Math Envisions (Pearson) Video Clip Topics Website: www.pearsonrealize.com Student logins for work Problem Solving – focus on steps and written explanations Tests at the end of each Topic Email list Nightly Homework Missing homework – Miss morning meeting Difficult homework – write a note/send an email

Jackie Arbutina Room 253 jarbutina@rtmsd.org 610-627-7150 Welcome to 5th Grade! Jackie Arbutina Room 253 jarbutina@rtmsd.org 610-627-7150

Schedules 8:45 to 9:00: Arrive in the classroom 9:00 to 9:10: Morning Meeting 9:15 to 10:15: Math 10:15 to 11:05: Language Arts 11:05 to 11:55: Encore 11:55 to 12:45: Language Arts 12:45 to 1:00:  Words Their Way 1:00 to 1:50: Lunch/Recess 1:50 to 2:40: SS/Science 2:40 to 3:30: CE time

Responsive Classroom Morning meeting Predictable routines Logical consequences Collaborative problem solving Improve social skills Positive classroom climate Greater learner investment and independence

Classroom and School Expectations Be Ready Be Respectful Be Responsible

Field Trips Philadelphia John Chadd/Barns Briton House Franklin Institute

Homework Nightly Math: due the next day, reinforce concepts we have studied and mastered; Khan Academy Weekly: 2 KidBiz articles Reading each day: log carefully Unfinished work from the day Miss Morning Meeting if they have incomplete homework

Testing Pearson Testing – Fall and Spring MAP assessments – Fall and Spring State testing – Spring (ELA and Math)

What is Workshop? One “pearl” of wisdom each day Teacher’s Jobs: Keep it short – 9-12 minutes Give time to practice Only one thing to learn each day Students’ Jobs: Hyperfocused Participation in practice Hold all questions until the end

Reading “Just Right” reading levels in school/during Workshop Fiction/getting the year started, Non-fiction – Narrative and Expository, Historical Fiction, Social Issues, Fantasy Book Club/Reading partnerships Assessed throughout the year for movement Must meet the criteria for the level before moving on Website

Writing Three Units Follows workshop set up Focus on developing ideas planted in writer’s notebooks Conferring and Editing Process

Social Studies/Science/Seminar Switch among fifth grade teachers Mr. Pinto teaches science: Catastrophic Events, Mixtures and Solutions Mrs. A. teaches SS: Explorers, Colonial America and Revolutionary War and beyond

Odds and Ends Colonial Day End-of-the-Year activities: Luncheon, Recognition Ceremony Google accounts

Ways to Help Classroom Snacks Tissues Lysol Wipes Field Trip Chaperones Classroom parties