Learning Takes You Places

Expectations Work to your full potential Do your best work Turn in all assignments on time Use your time wisely Complete your work in a timely manner Follow all class and school rules Follow the procedures Be willing to take a risk Grow as a learner Enjoy 5 th grade

Supplies Colored Pencils Fine tipped white board marker White board eraser/sock Highlighters Scissors Ruler pencils 3x5 index cards Glue sticks

What Not To Bring Toys Any items that can become a play item Large pencil boxes Multiple pencil boxes Large, cumbersome backpacks The kitchen sink…..

Daily Schedule Please try to schedule appointments during non-core times. It is very difficult for your student to catch up on class instruction. You can check the daily schedule on our class website.

Reading Common Core Regular practice with complex text and academic language Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction Will use Treasures Anthology, Great Books, and the Science and Social Studies text.

Accelerated Reading Minimum of 10 points a month Passing grade of 85% or higher Reading in the ZPD range Chapter Books Should be recorded on their reading log Tests can be taken in morning during AR/AM time, SSR, free time, or Thursdays during computer lab

Language Grammar Language Mechanic Spelling Correct spelling is essential not only on test, but on all written work Writing 1. Well developed 8-10 word sentences sentence paragraphs 3. Multiple paragraph essays that are clear, coherent, and focused essays. 4. Students will be involved in simple research 5. Students will write narrative, expository, persuasive, descriptive text.

Math Common Core Standards Focus deeply on the major standards of each grade so that students gain strong, solid conceptual understanding Standards are designed to progress from grade to grade. Rigor: conceptual understanding, fluency, and application

Math 5E’s: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate Challenge and enrichment activities emphasizing logic and problem solving will be provided Common Core Library for Accelerated Math Student text is available on line at

Accelerated Math Weekly objectives are assigned as they reinforce the lessons. It is no longer a race. Common Core library will provide reinforcement and remediation. Regular 5 th grade library and beyond for enrichment. Students are expected to keep track of their scantron and practice. Replacements cost 100 society dollars

Science Systems of Living Things (life) Weather and Space (earth) Matter and Energy (physical) NGSS (New Generation Science Standards)

Social Studies/History United States History Modified State Research Project

Differentiation Students will receive the core 5 th grade curriculum Students will move at an accelerated pace The core curriculum will be differentiated to provide novelty, depth, and complexity. Kaplan’s iconic prompts for Depth and Complexity Kaplan’s Content Imperatives Characteristics of a Scholar

Structures have parts that interrelate Parts of structures support and are supported by other parts Smaller structures may be combined to form larger structures A structure Is no stronger than its weakest component part

The Study of Disciplines What vocabulary is used? What tools are used? What methods are used? What service is provided? What products are made? Details Who..? What..? When…? Where..? Why…? How…? Patterns What patterns do you notice? Can you predict what will come next? Why do you think so? Trends Identify cause & effect relationships What are influencing factors? Unanswered Questions What words don’t you understand? What is unclear? What information is missing? Rules What are the rules? How it is structured? Ethics Who believes the behavior or action to be right or wrong and why? Big Ideas What is the theme? Identify the “Big Idea”, principle or generalization. Interdisciplinary Connection What common theme connects the topics? How is one topic like the other? Change Over Time What was it like in the past, the present & what might it be like in the future? What caused the change? Point of View Who agrees & disagrees? What are their opinions? Who believes what & why? Depth & Complexity Icons Use this page to make icon transparencies, to use as discussion guides on your white board, as “cue cards” during literature circle book discussions or as writing prompts to generate ideas & encourage critical thinking. Shared by Sandra Kaplan & The California Association for the Gifted

Homework I assign homework nightly All work, unless noted, is due the next morning at 8:00 am Homework is considered late if it is not available for check in first thing in the morning.

Homework part 2 I have asked the office staff and custodian not to let kids in to get forgotten work. Any class work taken home to complete will receive an automatic 15 point deduction The full homework policy was sent home in the first day packet and can be found on our class website.

Grading Standard 5 (95% +) Advanced exceeds standards 4 (80% - 94%) Proficient meets standards 3 (70% - 79%) Basic approaching standards 2 (60% - 69%) Below basic below grade level standards 1 (60% - 0%) Far below basic far below grade level

Honor Roll Gold All 5’s Silver 4’s and 5’s Bronze All 4’s

Yellow Cards and Incentive 3.0 or higher overall average per trimester earns an incentive day 3.3 or higher average for all 3 trimesters earns a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm

Absences Send a note to excuse an absence All work due to absences must be made up and it is the student’s responsibility to get missed work Independent Study for absences of more than 5 days

Tardies Our work day starts at 8:00 and all students need to be here on time. 3 excused tardies a trimester Unexcused tardies and excused tardies past the 3 allowed are written on the yellow card

Field Trips History of the Printing Press Griffith Park Observatory Riley’s Farm See’s Fundraiser

What Else ? Water Bottles Parent Conferences: September 30th – October 3rd There is a sign up sheet in the back. Projects Toys Parent contact card

–Ream of copy paper (white, green, blue, and yellow) –Sharpie pens, black, extra fine tip –Fine tip white board markers –Small raffle items –Kleenex –Baby wipes –Case of water Wish list

My is Class website found at Schriefer/index.html

Science text online Math Text Social Studies Text CD can be checked out by parent

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