Welcome to the Fifth Grade ! Robin Berndt- Math Pam Murphy- Reading Erik Roos- Science/Social Studies All Teachers will be teaching writing to their homerooms.

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The 5th Grade Team New Model: Team Teaching Team: Brenda Anziano- Principal Danielle wood: Special Education Math/Science Specialist- Pam Williams Language Arts Specialist- Laurie Deangelis Library Media Specialist- Joelle Kilcourse Special Area Teachers- (art, music, P.E., Spanish)

Reading Read on a daily basis at home and at school Read a variety of genres throughout the year Respond to reading in class and for homework. Analyze story elements Utilize strategies to self-monitor reading and improve comprehension and fluency Select just right books (JRB- five finger rule)-independent reading level

Reading Units Launch: Management/ Routines/ Comprehension Strategies Nonfiction Historical Fiction Non-Fiction- Exploration of Colonies Fantasy- Book Clubs Reading To Research and Argue Research Clubs American Revolution Reflection

Writing Notebooks: Gathering ideas Drafting Developing stamina Trying new strategies Units of Study: Personal Narrative Informational: Lens of History Exploration and Colonies Memoir/Narrative Research-Based Argument Essay Poetry Reflection

Balanced Math All Units Include: Thinking and logic games Problem solving by applying strategies Unit and ongoing assessments Homework- review of classwork or fluency Students need to continue to study their facts all year! (Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) Units of Study: Factors, Numerical Expressions, and Volume Place Value Multi-digit Computation with Whole and Decimal Numbers Fractions Geometry Fraction Operations Measurement and Data

A shift from: Teacher has the “answer” To: (and therefore often does the thinking for the student) To: The proof for the answer is in the mathematics. (and therefore the student does the thinking ) http://fairfieldpublicschools5math.wikispaces.com/home

21st Century Skills Students will be able to: It is no longer sufficient to only complete an algorithm. Students need to be mathematical thinkers and problem solvers. Students will be able to: Collaborate with their peers Know when and why to use an operation Use computation to problem solve

Exercises for healthy math skills BRIDGES NUMBER CORNER Exercises for healthy math skills Number Corner is a skill-building program that revolves around the classroom calendar, providing daily practice as well as continual encounters with mathematical concepts.

Science Units of Study: Solar System: Earth, Sun, and Moon Light and Sound The Senses and The Nervous System Spring on the River: River Lab

Day and Night http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth/action?opt=-p

All Social Studies and Reading units will work together this year! Early Colonies End of October, November, and December Indigenous People and Colonies February and March American Revolution May and June All Social Studies and Reading units will work together this year!

Technology Tech Time Linking Learning with Technology Type to Learn throughout the year Web Quests Word processing Edit and revising during the writing process Smart boards in all the 5th grade classes Internet use only on approved school sites…please remind your child Infinite Campus profiles need to be updated before your child can use technology

Homework Assignments available each night on the 5th grade website Total of 50 minutes each night (20 minutes is included in this) Read 20 minutes each night Math review from class Long term assignments with be sent home with dates Please send in a note if homework takes too long or is too difficult Pink Slips

Where to find our homework? All homework will be posted each and every night on the fifth grade page. Students will receive a weekly “homework log” Virtual Library 5th Grade page http://fairfieldschools.org/schools/riv/fifth-grade- pages/

Responsive Classroom Daily Meeting School Climate Assemblies (Monthly) Newsletters Logical Consequences Warning- Redirect Take a break- Chill Chair Buddy Classroom (Think Sheet) Office Teacher Language (Positive) Buddy Classroom Expectations Team Teaching

Thank you for your attendance! Let’s work together to have a great year!