Welcome!Ms. Oddo’s

5th Grade2011-2012

Arrival Check in Notes HW in Planner Morning Work Important Information Pledge

8:25-8:45

A-Music (Dee) B-Gym (Gilchrist) C-Art (Silverblade) D-Art E-Gym F-Gym

◦ Library 1:30-1:55 5 Books

8:45-9:25SPECIALS

Snack◦ Birthday Celebrations

1 Week notice for celebrations please Our room is “Nut Free!”

◦ Support Block Fix/Finish Reinforcement

9:30-10:15SUPPORT BLOCK

Units of Study: Place Value (whole numbers/decimals) Addition Subtraction of Whole Numbers Data Collection Multiplication Division Geometry Fractions Measurement Algebra Probability Coordinate Geometry

10:15-11:15Math

Fluency skills-Reader’s Theater Reading Strategies

◦ Connections, Coding text, Good readers, Making inferences, Synthesizing information

◦ Book clubs, Book buddies, Independent reading◦ Fantasy, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Biographies◦ Greek Myths◦ Time for Kids◦ Books we will be reading as a class

Regarding the Fountain The Phantom Tollbooth Dave At Night Pictures of Hollis Woods

11:15-12:00LITERACY

Writing◦ Creating and using graphic organizers◦ Structure of writing◦ Expository, Persuasive and Narrative◦ Poetry, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Fiction

Writing Portfolio/Monthly writing samples◦ Using reading notes to create structured and

thoughtful reading responses◦ Graded using the ERB rubric◦ The writing process

Revising vs. editing

11:15-12:00LITERACY

Language Arts◦ HBJ

Nouns Verbs Adjectives

Using these key features correctly in their writing Editing

Three colors Punctuation/Capitalization Grammar Spelling

11:15-12:00LITERACY

Lunch/Recess◦ Mrs. Stagno-Lunch and Recess

12:00-1:00

1:00-1:05 Managing Transitions

Remembering materials for science/content literacy

Proper way of using their planner Responsibility for assignments

◦ Content Literacy Nonfiction Reading/Writing Strategies Structure (Graphic Organizers) Time for Kids

Monthly snippets (short essay responses to an article)

1:05-2:00CONTENT LITERACY

The Western Hemisphere◦ Canada, US and Latin America

Geography Government Economics History Cultural Diversity Interdependence

Cultural Museum Alternating days –Science (Ms. Federici)

2:00-2:50Social Studies

Packup/Jobs/Dismissal

2:50-3:00

Literacy◦Read 20 minutes each night 2 responses due each Friday using the response prompt of the week in marble notebooks

4 point rubric for each response

Homework Expectations

Math

◦ Weekly Review due every Friday

◦ Assigned workbook page

Homework Expectations

Social Studies As assigned Time for Kids essays graded using ERB

rubric Projects and Tests-at least 1-2 weeks

notice

Homework Expectations

HOT TOPIC!◦ As assigned◦ Each week 2 students have this job◦ Choose any article from any newspaper, journal

or magazine◦ Read and write a paragraph response◦ Detailed instructions inside planners◦ 4 point rubric for response-in place of one

reading response that week◦ Share with classmates each Friday

Homework Expectations

Field Trips-Dates TBA

Orienteering/Madden (Assigned classes TBA)

The Nutcracker

Liberty Science Center

FIELD TRIPS

Cultural Museum June 14

Field Day June 15

Graduation June 18 5th Grade Breakfast June 21

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

DIBELSDAZE-reading comprehensionDORF-Daily Oral Reading Fluency

3 times per year to assess grow in these areasTCS-Test of Cognitive Skills

STATE TESTS ELA

Math

Assessments

November 23rd

March 9th

June 22nd

REPORT CARDS

December 1st

March 15th

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Arleen Henshaw Monica Salinas

Thank you for volunteering your time!

CLASS PARENTS

Student/Teacher Expectation Stop Light

◦ 3 notices Yellow Light Warning Yellow Light Red Light-Reflection sheet

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

Tigers CARE◦5th grade students have the opportunities

to be part of our Tigers CARE assemblies◦Positive Message of the Day

Character Education

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