Welcome Parents!

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Welcome Parents!

• Find your childs desk!
• Check out the awesome information on it!
• Work on the quiz with your table group until we
  start!

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Answers

• D 10. B 19. D
• C 11. D
• A 12. A
• C 13. D
• B 14. C
• D 15. B
• A 16. C
• C 17. A
• C 18. B

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Welcome toMr. ManuszaksFifth Grade

• Were finally fifth graders!

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Demographics

• 14 boys
• 11 girls
• Total 25 fabulous students! And 1 slightly
  insane teacher

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Daily Schedule

• 805 830 Arrive, unpack, morning work
• 830 920 Specials
• 920 1030 Language Arts
• Whole group instruction
• Independent work/small groups
• 1030 1125 Language Arts
• Word study/spelling
• Grammar/writing
• 1145 1215 Recess and lunch
• 1220 130 Math
• 130 230 Social Studies/Science

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SpecialsWeekly schedule

• Monday Art
• Tuesday Media
• Wednesday Computers
• Thursday Gym
• Friday Music

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Transportation

• Bus riders Walk to buses behind school
• Carpool Meet in front of school
• ESE Meet in gym/cafeteria
• Please read the email regarding transportation
  changes!

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Summative Assessment

• Most grades will be based on summative
  assessments.
• Summative assessments are to determine mastery of
  a skill after exposure and practice in the
  classroom.
• Examples include chapter assessments, extended
  response questions, formal writing assignments,
  reading logs, and ongoing assessments. Most
  summative assessments will be completed in class,
  unless it is a home and school project.

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Formative Assessment

• Formative assessments are used to practice a
  skill but not used to determine mastery.
• Examples of formative assessments are reading
  unit practice activities, S.S. notebooks, Math
  boxes, Math study link, writers notebook,
  grammar work, and spelling activities.

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Here is what makes up the meat of subject grades

• S.S. Chapter assessments, projects
• L.A. Weekly and unit tests, reading logs
• Spelling Spelling list tests
• Writing Formal writing assignments (category
  based) and extended response questions
• Math Chapter assessments

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Responsibilities

• Classroom jobs
• Assignment notebook Students responsible for
  writing down assignments from side board
• Work is also posted online at my website
• Behavior/work habits charts earn rewards for
  your actions
• Work habits give your best efforts
• Behavior be a good citizen
• Goal become prepared for middle school!

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Behavior and Work Habits

• Behavior/work habits tracking sheets
• Leaders, Emerging Leaders, Leaders in Training
• Classroom Economy
• Leadership Tickets
• Whole School-Ticket Tower Quarterly
  Celebrations
• Leader in Me (7 Habits)

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Homework

• Motto Work hard in class, minimize take home
  work
• Students given ample opportunity to start
  homework in class, where immediate assistance can
  be available
• Students encouraged to take HW home to check
• Homework is posted on the side board and online

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Electronics - BYOD

• I highly encourage BYOD- lots of opportunity to
  utilize devices in class
• May use E-readers during silent reading times
• Students can lose their privileges at any time
  per teacher discretion
• Student responsibility to keep safe (Teacher
  drawer)
• GoogleDocs- preferred way for students to save
  assignments in order to work on at home and
  school
• Google Classroom Flipped Classroom

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Balanced Literacy

• Balanced literacy includes whole group shared
  reading, small differentiated group readings,
  creative writing lessons, grammar, spelling, and
  vocabulary development
• On the report card there will be 3 separate
  grades for Literacy Reading, Writing, and Word
  Study

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Reach for Reading by National Geographic

• Content-based reading instruction that allows
  students to engage with exclusive National
  Geographic content and authentic texts
• Students will learn skills and strategies with an
  accessible anthology (on-line and print)
• Rigorous Vocabulary instruction science and
  social studies as well as academic vocabulary
• Students apply skills and strategies with
  differentiated reading (same text on multiple
  levels and different texts on same theme)
• Engaging technology tools (students will receive
  a log-in to access content online)
• Weekly student assessments for vocabulary,
  grammar, and comprehension skills

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Writing Composition

• Reach for Reading - Writing
• Our writing is integrated into the L.A. block.
  Students complete unit based writing assignments,
  which usually last 1 or 2 weeks.
• Writers Notebooks weekly writing prompts
• Writing Areas Narrative, Research, Persuasive,
  Poetry

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Spelling , Word Study, and Vocabulary

• Weekly spelling lists
• Words come home on Monday, test will be every
  Friday
• Weekly spelling practice Spelling City
• During the week we will work with specific
  vocabulary words related to the reading unit. We
  keep a list with definitions in our vocabulary
  notebook.

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Social Studies

• TCI textbook with online resources (student
  log-ins)
• The 50 States and Capitals
• Native Americans
• The Birth of Our Nation
• The Revolutionary War
• Systems of Government
• Lemonade Day (May)
• Economics and entrepreneur skills

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Science

• 4 Major Units and 1 Smaller Unit
• Solar System (including Sun and Moon)
• Matter
• Food Chains and Webs
• Human Design (applying physics/ build Mars rover
  model)
• Science Inquiry
• Start later this fall. Presentation will be done
  during Computer Lab time and may be worked on at
  home as needed.
• Experiment will be captured on video at home and
  then uploaded to a digital presentation

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Math

• Teacher led examples
• Independent work
• Group work
• Math games
• Students sharing strategies on overhead
• Daily review
• Practice of multiplication/division facts

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Math

• Homework
• Normally the Math study link
• Students often have time to start in class, but
  should check or complete the work at home
• Review work the next day
• Grades
• Chapter assessments (review guide completed in
  class, sent home)
• Graded chapter review problems

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Fifth Grade is a Partnership between

• Teachers and students at school to build an
  understanding and trust
• Students and parents at home to enhance learning
• AND..

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A Partnership with Teachers and Parents

• Email, phones, good old-fashioned notes!
• Weekly updates!
• [phone] ext. 2156
• nmanusza_at_ccs.k12.in.us

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And the result is

• A quality educational program which meets the
  individual needs of its students in a safe and
  nurturing environment!
• A smooth transition to middle school!
• A great, memorable school year!
• Fun!

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Final Information

• If you have not received emails, please give me a
  current email where you can be reached
• PTE school volunteers media center, class
  parties, room parents
• Soar Like A Hawk donation drive info