1. Welcome to Curriculum Night
Fifth Grade

2. Grit –What is it? Why do we need it?

3. Language Arts

4. Reading Skills Include:
Comprehension (Context Clues, Inference, Main Idea, Summarizing)
Fluency – read across a variety of genres
Expand Vocabulary – Latin roots & words from our literature

5.   Guided Reading
Mini lessons
Guided reading with teacher
Rotations

6. Guided Reading Groups
Your child will be placed in a guided reading group each semester.
Students will work collaboratively and individually to show comprehension and to discuss and debate ideas about the book using guided questions.

7. Writing Writers' Workshop – Lucy Calkins
Mini-lesson (model strategies, techniques, habits)
Independent Writing (flash drafts & publishable pieces)
Teacher conferencing/small groups
Share Time

8. Genres of Writing Narrative Essay Opinion/Argument Essay
Informational Essay
Responding to Paired Text Passages

9. Georgia Standards of Excellence www.gadoe.org
Fifth Grade Math
Georgia Standards of Excellence

10. www.aplusmath.com Basic Facts
It is VERY important that all students know their basic facts for computation. Mastery of basic math facts enables focus to be on the gaining of new concepts with greater ease.
This website is a great tool to use to help practice facts and print out flashcards for free!
Basic Facts

11. The math curriculum focuses on students demonstrating mastery in two important ways:
Students are able to DO the math
Students are responsible for knowing how to EXPLAIN the math
Math

12. SOCIAL STUDIES Turn of the Century World War I The Great Depression
U.S. involvement in World War 2
Cold War
America Since 1975
Personal Finance

13. SCIENCE – Characteristics of Science
Habits of Mind
Be Curious, Honest, Open-minded, Skeptical – be able and willing to question scientific claims and arguments effectively
Collect & analyze data
Use tools for observing & measuring
Be able to communicate clearly

14. SCIENCE – Characteristics of Science
The Nature of Science
Students will recognize the following:
Similar scientific investigations seldom produce exactly the same results
Some scientific knowledge is very old and yet is still valid today
Investigations may take many forms
Science uses technology
People of all ages and backgrounds can be involved in science

15. SCIENCE - Content Classification of Organisms Plant & Animal Cells
Beneficial & Harmful Micro-organisms
Heredity
Destructive & Constructive Earth Processes
Physical & Chemical Changes
Electricity & Magnetism

16. GENERAL AGENDA/FRIDAY FOLDERS STANDARDIZED TESTING WINDOWS Absences
Parents should review agendas nightly.
Graded papers will go home about every two weeks in the Friday Folder. Please sign & return.
STANDARDIZED TESTING WINDOWS
ITBS: October 22 - November 2
GA Milestones:  April
Absences
Please send in a note for all absences.

17. Homework Hints Help only as long as there is no frustration or anger.
Help only as long as your child is working harder than you are.
Avoid sitting with your child when they are about to "get it."

18. What Can Parents Do? Encourage Daily Reading
Review Homework Assignments
Ask your child every week about what is happening in reading, writing, science, math, and social studies.

19. Content Weights for all subjects
Tests 35%
Classwork/Projects 40%
Assessments 20%
Homework 5%

20. Hembree Springs Recovery Procedure
-Our schoolwide procedure will be that we will recover all failing grades to a maximum of 80% on tests
- Students scoring below 70% will be offered remediation and recovery.  Students who receive a grade between will have the opportunity to recover to an 80 upon request from the student or parent. 
-Students will be given a minimum of one week for remediation and preparation before a recovery opportunity is given.
-Parents will be notified a minimum of one week in advance of the retest date.
-Parents have a maximum of 7 days to request a recovery after grade publication in the event the child receives a C.

21. School-Parent Compact
A clear blueprint for building school-parent partnerships ∞
Agreement of shared responsibilities for improved student academic achievement that school, parents, and students sign every year at the beginning of the year
Contains school wide academic achievement goals based on students’ needs. Two goals for this year- Reading and Math
Every grade will focus its partnership around specific areas and strategies relevant to the standards and needs of the particular grade level

23. Contact Us Always feel free to contact us via email

24. Websites www.walkers3.weebly.com www.mrtavelsclass.weebly.com- -

25. Don’t forget to pick up your Home Access information at the front desk
Don’t forget to pick up your Home Access information at the front desk! Thank you for coming! Let’s have a great year!