Michelle Mikulanis Room th grade msmikulanis.wordpress.com
Classroom Rules: 1.Show Respect 2.Make Good Choices 3.Solve Problems
Workshop Model of Instruction Tribes/Community Building Responsibility Organization Communication Genius Hour (Fridays)
Assessments: Personal Assessments (DRA, DSA) School Assessments (STAR) District Assessments (Math Topic Tests, Local Measures) State Assessments (PE, CST Science)
Technology iPads (FRIDAY is our day) Bring personal devices from home ASUS Eno Board
8:45 9:05 10:35 11:00 11:!5 12:30 1:15 2:00 3:00 3:15 Tribes, Vocab Reader’s Workshop Grammar Recess Math Workshop Lunch Writer’s Workshop Science or History PE Dismissal
Time: 9:05-10:35 Core Literature: Indian in the Cupboard, Woods Runner, Phantom Tollbooth, Chains, Sing Down the Moon Reading Groups Literature Circles Computer Rotations Board Rotations
Time: 11:15-12:30 1 st Quarter: Place Value & Decimal Fractions, Multi-digit Whole Number & Decimal Fraction Operations 2 nd Quarter: Multi-digit Whole Number & Decimal Fraction Operations, Addition & Subtraction of Fractions 3 rd Quarter: +/- Fractions, Multiplication/Division of Fractions, Volume 4 th Quarter: Volume & Area, Problem Solving with the Coordinate Plane
Time:1:15-2:00 *Genres: Narrative, Opinion, Informational/Expository-each covered every quarter *6+1 Traits: Ideas, Word Choice, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Organization, Presentation *Guided Groups *Author’s Chair *Grammar/Vocabulary
Time: 2:00-3:00 Next Generation Science Standards *Weather/Space *Matter/Energy *Living Systems *Water *Investigation/Experimentation Major Focus in 5 th Grade CST in May??
Time: 2:00-3:00 1 st Quarter: Native Americans, Explorers, Colonial America 2 nd Quarter: all Science 3 rd Quarter: Revolutionary War, 4 th Quarter: Constitution, Westward Movement
NIGHTLY: 30 minutes of reading (non-negotiable) Math practice page from lesson Homework Menu 4-5 Subject Areas Do ONE assignment from each subject each week =4-5 assignments a week **all assignments to be completed in a spiral notebook
2-pocket folder for homework Pencil Box (must fit inside desk) Pencils Colored copy paper Glue Sticks Kleenex Spiral notebooks Composition books Dividers Donations
PE Mondays: Fitness (bring a towel) Tuesdays: Running Wednesdays: Dance Thursdays: Sports
1 st Quarter: Colonial Day 2 nd Quarter: Biztown 3 rd Quarter: USS Midway 4 th Quarter: Science Palooza/Rueben H. Fleet??