Move-up to Fifth Grade Parent Presentation

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Move-up to Fifth GradeParent Presentation

• Mrs. French, Mrs. Menter,
• Mrs. Petre, and Mr. Van Nuys
• February 21st, 2008

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ES Quiz What will be new for 5th grade students?

• Departmentalized
• Homeroom home base
• Change classes for core academics
• Every student has a tablet
• Laboratory science class four times a week
• Choice of band or choir
• Two overnight class trips
• Mammoth Caves one night in the fall led by Mrs.
  French
• Ski trip two nights in the winter led by Mrs.
  Rue

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Things you might notice about your 5th grader
during the course of the school year

• Inclusion/exclusion form cliques as they seek to
  belong. Peers are the focus.
• Moody sensitive
• The discovery of the telephone and IMing
• Need for more sleep
• Want independence, breaking away from parents,
  want less help with homework
• Appreciates humor
• Moving from concrete to abstract thinking
• Fairness is always on the radar screen.
• Argumentative debater oppositional testing
  limits natural
• Constant motion restless
• Growth spurts
• Vast appetite for food, physical activity, and
  talking
• Loves challenge of team competition
• Learns well in cooperative groups
• Vision and fine motor ability are highly improved
• Need help with time-management skills
• Hello, puberty! I am ready for Middle School!

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Science is a Hair Raising Experience!!
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Welcome to the Microworld!!
How to use a microscope Cells and their
parts Fungi, bacteria, protists oh my!!
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Virtual Field Trip to the Deep Sea
Internet Research Scientific Expedition Report as
if the student were on the expedition
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Chemistry
Experiments Measuring Atoms molecules
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Newtons Toy Box
Newtons Toy Box
Newtons Laws of Motion Gravity, Friction,
Momentum Centripetal Force
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Reading

• Vocabulary
• In the context of their reading
• Bi-weekly list of 15 words to learn
• Independent Reading
• Readers notebook
• Book Celebrations (4 per year)
• Guided reading novels (5)
• Post-It Process a reading comprehension
  strategy
• Literature circles
• Book projects or tests with study guides
• Read-alouds with Mrs. Petre
• For example Ancient Greek and Roman myths,
  Quicksilver by Stephanie Spinner, Sharon Creechs
  Absolutely Normal Chaos, poetry
• Connections to social studies with Ancient
  Greek and Roman myths, a childrens version of
  The Odyssey, novels set in medieval times and
  WWII
• Preparation for the National Mythology Exam

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Writing

• Utilize Writing Workshop strategies
• Emphasize proper grammar, usage, and mechanics
• Study spelling strategies and patterns with
  bi-weekly tests on individual lists and within
  the context of their own writing
• Personal narratives with the culmination being
  their autobiography
• Literary essays
• Poetry books with a myriad of original poems
• Writing in our readers and writers notebooks
• Letters

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Math

• Emphasis
• Estimation and Number Sense
• Applying Problem-Solving Strategies
• Competency with Skills
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• Problem-Solving Strategies
•   Weekly problems called "Brain Teasers" (BTs)
•     and Daily Word Problems (DWPs)
• Process is key! "The proof is in the
  process!
• Calculators are permitted for BTs
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• Skills/Units
•  Number relationships and factor pairs
•  Review of all whole number operations
•  Decimal skill work and computation
• Fraction skill work and computation
• Geometry
• Measurement and graphing
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Social Studies Units

• Main Units of Study
• Four Cradles of Civilization
• Classical Greece and Rome
• Middle Ages and Renaissance
• Modern Era World War II
• Emphasize the following
• Content and skills
• Planning/organization/time management
• Note-taking as part of review
• How to read an electronic textbook
• Preview
• Read
• Review

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Work Habits

• A year of organization
• Time management
• Materials management
• The importance of routine
• Get to school between 8-815 a.m. for a smooth
  start to the day
• Responsibility
• Ownership

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New Fifth Grade Parents

• Any questions?