Welcome to Curriculum Night Mrs. Gardner’s 5 th Grade Classroom

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 Teacher Background Bachelor’s Degree from N.A.U. –Endorsements: Gifted K-12, Structured English Immersion (SEI) K-12, and Library – Media Specialist, K-12 5 years teaching 5 th and 6 th Grade and Gifted Math in the Madison School District in Central Phoenix. Kindergarten Aide, Substitute, Library Tech, and Library Teacher at Lagos. Master’s Degree in Information and Library Science from U of A in 2009.

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3 Family Husband, Mike (Married 21 years) 3 Kids : Megan, Senior at D.V. Ryan, Sophomore at D.V. Cameron, 6 th Grade at Akimel

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 4 This year we will study: Math Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley 5 th grade book.Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley 5 th grade book. Investigations

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5 Language Arts – Reading, Language, Grammar, Writing Book: Harcourt TrophiesHarcourt Trophies

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6 Social Studies Book: Harcourt Social Studies: Making a New NationHarcourt Social Studies: Making a New Nation The Land and Early People Cultures Meet Thirteen Colonies American Revolution A Growing Nation

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7 Science Taught using the Arizona Science Standard – Switching with Niesen Human Body Biomes Earth and Space Matter Simple Machines

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 8 Health Being a Wise Consumer Food Pyramid Safety Harmful Substances Human Growth and Development

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 9 Grading Assessments = 45% Quizzes = 25% Homework = 15% Classwork = 15% Online Gradebook

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 10 Classroom Expectations Use the Six Pillars of character even if no one is there to see it. To avoid a Reminder Card and loss of my recess, I will remember to be safe, responsible, and respectful at Lagos, on the bus, or walking to and from school.

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 11 Reminder Cards (you don’t want to get one) I will hand these to students who are not being safe, responsible, or respectful. You will put this next to your student number on the wall chart. Loss of the next class recess. If you end up with three reminder cards during the same week you will miss Wacky Wednesday, complete a writing assignment about behavior, and I will send home a note for parent signature.

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 12 Three ways to earn points and be rewarded (Yahoo!!) Individual Student points Team points Class points

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 13 Individual Points Earn a bean for being a fabulous fifth grader Keep track of your beans in your bean bag The student with the most beans at the end of the quarter will be awarded a homework pass!

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 14 Team Points Group with the most points will get a homework pass We will change our seating monthly Team name and mascot

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 15 Class Points At the end of the day, I will tell the class if the point for the day has been earned If you don’t get a point that day, I have to tell you why A day point from a guest teacher is worth TEN points When our class hits 60 points, we will make time for an extra recess!

9/2/2015 copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 16 Questions? Looking forward to a great year with you!!!