Welcome to 5 th Grade! Back to School Night September 7, 2012

1. Welcome to 5th Grade!Back to School NightSeptember 7, 2012 Ms. Fenton

2. Tonight’s Topics • Introduction • Schedule • Homework • Grading Scale • State Assessments • Class Constitution & Behavior Management6th Grade Curriculum & Common Core • Fieldtrips • Recess • Communication!

3. Who Am I? Blessed Sacrament parishioner Taught in New York City private schools in Preschool-6th Grade Waldorf School of Garden City, Westhampton Beach HS Quinnipiac University, B.S. Marketing Fordham University, M.S.T., B-6

4. My Teaching Philosophy I love teaching and I believe all students can learn. I am passionate about the lives we touch in this profession. Diversity and collaboration in the classroom is basic to the development of high-order thinking.

5. Differentiated Instruction Multiple approaches to content, process and product Qualitative rather than quantitative Student centered Blends whole class, group and individual instruction Flexible grouping Learn the same standards in different ways

6. Our Schedule: The Basics Please be prompt! All students must be in the cafeteria by 8 am Dismissal is at 3:00 p.m. Half-day dismissal, generally speaking, is 11:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted Consult the school calendar and the weekly planner for important reminders

7. What is a Brain Break? • Quick and effective way to • Activate • Re-energize • And stimulate Learners • Interspersed throughout the day

8. The Common Core: What Is It? • A common set of standards for the nation • A more coherent progression of learning expectations in ELA and Math instruction • Designed to prepare students, K – 12, for college and career success • Informed by other top-performing countries to prepare students for the global economy • Evidence-based

9. Common Core & Assessments • State assessments • Benchmark assessments • Authentic Assessments • Summative Assesments: Chapter Tests • Continuous formative assessments • Teacher questioning • Discussions • Learning activities • Conferences • Student reflections

10. Mathematics Curriculum: 5th Grade • Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Write and interpret numerical expressions. • Analyze patterns and relationships. • Number and Operations in Base Ten • Understand the place value system. • Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths. • Number and Operations—Fractions • Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. • Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions. • Measurement and Data • Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. • Represent and interpret data. • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition. • Geometry • Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems. • Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

11. Math and Common Core Building skills and conceptual understanding Problem solving ability Increased expectations for depth of understanding Increased focus on applications of mathematics concepts of solve real world problems

12. Texts and other Materials In an effort to build conceptual understanding rather than teach isolated skills, we will use the following texts: • Teaching Student Centered Mathematics • Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally • enVision Math series We will also make use of virtual and concrete manipulatives to scaffold student understanding

13. Math Assessments Students will be assessed through Authentic Assessments:Performance tasks Daily Warm-Ups (Do Nows) Classwork Quizzes Traditional ChapterTests

14. Sample Performance Task

15. ELA and Common Core Reading and writing informational texts Comprehension of texts, including analysis for credible evidence and sound reasoning Explicit teaching of the 3 types of writing

16. NonfictionTexts and other materials Who Was Jackie Robinson? (Gail Herman , Nancy Harrison, and John O’Brien) The Story of the Negro League Baseball (Kadir Nelson) Who Was Thomas Elva Edis?: (Margret Frith, John O’Brien, and Nancy Harrison) The Phantom Tollbooth: Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer

17. NonfictionTexts and other materials Who Was Louis Armstrong? (Yona Zeblis McDonough, John O’Brien, and Nancy Harrison) Poem: Casey at the Bat (Ernest Lawrence Thayer) Listen to Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra as a class How Writers Work: Finding a Process That works for You (Ralph Fletcher)

18. Texts and other materials In an effort to provide students with meaningful and rigorous learning opportunities in ELA, we will not depend on a textbook this year. Instead, your students will be expected to read actual texts thoughtfully and analytically!

19. ELA Assessments Creation of projects and original documents to demonstrate understanding Formal tests Classwork

20. Writing Rubric

21. Religion: The Sacraments Objective: To understand the seven sacraments fulfilled in the New Testament and the celebration of life through God’s teachings.

22. Religion Assessments Assessments are modeled after previous ADNY exams. While this format may be more rigorous than previous tests, they are designed to make students more comfortable and confident with the format and expectations. • True or False • Multiple Choice • Vocabulary • Matching • Essay

23. Sample Religion Test

24. Sample Religion Test

25. Sample Religion Test

26. Sample Religion Test

27. 5th Grade Social Studies: Western Hemisphere Social Studies is linked to literacy skills in the Common Core The topics we will cover include: • Geography of The United States , Canada, and Latin America • Exploration of 13 Original Colonies • Western Expansion- The Oregon Trail, Manifest Destiny Debate

28. Homework • Homework reinforces what is being taught in the classroom. • Greater workload in preparation for middle school and high school • Students will most likely have homework in each subject every night • All students may not have the same assignments • Reinforcement • Reteaching • Challenge/extension assignments

29. Missing Assignments Missing assignments will require • No homework form • Parent, student signature • Plan to complete the assignment by next day • 20 point penalty

30. Test Policy Missing tests will require • Students to be expected to take the test on the day of return • Absence Note from Parent/Doctor

31. Tests . . . ……….40% Projects/Essay….10% Class work & Participation…….20% Homework…….. 10% Quizzes . . . . . . 20 % Assessment/Grading Scale

32. 5th Grade State Assessments This year, your children are expected to take 1 state assessment: • Religion

33. How will we prepare? • Formal tests modeled after state assessments *Exception: ELA and Math • Test prep lessons & activities • Rigorous lesson and activities designed to build conceptual understanding

34. Class Constitution • Respect others • Respect ourselves • Respect our property • Respect the learning environment

35. Behavior Report

36. Rewards Work for prizes as teams to reinforce sense of community Prize Bucket: • 1 extra point on a quiz • 2 points on a test • Homework choice • Choice Job • Grab bag

37. Consequences First Warning Second Warning: Behavior Reflection Third Warning: Behavior Reflection + Visit Mrs. Engel + 1 ticket removed Repeat Offenses: Meeting with parents

38. Consequences

39. Fieldtrips To be determined… suggestions welcomed! - Historical Society Museum - Rose Hall-Planetarium - Lincoln Center The Arts and Farmer’s Market • Food Bank/Soup Kitchen

40. Recess • 20 minutes • No items from home

41. Communication Working together is key! I am available before and after school by appointment. I’m looking forward to working with you and your children this year!

42. Questions, Comments, Concerns