Welcome to Curriculum Night Fifth Grade

Grit –What is it? Why do we need it? http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit?language=en

Language Arts

Reading Skills Include: Comprehension (Context Clues, Inference, Main Idea, Summarizing) Fluency – read across a variety of genres Expand Vocabulary – Latin roots & words from our literature

  Guided Reading Mini lessons Guided reading with teacher Rotations

Guided Reading Groups Your child will be placed in a guided reading group each semester. Students will work collaboratively and individually to show comprehension and to discuss and debate ideas about the book using guided questions.

Writing Writers' Workshop – Lucy Calkins Mini-lesson (model strategies, techniques, habits) Independent Writing (flash drafts & publishable pieces) Teacher conferencing/small groups Share Time

Genres of Writing Narrative Essay Opinion/Argument Essay Informational Essay Responding to Paired Text Passages

Georgia Standards of Excellence www.gadoe.org Fifth Grade Math Georgia Standards of Excellence www.gadoe.org

www.aplusmath.com Basic Facts It is VERY important that all students know their basic facts for computation. Mastery of basic math facts enables focus to be on the gaining of new concepts with greater ease. www.aplusmath.com This website is a great tool to use to help practice facts and print out flashcards for free! Basic Facts

The math curriculum focuses on students demonstrating mastery in two important ways: Students are able to DO the math Students are responsible for knowing how to EXPLAIN the math Math

SOCIAL STUDIES Turn of the Century World War I The Great Depression U.S. involvement in World War 2 Cold War America Since 1975 Personal Finance

SCIENCE – Characteristics of Science Habits of Mind Be Curious, Honest, Open-minded, Skeptical – be able and willing to question scientific claims and arguments effectively Collect & analyze data Use tools for observing & measuring Be able to communicate clearly

SCIENCE – Characteristics of Science The Nature of Science Students will recognize the following: Similar scientific investigations seldom produce exactly the same results Some scientific knowledge is very old and yet is still valid today Investigations may take many forms Science uses technology People of all ages and backgrounds can be involved in science

SCIENCE - Content Classification of Organisms Plant & Animal Cells Beneficial & Harmful Micro-organisms Heredity Destructive & Constructive Earth Processes Physical & Chemical Changes Electricity & Magnetism

GENERAL AGENDA/FRIDAY FOLDERS STANDARDIZED TESTING WINDOWS Absences Parents should review agendas nightly. Graded papers will go home about every two weeks in the Friday Folder. Please sign & return. STANDARDIZED TESTING WINDOWS ITBS: October 22 - November 2 GA Milestones:  April 11 -- 25 Absences Please send in a note for all absences.

Homework Hints Help only as long as there is no frustration or anger. Help only as long as your child is working harder than you are. Avoid sitting with your child when they are about to "get it."

What Can Parents Do? Encourage Daily Reading Review Homework Assignments Ask your child every week about what is happening in reading, writing, science, math, and social studies.

Content Weights for all subjects Tests 35% Classwork/Projects 40% Assessments 20% Homework 5%

Hembree Springs Recovery Procedure -Our schoolwide procedure will be that we will recover all failing grades to a maximum of 80% on tests - Students scoring below 70% will be offered remediation and recovery.  Students who receive a grade between 70-79 will have the opportunity to recover to an 80 upon request from the student or parent.  -Students will be given a minimum of one week for remediation and preparation before a recovery opportunity is given. -Parents will be notified a minimum of one week in advance of the retest date. -Parents have a maximum of 7 days to request a recovery after grade publication in the event the child receives a C.

School-Parent Compact A clear blueprint for building school-parent partnerships ∞ Agreement of shared responsibilities for improved student academic achievement that school, parents, and students sign every year at the beginning of the year Contains school wide academic achievement goals based on students’ needs. Two goals for this year- Reading and Math Every grade will focus its partnership around specific areas and strategies relevant to the standards and needs of the particular grade level

Contact Us Always feel free to contact us via email tavel@fultonschools.org walkers3@fultonschools.org Taquechel@fultonschools.org Smejkal@fultonschools.org Nangia@fultonschools.org hamiltonl2@fultonschools.org 

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Don’t forget to pick up your Home Access information at the front desk Don’t forget to pick up your Home Access information at the front desk! Thank you for coming! Let’s have a great year!