2011 Curr night

Welcome to 2011-2012: 

Welcome to 2011-2012

5th Grade Team: 

5 th Grade Team Mr. Parkhurst Mrs. Pontes Ms. Teahan

5th Grade Curriculum : 

5 th Grade Curriculum Math Homeroom Teacher Language Arts Homeroom Teacher Social Studies Mrs. Pontes Science Mr. Parkhurst Word Study/ Ms. Teahan Technology

5th Grade Objectives: 

5 th Grade Objectives Organization Study Skills Responsibility Independence

Social Studies: 

Social Studies Earliest Americans Explorers Colonial America American Revolution The Constitution Geography Map Skills Tie-ins to the curriculum

Science: 

Science Units of Study: States of Matter Water Cycle / Weather Animal Adaptations / Ecosystems Land & Water

Math: 

Math Investigations program 2 nd edit. Spiral curriculum 5 th Grade emphasis on number sense with expanded focus on Geometry Fractions Data analysis Probability

Literature: 

Literature Interacting with the text Providing evidence to support responses Differentiated instruction and texts Units include Historical Fiction Fantasy Poetry Author Study

Writing & Word Study : 

Writing & Word Study Writing Expansion of Ideas – “Going Beyond the Burger” Explore Genres of Writing Organization Revision Word Study Spelling skills instruction Understanding and learning vocabulary through context clues

Homework: Law of 7/17: 

Homework: Law of 7/17 What to expect? 45 minutes to 1 hour / night Monthly Book Reports Weekly Math Skills Weekly Word Study Some Science, Social Studies and / or Reading at least 1x week Independent reading

Please proceed to your child’s classroom!: 

Please proceed to your child’s classroom! In the classroom you will find opportunities to: 1. Sign up for a conference date. 2. Volunteer for one of the PTO opportunities (there are lots of them!!) 3. See your child’s desk, OWL, letter & write back. 4. Ask questions or share comments on an index card and leave with classroom teacher.