Welcome to 5 th Grade Curriculum Night September

Welcome to 5 th Grade Curriculum Night September 6, 2017

Room Parents Thank you to our Room Parents! Mirofora Geroulis Brigitte Nettesheim Georgia Wern

Who is Mrs. Goff? • • • Teaching is my passion. I have a BA in Psychology, a Masters in Family Studies and a Post-Baccalaureate teaching certification. This is my 5 th year at Sears: • Two years as an Instructional Assistant • Third year in 5 th Grade I’m a community member, have 4 children (two in college, two at New Trier)

Contact Info • Email: kgoff@kenilworth 38. org • Phone: (847) 853 -4112 • Room: 207

Four Cornerstones Respect Responsibility • Respect students, adults, property and yourself • Follow directions given by an adult • Do not interrupt the learning of others • Be responsible for yourself and your learning Honesty Kindness • Be honest • Be polite • Do your own work • Be open-minded

5 th Grade Schedule 8: 10 – 8: 20 8: 22 – 9: 02 9: 04 – 9: 34 9: 36 – 9: 46 – 10: 46 10: 48 – 11: 16 10: 48 - 11: 48 11: 18 -11: 48 - 12: 29 12: 31 – 12: 50 12: 52 – 1: 52 1: 54 – 2: 34 2: 40 - 3: 10 Homeroom World Language Choir, Specials, Band/Orchestra Snack Math Science (M, T, W, F) Science (Th) Enrichment (M, T, W, F) Lunch Homeroom (SEL, Tech) ELA Social Studies Physical Education

Homeroom-At-A-Glance • • Attendance – Morning and Afternoon Snacks – Must Be Peanut-Free! Social / Emotional Learning, Tech instruction Library is every Tuesday Homework Club: M, W, F Lunch (11: 48 -12: 28) Rm 207 Gym Lunch - Monday Art Lunch – Tuesday

Specials / Band / Orchestra Monday: Choir Tuesday: Band/Orchest ra Wednesday: Specials Thursday: Band/Orchest ra Mrs. Goff’s Homeroom 1 st Trimester – Practical Arts 2 nd Trimester – Art 3 rd Trimester – Industrial Arts **Sectionals will be every Wednesday Friday: Special

Enrichment Period • M, T, W, F – 11: 18 -11: 48 • Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) model which includes grade-level Response To Intervention (RTI) • The focus of RTI is based upon individual needs and is met via direct instruction, reinforcement, extension of skills in all academic areas • Students work individually, in small groups or as a class

Homework • Assignment notebooks must be utilized • On average: 60 min/night and 20 min independent reading (5 days/week) • There will be daily homework consistently in Math and Reading • Often there will be homework on the weekend • Individual goal and class goal of having homework completed

Homework Policy Students who do not hand in homework on time will be sent to homework club (M, W, F) Homework club at recess in room 207 Late homework: 1 st day -10%, 2 nd day -20% 3 rd day -30%. If not in by end of unit = 0% Students will receive a missing homework sheet that will require a parent signature

Behavior Management • Focus on POSITIVE behavior • CHAMPS • Class Dojo file: //localhost/Users/teacher/Desktop/2017 Back. To. School-English (1). ppt

Important Dates • • • MAP Testing Sept 11 -15, February 12 -23 Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct 19 -20 Cog. AT Testing November Thanksgiving Break Winter Break Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences Spring Break Robert Crown Center Visit Health Museum PARCC Testing We The People Nov. 22 -24 Dec. 23 - Jan. 7 March 23 - April 1 Spring ’ 18 Spring ‘ 18 April 9 -20 May 30

Math Concepts Covered • • • Whole Numbers/Place Value Multiplication / Division Fractions Decimals Angles Qualities of a Triangle Geometry- Three Dimensional Shapes Volume Surface Area

Math Class Procedures • • Pre-Test for each chapter (goal setting) Family letter for each new chapter of study Class is run as whole group instruction and centers Centers allow for enrichment/review of concepts Homework is nightly (not graded, but recorded) Test-alert given week prior (emailed home) Papers will come home on Fridays Math Center run by Mrs. Quigley (before, after and lunch with teachers pass)

Science Concepts Covered • Earth and Sun – Field Trip Adler Planetarium • Living Systems / Health Museum • Mixtures and Solution

Science Class Procedures • Inquiry based through experiments • Grade based on class participation, notebook and investigation open book assessment • Generally no homework – Work done in class, so missing is hard to make up. • A letter will go home at the start of each new unit • Papers go home for signature at the end of an investigation

My Philosophy

Thank You!

Who is Mrs. Goff? • • • Teaching is my passion. I have a BA in Psychology, a Masters in Family Studies and a Post-Baccalaureate teaching certification. This is my 5 th year at Sears: • Two years as an Instructional Assistant • Third year in 5 th Grade I’m a community member, have 4 children (two in college, two at New Trier)

Contact Info • Email: kgoff@kenilworth 38. org • Phone: (847) 853 -4112 • Room: 207

Homework • Assignment notebooks must be utilized • On average: 60 min/night and 20 min • independent reading (5 days/week) • There will be daily homework consistently in Math and Reading • Often there will be homework on the weekends • Individual goal and class goal of having daily homework completed

Homework Policy • Students who do not hand in homework on time will be sent to homework club (M, W, F) • Homework club at recess in room 207 • Late homework: 1 st day -10%, 2 nd day -20% • 3 rd day -30%. If not in by end of unit = 0% • Students will receive a missing homework sheet that will require a parent signature

Behavior Management • CHAMPS • Focus on positive behavior • Class Do. Jo- behavior and parent communication (parents will receive an invite to join class) file: //localhost/Users/teacher/Desktop/2017 Back. To. School-English (1). ppt

ELA Curriculum • Grammar Focus 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Parts of speech Rules of grammar Sentence structure Parts of a sentence Fundamentals of the English language

ELA Curriculum • Writing Focus • • Poetry Narrative Informative Opinion/Argumentative writing

ELA Curriculum Poetry • Figurative language • Style and structure of poetry • Creating our own poem Narrative Writing • Dialogue • Descriptive writing • Sequencing of events •

ELA Curriculum Informative Writing • Analyzing text structures • Concise Opinion Writing • Support opinions with evidence • Look at the opposing argument

ELA Curriculum Reading: • inferring • close reading using evidence from the text and multiple sources • citing evidence from the text • summarizing theme of a text • analyzing character and plot development • identifying conflict and resolution • exploring point of view • developing rich vocabulary • citing arguments and supporting evidence in nonfiction texts

Novel Study Units • • • Unit #1: Poetry Unit #2: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Unit #3: Non-fiction book clubs Unit #4: Maniac Magee Unit #5: My Brother Sam is Dead

Social Studies • • • Units of Study Native American regions Early settlements and explorers The thirteen colonies The American Revolution The three branches of government The Civil War. • We will work on public speaking, writing essays and multi-media presentations. • Work is both collaborative and independent in nature • "We the People” (Hallmark of 5 th Grade)

My Philosophy

Thank You!