Welcome to Curriculum Night ! Please sign forms on the desks in the hall. 5th Grade Sanford Creek Elementary School

Agenda Standards Based Grading Flow of the Day Homework Assessment Curriculum Overview Teacher Communication Volunteers Field Trips Human Growth and Development Q&A

Standard Based Grading

Flow of the Day –8:45 - 9:25 Homeroom and Morning Show –9: :10 Specials (PE, Media, Music, Art) –10: :15Literacy Block (Reading and Writing) –12: :45Enrichment/Remediation –12:50 - 1:15Lunch –1:15 - 1:40Recess –1:45 - 2:40Math –2:40 - 3:40Science/Social Studies –3:40Dismissal

Homework Math –Homework is a review of strategies taught –Practice multiplication and division facts every night (if your child does not already know them) Reading – at least 30 minutes Social Studies/Science/Writing – as needed

Assessments Blue Diamond Running Record Dibels Pre/Post Unit Assessments Math, Reading, & Science EOG Other

Curriculum Overview Connections – Reading and Writing Workshop Houghton Mifflin Math Expressions Science kits Harcourt Social Studies

Literacy Reading Workshop Writing Workshop Word Study

Reader’s Workshop Mini-lesson each day with active student involvementMini-lesson each day with active student involvement Independent Reading with “Just Right” books Guided Reading/Conferencing Partner Talk and Partner Reading – have authentic conversations about what you read with your child

Writer’s Workshop Mini-lesson each day with active student involvement Mini-lesson each day with active student involvement Conferencing will be used to help individual students develop stronger writing skills Conferencing will be used to help individual students develop stronger writing skills Students will be introduced to and compose a variety of writing such as personal narratives, poetry, All About Books (nonfiction), realistic fiction, persuasive essay, memoirs, business and friendly letters. Students will be introduced to and compose a variety of writing such as personal narratives, poetry, All About Books (nonfiction), realistic fiction, persuasive essay, memoirs, business and friendly letters.

Math Units Hands-on, manipulative based, and full of problem solving Graphing, Exploring Numbers, and Place Value Measurement and Geometry Probability, Fractions, and Decimals

Science Units Taught with hands on activities and experiments Landforms Weather Ecosystem Force, Motion, and Energy

Social Studies Geography Government US History Native Americans and Colonial Life Economy and Technology

Weekly Tuesday Folder Web based communication ( and Wikispaces) sanfordcreek5th.wikispaces.com Conferences Contact your child’s teacher via e- mail School telephone: Teacher Communication

Field Trips Tie in with science units of study. –Blue Jay Point (Ecosystems) –National Weather Service Forecast Office in Raleigh (Weather) –IMAX –POE Health Center (Human Growth and Development) *** Note – pending approval ***

Parent Volunteers All parent volunteers must register each year to become a volunteer Parents may not volunteer in the classroom until they have registered in the Computer Lab Parents should check in at the office. Parent volunteers are needed for our field trips, copying, cutting out laminated materials, working with small groups, helping out with special classroom projects Please coordinate your volunteer time with your child’s teacher. In order to chaperone a field trip, you must be registered as a level 3/4 volunteer status.

Human Growth and Development Puberty 101 Bodily changes Reproductive organs POE Health Center

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