Transcript Welcome to the 5th Grade CHAT Session

Welcome to
Mrs. Snyder’s Class
1. Please find your child's desk and take a
seat.
2. You will find a letter from your child
…Enjoy! Please make sure to respond on
the back or on paper provided.
3. Flip through our materials and take a
look in your child's desk.
Welcome
to 5th Grade
Back to School Night
[email protected]
Ways to Reach Me
• Notes
• E-mail - the very best way to reach
me: [email protected]
A little bit about Mrs. Snyder…
 1st year teaching at Lafayette
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 From Philadelphia - live in
School
Cranford now
Taught 2nd grade at SBS last  Recently married
year
 Interests: running, yoga,
Bachelor of Science:
reading, spending time with my
Communication
large family, and the New York
Giants
Master’s in Elementary
Education
This is a second-career for me
– worked in PR at Comcast
for three years
Philosophy of Teaching
“I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I
understand.”
-- Chinese Proverb
I fully believe in the differentiating of instruction within the classroom. The role of
the teacher is to present students with information in a way that is most beneficial to the
students. Every single child in the classroom is different and every child learns differently.
Instruction in the classroom should be well thought out and cater to the needs of every
single student, and should feature activities of multiple intelligences. The teacher is the one
who changes for the students, the students should not have to change for the teacher. A
teacher should present the material to the students in a way that makes students involved
and want to learn. Lessons should not be taught in just one instructional strategy, there
should be a variety of strategies including direct instruction, group work, centers, inquiry
training, hands-on activities, cooperative learning and independent work.
Our Classroom
Class rules
Class jobs
Brownie Points and Caught Ya
Snacks – Peanut-free!
Morning Routine
Agendas:
 Student Assignment pad
 Organization tool
 Source of information
Birthdays:
• Low key
• Birthday extra recess
• Food is excluded
The 6-Day Cycle…
• My web page lists the daily schedule
• LA (3 double periods and 3 40 min. periods/
cycle)
• Math (3 double periods and 3 40 min. periods/
cycle)
• Science/Social Studies (5 times/cycle)
• Spanish (3 times/cycle)
• Gym (3 times/cycle, sneakers required)
- Health class all year long;
• Music, Tech, Art, and Library
Lessons Expectations
• When there is a test, students are required
to take the test before going to lessons or
ACE.
• If there is a conflict, the students should
work with the lesson teacher to reschedule
their lesson for another time.
• Lesson schedules and test schedules are
readily available to the students in the
classroom and via the teacher webpages.
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**Opportunity to switch lessons
Field Trips
• Buehler Challenger & Space
Center (November 6)
• Food Bank
• Philadelphia Trip (June 13)
- chaperones
Math:
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Numerical Relationships
Place Value System
Number Operations in Base Ten
Equivalent Fractions & Strategies
Fraction Multiplication & Division
Measurement Conversions
Geometry
Data Analysis, Probability,
Discrete Mathematics
• Patterns, Functions, & Algebra
How the Topics are Covered
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enVisionMATH
enVisionMATH Common Core edition
Large Group Instruction
Small Group Instruction
Cooperative Peer Groups
Individual and Group Projects
Integrated Math Games
Math Centers
Science:
Astronomy and Space Science
Human Body Systems
Motion and Forces
Ecosystems and Biomes
How the Topics are Covered
• Hands-on activities
• Lab activities
• Readings
• Large and small group instruction
• Individual and Group Projects
Social Studies:
Many Worlds Meet
Colonization and Settlement
Revolution and the New Nation
The Growth of a Nation
How the Topics are Covered
• Harcourt text book, The United
States: Making a New Nation
• Chapter Study Guides
• Reports
• Maps
• Group Projects
• Philadelphia Field
Trip
Test Policy
• All tests and quizzes must be signed by a parent or
guardian and returned to me within two days of
being returned to the student.
• As per Lafayette's school policy, if a student
receives a 69 or lower on a test, they have the
opportunity to retake the test.
• The student should come in for extra help
following their test being handed back, to review
the concepts and schedule their retake for an
Applied Music period when they do not have class.
• If the retake is not made up within two weeks of
the test being handed back, the original grade will
stand.
Homework
• Homework: to review and practice
skills; an extension of the learning that
takes place in the classroom
• 50 minutes
• My expectations
– Complete and on time
– With math, parents help if you can
– What happens if my child is struggling?
• Extra help – available every morning!
• 10% of math grade
Ownership, Responsibility, Accountability
Communication is essential!
 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you
ever have a question or concern. E-mail is
the most reliable way to reach me. I will do
my best to respond in a timely manner.
 I look forward to working with you and
to spending the school year with your
child!