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Introduction to Westside Intermediate

School’s 5th Grade

Mrs. BealeMrs. DiskinMrs. FenzelMiss GaulMrs. KaiserMrs. MessickMrs. Salmon Mrs. TerrellMrs. Willing

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Student Expectations• Attendance

• Assignments

• Participation Keep supplies stocked all year (paper & pencils) Come to class prepared

• Cooperation Large focus on group work this year

• More responsibility and independence Students are responsible for their own agenda

entries and sharing parent comments in the agenda. Students are responsible for bringing home their

graded assignments.

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PBIS SchoolPositive Behavioral

Interventionsand Supports

• Focus on and reward the Positive Behaviors of the students

• A system of Merits and Checks

• All data will be logged online at Class Dojo

• Dojo reports are sent every Friday for parents that have created an account

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Reading• Common Core = rigorous and relevant text

• Houghton Mifflin Reading• Reader’s Theater• Touchstones• Novels & Literature Circles• Jacob’s Ladder• Poetry Patrol • 20/20 Program

• Accelerated Reader Program – criteria and incentives

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Language Arts• Common Core Writing

Three types of writing: narrative, opinion, and informational

Writing apps two times a week Mini lessons in class

• Common Core Language Greek and Latin roots Fifth grade Tier 2 vocabulary words

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Math

• Following the Maryland Common Core Curriculum Standards

• Focus on encouraging writing in Math this year

• Integrated Math & Science concepts and projects (STEM)

• Assessments throughout the year; PARCC

• Focus on understanding Fractions, Percents and Decimals Knowing your facts is critical to success in the

math curriculum

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Science

• Curriculum aligned with Maryland’s Voluntary State Curriculum and The Next Generation Science Standards; encouraging use of reading strategies across the content areas

• Assessments throughout the year; MSA

• Cells and Microscopes

• Physics: including Force and Motion, Light, Energy, Magnetism, Electricity and Sound

• Rocks and Minerals

• Constructive and Deconstructive Forces

• Puberty

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Social Studies

• Curriculum aligned with Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum; encouraging use of reading strategies across the content areas

• Geography of the US

• Colonial America Review

• French and Indian War

• Causes and Effects of the Revolutionary War

• Flocabulary/Current Events

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Field Trips

• Fall – Smithsonian

• Spring – ??

• Chaperone positions are limited by space on the buses. Those who ride the buses with us are chosen on a first-come (and paid), first-served basis, or by random selection, depending on interest level

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Volunteers and Parent Involvement

• Special Events & Activities PTA events & fundraisers Fifth grade day and field day, etc.

• Chaperones on field trips

• Scheduled conference times