Free
NECAP & STAR• STAR Progress Monitor
• Math week of September 16th
• Reading week of September 23rd
• About 30 minutes
• Done three times per year
• For teacher use in lesson development
• NECAP
• Reading 10/1-10/3
• Math 10/8-10/10
• Writing 10/15-10/16
• Secret letters of support!
Parent-Teacher-Student Communication
• Portfolio sharing quarterly
• Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Sign-ups after presentation in homeroom
• Weekly Blogs
• Teacher Blog
• Student Blogs