Welcome to
Open House
Scotts Ridge Elementary School
5th Grade
September 15, 2015
While you wait for us
to begin, please
respond to the letter
your son or daughter
left for you.
About Mrs. Barksdale
▪ Bachelors in Education - University of South Florida (Tampa)
▪ Master of Education - University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
▪ National Board Certification – MC Gen (2003 / renewed 2013)
▪ Twenty-Eight Years experience in the classroom
– Taught in Florida, Virginia, North Carolina (past 17 years in Apex/Cary)
▪ Married to Duane – we have 3 grown sons and 2 grand kids
Daily Schedules
.
Mondays &
Wednesdays
Tuesdays &
Thursdays
Fridays
8:45 – 9:15
Morning Work
Morning Work
Morning Work
9:20 – 10:05
Music - Art
Music
10:05 – 10:55
Medi/Tech - PE
Social Studies/
Science
SS/Science
10:55 – 12:25
Reading
Reading
Reading
12:25 – 1:00
Recess
Recess
Recess
1:00 – 1:35
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1:40 – 3:00
Math
Math
Math
3:00 – 3:35
Writing
Writing
Writing
3:35 – 3:45
Pack Up &
Dismissal
Pack Up &
Dismissal
Pack Up &
Dismissal
Homework
▪ Will be posted on our 5th grade website and students are expected to copy
assignments down each day in their agenda
▪ Not assigned on Fridays
▪ All homework assigned is for practicing skills we are working on in class. We would
appreciate it if parents would act as a “guide on the side” while students complete
their work.
▪ 30 minutes of reading and reading log every night Monday – Thursday
▪ Beyond that, we will assign homework that can be completed in no more than 50
minutes. If your son or daughter is working on their homework longer than that,
please let us know and we can work together to find a solution.
Social Studies
Five strands include:
Exploration of S.S. content
through five strands
▪ History
▪ Geography
and Environmental Literacy
Five
strands include:
▪ Civics and Government
• History
• Geography
▪ Culture and Environmental Literacy
• Civics and Government
▪ Economics and Personal Financial Literacy
• Culture
•Economics and Personal Finance Literacy
Social Studies
 Social Studies content is integrated throughout the Language Arts Curriculum through Leveled /Guided Readers,
various writing activities, art projects, and technology based lessons
▪ Units of Study
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The Economy
Colonial - Revolutionary War
Government and Westward Expansion
The Civil War and Reconstruction
▪ Curriculum Resources
– Social Studies Texts
– Kid oriented Magazines
– Online and Media print resources
Science
Science instruction will be largely based on hands-on learning
activities.
1st Quarter – Motion & Design
2nd Quarter – Weather
3rd Quarter – Human Body Systems
4th Quarter – Ecosystems
Human Growth and Development
• May 2016 (Week following End of Grade Testing)
• Parent Information session will be held before this unit begins
• The units of study include:
• Introduction to Puberty
• Emotional Well Being
• Healthy Lifestyle
• Male Reproductive System
• Female Reproductive System
• Students are separated to create all male and all female
classes for these sessions.
English Language Arts (ELA)
Four strands
1. Reading
Literature
Informational
Foundational Skills
2. Writing
3. Speaking and Listening
4. Language
Reader’s Workshop
Independent Reading
Reading Response Journal
Guided Reading
Cross Curricular Activities
Word Work
Reading/Writing Connections
Math – Critical Areas
Math Practice Standards
Writer’s Workshop
• Emphasis is placed on the writing process
• 5th grade writings include narrative and expository pieces
• Students are provided a daily mini-lesson on a language skill or convention of
writing.
• Students are provided opportunities to apply the lesson as they work on a new
or existing writing.
Writing Compositions
1st Quarter – Personal Narrative
2nd Quarter – Persuasive
3rd Quarter – Fantasy
4thQuarter - Informational
To find curriculum information for
each quarter…
Standards
Based
Grading
Field Trips
and
Volunteering
▪ Details on our 5th grade field trips will be
coming soon.
▪ If you think you may be interested in
chaperoning a field trip or volunteering in
the classroom, please make sure that you
have registered to volunteer.
Remember, this registration must be
completed each year.
Communication
Staying informed:
▪ Email me at abarksdale@wcpss.net – I will
respond within 48 hours
▪ Friday Folders – please be sure to return all
signed papers and the folder by the
following Tuesday
▪ Friday Forecast (emailed biweekly)
▪ 5th grade website:
http://sre5thgrade.weebly.com/
▪ Check your son/daughter’s Class DOJO
report
▪ Remind text messages (need to complete a
quick sign up if you didn’t sign up yet)
Reminders:
▪ Transportation changes – if you are
contacting the school about the
change on the same day it is
implemented, you must call the
office. We cannot guarantee that we
will have an opportunity to see an
email about changes during the day.
▪ General contact - please contact me
via email rather than through Class
DOJO or the Remind app. Thank you!
THANK YOU!!!!
I appreciate you taking the time out
of your evening to come to Open
House.
I look forward to a great year of
learning with your 5th grade sailors.
Please keep in touch –
xxxx@wcpss.net
Reading –
st
1
Quarter
▪ Students will explain what the text says by using quotes from the
text.
▪ Students will make inferences by using quotes from the text.
▪ Students will identify character challenges based on the text.
▪ Students will compare and contrast literary elements using details
from the text.
▪ Students will identify common Greek/Latin affixes and roots to as
clues to help them understand the meaning of a given word.
Math –
st
1
Quarter
▪ Students will fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard
algorithm.
▪ Students will find whole number quotients of whole numbers with up to 4-digit
dividends and 2-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, such as an area
model and expanded notation. (The algorithm is taught in 6th grade.)
▪ Students will read, write, and compare decimals to the thousandths.
▪ Students will understand powers and multiples of ten and how these concepts apply
to our base-ten number system.
▪ Students will use place value understanding to round decimals.
▪ Students will use concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value
to add and subtract decimal numbers.