WELCOME!!!!

5th GRADE

CURRICULUM NIGHT

Meet Our 5th Grade Teachers

Kellie Barattini Susan Newman Jody Price Lisa Runion Jennifer Sprayberry Tammy Waddell

DAILY SCHEDULE 7:20-7:55 Morning

Work/Announcements

7:55-8:30 Cougar Connections

8:30–9:15 – Block 1

9:15-9:55- Specials

10:00- 10:45 Block 1 10:45-12:10 Block 2

12:15-1:15 Lunch/Recess

1:20-2:15 Social Studies/Science

2:15-2:20 Dismissal

Curriculum Link

www.georgiastandards.org

We will discuss an overview tonight of the fifth grade curriculum. If you would like an in-depth description of our curriculum, please visit this site.

LANGUAGE ARTS Literacy Groups

Throughout Language Arts, we address the standards through various instructional strategies by incorporating:

Writing Leveled Readers Spelling Grammar Reading comprehension Vocabulary

WRITING Students writing

every day Students writing in

all subjects Rubrics Writing Process Preparation for

Georgia Writing Test

Domains Ideas (40%) Organization (20%) Style (20%) Conventions (20%)

Genres Narrative, Informational,

persuasive, and response to literature

MATH Houghton Mifflin Math:

Georgia Interactive activities on

the web site Problem solving daily Extra practice Georgia Frameworks

Tasks

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Password: Cumming5

SCIENCECurriculum: Habits of Mind and the Nature

of Science (knowing and incorporating the scientific process throughout the year)

Earth’s Surface Features Changes in Matter Electricity and Magnetism Classification Traits of Organisms Cells and Microorganisms

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SOCIAL STUDIES Houghton Mifflin Social

Studies: United States History (Civil War to Today)

Tested on GPS (Georgia Performance Standards) this year

This year we will begin with the Civil War and continue to the present. As well as, geographic understandings, civic understandings, and economic understandings.

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5th Grade: Grade Plus Photostory

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Grading Scale

100 % = 4 99%- 83%= 3 82%- 70 %= 2 69 – below = 1

Guidance/Media/Technology/ Math Lab

New programs being held at CES

Students are rotating between these four specials.

TEAMWORK ESOL - Mrs. Reis Resource - Mrs. McElhannon/Mrs.

Leggett EIP Reading – Mrs. Lindstrom EIP Reading/Math- Mrs. McIntosh Title 1 Reading/Math- Ms. Hunt Horizons - Mrs. Snook and Mrs.

Lundstrum Guidance-Mrs. O’Neil Technology – Ms. Farmer Media – Mrs. Murphy Math Lab- Mrs. McDonald They are planning a lot of new and

exciting events for the children, and working with the classroom teachers to help students be successful.

CLASSROOM RULES

Be prepared Complete home and school assignments Follow directions Work quietly Respect others- be kind in actions and

words Work and play safely

Conduct CardFifth Grade Conduct Card

Nine Week Period: 1 2 3 4

Name:__________________________Homeroom:___________________

Week of: 8-15 8-22 8-29 9-5 9-12 9-19 9-23 10-3 10-10 10-17

Homework

Hall Behavior

Lunchroom Behavior

Unprepared

Off Task

Not Following Directions

Disrespectful

Disruptive Behavior

Parent Initials:

Teacher Check:

Comments:

Week 1:

Week 2:

Week 3:

Week 4:

Week 5:

Week 6:

Week 7:

Week 8:

Week 9:

AGENDAS Each student should have an agenda to keep track of daily assignments.

The agendas need to be checked daily by parents.

Parents please check these every night to help the students stay on task and learn responsibility.

HOMEWORK Homework will be

assigned in 5th grade daily.

Check your students agenda nightly for homework assignments.

Homework Hotline or Teacher web pages

ATTENDANCE

7:40 AM-2:20 PM To be an unexcused

absence, a note must be sent in with a parent signature explaining the reason for the absence.

No bus changes. Phone calls will not excuse

an absence. If absent, five days will be

given for make-up work. Car rider line will be locked

at 7:40A.M. If arriving after that time, student must be checked in at the front office.

5TH GRADE ACTIVITES Spelling Bee Green Team Technology Fair Chorus Cumming Cougar

Coverage 4-H 5th Grade Field Trip Winter Breakfast End of the Year Honors

Day

IMPORTANT TEST DATES Georgia Writing Test March 7th, 2012 CRCT (Criterion Referenced Competency Test)

– Reading April 11, 2012– Language Arts April 12, 2012– Math April 17, 2012– Science April 18, 2012– Social Studies April 19, 2012

(Students must meet standards in reading and math in order to be promoted to 6th grade)

Benchmark Assessments: End of each nine week period in Math and Language Arts

Thank you for coming this evening! Thank you in advance for all your help and support.

We look forward to a fantastic year!The Fifth Grade Team