1. Curriculum Night September 10, 2015 Fifth Grade Team: Mr. Clark Mrs. Gladden Ms. Skands Mrs. Laberis Mrs. Woodrow

2. Teachers: Math/Science: Mr. Clark ELA/SS: Mrs. Gladden Math/Science: Mrs. Laberis ELA/SS: Ms. Skands All Subjects: Mrs. Woodrow 2

3. Georgia Standards of Excellence On February 19, 2015, the State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to rename the ELA and Mathematics standards to the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE). The recently revised and SBOE approved ELA and Mathematics standards for implementation beginning for the 2015-2016 school year will be called the ELA and Mathematics Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE). Grade level changes for the 2015-2016 school year can be found at: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia- Standards/Pages/default.aspx https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia- Standards/Pages/default.aspx 12/1/2015 3

4. 4 Common Core Shifts- Reading/ELA http://schools.nyc.gov/Academic s/CommonCoreLibrary/About/In structionalShifts/default.htm

5. English/Language Arts

6. Reading –Accelerated Reader AR Procedures-Students will be allowed to go to the media center every week. Students are expected to select AR books for independent reading. They are expected to take AR quizzes upon completion 12/1/2015 6

7. Math: What is Shifting? What to look for in the backpack? What Can You Do? Your child will work more deeply in fewer topics, which will ensure full understanding. (less is more!) Look for assignments that require students to show their work and explain how they arrived at an answer. Know what concepts are important for your kids based on their grade level and spend time working on those concepts. Your child will keep building on learning year after year, starting with a strong foundation. Look for assignments that build on one another. For example, students will focus on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Once these areas are mastered, they will focus on fractions. Building on that, they will then focus on Algebra. You should be able to see the progression in the topics they learn Be aware of what concepts your child struggled with last year and support your child in those challenge areas moving forward Your child will now be asked to use math in real-world situations. Your children might have assignments that ask them to show or explain their mathematical thinking – to SAY why they think their answer is the right one Look for math assignments that are based on the real world. For instance, homework for 5th graders might include adding fractions as part of a dessert recipe or determining how much pizza friends ate based on fractions. Talk to your children about their math homework and ask them to teach you new concepts. Help them figure out ways to explain their thinking. Provide time every day for your child to work on math at home.

8. Common Core Shifts-Math http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLib rary/About/InstructionalShifts/default.htmhttp://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLib rary/About/InstructionalShifts/default.htm 12/1/2015 8

9. Social Studies 1.The Civil War 2. Reconstruction 3. Turn of the Century America 4. World War I 5. The Great Depression 6. World War II 7. The Cold War 8.America Since 1975 9.Personal Finance

10. Science: Major Concepts/Skills: Earth Science Constructive and Destructive Forces Physical Science Matter Properties & Changes in Matter Electricity and Magnetism Life Science Cells Microorganisms Genetics & Heredity Classifying Plants & Animals

11. Fountas and Pinnell : This is a reading assessment given three times a year (Fall, Winter and Spring). With this assessment, teachers are able to gain an understanding of your child’s reading level. GLoSS/IKAN: These assessment assess your child’s mental math strategies. With this assessment, teachers are able to determine which students have deficits in their mental math strategies. Mental math strategies help students compute numbers quicker. County-wide Assessments

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14. Where should your child be in reading and math? Reading: At the beginning of 5 th Grade, the expected Fountas and Pinell level is Level S. By the end of 5 th Grade, the target Fountas and Pinnell level is V or higher. Math: At the beginning of 5 th grade, the expected stage is 6. By the end of 5 th grade, the target is higher than stage 6 or 7. All students have received their F&P level and GLoSS stage. 12/1/2015 14

15. Help Your Child at Home: SUSTAINED LEARNING Learning does not end in the classroom- talk to your child about school Build a partnership with your child’s teacher Create a dedicated place for your child to study Encourage real-world relevance of what is learned at school Model love of reading, research and math and build a “Culture of Inquiry” Allow your child to persevere!

16. 16 Teacher/Parent Communication:  EMAIL - The 1 st and easiest form of communication with your child’s teacher. jonni.laberis@henry.k12.ga.ustasha.skands@henry.k12.ga.us stanley.clark@henry.k12.ga.uskaren.gladden@henry.k12.ga.us bwoodrow@henry.k12.ga.us  Teacher websites - Please locate teacher sites from the Smith-Barnes website. Click on teachers and locate our names.  Conferences - Always contact your child’s homeroom teacher to schedule a conference with them. If you need to set up a meeting with the team, please specify that.

17. 17 Teacher/Parent Communication: 5 th Grade Remind  text the message @sbe5 to the number 81010  you will get 5 th grade reminders and texts when necessary  check with your child’s teacher to see if they have their own remind account for classroom reminders

18. Behavior Plan BEARS Expectations BEAR Charge Sheets BEAR Bucks as part of the reward system at SBE Communication Folders will come home each week on Tuesday Infinite Campus should be active soon – updates are finally completed so we can enter grades 12/1/2015 18

19. Homework Policy Students will receive homework from their teachers. If your child says they don’t have homework, please send an email to the teacher for confirmation. Homework is assigned in class and it is the students’ responsibility to record down homework in agendas. Please have your child read for 30 minutes each night in addition to completing homework. 12/1/2015 19

20. Grading 12/1/2015 20 Fifth grade students are graded based on a traditional grading scale. The standards-based grades are done as they prepare for the middle school transition. 100-90 A 89-80 B 79-74 C 73-70 D below 70 F

21. Volunteer Policy There have been changes in the requirements for volunteers. Please see Ms. Stone (across from the front office) for required forms and further information. 12/1/2015 21

22. Educational Websites 12/1/2015 22

23. The End! Questions? Thank you for attending !