Welcome to Grade 5!

Welcome to Grade 5!

• Please read the Friendly Letter your child wrote to you, and respond using the blank letter form in the folder.

• Please feel free to look through our text books located in your child’s desk.

• Thank you

Welcome To Our Classroom

• Let me introduce myself

• Daily Routines - Kagan• Behavior “Chip In” &

Marble jar• WSS Disciplinary Report • Grading Policies- Parent

Portal• Absences in specific

classes• Classroom website• Contact Information• Kkostecky@lancaster .wnyric

.org

Homework!

• Homework is intended to be practice of concepts taught in class and should be completed by the student independently. The student should always put forth his or her best effort with each assignment. Questions about assignments are always encouraged the following day, as the whole class will benefit from them. Remember we do not expect students to perfect every assignment, but do hope that they are trying their best!

• Please know that it is the responsibility of each student to remember to complete and return assignments. Students are responsible for writing down assignments daily in their agenda planners. If your child has struggled to complete and hand in homework assignments in the past, please sign his/her agenda planner and daily after he/she has shown you the completed assignments. Students are periodically rewarded for handing in assignments in on time!

Weekly Homework• Monday

• Spelling & Grammar Page in ELA Binder

• Math: HWR page from today's lesson

• Reading: Read/ journal for 30 minutes.

• Tuesday




• Wednesday



• Reading: Read/ journal for 30 minutes,

• Thursday

• Spelling & Grammar Page in ELA Binder Study your words. (Practice spelling your words aloud and write your words with someone at home.)

• Math: HWR page or THQ (take home quizzes will be graded)


• Friday

• I do not assign weekend homework. Your child may have homework if the assignment was not completed when it was due. Always encourage your child to read and journal over the weekend if time permits.

Math Program- Common Core

Resources – Expressions Math Program

Unit 1 – Addition and Subtraction with FractionsUnit 2 – Addition and Subtraction with DecimalsUnit 3 – Multiplication and Division with FractionsUnit 4 – Multiplication with Whole Numbers and

DecimalsUnit 5 – Division with Whole Numbers and DecimalsUnit 6 – Operations and Problem SolvingUnit 7 – Algebra, Patterns and Coordinate GridsUnit 8 – Measurement and Data State Test April 22-April 24

IXL Math & xtramath.org

Xtramath.org Supplemental math skills practice Students expected to practice specific skills 45

minutes each week Web-based

Accessed from our Lancaster District Web-Page Students log in with their 900 number

Components of Literacy

NYS Test April 14-16

NYS Common Core - ELA Modules

Module 1 Human Rights Document – Esperanza Rising – Fiesta!

Guided Reading: Weekly Comprehension Skills

Strategy instruction to implement skills Differentiated Instructional Levels

Small Group Application Shared Reading:

Core novels SSR/D.E.A.R. (Silent Sustained Reading)

Students need a novel to read at school/home Word Study/Spelling

Weekly list…Test on Friday

Components of Writing

Daily Writing

Using Children’s Literature as Mentor Texts

Writing Process

Pre-write, Draft, Edit, Revise, Proofread

Parent editing is welcome!

Writing Tasks

Personal Narrative, Persuasive, Explanatory (How to…), Expository, Comparison, Poetry

5th Grade Science & Health

Science Earth, Moon, Sun Living Environment Rocks & Minerals Weather

Health Dealing With Feelings Body Systems Foods for Good Nutrition Learning About Diseases Human Growth &

Development

5th Grade Science & Health

Common Formative Unit Assessments (CFAs) modeled after the NYS test (Every student at WS will take the same unit assessments)

Parallel the 8th Grade New York Science Exam

Part 1 – 25 Multiple Choice Questions Part 2 – Short Answer/Written Response

Final Exam

New York StateGrade 5Social Studies Framework

5.1 EARLY PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS: The first humans in the Western Hemisphere modified their physical environment as well as adapted to their environment. Their interactions with their environment led to various innovations and to the development of unique cultures.

5.2 COMPLEX SOCIETIES AND CIVILIZATIONS: Between 1100 B.C.E. and 1500 C.E, complex societies and civilizations developed in the Western Hemisphere. Although these complex societies and civilizations have certain defining characteristics in common, each is also known for unique cultural achievements and contributions.

5.3 EUROPEAN EXPLORATION AND ITS EFFECTS: Various European powers explored and eventually colonized the Western Hemisphere. This had a profound impact on Native Americans and led to the transatlantic slave trade.

5.4 GEOGRAPHY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: The diverse geography of the Western Hemisphere has influenced human culture and settlement in distinct ways. Human communities in the Western Hemisphere have modified the physical environment.

5.5 COMPARATIVE CULTURES: The countries of the Western Hemisphere are diverse and the cultures of these countries are rich and varied. Due to their proximity to each other, the countries of the Western Hemisphere share some of the same concerns and issues.

5.6 GOVERNMENT: The political systems of the Western Hemisphere vary in structure and organization across time and place.

5.7 ECONOMICS: The people of the Western Hemisphere have developed various ways to meet their needs and wants. Many of the countries of the Western Hemisphere trade with each other as well as with other countries around the world

Birthday and HolidayCelebrations

Birthday Treats are Welcome!We have 25 students in our homeroomPlease sign up for a Holiday Party.

Reminders will be sent home the week before the party.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

(Thursday) December 4 (Friday) December 5 Please sign-up with your child’s

homeroom teacher

Documents

Welcome to Grade 5!