Welcome to Back to School Night

1. Welcometo Back to School Night Mrs. Kathleen Kish Grade 5 Language Arts

2. How can I help my child be successful in Language Arts? • Check my webpage for information about homework assignments, test & quiz dates. • Make sure they have their classwork (centers) done by Friday each week. • Check Friday folders and return Monday. • Contact me when you have questions. • Sign up for “REMIND” to receive updates.

3. Language Arts Components Reading Guided Reading - Small instructional groups to learn & practice comprehension skills with text • Fiction – novels, short stories • Non-fiction text – informational text, articles, biographies Whole Group • Students will read the same novel • Students will be required to read chapters for homework and answer questions during class Vocabulary – Word Wisdom focus on usage • Weekly Vocabulary Assessment Writing – Lucy Calkins framework & Writers Workshop • Narrative Essays • Research & Informative Essays • Research Based Argument Compositions (Opinion, Persuasive) • Literary Essay • Open Ended Responses & Journal Entries • Grammar • Spelling ( not tested in 5th grade )

4. Supplies for Language Arts • 6 pocket folder or accordion folder • 1 marble front composition notebook (Writing) • 1 single subject notebook (Reading) • 3 subject notebook (Grammar, Spelling, etc.) • Post it notes (1 pkg.) • red pens, pencils, erasers

5. Guided Reading Framework • Small group with teacher/ guided reading • When not with teacher in a reading group, students work independently to practice skills in centers (vocabulary, spelling, grammar ). • Independent center work is to be completed during reading Monday-Thursday. (Due Friday) • Unfinished independent center work should be completed at home to be turned in on Friday. • Completed centers are averaged and worth a classwork grade.

6. Reading Comprehension Skills • Story Elements • Predictions • Sequencing • Main Idea & Supporting Details • Cause & Effect • Compare & Contrast • Inference • Drawing Conclusions & Generalizations • Fact & Opinion • Summarizing • Point of View • Figurative Language

7. Vocabulary Development Focus is for students to learn to use strategies to define words within text not just to memorize a definition. 5th grade uses the program Word Wisdom which emphasizes usage. There is a weekly vocabulary assessment on 10 weekly words which incorporates previous weeks words too. Students must use the Word Wisdom dictionary (on webpage) to complete center work and prepare for assessments. In addition, students must be able to identify the part of speech for each word as it is used in a sentence or in isolation. • Word Meaning – Context Clues • Parts of Speech • Infer Word Meanings from Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes • Vocabulary and Concept Development • Text Features • Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones, Homographs • Decoding and Word Recognition • Dictionary and Thesaurus • Index and Glossary Use

8. Student Behavior Expectations • I will always do my best! • I will come to class prepared! • I will complete all assignments on time. • I will not use “put downs” or harass others. • I will respect other people’s differences and opinions. • I will actively listen when others are speaking.

9. Grading • School Policy • Major Grade Components • Tests 40% • Quizzes 30% • Classwork 20% • Homework 10%

10. Agendas/Website • All homework assignments, tests, and quiz dates are put on my teacher website daily as well as on the board. www.westamptonschools.org (click teacher webpage) • Students need to use their agendas and keep it with them throughout the day and bring it home each night.

11. Communication http://www.westamptonschools.org (609) 267-2722 Ext. 1120 kkish@westamptonschools.org

12. Thank You for attending Back to School Night