1. Curriculum Night

2. Mrs. Julie Kross kross.julie@cusd80.com
Classic Teachers
Ms. Beth Hough
Mr. Kyle Kaesler
Mrs. Julie Kross

3. Communication
Please allow 24 hours for a response from us to your s or voic s.
Many times we may be able to answer you within the same day. However, there are times when we have meetings or trainings which make it difficult for us to get back to you within the same day, especially if you are asking us something that needs further research on our part.
Thank you for your understanding.

4. Use Infinite Campus to access:
Online Gradebook
Online Textbooks
Reading – Journeys
Math - ConnectEd
Online textbooks only accessible through student login, not parent login

5. Infinite Campus Login
STUDENT Username: s + id # (example - s123456) Password: last name of homeroom teacher PARENT Follow directions given in the Parent Portal icon near the top right corner of the Patterson or CUSD home page.

6. Schedule Reading, Writing, Language, Math Every day
Science and Social Studies
Taught in units
Example: 4 weeks of science and then
4 weeks of social studies
Music/Band/Orchestra
Meets 4 times every 6 days
Physical Education
Meets twice every 6 days
Techology Class
Meets once every 6 days
Library
Meets once every 6 days

7. Language Arts Textbook: Journeys (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Think Central – online textbook and resources
Emphasis on fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies with a variety of texts
Leveled Readers to help students read and comprehend stories at their instructional level while working on various reading strategies.
Spelling – Weekly list of 20 basic words and 5 challenge words. Words given on Monday and test on Friday

8. Accelerated Reader (AR)
Students STAR test every quarter to receive their reading range and reading goal.
Goals are based on 30 minutes of independent reading per night.
Students are given a calendar that explains what percentage of their goal they should be at on that particular date.
Students are acknowledged for reading achievement :
reaching or exceeding goal
number of words read over 250,000
number of non fiction books read with tests above 80%

9. Writing
Narrative, Informative, and Expository Writing 6 Traits of Writing Ideas and Content Organization Voice Sentence Fluency Word Choice Conventions

10. Math ConnectED Place value of whole numbers and decimals
Whole numbers – multiply and divide
Decimals – add, subtract, multiply and divide
Order of operations and patterns
Fractions – add, subtract, multiply and divide
Compare fractions and decimals
Measurement – US Customary and Metric
Geometry – 2 and 3 dimensional figures
Geometry - Volume

11. Social Studies Exploration Colonization American Revolution
Constitution
Westward Expansion
Civil War

12. Science Matter Motion and Forces and Simple Machines
Body Systems – skeletal, muscular
Science Fair
Natural Hazards
Planets
Space Exploration

13. Homework Fifth graders in CUSD are expected to do
30 – 50 minutes of homework a day (Monday – Thursday)
Homework may consist of:
Practice of skills learned in class
Unfinished class work
Studying for tests
Independent reading
Practice typing

14. Graded Work Graded work will be sent home on Mondays
Parent signature required by the end of the week
50% - lowest grade in Infinite Campus for work turned in
Missing assignments will result in a zero
3 corrections are allowed per quarter to increase grade (excluding tests/quizzes)

15. Accountability Program
Students can earn an extra Fun Friday recess by meeting these expectations: *completing and turning in all work on time *displaying PRIDE behavior *each PRIDE letter represents 5 minutes of recess *letters are lost by not meeting classroom expectations

16. Thank you!!