Fifth Grade Curriculum Night

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Fifth Grade Curriculum Night

• Curriculum Overview
• 5th Grade Expectations
• Eagle Bluff

Ms. Gross Mr. Nygren Mrs. Kersten Ms.
Vanderborght Mrs. Altendahl
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Curriculum

• STEM
• Language Arts
• Ancient Civilizations
• Specialists PE, Music, Media
• Responsive Classroom

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Language Arts

• Reading is Thinking
• Writers Workshop
• Word Study
• Choice and self-directed learning

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Reading is ThinkingJust Right Books

• Independent Reading
• Individual conferencing
• Guided reading groups
• Strategy groups
• Literature groups
• Shared Reading
• Time For Kids
• Global/Science Books
• Novels

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Reading is ThinkingJust Right Books

• Read Aloud
• Teacher modeling
• Discussion of literary techniques
• Interpretation practice
• Independent Goals
• 35 - 45 books this year
• Varied genres

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Writers Workshop

• Mini-lessons focus on skills, what makes good
  writing
• Write with choice students choose what to write
  about much of the time.
• Genre Studies
• Poetry
• Persuasive writing
• Letters
• Personal narrative
• Essays
• Reports
• Scientific writing

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Word Study

• 12 Units consisting of
• Spelling lessons
• Language and vocabulary lessons
• Dictionary and thesaurus lessons
• Units are done between September and May. The
  teacher decides when and how long for each unit.
• A post-test is given, but the main focus is
  studying the spelling patterns and word usage.

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Math

• Our curriculum is a framework of goals based
• on the National Standards and MN State
• Benchmarks. We use the Bridges Series.
• Resources
• Bridges Student Book Home Connections
• Number Corner Student Book
• Work Places Log

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Bridges Parent Info Site

• Additional information about Bridges and support
  for families can be found at
• http//www.mathlearningcenter.org
• resources/materials/parents

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STEM

• Specialists that work with us
• Field Studies
• FOSS Units
• Variables
• Environments
• Simple Machines
• Landforms
• STEM activities blended into themes and all
  curriculums. The line between curriculums has
  blurred.

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Ancient Civilizations

• Early Humans, Egypt, India, China, Greece, and
  Rome
• Concentrating on the components of civilizations
• Research Skills/ Technology Use
• Current Events using Time for Kids

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Technology

• Incorporation of student laptops into daily study
  and learning.
• Instruction and use of computer applications to
  assist learning and reporting.

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Specialists

• Music
• Media
• Physical Education
• Technology
• Science
• Engineering
• Math

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Responsive Classroom

• Morning Meeting
• Class Pact
• Logical Consequences
• Take a Break chair
• Community Development
• Academic Choice

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Fifth Grade Expectations

• Read! Read! Read!
• 35 - 45 books this year
• Develop independent work habits
• Homework varies depending on the day
• Projects assigned to practice time management and
  meeting long term deadlines.
• Organize Materials
• Use a binder to organize assignments and papers
• Keep a clean desk and work area
• Develop homework skills
• Complete Assignments
• Assignment card signed weekly

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Report Cards

• Three Trimesters
• Report card sent in December, March, and June
• Rubric Scores
• 1 Limited
• 2 Developing
• 3 Proficient
• 4 Exemplary

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If you have questions contact your childs
homeroom teacher.