• Please take a yellow handout (one per child’s family) from the table by the window. • You can also grab a green half-sheet from the table to write a note to your child.

Welcome to Fifth Grade Orientation

•Mrs. Haines•Room C237

You Should Be Proud!

Our Schedule• MOST DAYS WE HAVE:• Planner• Math• Snack*• Word Study• Recess• Lunch/Read Aloud• Literacy• Social Studies/Science/Health• Dismissal

* Fresh fruit or veggies for snack!

SPECIALIST SCHEDULE Mon. 10:55 - PE

(appropriate shoes) Tues. 3:20 – Music Wed. 10:55 – PE

(appropriate shoes) Thur. 3:20 - Library Fri. 3:20 – Music

Tues. & Thur. 10:10 – Band/Orchestra

• Tuesdays - Class Meeting• Fridays – Art & Buddies

Buddies!!!

• With Mrs. Peppin’s Third Grade Class• Most Fridays at 11:15• Be on the lookout for a permission

slip for reoccurring trips to the forest nearby for buddy activities such as diagram drawing and field studies

Science/Social Studies/Health

Science Units of Study

• Physical Science: Motion and Design,

Variables• Earth Science: • Sun, Moon, • and Stars

Health • Human Growth and Development

Social Studies• Early Explorers• Colonial Life and Independence• Government

Technology • Thursdays at 2:50

in Lab• Google Docs &

Google Classroom

Math• We Use Math

Expressions, which has a nice balance between understanding the concepts and practicing with the standard algorithm.

• Check out their informative website for: parent letters, strategies students are learning in class, and challenge activities!

Go to www.thinkcentral.com

• Click on the mathematics button on the left, then the purple and white Math Expressions icon.

• Fill in our school’s information.

• Username: student5• Password: math!• Click on the My Library icon.

The workbook with the cheetah icon takes you to lessons, the Mega Math icon takes you to games.

Fact Fluency

• Students should practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts at home with flashcards, computer games, or with a parent on Monday and Wednesday nights for 5-10 minutes.

• To “pass” students need to correctly complete 30 facts/minute six times or 40 facts/minute three times.

Reading The fifth grade program includes:

1. Word Study (formerly known as spelling)

2. Whole Group Mini-Lessons - Comprehension Strategies, Genres, Literary Devices

3. Guided Reading - Small Group Focus with Leveled Books

4. Novel Study5. Genre Study6. Reading Response Journal7. Informal and Formal Assessment

Writing• Habits of the Writing Process

– prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish

• Conventions– sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation

• Craft– elaboration, word choice, dialogue, transitions, voice

• Writer’s Notebook• Units Focused on

– Narrative– Informational– Opinion

Homework• Homework is an important part of fifth grade learning

and success! Homework is extra practice and should reflect the day’s work.

• If your child is spending more than an hour each night (not counting independent reading), come and talk to me and/or leave a short note explaining the struggle

Students should read every night at least Monday through Thursday for 30 minutes. They should record the book and pages read on their Planning Sheet.

Expect to find one page (double sided) of Math homework each night Monday-Thursday from the day’s lesson. There will also be All the Right Type, practicing math facts, or studying spelling words assigned nightly.

Once a week your child will be expected to make an entry into his/her Reading Response Journal. There may also be writing homework for students who need to finish assignments not completed in class.

Late/Missing Work

• Students who do not bring back their homework will need to stay in during recess to finish it.• If your child has excessive missing work, I will

send an e-mail or note home. Students will be expected to complete and return work promptly. • Students are expected to complete homework

assignments for days they are at school. If a child is sick, s/he does not have to do homework for the days s/he wasn’t present.

Doing the Math of Independent Reading•20 minutes per day at school = 80 pages per week•30 minutes per day at home = 120 pages per week•200 pages per week = 800 pages per month•800 pages per month = 5 books per month

(Based on an average novel length of 160 pages)•5 books per month = 25 books per semester

Grading

See the handout for grading and classroom expectations.

More Grading Details…

• Math Unit Tests – There will be a pre- and posttest for each large unit. I will staple the pretest to the back of the posttest so you can compare.

• Spelling – There are 13 weekly words, plus two randomly pulled from prior lists (15 words in all). There will also be a secret bonus word that can help, but not harm a student’s score.

Mail

• Sent home on Fridays. • I will try to let you know what

assessments are coming.• Please don’t put anything into

mailboxes without asking me first.• No birthday party invitations to be

passed out at school unless whole class is invited.

Communication• Look for: Fifth Grade Up-Dates in your email, and

check your child’s “Boomerang Folder” for homework, corrected assessments and class work, as well as fliers from the school.

• I can be reached via e-mail, and telephone (before and after school), and would be happy to set up conferences as needed.

hainesk@Edmonds.wednet.edu (425) 431-2484

• Progress Reports (Report Cards) come home twice in a school year. If you have questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to call or e-mail and I would be happy to provide you with information necessary to help your child be successful in fifth grade.

Class Website

• Find by Googling “Haines Maplewood”

• Homework assignment updated nightly.

• Can find a copy of worksheets, spelling lists, math timings, and important handouts in the “documents” section of the site.

SBASmarter Balanced Assessment

This is the year your student will take the SBA English Langue Arts and Math, and the MSP (Measurement of Student Progress) in Science.

I will provide practice opportunities and focus on test taking strategies as a genre.

I try to keep this time as stress free as possible while preparing students to do their best work and show what they have learned.

Special Celebrations

• Literary Character Day in October• Valentine’s Day• May or June Post-Test• No Treats for Birthdays Please!

Field Trips• Wellington International Ukulele

Orchestra Performance January 21st • The Lightning Thief Play March 2nd • Celestial Being Play April 12th • Flight Museum May 25th • Buddy Field Trip to Yost Pool

in June

Rotations Begin…

• The week of September 29th

• Please come 15 minutes early for your first rotation so I can go over the routine.

• Susan Lockhart and I will meet with math coaches the week of the 28th and hope to start teams the following week.

Rotations

• If a child is distracting others, please give him/her a reminder of the expectation to be responsible and productive during group time. If the behavior continues, ask the child to return to class either to finish the work alone or to silently read.

THANKS

• Questions??• Also, please don’t hesitate to let me know if

your child needs a special accommodation. I’ve let the students know my classroom expectations, but I can be flexible and make exceptions if it’s in the best interest of the child.

• Fall conferences are a time to see your child’s pre-assessment scores for fifth grade, and to ask specific questions about their progress! Students are expected to attend.

• Thanks so much for coming!