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5th Grade Curriculum Night
Welcome! Take a look around the room! Please take any papers that have been left for you. The envelope has your child’s SBA scores.
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About Me! This is my 36th year teaching!
B.A., B.Ed. Queen’s University M.Ed. University of British Columbia Type II Diabetes Husband Brian Sons Connor 21, Griffin 20 Lily, our Labrador
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Daily Schedule 9:10 9:30 10:30 11:30/11:00 12:00 12:40 2:00 2:20 3:30
Morning work and Attendance 9:30 Math 10:30 Science or Social Studies 11:30/11:00 Specialist 12:00 Recess/Lunch 12:40 Writer’s Workshop 2:00 Recess 2:20 Reader’s Workshop 3:30 Planners/Homework/ Jobs 3:40 Dismissal 1:30 Wednesday Dismissal Daily Schedule
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Communication Messages? Attendance changes go to our Attendance Secretary, Mrs. Eggiman Concerns? Questions? Call or me! Write a note for changes to routines and have your child give it to me in the morning! Please write down the bus number if your child needs a bus pass!
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Classroom Management Clear Expectations Positive Reinforcement
Classroom Economy-paid for jobs! Planner used for daily assignments, events, and long term planning.
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Study Skills/Grades Organization of desk and notebooks/journals
Planner –should match my homework blog Daily, weekly, long term assignments Time management All assignments are recorded in my gradebook. You should see graded assignments/homework coming home with a grade and stamp weekly. Preparation for middle school
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Reading Experiences Balanced reading instruction; Shared reading, guided reading, independent reading Shared reading builds community and communication skills. Guided reading teaches specific skills like cause and effect. Independent reading addresses individual tastes and reading levels. Reader’s workshop- Fiction/Non-Fiction teaching of comprehension strategies aligned with Common Core Time for Kids-current events Magazine
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Writing: Lucy Calkins – Units of Study
Letter Writing and Poetry Narrative Persuasive-Opinion Informative-Research Report Fantasy!
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Social Studies I piloted the new Social Studies program last year! 3 Topics- First People, Encounter, and Colonization, US Revolution, US Citizenship
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Math Eureka! CCSS Lessons follow a pattern; fluency practice, correct and discuss homework, concept development (guided instruction), practice, and debrief (discussion of concepts)
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Science Physical Science /Motion & Design Fossils
Life Science and Experiments with Plants Engineering Design Process and Inquiry Science Journals Kate Poaster Lessons School Trail lessons
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Health Second Step! Social and Emotional Learning. Nutrition/Fitness
Family Life and Sexual Health-FLASH
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Technology at Maple Hills: Clever
Access several websites with just ONE log-in! Go to Username: First 4 letters of last name, First 3 letters of first name, Last 2 numbers of year they graduate (example: WilsRus26) Password: Student ID Encourage your child to spend time on Zearn (math website connected to Eureka), Keyboarding Without Tears (typing program involving some content learning), Office365 (3rd-5th grade), Quaver (music program), and more! Technology at Maple Hills: Clever
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Google Expeditions is a virtual-reality teaching tool.
You can visit foreign countries, walk through a museum, explore historical sites and more without leaving the classroom! Students use the View-master VR Headset which is designed specifically for children from age 7+, with supervision. The amount of time in an expedition ranges from minutes with frequent breaks. Google Expeditions
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Fieldtrips! Bellevue Teamwork Northwest- Low Ropes Course!
Tuesday, October 16th Mercer Slough! Thursday, April 25th Maywood Middle School; Monday, March 11
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Goals Academic growth Personal growth Personal organization
Self-management Increased independence Responsible for grades! Citizenship MIDDLE SCHOOL READY!
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