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### Empowering 5th Grade Students: A Holistic Approach to Education ###

Join us in fostering an enriching 5th-grade experience that balances learning and personal growth. Our curriculum emphasizes not just academic achievement but also social and emotional development. We inspire independence and responsibility in students through engaging activities—field trips, simulations, and collaborative projects. With dedicated support systems, including classroom behavior strategies and open communication with parents, we create a nurturing environment that encourages students to thrive both academically and socially. Let's ignite a passion for learning together! ###

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### Empowering 5th Grade Students: A Holistic Approach to Education ###

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  1. Personal Aphorisms • If you give me six lines written by the most honest man, I will find something in them to hang him. – Cardinal Richelieu • Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. -- Albert Camus • Education is not a pail to be filled; but a fire to be ignited.– W.B. Yeats • It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -- Aristotle

  2. Contacting Mr. Jurak Did you check the web site? • In person morning or afternoon (except Wed) • Email gjurak@iusd.org • Phone (949)936-6383 • Has your child already talked to me?

  3. The Fifth Grader BOYS • Still goofy • Need to play • Becoming independent • Budding responsibility • Need consistency • Need a sympathetic ear

  4. The Fifth Grader GIRLS • Welcome to hormones • Budding responsibility • Dress code • Cliques • Don’t sweat the small stuff, a lot of it’s small! • Note to Dads….. • Just listen, don’t fix it

  5. Classroom Behavior Plan • STAR • LOTS of STAR cards • Table points • Attitude is everything! • Effort vs. Success

  6. What’s new in 5th grade! • E-notice for missing assignments • Birthday Celebrations • 5th Grade Presidential Fitness Test • K Buddies • Mile (Yes, a whole mile! Every week!) • Simulations • Field trips – Overnight!

  7. MATH Expressions • Number Fluency and Number Sense • problem solving • conceptual understanding • not drill and kill/ not steps to solve • diagrams & algebraic reasoning to set up/solve word problems • Measurement /Geometry all year • Math Vocabulary

  8. LANGUAGE ARTS • RTi • Novel Studies • DMH, SoB, WBBP?, ET?, TTCoCD? • Houghton-Mifflin Reading Series • Text/leveled readers/related novels • Junior Great Books • Book Clubs (now to Dec) • Lit Circles (Jan-June) • Writing • Writer’s Workshop • Assignments • Spelling/Grammar

  9. SOCIAL STUDIES • S.S.Q.S. • Geography/State Report • Native Americans • Explorers • Colonies • American Revolution • Constitution & Government • Westward Expansion

  10. SCIENCE • Life Science Cells, Plants, Body Systems • Earth Science Weather, Astronomy • Physical Science Chemistry

  11. Elementary Science Lab Lab Overview Grading Policy and Homework Astounding Inventions Meg Vanek margretvanek@iusd.org

  12. Homework • Purposeful • Reasonable • Reinforcement or • Strengthening skills • Extension or • Enrichment activity • Completed independently • It’s your call!

  13. GRADING SCALES • O S N • O+ = 100% A+ • O =95% A • O- =90% B+ • S+ =85% B • S =75% C • S- =70% C- • N =65% D • 49% worked not turned in • Rubric Grade •  5=95% A •  4=85% B •  3=75% C •  2=65% D •  1=55% F • 49% work not turned in! • 100% A+ • 90’s% A • 80’s% B • 70’s% C • 60’s% D • 50’s% F • 49% work not turned in!

  14. Communication • Your child! • E-mail geoffjurak@iusd.org • Drop in before or after • Make an apt. INCLUDING your child • Phone 936-6383 but…

  15. You Can Help! Volunteers still needed in 5th grade! • Room Parent(s) • In class volunteers • Field Trips/events • Sign up sheet on back table! Parent Volunteer Training August 7th, Wed, 11:30-12:15 Rm 18

  16. Your Turn Thanks for coming tonight! Sign up for goal setting conferences!

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