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1 Tarwater’s Fifth Grade Curriculum Night

2 Picture of us and what we are teaching
Here’s our 5th Grade Team – We collaborate and work closely together so we can have a FABULOUS year!

3 This is how we feel about the HEAT days! UGH!

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 – Feb. 6th

6 Tax Credit https://chandler.mytechsupport.com/eca
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 Newly Adopted Reading Program - Journeys

11 Writing Thinking Maps Different Types of Writing Persuasive Expository
Personal Narrative Functional Research

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!

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16 Information Daily agenda- Monday through Friday- please sign daily.
Communication through , weekly newsletter is the best way to contact teachers. 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!


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