1. 5th Grade Curriculum Night
Thursday, August 18, 2016
6:35- 7:05PM
Kyrene de las Lomas

2. Grade Level Expectations
Students will be prepared for all classes everyday.
Students may not call home for homework.
Students will produce quality work all of the time.
Students will show respect for all adults they come in contact with.
Students will respect classmates’ learning by remaining seated quietly during instruction and raising hands to ask questions.

3. Report Cards Grades are determined by percentages.
F 59 and below
All grades are earned by your children and recorded by teachers.
An awards assembly will be held at the end of the school year. Students receiving all A’s, all A’s and B’s, or perfect attendance will receive a medal at the assembly.

4. Attendance
It would be very helpful if you could make certain that your child knows how they are getting home before they get to school.
Relaying a message to a student from an or a call to the office can disrupt classroom learning.
We understand circumstances can arise during the day, but would appreciate your assistance in this manner.

5. School Wide Behavior Plan

6. Birthday Celebrations and Parties
Kyrene District Policy is that students are not allowed to bring in treats to share on their birthday.
Students are welcome to bring in treats (store-bought) to share during the following celebrations only:
Fall Party
Winter Party
Friendship Day (Valentine’s Day) Party
End of the Year Party

7. Friday P.A.T. / Detention Hall
Friday P.A.T. (Preferred Activity Time) is available to students who:
Have completed and handed in all class work and homework assignments for the week on time.

8. Daily Schedule
Math (Students start the morning in their homeroom and they may rotate to other teachers)
8:00-9:30
Language Arts
9:30-11:55
Recess/Lunch:
11:55-12:35
Social Studies/Science
12:35– 1:45 (except Wednesdays)
Special Areas:
1:45-2:35

9. ADE and The Kyrene School District
Arizona Mathematics and English Language Arts Standards or… The Common Core
ADE and The Kyrene School District

10. What are the Common Core Standards?
An expectation of students at each grade level, putting students, parents, teachers, and school administrators on the same page, working toward shared goals.
A progression of learning expectations.
While most states already had mathematics standards in place, they vary widely from state to state in their coverage and level of rigor.

11. What are the Common Core Standards?
Aligned with college and work expectations (College and Career readiness)
Rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills
Aligned with other top-performing countries so that all students are prepared to succeed in a global economy and society
Source:

12. Reading
Students will read and analyze selections from a variety of genres including, non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. Instruction will be for the following targets:
Literary Elements
Reading Strategies
Vocabulary/Root Words
Author’s Purpose
Inferences
Fact and Opinion
Draw Conclusions
Point of View
Compare and Contrast

13. Writing Instruction will focus on the following genres: Summary
Personal Experience Narrative
Expository Essay
Literary Response
Research Report
Business Letter
Personal Letter
Creative Writing
Fairy Tale
Poetry
Fantasy
Historical Fiction

14. Assessing Writing
Writing will be graded using the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 6 Trait Scoring Rubric. The traits include:
Ideas and Content
Conventions
Organization
Voice
Sentence Fluency
Word Choice
Assignments will be graded for one or more traits, however, not all assignments will be graded for all traits.

15. Math
There is no math textbook this year but our resources include Engage New York, Georgia Units, and Teacher Created Resources
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
Numbers and Operations-Fractions
Measurement and Data
Geometry
Problem Solving
Students should already have their multiplication facts memorized in order to be successful this year!

16. Social Studies
The text used is United States: Making a New Nation, a Harcourt Social Studies text. Units include:
Map Skills
Early Native Americans
Explorers
Colonial America
The American Revolution
Famous Person Biographies

17. Science/Health Human Body Human Growth and Development
The Scientific Method
Properties of Matter
Biomes
Earth and Space
Forces and Motion

18. Parent Resources
Parent Logon Info_Ed Resources2016.pdf

19. Thank you for coming this evening
Thank you for coming this evening. With your support your child will have a successful year in fifth grade. If you have any questions specific to your child’s teacher, please them. We will be happy to send you this presentation to you. We look forward to a successful year! The Fifth Grade Team