welcome to 5 th grade! back to school night september 7, 2012
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Welcome to 5 th Grade! Back to School Night September 7, 2012. Ms. Fenton. Tonight’s Topics. Introduction Schedule Homework Grading Scale State Assessments Class Constitution & Behavior Management6th Grade Curriculum & Common Core Fieldtrips Recess Communication!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ms. Fenton
Welcome to 5th Grade!
Back to School Night
September 7, 2012
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Tonight’s TopicsTonight’s Topics
Introduction Schedule Homework Grading Scale State Assessments Class Constitution & Behavior Management6th
Grade Curriculum & Common Core Fieldtrips Recess Communication!
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Blessed Sacrament parishioner Taught in New York City private
schools in Preschool-6th Grade
Waldorf School of Garden City, Westhampton Beach HS
Quinnipiac University, B.S. Marketing Fordham University, M.S.T., B-6
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My Teaching PhilosophyMy Teaching Philosophy
I love teaching and I believe all students can learn.
I am passionate about the lives we touch in this profession.
Diversity and collaboration in the classroom is basic to the development of high-order thinking.
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Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated Instruction
Multiple approaches to content, process and product
Qualitative rather than quantitative Student centered Blends whole class, group and
individual instruction Flexible grouping Learn the same standards in
different ways
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Our Schedule: The BasicsOur Schedule: The Basics Please be prompt! All students must be
in the cafeteria by 8 am
Dismissal is at 3:00 p.m.
Half-day dismissal, generally speaking, is 11:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted
Consult the school calendar and the weekly planner for important reminders
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What is a Brain Break?What is a Brain Break?
Quick and effective way too Activateo Re-energizeo And stimulateLearners
• Interspersed throughout the day
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The Common Core: The Common Core: What Is It?What Is It?
A common set of standards for the nation
A more coherent progression of learning expectations in ELA and Math instruction
Designed to prepare students, K – 12, for college and career success
Informed by other top-performing countries to prepare students for the global economy
Evidence-based
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Common Core & Common Core & AssessmentsAssessments
State assessments Benchmark assessments Authentic Assessments Summative Assesments: Chapter
Tests Continuous formative assessments
– Teacher questioning– Discussions– Learning activities– Conferences– Student reflections
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Mathematics Curriculum: 5Mathematics Curriculum: 5thth GradeGrade
• 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.
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Math and Common CoreMath and Common Core Building skills and conceptual
understanding
Problem solving ability
Increased expectations for depth of understanding
Increased focus on applications of mathematics concepts of solve real world problems
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Texts and other MaterialsTexts and other Materials
In an effort to build conceptual understanding rather than teach isolated skills, we will use the following texts:o Teaching Student Centered Mathematicso Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching
Developmentallyo enVision Math series
We will also make use of virtual and concrete manipulatives to scaffold student understanding
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Math AssessmentsMath Assessments
Students will be assessed through Authentic Assessments:Performance
tasks Daily Warm-Ups (Do Nows) Classwork Quizzes Traditional ChapterTests
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Sample Performance TaskSample Performance Task
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ELA and Common CoreELA and Common Core
Reading and writing informational texts
Comprehension of texts, including analysis for credible evidence and sound reasoning
Explicit teaching of the 3 types of writing
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NonfictionTexts and other NonfictionTexts and other materialsmaterials Who Was Jackie Robinson?
(Gail Herman , Nancy Harrison, and John O’Brien)
The Story of the Negro League Baseball (Kadir Nelson)
Who Was Thomas Elva Edis?: (Margret Frith, John O’Brien, and Nancy Harrison)
The Phantom Tollbooth: Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer
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NonfictionTexts and other NonfictionTexts and other materialsmaterials Who Was Louis Armstrong?
(Yona Zeblis McDonough, John O’Brien, and Nancy Harrison)
Poem: Casey at the Bat (Ernest Lawrence Thayer)
Listen to Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra as a class
How Writers Work: Finding a Process That works for You (Ralph Fletcher)
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Texts and other materialsTexts and other materials
In an effort to provide students with meaningful and rigorous learning opportunities in ELA, we will not depend on a textbook this year.
Instead, your students will be expected to read actual texts thoughtfully and analytically!
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ELA AssessmentsELA Assessments
Creation of projects and original documents to demonstrate understanding
Formal tests
Classwork
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Writing RubricWriting Rubric
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Religion: The SacramentsReligion: The Sacraments
Objective:To understand the
seven sacraments fulfilled in the New Testament and the celebration of life through God’s teachings.
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Religion AssessmentsReligion Assessments
Assessments are modeled after previous ADNY exams.
While this format may be more rigorous than previous tests, they are designed to make students more comfortable and confident with the format and expectations.
True or False Multiple Choice Vocabulary Matching Essay
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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55thth Grade Social Studies: Grade Social Studies: Western HemisphereWestern Hemisphere
Social Studies is linked to literacy skills in the Common Core
The topics we will cover include:
Geography of The United States , Canada, and Latin America
Exploration of 13 Original Colonies
Western Expansion- The Oregon Trail, Manifest Destiny Debate
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HomeworkHomework
Homework reinforces what is being taught in the classroom.
Greater workload in preparation for middle school and high school
Students will most likely have homework in each subject every night
All students may not have the same assignments
– Reinforcement– Reteaching– Challenge/extension
assignments
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Missing AssignmentsMissing Assignments
Missing assignments will requireo No homework
formo Parent, student
signatureo Plan to
complete the assignment by next day
o 20 point penalty
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Test PolicyTest Policy
Missing tests will requireo Students to be
expected to take the test on the day of return
o Absence Note from Parent/Doctor
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Assessment/Grading Scale
Tests . . . ……….40%
Projects/Essay….10%
Class work & Participation…….20%
Homework…….. 10%
Quizzes . . . . . . 20 %
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55thth Grade State Grade State AssessmentsAssessments
This year, your children are expected to take 1 state assessment:
1. Religion
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How will we prepare?How will we prepare?
Formal tests modeled after state assessments
*Exception: ELA and Math
Test prep lessons & activities
Rigorous lesson and activities designed to build conceptual understanding
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Class ConstitutionClass Constitution
1. Respect others
2. Respect ourselves
3. Respect our property
4. Respect the learning environment
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Behavior ReportBehavior Report
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RewardsRewards
Work for prizes as teams to reinforce sense of community
Prize Bucket:o 1 extra point on a quiz o 2 points on a testoHomework choiceoChoice JoboGrab bag
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ConsequencesConsequences
First Warning
Second Warning: Behavior Reflection
Third Warning: Behavior Reflection + Visit Mrs. Engel + 1
ticket removed
Repeat Offenses: Meeting with parents
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ConsequencesConsequences
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FieldtripsFieldtrips
To be determined…
suggestions welcomed!
- Historical Society Museum
- Rose Hall-Planetarium
- Lincoln Center The Arts and Farmer’s Market
- Food Bank/Soup Kitchen
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RecessRecess
•20 minutes
•No items from home
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CommunicationCommunication
Working together is key!
I am available before and after school by appointment.
I’m looking forward to working with you and your children this year!
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Questions, Comments, Questions, Comments, ConcernsConcerns