Welcome 5th Grade Presentation Back-to-School Night 2016 Please sign in and take a questionnaire to fill out.

Credential – National U. Stefanie Krieg Teaching 15 years B.A. – UCSD Credential – National U. Masters – National U. Emphasis in Reading

My Commitment to Education Rigorous in the application of higher-order skills, particularly in selecting activities and materials for students that are challenging and elicit a variety of thinking. Challenge students to analyze, compare and contrast, evaluate and explain information orally and in writing on a daily basis.

My Mission is to Develop… Critical thinkers Critical consumers of information and products Effective communicators, both orally and in writing Individual academic, personal and social skills Effective problem solvers Access to broad and challenging curriculum We have organized ourselves to support high quality teaching and learning (notes)

21st Century Practices Critical Thinking - “habits of mind” such as analysis, interpretation, precision and accuracy, problem solving, and reasoning can be as or more important than content knowledge in determining success in college courses Communication - Expressing thoughts clearly and crisply, articulating opinions, communicating coherent instructions, motivating others through powerful speech

21st Century Practices Collaboration - Not only does a collaborative effort create more holistic results than individual efforts, but it also creates knowledge for a greater number of people. Creativity - Creativity and innovation are key drivers in the global economy. “Freedom within a structure”

Staff Commitment to Continuous Improvement School wide ILT Grade level PLC VAPA, Science and Music specialists Team Approach- collaborative model Students have access to science music… Broad and challenging So you’ll notice some of the ways we’ll change instruction.

Week A – Independent Work A Week in Room 26 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 – 9:00 Math 8:00 – 9:40 Prep   9:00 – 9:40 Human Rights Work 9:00 – 9:20 Reading Groups Newsela 9:20 – 9:40 PE 9:00 – 10:00 9:40 – 9:55 Recess 10:00 – 11:00 VAPA 10:00 – 10:50 Instruction 10:00 – 10:40 Recess 20 min Lunch 20 min 11:00 – 11:40 10:50 – 11:40 Writing Science Group A 10:40 – 11:35 11:35 – 11:45 EODP 11:40 – 12:20 Lunch 11:45 Dismissal 12:25 – 1:10 12:20 – 1:20 Science Group B Enrichment Activity 1:20 – 1:30 EODP 1:10 – 1:55 1:20 – 2:00 1:10 – 1:20 1:30 – 2:10 1:55 – 2:10 2:00 – 2:10 1:20 – 2:10 Week A – Independent Work Week B – Music Prep For math and sci we are using the CONTENT SPECIALIST model to ensure every student has access to appropriate grade level standards with the benefit of specialized teachers.

Math 6 Shifts in Mathematics with Common Core Focus: learn more about fewer, key topics Build skills within and across grades Develop speed and accuracy Really know it, really do it Use it in the real world

Math At Home Review the math notes. Ask your child to explain their thinking and understanding. Use online videos together to model and clarify. Talk about math in the world around them.

United States History First Americans to Westward Expansion Cornell Note-Taking Improve reading skills with various text structures

Science STEAM Next Generation Science Standards Project Based Learning Notebooks STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth. Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Reading 6 Shifts in ELA/Literacy Read as much non fiction as fiction Learn about the world by reading Read material closely Discuss reading using evidence Write non-fiction using evidence Increase academic vocabulary

Writing Lucy Calkins Personal narrative Expository Research-Based Argument e.newsela.com Weekly article - summary/response

Helping your child at home Conversations Tell me about what you are reading Tell me about the characters, relationships, events or information. What do you think about that? How does what your reading connect to what you know or help you understand in the world around you? How can you say that in a different way? Read the same book and discuss.

PE Running shoes Injuries Parents may excuse a child from P.E. for up to 3 days. After three days, a doctor’s note is needed with dates for non-participation Injuries: need a parent note rest at recess/lunch recess

Organization and Responsibility Student Planner Completing work is key to success Expectations of work and deadlines are clear Success in middle school and beyond Agenda – We record in it daily, it is meant to be a support for home. This is a location you can check for homework, missed work, upcoming tests. It is important to your child’s success, but is also helpful to us if you are signing it daily and monitoring completion of work. They need to get their own papers and keep track of them!

Classroom Behavior Making good choices Positive environment Holding the children accountable for decisions and for actions in a supportive manner Clear expectations Class Dojo

Homework Expectations Reading 30 minutes 6 nights a week Math regularly (M-Th) Writing occasionally Science occasionally Work not completed in class Refer to planner to support completion All missing or incomplete work completed ASAP

Materials for 5th Grade Binder Dividers for at least 5 subjects Pencils Colored pencils Highlighters (2)

Kumeyaay Foundation Kumeyaayfoundation.org General Donation funds Mrs. Young – Science lab Mrs. Solis – Music class Art Head-Teacher and supplies Meetings held second Tuesday of month – 6pm in Teacher’s lounge

Volunteers 7:45-8:00am – assisting students with basic math skills Eventually…adult guide for reading group

Thank you!