Welcome Mr Dietrichs Fifth Grade Curriculum Night My

Welcome! Mr. Dietrich’s Fifth Grade Curriculum Night

My Biography o o o o Married with one child: Beefcake Undergraduate Degree: ISU Taught in Illinois previously Taught at Tritt Elementary Moved to Mt. Bethel Elementary Graduate Degree: GSU Specialist Degree: VSU Taught grades 2 nd-5 th

Schedule 7: 15 -7: 45 -8: 00 -8: 45 -10: 00 -11: 48 -12: 18 -12: 30 -12: 45 -2: 00 -2: 25 Attendance, Morning Work Morning Announcements/HW Specials Mathematics ELA Lunch ELA Recess Socials Studies/Science ASP/Car Riders/1 st Load

Grading Scale o o o A=90 -100 B=80 -89 C=74 -79 D=70 -73 F=0 -69 Grades will be determined through a variety of assessment tools.

English/Language Arts-CCGPS o o o Reading Integrated with Social Studies and Science Use a variety of genres and materials Use a variety of strategies Focus: Text complexity/Rigor Delivery: n Large/Small Group n Flexible Skills Group-inference, sequence, main idea, etc.

English/Language Arts-CCGPS o o o o Grammar and Vocabulary Daily Grammar Practice (DGP) GUMS Wordly Wise o Spelling Words Their Way/ Weekly Spelling Tests o Writing Fifth Grade Writing Workshop using Lucy Calkins resources Focus: Opinion, Information, Research, and Narrative Writing

Mathematics-CCGPS o o o o o Content Standards Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base Ten Number and Operations-Fractions Measurement and Data Geometry o Practice Standards Make sense of problems/persevere in solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct argument and critique reasoning of others Model with mathematics

Social Studies Citizenship Civil War and Reconstruction The Changing Nation World War I, Jazz Age, Great Depression o World War II, Cold War o America 1950 -1975 o America 1975 -present o o

Health o o o Nutrition/Personal Health Medicine Safety Disease Prevention Growth and Development Personal Safety o Human Growth and Development

Science o o o Constructive and Destructive Forces Matter Electricity and Magnetism Cells and Microorganisms Classification of Organisms and Genetics

Outside the curriculum o o Confidence Solve Problems Accountability Responsibility *Obstacles and failures are opportunities for them to grow and mature!

Rules o Be Respectful o Be Responsible

Behavior Log/ Assignments o Each student has a behavior log in their binder. If issues occur, I will mark in this. This should be signed every Thursday night. o Assignments will be posted on the blog.

Homework o Reading Daily: 20 -30 minutes n Monthly Reading Log o 20 AR points every nine weeks o Practice fluency in math facts

Few thoughts o Water bottles o Birthdays: Let me know if you want to send in a treat. This works best to be brought to lunch. o If there is a change in your child’s afternoon transportation, it must be done in writing or by phone call to the school office. No emails.

Important Dates o o o o o ITBS: October 10 -17 Conferences: October 20 -24 Immigration Day: December 12 Winter Holiday Party: December 19 5 th Grade Writing Assessment: March 4 -5 EOG (formerly CRCT): April 15 -24 5 th Grade Picnic: May 15 Awards Ceremony/Walk of Honor: May 20 5 th Grade Breakfast: May 21

Room Parents o Kimberley Euston n kimberley. eutson@us. pwc. com o Kathleen Corrao n kcnotify@hotmail. com

Communication o o o The agenda Behavior sheet Email: samuel. dietrich@cobbk 12. org Call Mount Bethel: 770 -578 -7248 My BLOG: http: //cobblearning. net/mrdietrich/

Thanks for sharing your child with me!