Brian Kwiatkowski

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Welcome to 5th Grade

• Brian Kwiatkowski
• Michelle Fiebke-Lange
• Donna Trevethan

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Contact Us

• Mr. Brian Kwiatkowski
• BrianKwiatkowski_at_wlcsd.org
• 248.956.4124
• Mrs. Michelle Fiebke-Lange
• MichelleFiebke-Lang_at_wlcsd.org
• 248.956.4133
• Ms. Donna Trevethan
• DonnalynTrevethan_at_wlcsd.org
• 810.623.2457

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5th Grade Curriculum

• Language Arts Overview
• Students participate in a balanced literacy
  program that includes 5 components
• Guided Reading small group instruction with
  students reading same text.

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• Shared Reading modeled reading to expand
  students literacy understanding
• Independent Reading students read texts
  individually, selecting own text
• Interactive Reading (Making Meaning)
• a variety of texts are read aloud with
  teachers periodically pausing for discussions to
  demonstrate how readers think

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• Word Study (Words Their Way) a conceptual
  approach to instruction in phonics, spelling,
  word recognition, and vocabulary. Spelling
  tests will be given every other Thursday.
  Students will have two weeks to work with their
  words.

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Reading Resources

• Making Meaning
• Orbit Books
• Soar to Success
• HBJ anthology
• Great Books
• Literacy Library Books
• Independent Texts all genres, all levels

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Independent Reading Homework

• Each student will be expected to read a
  minimum of 30 minutes a day 5 days a week.
  Book titles and a parent signature are to be
  recorded on the monthly calendar in the students
  assignment calendar. Books Shares will be given
• once per marking period.

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Writing

• Students will write for a variety of purposes
  throughout the content areas. Teachers will work
  to assess the students writing using the
  Developing Writers Assessment (DWA). This
  assessment tool will help guide the writing
  instruction throughout the year.

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Writing Resources

• Write Traits
• Writers Express
• Write Time for Kids
• Fletcher Teaching the Qualities of
• Writing

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Math

• Students will be taught the Every Day Math
  Program
• Study Links will be sent home by Unit. They are
  expected to be turned in by the Due Date to
  receive an A. Every day they are late their
  grade will be lowered by one grade per day. Also
  a grade will be given reflecting their work.
• The day after the Study Links are due is the Unit
  Test. There will be a review at 730 a.m. the
  day of the Unit Tests for any student who wishes
  to attend.
• Benchmark Tests will be given every two units.
• Daily work in Journals and/or other math papers
  with a on are counting scores. They may be
  redone for a new grade.

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Math Units

• Number Theory
• Estimation Computation
• Geometry
• Division
• Fractions, Decimals, Percents
• Using Data, - Fractions
• Exponents Negative s
• Fractions Ratios
• Area Volume
• Using Data, Algebra
• Volume
• Probability, Ratios, and Rates

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Science / Grammar

• Unit 1 Water Planet
• Unit 2 Mixtures Solutions
• Unit 3 Variables
• Unit 4 Environments
• Miscellaneous experiments
• Astronomy
• Super Science Magazine
• Grammar lessons

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Grading Scale

• 92 100 A
• 90 - 91 A-
• 88 - 89 B
• - 87 B
• - 81 B-
• - 79 C
• - 77 C
• - 71 C-
• - 69 D
• - 67 D
• Below 60 E

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Miscellaneous

• MEAP
• Math Oct.14th
• ELA Oct. 16th 21st
• Science Oct 23rd
• All MEAP tests will be taken in the mornings in
  the students homeroom classes.

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Camp

• Camp for Oakley Park will be Wednesday, April 1st
  Friday, April 3rd.
• Camp Information Night will be held some time in
  March. More information will follow.
• Cost of camp this year is approximately 125.

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Fall Conferences

• Tuesday, November 4th
• 20 minute conference
• 10 minutes homeroom teacher
• 5 minutes with other subject area teachers

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Human Growth Reproduction

• Will be taught at the end of the school year
• Parent meeting held before hand
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