1. Curriculum Night
Fifth Grade

2. Classic Teachers Ms. Beth Hough hough.mary@cusd80.com
Mrs. Julie Kross
Ms. Beth Hough
Mr. Kyle Kaesler

3. Daily Schedule 8:40 Tardy Bell 8:40 – 10:20 Content Area
10:20 – 10:50 Block (P.E. or music)
10:55 – 11: Content Area
11:30 – 12: Recess/Lunch
12:10 – 3: Content Area
3: Dismissal

4. Language Arts Textbook: Journeys (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Think Central – online textbook and resources
Emphasis on fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension strategies with a variety of texts
Leveled Readers to help students read and comprehend stories at their instructional level while working on various reading strategies.
Spelling – Weekly list of 20 basic words and 5 challenge words. Words given on Monday and test on Friday

5. Accelerated Reader (AR)
Students STAR test every quarter to receive their reading range and reading goal.
Goals are based on 30 minutes of independent reading per night.
Students are given a calendar that explains what percentage of their goal they should be at on that particular date.
Students are acknowledged for reading achievement :
reaching or exceeding goal
number of words read over 250,000
number of non fiction books read with tests above 80%

6. Writing
Narrative, Informative, and Expository Writing 6 Traits of Writing Ideas and Content Organization Voice Sentence Fluency Word Choice Conventions

7. Math ConnectED Place value of whole numbers and decimals
Whole numbers – multiply and divide
Decimals – add, subtract, multiply and divide
Order of operations and patterns
Fractions – add, subtract, multiply and divide
Compare fractions and decimals
Measurement – US Customary and Metric
Geometry – 2 and 3 dimensional figures
Geometry - Volume

8. Social Studies Exploration Colonization American Revolution
Constitution
Westward Expansion
Civil War

9. Science Matter Motion and Forces and Simple Machines
Body Systems – skeletal, muscular
Science Fair
Natural Hazards
Planets
Space Exploration

10. Homework Fifth graders in CUSD are expected to do
30 – 50 minutes of homework a day (Monday – Thursday)
Homework consists of:
Practice of skills learned in class
Unfinished class work
Studying for tests
Independent reading
Practicing typing

11. Accountability Program
Students can earn an extra Fun Friday recess by meeting these expectations: *completing and turning in all work on time *displaying PRIDE behavior *each PRIDE letter represents 5 minutes of recess *letters are lost by not meeting classroom expectations

12. Graded Work Graded work will be sent home on Mondays
Parent signature required weekly
Classwork or homework that receives a grade below 70% can be turned in with corrections by the end of the week for additional credit. New grade will not exceed 70%
Quiz or test grades that receive a grade below 50% must be corrected and turned back in to receive additional credit.
Infinite Campus – online gradebook