Transcript H. K. Conley Elementary Curriculum Night Guide Mrs. Shore`s Fifth

H. K. Conley Elementary
Curriculum Night Guide
Fifth Grade
2011 - 2012
5th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Anderson – 11th year of teaching, Master’s Degree in Elementary
Education from Northern Arizona University.
Mrs. Barakat – 5th year of teacher, Master’s Degree in Curriculum
Instruction from Arizona State University.
Ms. Grassi – 5th year of teaching, Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary
Education from Michigan State University.
Ms. Pearson – 6th year teaching, Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary
Education from Utah Valley State College.
Science
Scientific Process
• Science
Experiments
• Science Fair
Human Body
• Muscular System
• Skeletal System
• Nervous System
Earth and The Solar System
• Planets
Physical Science
• Objects in sky
• Properties and changes
• Gravity
in matter
• Motion and forces
Social Studies…
The Making of America
Geography
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Exploration 
Colonization
Events leading to
the Revolution
FREEDOM
Constitution
and Declaration
of
CivilIndependence
War
JA BizTown
An exciting feature of the fifth grade year is the
ECONOMICS unit of study. Students learn about
opportunity cost, scarcity, needs, wants and are
involved in the process of completing job applications
and resumes. This preparation leads to real life
application at “BizTown,” a Junior Achievement model
city, which the students operate for one day. We are
scheduled to visit BizTown in May. We will be
looking for a number of parent volunteers. As the
time approaches, we will be recruiting you!
Math
Math Facts
Memorization of
addition,
subtraction,
multiplication and
division
Building on Prior Knowledge
Multiplication, division,
fractions, geometry,
measurement, conversions,
problem solving, & algebra
Math Series
Scott Foresman/
Addison Wesley
Math Book 
New Concepts
Decimals, data analysis,
discrete math, math
vocabulary and
terminology
Reading
• Harcourt Series
• Every week each
story has a different
theme - survival,
historical fiction,
author studies,
biographies, courage,
heroes
• and
Reading
Block – 60
minutes of Guided
Reading
Accelerated Reading – AR
reading
• Independent reading in
which every student
should finish at least 4
books a quarter at
his/her AR reading
level. The students are
expected to pass the
AR test with at least
80%.
• Students should be AR
reading 20 – 30 minutes
each night at home.
Language Arts
Harcourt Series
– Proofreading
– Grammar
– Genres of writing
Spelling
– Harcourt Words
– Grammar / Phonetic
groups
6 + 1 Traits
– Organization, Word
Choice, Voice, Sentence
fluency, Ideas,
Conventions +1
Presentation
Writing Process
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Pre-writing
• Drafting
Revising/Conferring
• Editing
• Publishing
• Reflecting
Daily Schedule
8:30 School Begins
Library
10:40 - 11:05 Music Block
Anderson Day 2 8:40 – 9:20
12:30 – 1:05 Lunch/Recess
Barakat
Day 6 8:40 – 9:20
3:00 Dismissal
Grassi
Day 3 8:40 – 9:20
90 Minutes of Math
Pearson
Day 4 8:40 – 9:20
60 Minutes of Reading
40 Minutes of Language Arts
50 Minutes of Social Studies/Science
40 Minutes of Computer Lab Weekly
Final Notes
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Graded work goes home weekly in
• Homework – Your child
Friday Folders
can expect to have between 30
Bi – Weekly Newsletter
– 50 minutes of nightly
Specials Schedule - PE, General
homework Monday through
Music, Band, and Orchestra
Thursday.
Morning Procedure
•Snacks – Your child is
Agendas – each student is
encouraged to bring a water
expected to demonstrate
responsibility for his/her
bottle and a nutritional snack
assignments with little reminder
that will keep him/her going
from anyone.
strong and steady!
Tax Credit
Please consider making a tax credit
donation early this year – up to
$400 for couples and up to $250
for single persons. This money
comes back to you in the form of a
tax credit!
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Volunteers
Fun Friday Passports
The Six Pillars of Character will guide us through the year
when it comes to making choices here at Conley. The Six
Pillars are Respect, Responsibility, Citizenship, Caring,
Trustworthiness, and Fairness.
Each student starts the week with three Behavior and two
Classwork/Homework stickers.
If a student decides to make a decision that affects his/her
learning and/or the learning of others, a sticker will be
removed from the behavior part of the Passport.
If a student does not complete a homework assignment or
his/her AR log signed, a sticker will be removed from the
Classwork/Homework part of the Passport.
In order to go to Fun Friday, a student must have a sticker in
both the Behavior and the Classwork/Homework part of
the passport.
When Visiting Campus
• Please be sure to check into the office upon
arrival and receive a Visitor’s Badge.
• This is for the safety of the children.
Textbook Receipt
Students are responsible for their own
textbooks.
Your child’s teacher will have a form for you
to sign.
Please see her after this session.
Thank You!
We’re looking forward
to a productive and
exciting school year!