1. 5th Grade Curriculum Night Social Studies and ELA Mrs. Bradshaw

2. Rules
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Kind
Be Ready to Learn

3. Expectations: Good attitude Manners Take pride in work Sense of humor
Complete all required work to the best of ability
100% effort

4. Rewards Class Rewards: Cotton Ball Jar
Group Rewards: Table Reward for the most behaved and productive table of the day. (1 monkey buck for each member of the group)
Individual Rewards: Monkey bucks can be received as student is observed by the teacher going above and beyond expectations. These can be cashed in for a various of rewards designed by the class at the beginning of the year.

5. Consequences: Verbal reminder
Think Sheet (will be sent home a signed by parent)
Parent Contact ( or phone call made by student)
Write up
Referral to office

6. 5th Grade Schedule
7:30-9:15   ELA/SS 9:15-9:45   Recess 9:45-10:15  Writing 10:15-10:55  Fine Arts 10:55-11:11 Writing/Reflection/Pack-up 11:11-11:41 Lunch/Switch 11:41-1:11 ELA/SS 1:11-1:45 Writing 1:45-2:15 iii 2:15  Dismissal .

7. Social Studies Text Used: Florida Social Studies: McGraw Hill
The student will know:
How European explorers and American Indian groups interacted/percived with each other.
How daily life in the colonies varied based upon the cultural background of the inhabitants.
How and why the political and economic structure among the colonies varied.
Why the colonies wanted freedom from Britain and how they obtained their freedom.
How our government formed and changes made throughout the years
Westward Expansion
Text Used: Florida Social Studies: McGraw Hill

8. Reading
Reading is broken down into 3 strands: fiction, nonfiction, and foundational skills, which include phonics, morphology( roots and affixes) and fluency.
Students will have regular practice with complex texts in a variety of genres including novel studies through out the year
Students will work with finding evidence to support answers
Reading, writing, and speaking will all be grounded in evidence from texts, both literary and informational

9. Literacy Teaching Practices
Read a Loud: teacher reads to the whole class, modeling fluency comprehension, and critically thinking strategies
Shared Reading: the teacher leads the class in reading allows for practicing the reading process
Guided Reading: teacher guides small groups of students based on their needs
Paired Reading: students read with a friend/students read with someone with a higher of lower level than they.
Independent Reading: students read to learn, for enjoyment, to build stamina

10. Writing
There will be opportunities for writing across the curriculum (Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies)
Students will learn how to plan and organize for writing all types of essays (Opinion, Informative and Narrative)
Will be able to produce their views in writing by using support from readings

11. Testing Students have just completed the a baseline Journeys test.
Students are in the process of having Reading Running Records completed
Students will be completing the iReady test to prepare for online practice and tutorials.
Palm Beach Writes written response exam (sometime in Sept)
Students will be administered Unit test approximately every other Friday, based on the benchmarks, spelling and vocabulary taught during that period.

12. Testing - State
End of Year Tests include: Science (paper and pencil), Math (computer based) Writing (paper and pencil) and Reading. (computer based)These assessments measure proficiency and growth .

13. Field Trips Duncan Theatre in January Johnathan Dickinson in November
Washington D.C. safety patrol only
End of the Year- Animal Kingdom

14. Contact email: bradshaw.kerry@franklin-academy.org
I try to respond in 48 hours.
If I do not please send another please as a reminder.

15. What is the ib Program?
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a curriculum framework designed for students aged 3 to 12. It prepares students for the intellectual challenges of further education and their future careers, focusing on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.
The curriculum is centered through the IB PYP 5 Essential Elements.

16. What you will see in your students classroom:
Central Ideas – a “Big Idea” for a 6 week unit of study aligned through Science and Social Studies
Lines of Inquiry – objectives aligned through Science and Social Studies to guide inquiry through the 6 week unit
Learner Profile – attributes valued by the IB of students that “can help individuals and groups become responsible members of local, national and global communities”.
Inquirers, thinkers, communicators, knowledgeable, risk takers, principled, caring, open-minded, balanced, and reflective.
Action
Inquiry based lessons

17. Want to know more about the ib pyp?
Please visit the IBO website:
Franklin Academy Boynton Beach’s IB Weebly:
Attend Curriculum Nights and IB Nights when announced.
Ms. Packard the IB Coordinator: