BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL
Welcome to Fifth Grade!2012-1013
Meet the Teacher • This will be my twelfth year of teaching (in addition to several years of substitute teaching)
• Fifth year at Bradley
• Grades taught: Kindergarten, Third, Fourth, Fifth
• BA in Psychology (CU –Denver)
• MA in Curriculum and Instruction (CU-Denver/School of Education)
• Married with two children
• Colorado Native/grew up in southeast Denver
• Graduate of George Washington High School (DPS)
Year at A GlanceIB Planners
Transdisciplinary Themes
• How the World Works: Weather - September
• Where We Are in Place and Time: Age of Exploration/Colonization of America – Oct./Nov.
• How We Share the Planet: Economics- Nov./Dec.
• Who We Are (Exhibition): Human Body Systems-January through May
• How We Express Ourselves: American Revolution Feb./March
• How We Organize Ourselves: United States Constitution/Three Branches of Government –April/May
Math Learning ObjectivesUnit 1 – Number Theory• Rectangular arrays• Factoring numbers• Introduce prime, composite and square
numbers• Exponents
Unit 2 – Estimation and Computation• Subtract multi-digit numbers• Probability• Magnitude estimates for products• Multiply multi-digit numbers
Unit 3 – Geometry Explorations• Data collection, organization, and
interpretation• Types of angles, geometric figures, geometry
tools• Geometric properties of polygons
Unit 4 – Division• Long division• Solve number stories with division/interpret
the remainder
Math Objectives Continued
Unit 5 – Fractions, Decimals and Percents• Comparing and ordering fractions• Finding equivalent fractions• Mixed-numbers and improper fractions• Changing a fraction to decimal and percent
Unit 6 – Using Data, Adding and Subtracting Fractions
• Organize data• Add subtract fractions
Unit 7 – Exponents• Exponential notation
Unit 8 – Fractions and Ratios• Find equivalent fractions to perform
operations• Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers
Unit 9 – Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity• Plot points on coordinate grid• Calculate area and volume
Unit 10 – Using Data, Algebra Concepts • Solve equations with variables• Generate input-output tables• Link data in tables to corresponding points on
coordinate grids
Unit 11 – Volume• Properties of 3 dimensional shapes• Develop formulas for volume
Unit 12 – Probability• Greatest common factor/least common
multiple• Use ratios to make comparisons• Calculate rates from data
Writing Alive! Genre:• Personal narrative• Short story• Persuasive composition• Plot summary/expository summary• Expository paragraph/composition• Compare and contrast composition• Cause and effect composition• Research and report writing• Poetry
Activities:• Instructional shapes/five sentence
components• Sentence dictation• Connected camera• Sentence styling• Interactive planning/drafting/Editing/Revision• Setting and assessing goals using rubrics
Reading HighlightsNon-fiction Texts• Use a variety of strategies to comprehend
text• Understand and use non-fiction text features• Use strategies to infer• Predict and draw conclusions• Locate/paraphrase main ideas and details• Summarize
Fiction Texts• Use knowledge of narrative text structure• Read and respond to literature• Summarize • Use knowledge of literary techniques
Poetry• Make inferences to comprehend poetry• Understand the elements of poetry• Visualize to understand literary language
Research and Report Writing• Understand structure and text features of
editorials and news paper articles• Locate information from a variety of sources• Organize information using a graphic
organizer• Summarize in own words• Use bibliographies and work cited pages
Author Study• Consider how an author’s background and
cultural perspective may influence his/her writing
• Compare and contrast themes, characters and ideas
• Identify point of view
Behavior Policy
Green = meeting expectationsYellow = last warningRed = Timeout, note homePurple = Refocus form sent homeThree Refocus forms = an office referral.
Other ways to motivate students• Praise• Team points• Super Citizen/lunch with the principal• Drawing for treasure box
Homework• Math assigned Monday through Thursday, due the next day• Spelling list assigned on Mondays• Speller’s Choice activity Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday• Spelling practice test Thursday night (with parent signature)• Spelling test on Fridays• Independent reading (goal is 45 minutes)• Complete the Bradley reading list• Students are expected to fill out their student planner daily• Parents should review and sign the student planner nightly• Additional assignments may come up throughout the year
Daily Schedule9:00 – 10:00 Guided Reading Groups10:00 – 11:00 Writing11:00 – 11:30 Reading Mini-Lesson11:30 – 12:15 Lunch12:15 - 1:30 Math1:30 – 2:30 Science or Social Studies2:30 – 3:00 Skills (Daily Language Instruction/Sentence Styling/Spelling)3:00 – 3:45 Specials
Monday – TechnologyTuesday – Gym/Music (alternating weeks)Wednesday – Gym/MusicThursday – Art/Spanish (alternating weeks)Friday – Art/Spanish
Exciting Upcoming Events
• Balarat (September 24th -25th)• Ameritowne (winter)• Exhibition (spring)