1. Grade 5 Zinck 2011-2012

2. PowerPoint overview of Grade Five expectations Overview of class website Question and Answer Tonight’s Tasks…

3. Who is the teacher? Mom of two kids (gr6 and gr8) and step-mom to a 18 year old 2 nd year Dalhousie University student Have taught for 17 years My 10 th year teaching at SMBES Have taught all grades P-6 and grades 7 and 9.

4. Multiplication facts are WELL secured in your child’s knowledge. Big Concept: 2x2 multiplication and division (ex 43 x 23) Extended concepts with larger numbers (to millions in whole numbers / hundredths in decimals) MATH BIG CONCEPTS GR5

5. Science Grade Five: Weather Body Systems Properties of Matter Simple Machines

6. Technology Student email Internet Research Powerpoint Presentations Microsoft Word

7. Social Studies Grade Five Societies over Time Ancient Societies Medieval Societies Aboriginal Societies Colonial French Settlers

8. Grade Five: Healthy Friendships Nutrition Healthy Living Growth and Development Health

9. ( Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) Writing Process – 6 Traits! Voice Sentence Fluency Word Choice Organization ConventionsIdeas Reading Strategies Visualizing Connecting Questioning Inferrring Language Arts Genre Study – Reading Passport Speaking Opportunities Word Study Cursive Writing Dictionary Skills

10. Transitional reader- is beginning to integrate a variety of reading strategies such as predicting, using picture cues, sounding out, etc. Students are able to adapt their reading to different kinds of text. With teacher support, they will comment upon and criticize texts. Fluent reader- is able to read automatically and with purpose. They only become aware of the reading strategies they use when they encounter something difficult. They will compare text to their own experiences and they find reading to be meaningful and enjoyable. Grade 5 Readers

11. Writes in full sentences.Writes in full sentences. Uses capitals and periods CONSISTENTLY.Uses capitals and periods CONSISTENTLY. Uses prewriting strategies.Uses prewriting strategies. Self edits writing (with a checklist).Self edits writing (with a checklist). Conferences with peersConferences with peers Selects pieces to share with an audience.Selects pieces to share with an audience. Writes in CURSIVEWrites in CURSIVE Uses quotation marks and paragraphsUses quotation marks and paragraphs Writes for a variety of audiences and purposes.Writes for a variety of audiences and purposes. Grade 5 Writers

12. Grade Four about large really few once believe again other always they’re there their special would something which No Excuse Words Grade Five important different enough country thought through children picture along another

13. Ongoing in the classroom. Projects/Tests/Observations/Daily Work Weekly Reports (Month of September) Reading assessments ongoing – formal being completed now Gr5 : HRSB Language, Math and Writing THREE report cards Assessment

14. 4 GREAT JOB!!! Every aspect of your work has met or exceeded the expectations. Your work shows effort, care and attention. BRAVO! 3 GOOD WORK! Your work has met the expectations. Maybe there were just a couple mistakes or ways you could improve. 2 YOUR ALMOST THERE!!! You have done okay, but there are ways in which you could improve. (Suggestions will be made as to how the student can improve). Your work is slightly below what is expected in grade four. 1 ATTENTION NEEDED!!! Please follow the given directions and put more effort into your work. Your work is not at grade level. General Rubric

15. Grade Four 20-30 minutes a night / 4 nights a week Grade Five 30-40 minutes a night / 4 nights a week Grade Six 40-50 minutes a night / 4 times a week Expectations are for students to read each night for 20-30 minutes - and sometime to read aloud! Homework focus right now is on multiplication fact review Homework

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