WelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWolf’s Crossing - Fifth Wolf’s Crossing - Fifth

GradeGrade

Curriculum NightCurriculum Night

2015 - 20162015 - 2016

COMMON CORE• Focus on Acquiring, Analyzing, and

Synthesizing Information

• Backward Design

o What do students need to know???

o How do I get each student as far as they can

grow and go???

• Cross-Curricular

o Math, Science, and Social Studies are all part

of Reading and Writing

•ReadyGENo Trade Books

o Text Collection

o Sleuth

o Leveled Readers

o Reader’s and Writer’s Journal

•Scholastic News

•Battle of the Books (optional)

READING

VOCABULARY

• ReadyGEN

o Affixes & Root Words

• Social Studies

• Science

• Math

WRITING

ReadyGEN

• Module A – Narrative

• Module B – Informational

– Argumentative/Opinion

CONVENTIONS

ReadyGEN

• Parts of Speech

• Capitalization

• Punctuation

• Dialogue

• Etc…

*** Writing Sample ***

MY MATHEmphasis on multiplication, division, geometry, fractions

• Chapter Essential Question

• Problem of the Day

• Common Core Quick Checks

• Modeling / Independent Practice

• My Homework

• Chapter Tests

• Online

o ConnectEd

o Planet Turtle

I will be posting the ELA/Math

PowerPoint presented to parents in the gym before Curriculum Night on my

webpage tomorrow

MY MATHStudents switch classrooms• Placement based on:

o Previous Teacher Recommendationo 5th Grade Placement Testo Previous MAP scores

• On-Level Supporto Review / Reteach Activities

• Above Level Supporto Enrichment Activities

*** Continuous Progress Monitoring ***

PLANET TURTLE

• Username/password cards—distrib.• Aligned to Common Core State

Standards• Friendly competition or individual

practice• Reinforces concepts taught in

school

REMIND.COM• All 5th grade teachers have created

Remind accounts for their math students. If you did not sign up for an email or text message account, please contact your child’s math teacher to request another Remind form.

• I will no longer post math homework on my webpage since 5th grade is using Remind for math homework reminders.

MTSS (Formerly RtI)Dear Parents,

Your child’s success is important to us at Wolf’s Crossing. My goal is to ensure effective learning so that your child will have a positive learning experience this year.

Every child is unique. Every child learns and behaves differently. Different children need different academic and behavior strategies and interventions for success. In order to meet the needs of all of my students, our building has implemented tiers of support. In this tier, classroom teachers use strategies and materials for students who may need a little extra support. During this time, I will be frequently monitoring your child’s progress to ensure that interventions are being successful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

I am happy to assist in your child’s learning and look forward to great success.

 

Sincerely,

Joy Varney

SOCIAL STUDIES

Houghton-Mifflin • Westward Expansion

• Civil War

• New Nation / Early Twentieth Century

• Modern America Linking to Today

SCIENCEFOSS Hands-on Science

• Quarter 1 - Levers and Pulleys

• Quarter 2 - Landforms

• Quarter 3 - Ecosystems

• Quarter 4 - Ecology

*** Scientific Process***

STANDARDIZED TESTING

• STAR (3 times / year)o This Week – Reading

o This Week – Math

o Winter – (TBA)

o Spring – (TBA)

• PARCC—practice typing at home!o ELA/MATH TESTING—SPRING 2016 ONLY

(2 sessions)

HOMEWORK• Very Little Homework- if student

completes assigned work during class

• Absent Work-completed at home

• Late Work

o Late homework form

o Signature ONLY with completion

o Reduced grade for each day late

o 20 minutes required each night

GRADING• Effort / Completion

• Graded Papers

• Test / Quiz

• Assessment

GRADING / HOMEWORK POLICY

CONSEQUENCES Green Card - You are behaving as

expected

Yellow Card - Warning!

Orange Card – No recess/ fill out a Character Counts Think Sheet

Red Card - Visit to office AND Phone call home

 

VARNEY CLASSROOM RULES

1. Respect yourself, classmates, teachers, and school. 2. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. 3. Listen and follow directions the first time given. 4. Be prepared for school every day. 5. Raise your hand to be heard.

BEHAVIOR POLICY

• Students earn/spend money• Personal/group responsibility• Good economics learned through the process• Bi-Weekly Reports include:

Academic reports Report of school week’s completed workUpcoming units/events.Signature line for parent; report must be

returned on the next school day (usually Monday)

Bi-Weekly reports will be placed online on the Important Documents page if you’d like that information

BEHAVIOR POLICY- Continued

• Student’s responsibility to write down

assignments each day if classwork is not

completed by end of day

• Parent signature NOT required unless

student continually has late or incomplete

work

• Contains card with student access

information for ConnectEd (MyMath).

ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOK

Mid-Quarter Report

Current Grades

Any missing / absent work

PROGRESS REPORTS

VARNEY’S WEBPAGETo access my webpage, please go to the District webpage (sd308.org), then: • Click on the Schools tab to locate

Wolf’s Crossing • Open WC’s webpage• Click on the Teacher’s tab• Click on my name / webpage!

I try my best to update the homework page no later than 5PM. My webpage is extensive. Please utilize it! The ELA/Math PowerPoint and this one can be found in the Curriculum Night tab on my website.

THANK YOU FOR COMING!

Fall evening conferences: November 4th and 5th, 2015

Conference sign-up sheets will not come home until the second week in October

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns:

Joy Varney

Phone: 630.636.3752

Email: jvarney@sd308.org