1. Welcome
Arrowhead Elementary
5th Grade Families!

2. Mrs. Danielle Sindelar Master of Education – University of Florida
Certificates:
Elementary Education K-8th
Gifted
ELL
Major: Elementary Education
Interdisciplinary

3. What do the Arizona College & Career Ready Standards look like in our classrooms?
Student collaboration
Higher level thinking
Technology integrated throughout all subjects
Teachers are facilitators
Students understanding not just how to answer a question but why the answer is correct

4. English Language Arts Curriculum
Pearson’s Reading Street Program
Reading comprehension at appropriate Lexile level
Vocabulary
Fluency
Words Their Way
Write From the Beginning

5. Words Their Way
Using Words Their Way, students develop knowledge of English spelling and learn how to examine words through active exploration using a hands-on manipulative approach.
Students also learn the regularities, patterns, and conventions of English orthography needed to read and spell.
Students also increase their knowledge about words while studying not only the spelling but meanings of words based on their spellings.

8. Reading Expectation
Students are required to read every night minutes a night is recommended at the 5th grade level, to complete minutes a day.
Homework is
always to READ!
I will send home additional work as needed for a skill we are working on for example-nouns or plot

9. English Language Arts Curriculum Aligned to the Common Core
Grade Band
"Stretch" Lexile Band*
 K–1
N/A
 2–3
420L–820L
 4–5
740L–1010L
 6–8
925L–1185L
9-10
1050L–1335L
11–CCR
1185L–1385L

10. Reading Calendar Front

11. Reading Calendar Back

12. Accelerated Reading Accelerated Reader will begin in September
Goals will be set per student
Scores will be taken and entered into the Gradebook as an AR Score
Tests will be taken weekly at school during our scheduled library time or in class when available

13. LA Classroom Centers Some activities we will be doing in centers are:
Word Sorts for Words Their Way
Guided Reading
Grammar
Semantics
Reading Skills- ie Character and Plot
Writing- Explanatory and Argumentative
Novel Studies
Independent Reading

14. Ms. Eileen Gewargis Bachelors of Arts – Arizona State University
Dual Certificates:
Elementary Education
Special Education
Major: Elementary and Special Education

15. Quarter 1 Math Curriculum
Place Value and Decimal Fractions • Multiplicative patterns on the place value chart • Decimal fractions and place value patterns • Place value and rounding decimal fractions • Adding and subtracting decimals • Multiplying decimals • Dividing decimals Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations •Mental strategies/standard algorithm for multi-digit whole number multiplication •Decimal multi-digit multiplication •Measurement word problems with whole number and decimal multiplication
Math Curriculum

16. Math Curriculum Aligned to the Common Core
Students will use 8 mathematical principles -
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

17. Homework Assigned upon completion of lesson.
(Disclaimer: Some lessons take 2-3 days to complete. Please check student agenda or my website for verification.)
Should not take more than minutes to complete.

18. Math Test
Students are given a study guide for each test If the study guide is completed on-time, students are able to participate in our review.
Tests are 60% of a student’s overall grade.

19. If a student scores 69% or below, a retake can be requested.
Test Retakes
If a student scores 69% or below, a retake can be requested.

20. Resources: Homework Helpers

21. Resources: Module Tips for Parents

22. https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/5022
Resources: Math videos

23. Mr. Destin Mills Bachelor of Arts –
Arizona State University (West Campus)
Certificates:
K-8 Education
Major: Elementary Education
U.S. Navy Veteran

24. Social Studies Curriculum
Harcourt Social Studies
The United States: Making a New Nation
Our Curriculum includes geography skills and will cover content from the early exploration of America, colonization, and the Revolutionary War.
Classroom Economy
Biz Town – November 6th

25. Foss Sun, Moon, & Stars Levers & Pulleys Human Body
Science Curriculum
Foss
Sun, Moon, & Stars
Levers & Pulleys
Human Body
Mixtures & Solutions

26. Discipline Character Counts Character Cash Homework Policy
No more than one hour per night (depending on student), not including nightly reading
Found in student’s agenda & on class website
Late/missing assignments will have consequences at the discretion of the teacher.
School Discipline
Buddy Room
Character Management Forms (3+ for same issue is referred to Mrs. Hunt)

28. Communication Fifth Grade Flash (Newsletter) Agenda Power School
Report Card
Conferences (1st & 3rd quarter or upon request)
Online sign-ups
( is our preferred method!)
Teacher Web Site
Phone

29. Homeroom Parent?