Fifth Grade Back to School Night 2014 2015

Fifth Grade Back to School Night 2014 -2015 MRS. GOSSETT AND MRS. THORPE

Procedures Attendance/Tardies Daily agendas Gold folders Email Weekly emails Parties Birthdays Make-up work Class websites

Class Websites

Behavior Expectations FOAC Rules Classroom and Fifth Grade Circle Ups Specials - THINK Sheet

Reading Workshop: What is workshop? Strategy/Skill Lesson, Independent Practice, Conferring with peers and teacher Reading Workshop Notebook: Reading log, reading response questions, stop and jots, conferring notes Grades: Independent practice Comprehension checks

Writing and Grammar Writing Workshop: Strategy/Skill Lesson, Independent Practice, Conferring with peers and teacher Informational, Narrative, Opinion Pieces Sentence Composing: subject/verb agreement, prepositional phrases, commas, etc. Grades: Writing rubrics Grammar quizzes

Spelling/Word Study • Words Their Way is a developmental spelling, phonics, and vocabulary program. Students work with words on his/her own developmental level to maximize success and growth. • Students work from a weekly menu to examine words and discover the patterns and conventions of the English language in order to read, write, and spell. Grades: Spelling assessments, Classwork

Math Basic Facts Major Concepts: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of: Whole Numbers Fractions Decimals Collecting, organizing, and using data Two-dimensional geometry US and metric conversions Using graphs and tables to represent change Area and volume

Math Workshop: Number talks Mini-lessons Collaboration/Independent Practice Closing Discussion Learning Log Grades: Weekly Computation Quick Quizzes IQ Quizzes Unit Tests Problem Solving and Menu Tasks

Science Major Concepts: Becoming a Scientist Microworlds Ecosystems/Tremont Light Human Body Systems (including Growth and Development) Properties of Matter Energy Newton’s Laws

Science Lab: Students will pose questions, conduct research, write hypotheses, experiment with concepts, analyze data, and draw conclusions. Lab Notebook Grades: Lab Reports Quizzes Unit Tests Projects

Tremont and FOAC September 3 at 8: 00 a. m. in the auditorium FOAC Meeting to follow at 8: 45 a. m.

Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation Since our first gift in 1995, the Foundation has given $5, 124, 260 to the school system! Broken down into our three main areas of support, that is: Professional Development: $2, 440, 824 Technology: $2, 485, 916 Library Enhancement: $177, 520 With an additional $20, 000 past gift to the Superintendent Discretionary Fund This year’s gift of $366, 810 is funding: math coach salary, summer professional development, Mtn. Brook Center for Innovation, and 1: 1 Wireless Support for every child grades 4 -12 Anne Womack ’ 03 | Executive Director Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation PO Box 530834, Mtn. Brook, AL 35253|Direct: 205 -414 -0042 | Fax: 205 -871 -9942 Make your gift TODAY!

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