Mrs. Brinker’s Fifth Grade Mrs. Brinker’s Fifth Grade ClassClass

Curriculum NightCurriculum Night 2011 - 20122011 - 2012

Feel free to write your child a note using the paper provided and a pencil from his or her desk.

Clip art from Discovery School.

IntroductionIntroduction

Brandi BrinkerBrandi Brinker Voice mail 415-4470Voice mail 415-4470 E-mail:E-mail:

bbrinker@pkwy.k12. mo.usbbrinker@pkwy.k12. mo.us

Philosophy: Teach the whole Philosophy: Teach the whole child by building relationshipschild by building relationships

Every child Every child deserves the best deserves the best educationeducation

Differentiation Differentiation Every child can be Every child can be

successfulsuccessful Inquiry Inquiry It takes a village to It takes a village to

raise a childraise a child

Helping children to Helping children to feel safe, feel safe, connected, and connected, and valued will build valued will build upon their upon their academic success.academic success.

ReadingReading

Reader’s WorkshopReader’s Workshop– book clubsbook clubs– instructional/ independent instructional/ independent – graphic organizersgraphic organizers– journal responses and journal responses and

discussions to demonstrate discussions to demonstrate thinking thinking

– multiple genresmultiple genres Read AloudsRead Alouds

- modeling- modeling

Reading at home 20-30 minutes every night.

WritingWriting Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s Workshop

- narrative, expository, - narrative, expository, persuasivepersuasive

- writing process- writing processpieces we compose will pieces we compose will

take several weeks to completetake several weeks to complete

- revising and editing- revising and editinggoal is to encourage goal is to encourage

self editing daily work for self editing daily work for spelling, capitalization, and spelling, capitalization, and punctuationpunctuation

- writing conventions - writing conventions (grammar and (grammar and mechanics)mechanics)

- handwriting: legible - handwriting: legible Writing activities at home when assigned.

Word StudyWord Study Mini lessons on Mini lessons on

strategies, patterns, strategies, patterns, meaning, usage, spellingmeaning, usage, spelling

Spelling- patterns and Spelling- patterns and principles, identifying principles, identifying misspelled words, editing misspelled words, editing all work for spellingall work for spelling

--accountableaccountable words words spelled correctly in daily spelled correctly in daily and published workand published work

Grammar- mini lessons in Grammar- mini lessons in writer’s workshop and writer’s workshop and word studyword study

Vocabulary-introduced in Vocabulary-introduced in all content areas, and all content areas, and infused throughout the infused throughout the dayday

MathMath Investigations Investigations

Second EditionSecond Edition - problem solving - problem solving

through multiple through multiple strategiesstrategies

- focus on - focus on questioning questioning student’s thinking student’s thinking process and process and encourage encourage multiple solutionsmultiple solutions

- struggle is okay- struggle is okay

- students will bring home unit packet frequently

ScienceScience Units: Environments, Units: Environments,

Levers and Pulleys, Levers and Pulleys, Earth,Moon,&Sun, Earth,Moon,&Sun, Mixtures and SolutionsMixtures and Solutions

- conducting a fair test- conducting a fair test

- inquiry approach- inquiry approach Packets for notes, study Packets for notes, study

aids, and science journalaids, and science journal

Social StudiesSocial Studies

History of United History of United States (pre-States (pre-Columbian to Columbian to Constitution)Constitution)

- History Alive!- History Alive! - multiple - multiple

perspectivesperspectives- infuse reading, - infuse reading, writing, and map writing, and map reading skillsreading skills

Packets and Packets and notebook for notebook for notes, study notes, study aids, process aids, process thinking, and thinking, and creativitycreativity

Homework: An Evening Homework: An Evening Learning OpportunityLearning Opportunity

Assignment planners: fill out dailyAssignment planners: fill out daily Classroom website Classroom website 45 min. - 1 hour nightly including 20-45 min. - 1 hour nightly including 20-

30 minutes of reading 30 minutes of reading Try, try, try- it is learning, not masteryTry, try, try- it is learning, not mastery Homework/absence proceduresHomework/absence procedures Success cardsSuccess cards Monday papersMonday papers

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Class WebpageClass Webpage

Assignments postedAssignments posted What is going on in the What is going on in the

classroom/schoolclassroom/school Upcoming dates/eventsUpcoming dates/events Helpful links Helpful links Email LinkEmail Link Access through Parkway School Access through Parkway School

District or Mason Ridge website.District or Mason Ridge website.http://www.pkwy.k12.mo.us

Special Fifth Grade Special Fifth Grade ActivitiesActivities

Arts Partners: Colonial Life March 6-9thArts Partners: Colonial Life March 6-9th

African Drumming: November 18African Drumming: November 18thth JA BizTown October 20JA BizTown October 20thth (sign up to volunteer) (sign up to volunteer) Shaw Nature Reserve September 8Shaw Nature Reserve September 8thth (sign up (sign up

to volunteer)to volunteer) Spring Service Learning (volunteers needed)Spring Service Learning (volunteers needed) End of the year eventsEnd of the year events

Parent-Teacher ConferencesParent-Teacher Conferences Nov. 15 and 17, 2011Nov. 15 and 17, 2011 March 6 and 8, 2012March 6 and 8, 2012

Please sign up in the Ramsey Center.Please sign up in the Ramsey Center.

Let me know if you need a different Let me know if you need a different time if times are not available those time if times are not available those days. days.

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Thank you!Thank you!

I look forward to working I look forward to working with you and your child with you and your child throughout the year!throughout the year!