1. Welcome to 5th Grade Curriculum Night
Mr. Kipp

2. Work/Behavior Expectations
RESPECT
Responsibility
Accountability
Effort

3. Homework Check agenda daily Stamp vs. Circle Friday Fun
Have a quiet place to work
Have a consistent time
Should not be more than one hour
Difficulties???

4. Parent/Teacher Communication
Parent s
Teacher Webpage (rhnet.org; classroom pages; Mr. Kipp)
Agendas
ROAR Cards
Phone Calls: Voice Mail (#1804)

5. R-H Balanced Literacy Framework
Reading
Writing

6. Writer’s Workshop 6+1 Traits of Writing Ideas Organization Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Presentation

7. Types of Writing Personal Narratives Persuasive Essays DBQ Writing
Reports
Poetry
Daily Writing

8. Weekly Homework Nightly reading ELA packet Writing Word study
Crossword
Reading

9. 5th Grade Math Investigations, Revised Edition; Additional Resources
Units of Study:
Number Puzzles & Multiple Towers
Prisms & Pyramids
Thousands of Miles, Thousands of Seats
What’s That Portion?
Measuring Polygons
Decimals on Grids and Number Lines
How Many People? How Many Teams?
Growth Patterns
How Long Can You Stand on One Foot?

10. Math Homework Daily Practice Pages (Student Activity Book) Math Games
Handouts
Math Games
Math Facts

11. Social Studies Our Major Focus: The Western Hemisphere
(United States, Canada, Latin America)
Geography
History
Government
Economics

12. Social Studies Book Reports
5th Grade Students are required to complete 12 book reports.
One book report is due at the end of each month.
Students will be presented with their certificates as they earn them.
Bronze: 5, Silver: 9, Gold: 12
Dr. Hyatt will present plaques and gift cards at our 5th Grade Moving-Up Ceremony.

13. Science Scientific Method Magnets & Motors
Space/Challenger Learning Center
Distance Learning
Ecosystems
Weather

14. Health Education Family Life Alcohol HIV/AIDS
Physical Activity & Nutrition
Tobacco/Life Skills
Violence Prevention

15. Math/Science/Social Studies – end of unit test MAPS assessments
ELA

16. NYS Assessments English Language Arts Math April 1 - 3
April 30 – May 2

17. GO SABRES!!!