Mr. Quiles Ms. Herrera Mr. Núñez

Arrive on time, in proper dress code, with all materials. Follow directions the first time given. Respond to the attention signal immediately. Keep hands, feet, objects and unkind words to yourself. Stay on task.

1.Eyes are watching 2.Ears are listening 3.Lips are closed 4.Hands are still 5.Feet are quiet

When rules are broken, students will receive a… 1. Warning 2. Notation in clipboard 3. Note in agenda and/or phone call 4. District Referral

We will be focusing on FCAT tested skills throughout the entire year along with the Common Core components Common Core Units Key Ideas and Details CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3 Craft and Structure CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.7 (RL.5.8 not applicable to literature) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9 Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10

Skills such as: Sequencing Context clues Compare and contrast Main idea Author’s purpose Fluency Vocabulary Etc. Writing Writing topic sentences, with details Expanding on writing with experiences Using more advanced words in our writing Here are a few things we will be learning this year!

Big Idea 1 – Develop an understanding of and fluency with division of whole numbers. Big Idea 2 – Develop an understanding of and fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals. Big Idea 3 – Describe three- dimensional shapes and analyze their properties, including volume and surface area. Supporting Ideas: 1. Algebra 2. Geometry & Measurement 3. Number & Operations 4. Data Analysis * Daily Homework * Notebooks * Multiplication Facts

Mathematical Practice Standards Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Write and interpret numerical expressions. Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Analyze patterns and relationships. Number and Operations in Base Ten: Understand the place value system. Number and Operations in Base Ten: Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths. Number and Operations - Fractions: Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. Number and Operations - Fractions: Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division.

We will be covering all 8 required strands. Nature of Science Matter Energy Force and Motion Processes that Shape the Earth Earth and Space How Living Things Interact with their Environment Processes of Life *Notebooks *Essential Labs *Experiments

We will be focusing on these four major areas in Social Studies. 1. American History 2. Geography 3. Economics 4. Civics and Government

SRI SSS Diagnostic (Reading, Math, & Science) FCAT Reading Counts quizzes Palm Beach Writes Classroom Assessments CORE K-12

Class work & Homework – This will be checked each day. Although an actual grade will not be given, students will receive a notation on the clipboard for incomplete work. In addition it will be noted on the report card. *Completing the homework will benefit your child by teaching them responsibility, and helps them succeed both in school as well as on the FCAT. Relax and Remember It’s Your Child’s Homework, not yours !

PRACTICE Basic Multiplication Facts!!! Use real money and have your child count it to make change. While you are cutting up a pizza, pie, or cake, talk about fractions. Create a weekly graph about temperature and find the average. Build something together using standard and metric measurements.

Read to your child. Take turns reading to each other. Discuss what is happening in the book and try to predict what might happen next. Provide a variety of reading materials. Encourage your child to journal write. Visit the library frequently with your child.

Know what is expected of your child at his/her grade level, and in each subject area Teach by example. When you show that you value learning, children will learn to value it too. Utilize the Internet to practice FCAT skills

Encourage your child to eat nutritious meals and snacks Make sure your child gets plenty of rest each school night. Keep on a regular schedule. Review HW each night and check your child’s agenda book for assignments or communication from teacher. **Make sure your child arrives to school on time. Our day starts promptly at 8:00 AM.

Helpful websites District website Students Learning tools 4 Kids

Agenda’s – Please check your child’s agenda every night. This is the BEST way to communicate with your child’s teacher. –

Chaperones Register at the front office to volunteer. Please sign agenda daily Provide excuse notes when student is out sick

… I dreamed I stood in a studio And watched two sculptors there. The clay they used was a young child’s mind And they fashioned it with care. One was a teacher the tools she used were books and music and art; One was a parent with a guiding hand and a gentle loving heart. And when at last their work was done They were proud of what they had wrought, For the things they had worked into the child could never be sold or bought. And each agreed she would have failed if she had worked alone, For behind the parent stood the school, and behind the teacher stood the home