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Back to School NightBack to School NightBack to School NightBack to School Night
Welcome to the 5th Grade Presentation
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• Mrs. Carolyn Northrup– Reading, Language Arts, Math 7, and Science
• Mr. Dwayne Williams– Reading, Language Arts, Math 6, and Social Studies
• Mrs. Avis Silver-Reading and Language Arts Support
• Ms. Kim Frey
-Reading, Language Arts, and Math Support
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Three Guiding PrinciplesThree Guiding Principles
• Mutual Respect– Treat others the way you want to be treated. Fifth grade is a
team that works together for everyone’s success
• Right to Learn and Teach– We all contribute to the learning environment by doing our
best, helping others and following the class and school rules.
• Self-Control– Be proud of your accomplishments and apologize when you
make bad choices.
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Mission Statement/GoalsMission Statement/Goals
• This is important!This is important!
• You can do it!You can do it!
• We won’t give up on you!We won’t give up on you!
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Baldrige AcademyBaldrige Academy
• Continuous improvement
– My Job, Your Job, Our Job
– Goal Setting– Data Collection– Data Analysis– Issue Bin
Issue BIN
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Grading and ReportingGrading and Reporting• Grading
– Academic Grades are given in the form of letter grades: A, B, C, D, E
– Special Subject grades will be given as an: O, S, N
• Learning Skills
- Skills other than academic, such as task completion, participation, teamwork, and following directions and procedures will have separate marks which are as follows:
I Independent
L Limited Prompting
FP Frequent Prompting
R Rarely Completes work
NI Not enough information
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Grading and Reporting (cont.)Grading and Reporting (cont.)• Homework
– All homework assignments will provide practice on the standard being taught.
– Students need to complete this work in order to become independent on these concepts.
– Unless indicated in advance, homework will not be used as part of the academic grade, but will be included in the learning skill grades on the report card. (Spelling Homework
will be graded)
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Data NotebooksData Notebooks
• Will come home weekly
• Have your child explain the binder to you
• Provide them with feedback
• Please have your child return the data notebook the next school day with a parent signature
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KEYS!KEYS!• The Key system in the fifth grade is designed to
reward students for all the hard work they put in during the school year.
• The keys students earn are on display in the classroom throughout the year. Encourage your child to earn these keys!
• At the end of the year each student’s keys are tallied and they are presented with a gold key or a silver key during the last Blue and Gold Assembly
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How We Earn KeysHow We Earn Keys• To receive a Gold Key a student needs 40 keys.• To receive a Silver Key a student needs 25 keys
• Ways to earn a key:– Community Service– Patrols – SGA– Chorus/Instrumental Music concert attendance– Grades
• ‘A’ on a Math or Science Unit test and a 100% on Spelling/Vocab
– School Clubs
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Star PunchesStar Punches• Students can also work towards keys by collecting
star punches.
• Every ‘A’ earned receives one star punch.
• Every 100% earned receives two star punches
• A student will earn a key once they receive 10 star punches
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Academic GoalsAcademic Goals
• Our Academic Goals include:
– Becoming an independent learner
– Preparing for the secondary learning model which begins in Middle School
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ReadingReading• Students are expected to read 30 minutes each night.
• Please review and sign the THR (Take Home Reading Log) regularly
• Ways parents can be involved with their child’s reading
– Parents can read to their children– Discuss what your child has read with them– Listen to your child read aloud
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Strive for 25Strive for 25
• MCPS has a set a reading goal for each fifth grader to read 25 books for the school year.
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MathMath
• The math curriculum is very rigorous.
– It is important for students to keep up with homework and take good notes in class.
– It is also important for students to ask questions when they don’t understand.
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ScienceScience
• In Science the Fifth Grade will be focusing on four main units:– Force, Motion, and Energy– Electricity and Magnetism – Solar System– Cells and Heredity
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Social StudiesSocial Studies
• In Social Studies the Fifth Grade will study:– Citizens in Action: The Colonies Revolt– Economics: Creating a New Nation– The Evolving Country: Geography
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF 5SPECIAL FEATURES OF 5THTH GRADE GRADE
– Various long-term academic projects• Biography Wax Museum (in school)• PIEE Fair (in school)
– Field Trips• Strathmore Concert, 10/11• Philadelphia, 10/20• Rock and Roll Revival, 1/12?• Westward Ho, 5/18
– End of the Year Activity
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF SPECIAL FEATURES OF 55THTH GRADE GRADE
• Family Life Units
Health and HIV/AIDS education in the spring
• Notification will be sent home for parent meetings for these units in the second half of the year
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Long Term ProjectsLong Term Projects
• Students will be given take home projects periodically which enrich and enhance the MCPS curriculum.
• While the projects require students to use all the skills they are learning in school, they focus on a specific subject and sometimes involve technology.
• Students will always be given a packet, explaining the project. The packet will also contain a detailed rubric indicating what the students will be graded on.
• Please take the time to review the rubric with your student before they turn in their project!
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Examples of Long Term ProjectsExamples of Long Term Projects
• Shrunken Vacation- Writing
• State Project
• Wax Museum- Reading
• PIEE
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PIEE ProjectPIEE Project• Project for
Individual Enrichment and Extension
– Research model– Done in stages– Second Semester
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End of Year ActivitiesEnd of Year Activities
• 5th grade activity
• Blue and Gold Assembly– 5th grade achievement awards– Gold and Silver Key presentations
• Clap-out
• 5th Grade reception
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Communication Between Communication Between Home and SchoolHome and School
• Notes
• E-mails
• Phone calls
• TeacherEase
• Newslettters
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Active involvement with your Active involvement with your child’s educationchild’s education
• Review assignment book and binder
• Ask questions
• Locate a study area and materials for success in completing homework
• Maintain a consistent study time free of distractions and interruptions
• Return communication
• Attend conferences
Praise, Praise, Praise
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Support for instructional Support for instructional programprogram
• Donate classroom supplies
• Be a volunteer on field trips
• Volunteer at school functions
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Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer Opportunities
• Field Trips
• Parties ( Halloween and Valentine)
• Keys– Making paper keys throughout the year– Collecting and spray painting for end of the year
• End of the Year Activity
• Fifth Grade T-Shirts
• Westward Ho
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Volunteer Opportunities (cont.)Volunteer Opportunities (cont.)
• If you are interested in volunteering for any of these activities, please sign up on the sign up sheets in the back of the gym
• We would like to form committees for some of these activities so please plan on attending a volunteer meeting we have planned for TBA.
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Thank You for ComingThank You for ComingThank You for ComingThank You for ComingPlease sign homeroom sheet and conference
sheet in the hallway.
Come see your child’s homeroom and leave your child a note.