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Back to School Night Bywood September 18 th , 2014 Julia McCunney 5-2 Welcome

Back to School Night Bywood September 18 th , 2014 Julia McCunney 5-2 Welcome. Expectations Of a Fifth Grader. Fifth Graders should: Greet adults when they see them Use appropriate voice in school Use words to express their feelings Raise their hands and wait to be called on

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Back to School Night Bywood September 18 th , 2014 Julia McCunney 5-2 Welcome

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  1. Back to School Night Bywood September 18th, 2014 Julia McCunney 5-2 Welcome

  2. Expectations Of a Fifth Grader • Fifth Graders should: • Greet adults when they see them • Use appropriate voice in school • Use words to express their feelings • Raise their hands and wait to be called on • Work with and collaborate with peers • Read for 20 minutes independently • Complete homework with minimal help • Line up in line order without talking • Walk quietly in the hallway • Help keep our classroom neat • Be kind to all classmates • Be safe, be respectful, be responsible

  3. Bywood Banner Behavior • This year at Bywood we are focusing on Bywood Banner Behaviors. • Bywood’s Banner Behaviors emphasize high expectations of behavior in various school environments (classroom, cafeteria, hallway, restroom, playground, math lab, nurse/office, arrival, and dismissal). • Throughout the year, as a class, we discuss, model, practice, and review what it means to be safe, be respectful, and be responsible in each of the areas listed above. • As we become proficient in each area, we earn a 100% certificate.

  4. Homework • There is homework every night Mon.-Thurs. • Students are expected to complete all homework every night-NO EXCUSES • Your child must read for 15 minutes every night! Please make sure you initial your child’s reading log each night.

  5. Daily Routine 8:45 Arrival 8:50-9:15 Unpack, lunch count, attendance, homework out, Morning Meeting 9:15-10:15 Block 1 10:15-10:50 Block 2 (Differentiated Reading Instruction) 10:50-11:40 Lunch and recess 11:40-12:05 Science/Social Studies 12:05-1:15 Block 3 (Writing) 1:20 – 1:50 Special **Monday – Gym, Tuesday – Library, Wednesday – Music, Thursday – Music, Friday - Art 1:50-3:00 Math 3:15 Dismissal

  6. Academics Language Arts - Harcourt Brace Storytown Math – Go Math Social Studies – America’s Past Science Motion and Design Ecosystems Microworlds Health and Safety

  7. Reading and Language Arts **Storytown** Block 1 Warm-up routines Read Aloud, Phonics, Comprehension, Fluency, Speaking/Listening, Robust Vocabulary Grammar Spelling Block 2 Guided Reading Groups Centers Independent Work Block 3 Writing

  8. Fluency • Fluency is how fast a child can read with good accuracy and expression • The faster and more accurately they can read, the better they can comprehend, and in turn, test scores go up • Fluency is practiced on a daily basis in class through choral reads, echo reads, listening/watching on the computer, and Reader’s Theater • Fluency is tested 3 times a year for the DIBELS test, 5 times a year for Theme Tests • WORK FLUENCY PRACTICE INTO YOUR ROUTINE AT HOME • January Goal: 120 WPM May Goal: 130 WPM

  9. Helpful Language Arts Websites http://www.pdesas.org/ Practice PSSA skills www.thinkcentral.com Storytown website Great for reviewing the weekly skill, weekly story, and guided reading books User Name: first initial last name (ex. jmccunney) Password: student id # https://ep-storytown.wikispaces.com Great resources for practicing the skills being learned in class.

  10. Social Studies Alive America’s Past TEACHING STRATEGIES USED VISUAL DISCOVERY SOCIAL STUDIES SKILL BUILDER EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISES WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING PESPONSE GROUPS PROBLEM SOLVING GROUPWORK INTERACTIVE STUDENT NOTEBOOK EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT TWENTY LESSONS Geography of the United States American Indians and Their Land American Indian Cultural Regions How and Why Europeans Came to the New World Routes of Exploration to the New World Early English Settlements Comparing the Colonies Facing Slavery Life in Colonial Williamsburg Tensions Grow Between Colonies and Great Britain To Declare Independence or Not Declaration of Independence The American Revolution The Constitution The Bill of Rights Manifest Destiny and Settling the West The Diverse Peoples of the West The Causes of the Civil War The Civil War Industrialization and Modern United States

  11. Math Student Textbooks Math homework practice books Math PSSA practice packets Suggestions: Make a math kit to practice concepts with your child

  12. MATH HOME KIT • TIMER • WATCH • MONEY (VARIETY OF COINS DOLLAR BILL • RULER • FLASH CARDS • GRAPH PAPER

  13. For Your Information Behavior Please see the school wide discipline plan in your handbook. Bathroom breaks Students are permitted to use the bathroom anytime during the school day with the exception of when we are switching classes. Wednesday Folders Please review all materials and return the next morning. Birthdays We love to celebrate birthdays! You may send in a treat that does NOT require cutting. Lunch We have lunch at 10:55 Money - Please put all money in an envelope and label it.

  14. Communication • Phone 610 352 6842 • Notes • Wednesday Folder • Email address: jmccunney@upperdarbysd.org (I will check this site daily, however please do NOT email me anything that is timely. Example: Please tell my child to walk home.)

  15. Report Cards and Conferences Conferences will be held twice a year. Parents must attend conferences to pick up report cards. Dates are: November 24th-26th April 13th-20th

  16. Questions and Comments

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