1. Tarwater’s Fifth Grade Curriculum Night

2. Picture of us and what we are teaching
We’ve been thinking long and hard, and we think it is going to be a FABULOUS year!

3. Mrs. Pena, Mrs. Tharalson, Ms. McMillan, Mrs. Anderson, and Ms. Jacobs

4. Winter Friend-a-Bration Human Growth and Development
Special Events
Colonial Day
Poetry Cocoa Shack
Winter Friend-a-Bration
Human Growth and Development
Soda Bottle Rocketry
BizTown
Colonial Play

5. Field Trips Arizona Science Center Halle Heart Center
Theatrical Production
Junior Achievement’s Biz Town

6. Tax Credit Up to a $400 Donation to Tarwater’s 5th Grade
Used for special events and fieldtrips
Full Tax Refund
Make your tax credit donation online at:
Some employers match donations
Any relative in Arizona can donate to your child also!

7. Early European Explorers
Social Studies
American History from Exploration to the Civil War
Language Arts Integration
Research Projects
Field Trips/Play
UNITS
Early European Explorers
13 Colonies
Revolutionary War
Westward Expansion
Civil War
Economics

8. Hands-on Experiments Non-fiction texts
Science
Hands-on Experiments
Non-fiction texts
Bubble Gum Science/Scientific Method
Forces and Motion
Mixtures and Solutions
Science Fair
STEM
Human Body Systems
Science Class Fee of $5.00 (payable to Tarwater PTO) Thank you! 

9. Non-fiction and Informational Text
Reading
Literary Elements
Non-fiction and Informational Text
Scholastic News
Literature Studies
AR/Self Selected Literature

10. Writing Thinking Maps Explorer Diaries Different Types of Writing
Persuasive
Expository
Personal Narrative
Functional
Research

11. ELA – English Language Arts
Assisting with Reading And Writing Daily Grams Isolated Writing Skills Conventions of Standard English Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

12. Saxon Math ON-GRADE Level ABOVE-GRADE Level 30 problems per day
Textbooks are accessible on-line.
Components of Saxon that we love:
*No pictures, just the problems *Students grouped with peers
*Daily computation *New concept introduced
*Daily problem solving (STAR) *Mental Math *Continuing practice & review

13. Accelerated Reader (AR)
Reading Management System
Goals
1.) Overall Average; 2.) Points; and 3.)Certificate
Grading
No Stress
We want kids to LOVE reading!

16. Information Daily agenda- Monday through Friday- please sign daily.
Communication through , weekly newsletter
is the best way to contact teachers.
Lunch detention on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Daily snack

17. We are looking forward to a productive and exciting school year!
Thank You!
We are looking forward to a productive and exciting school year!