Welcome to Curriculum Night Cathie O’Malley

Literacy Curriculum Balanced literacy approach combining a variety of instructional methods including: – guided reading in small groups – whole group instruction – independent reading – Tests each Friday (Common Core Ready) Writing Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository as well as poetry Grammar Parts of speech Sentence structure Word Study/Spelling Weekly lists with activities each week Tests on Fridays

Everyday Mathematics Spiraling curriculum SRB available on chromebooks Homework written on agenda and public Haiku page public Haiku page Math facts should be practiced nightly until mastery (100 facts/4 min.) Haiku page extra practice

Science Discovery Education Techbooks Activities Videos Notes Challenger Field Trip STEM Lab Space Probe Ocean Exploration Tool

Social Studies ~ History Events leading to Revolutionary War Loyalists/Patriots StoryPath Debates Events leading to Civil War States’ Rights/ Slavery StoryPath Debates

Homework Regular homework includes: Reading – At least 100 minutes a week. Math – Study Links/Math boxes & fact practice Spelling activities Consequences Late slips Rewards

Make Up Work (excused absences) Students have 1 day for everyday they are absent to make up work. Make up work available for pick up after school if requested before noon. Check Haiku/Google classroom for literacy tasks. Office open until 4:00 pm to pick up work Extended vacations are discouraged – Some make up work may be available but plans change due to pace of class and other circumstances – Some activities are hard to duplicate at home

Grades View online – visit to set up Power School accesswww.district158.org Tests – some teachers send home for parent signature regardless of grade

Big Events in 5 th Grade DARE – Weekly visits with Officer Amy – Define Assess Respond Evaluate Conferences – Week of Thanksgiving Challenger Field Trip – October 14th Owl Pellets – May PARCC Testing – February/May Robert Crown - Spring Wax Museum/Resident Exhibit – May Fun Fest – Last day of school - June

Communication Weekly Classroom Newsletters on Fridays Available on Haiku (access from Conley homepage) Take Home Folders/Assignment notebooks – Go home and return to school each day Remind app for phone or reminders for classroom activities

Classroom Management Rewards – PAWs – Group & Individual rewards – Monthly homework/behavior rewards

Classroom Management Consequences – 3-step warning system – Note home – Conference with parent/child/asst. principal – Repetitive & chronic misbehavior results in missing quarterly celebration

Contact Information Conley Main Office (847) Hours: 7:15 am – 4:00 pm Conley Absentee Line (847) call by 8:30 am day of absence

Questions?