Welcome to Team 5AA family of learners that support each

otherOur Daily Schedule• 8:50-9:30 IR• 9:30-10:50 Academic #1• 10:50-11:30 Recess/Lunch• 11:30-12:50 Academic #2• 12:50-2:10 Academic #3*• 2:10-2:50 Specials• 2:50-3:35 Activity Period

Snack Time

12:50-1:00

• Inquiry-based

• 4 Units taught in quarters 2 and 3

• Ecosystems

• Sound and Light

• Forces and Motion

• Solar System

•Grades based on Midterm and Final for each unit

Science

• 6 Units taught in quarters 1 and 4• Geography• American Indians• Government• Maya, Aztec, Inca & Mississipian

Civilizations• Lasting Legacies• Financial Literacy

•Grades based on midterm and final

Social StudiesA study of the regions

and people of the Western Hemisphere

Mission:

Develop and use important mathematical skills to help your child be successful in

life.

Expectations for Math

enVision 2.0

Math ContentTopic 1: Understanding Place Value

Topic 2: Add and Subtract Decimals to Hundredths

Topic 3: Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit

Whole Numbers

Topic 4: Use Models and Strategies to Multiply Decimals

Topic 5: Use Models and Strategies to

Divide Whole Numbers

Topic 6: Use Models and Strategies to

Divide Decimals

Topic 7: Use Equivalent Fractions to

Add and Subtract Fractions

Topic 8: Apply Understanding of Multiplication to Multiply Fractions

Topic 9: Apply Understanding of Division to Divide

Fractions

Topic 10: Understand Volume Concepts

Topic 11: Convert Measurements

Topic 12: Represent and Interpret Data

Topic 13: Algebra: Write and Interpret Numerical Expressions

Topic 14: Graph Points on the Coordinate Plane

Topic 15: Algebra: Analyze Patterns

and Relationships

Topic 16: Geometric Measurement: Classifying Two-Dimensional Figures

Math GradesCommon Assessments = 85%• Topic Tests (3-5 per quarter)

• Bechmark Tests (1 per quarter)

• Checkpoint Quizzes (2 per quarter)

Team Tasks = 15%• 1 per Topic

Reading and Writing Go Together• When students are learning about reading, they

are writing about their reading.• When students are learning about writing, they

are reading to improve their writing.Literacy

• Comprehending what is read• Read a balance of literary and informational

texts• Read and annotate texts• Writing using text evidence• Building Vocabulary• Collaborative small group work

English Language Arts

• Read a minimum of 1,000 pages per quarter

• Be prepared for 60 minutes of independent reading at school

• Have more than one independent reading book at school

• Participate in small group discussions during mini-lessons and guided reading

• Read and write at home

• Type in Googledocs

Literacy Expectations

• Lucy Calkins units of study in Writing and Reading Teachers College: Columbia University

• Planned as a 5th grade team

Reading Research• Major Findings• The amount of reading is related to reading

achievement• Reading at home = higher academic

achievement

Aligned to Literacy Common Core Standards

Gary SchmidtOctober 26, 2015

Author Visit

• Language = 15%• Guided Reading = 15%• Common Assessments = 70%

Orchard Grading Scale:A = 89.5% - 100%B = 79.5% - 89.4%C = 69.5% - 79.4%D = 59.5% - 69.4%F = 59.4% and below

One Literacy Grade

• Study Session before Math, Science and Social Studies tests• All assessments are based on Learning Targets

State Assessments• Literacy – April 19 & 20• Science – April 26 & 27• Math – Math 3 & 4

Assessments and Grading

Internet: Soon, grades will be available electronically for parents to view at home. More information will come from Mrs. Mineard when this is ready to view.

Report Cards: Sent home on a Friday for Q1, Q2, and Q3. Return the envelope signed with your child on Monday. Keep the contentsQ4 Report Card is mailed several days after the end of schoolSpecials Report Cards (Art, Music, PE) are completed by semester.

Conferences: Initially called by team teachers or administrators. Letters will be mailed so that those who receive may schedule. After, remaining times are open for any interested parents. We will accommodate any one interested in conferencing with us about your child.

Report Cardsand Conferences

•Pencils•Highlighter•Ruler•Eraser•Paper•Math White Binder

Homework Tool Kit

School / Team Rules• Be Positive

• Be Prompt• Be Polite• Be Prepared• Be

Productive• Be

Persistent

Agenda Book• Homework recorded

nightly• Assignment and

Behavior chart signed weekly by parent

• Consequences and Rewards

AgendasPurpose: To be used as an organizational tool by students and as a communication system by parents/families and teachers

They are to be signed each weekend by an adult.We check every Monday.

Reward- less than 6 signatures = Invitation to Quarterly Reward Party

Consequences for signatures:3 = call to parent6 = loss of Quarterly Reward Party9 (and every 3 after that)= after school detention in

cafeteria and parent has to pick up at 4:15pm12 = Administrators brought in for help

The good news… If your child is stressed by signatures, if s/he goes 5 days without one, s/he can bring the Agenda Book to a teacher, show her, and she will cross out one signature!!

Rewards• Punch Cards• Good Apples• Golden Apples

Communication with Team• Family Information

System• E-mail teachers• Notes sent in folder

**Children may not call home for missing supplies or forgotten

items.

Sign-ups / Announcements• Complete 3-2-1 sheet

• Leave your child a note

• Sign up for Halloween Party Spirit Wear in library

• Meet music teachers in the cafeteria at 7:30

Thank you for coming!

Have a great night.