Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Phillips
2015-2016
WHAT WILL WE BE DOING THIS YEAR??
Learning Cycle #1 8/24 - 10/2 - Unit A - Investigations Units 1/7 Multiplication
Unit B - Investigations Units 1/7 Division
Learning Cycle #2 10/5 - 11/13 - Unit C - Investigations Unit 2 Prisms and Pyramids
Unit D - Investigations Unit 4 What's That Portion? (Fractions)
Learning Cycle #3 11/16 - 01/15 - Unit D - Investigations Unit 4 What's That Portion?(Fractions)
Learning Cycle #4 01/18 - 03/04 - Unit E - Investigations Unit 6 Decimal Grids and Number Lines
Learning Cycle #5 03/07 - 04/22 - Unit F - CMS Measurement Unit
Unit G - Investigations Unit 5 Measuring Polygons
Unit H - Investigations Unit 8 Growth Patterns
Learning Cycle #6 04/24 - 06/08 Review
READING ASSESSMENTS
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FLUENCY
How many words per
minute?
 Accuracy in speed and
expression
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COMPREHENSION
Can you tell me what
happened in this
story?
 Who, what, when,
where and why?
 Main Idea/Theme
 Prove your thinking!
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Beginning •110 words per minute
•Level S
Of Year
Mid year
•120 words per minute
•Level T
End of
Year
•130 words per minute
•*Level U
Students should be reading a minimum of 30
minutes every night
 Have your child write about what they have read
 Students should summarize, explain, and
identify the theme of a fiction text
 Students should summarize and
identify the main idea of non-fiction
*Always prove what they are thinking!
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Theme
Character Traits
How Characters Change Over Time
Conflict
Cause and Effect
Fact and Opinion
Sequencing
Main Idea and Details
Context Clues
Compare and Contrast multiple texts
Research Based Writing
Researching a topic and using the information to
write a report.
Argumentative/Opinion Writing
State your opinion. Support your
claim with details and facts.
Narrative Writing
Writing a true story about a personal event.
Science:
Scientific Inquiry
Social Studies:
•Native American and Early European
Explorers Unit
Forces and Motion
•North American Colonies Unit
Matter: Properties and Change
•Colonial Concerns Unit
Energy: Conservation and Transfer
•American Revolution Unit
Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes
•Got Democracy Unit
Ecosystems
•The New Nation Unit
Structures and Functions of Living Organisms
•Civil War Unit
Evolution and Genetics
•Personal Financial Literacy Unit
HOW CAN YOU HELP AT HOME?
Read every day. Ask your child questions about what
they read.
 Provide good study conditions and encourage good
study habits.
 Practice multiplication and division facts.
 Solve math problems in everyday activities: shopping,
cooking, cleaning, driving, etc.
 Ask your child questions about what they have learned
in school that day.
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HOMEWORK
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Reading: Daily; at least 30 minutes, and
daily practice skill with the passage.
Math: every night
Agendas
•Look at and sign the agenda every night
•Check to ensure your child has completed Hw
from the agenda
•Help your child to keep their notebook organized.
WEEKLY FRIDAY FOLDERS
Sent home on Fridays
 Contains student work from throughout the week
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Please look at the work inside
 Sign where noted (differs by teacher)
 Return on Mondays!!!
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GRADING POLICY
100-90 A
 89-80 B
 79-70 C
 69-60 D
 59 and below F
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Grades come from the
following:
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Formal – 60% of grade
Informal – 40% of grade
Assignments -Informal
Homework – Informal
Exit Tickets - Informal
Interim and Common
Assessments - Formal
Projects - Formal
WEBSITES
funbrain.com
 adpatedmind.com
 additudemag.com
 khanacademy.org
 aaamath.com
 discoveryeducation.com
 kids.nationalgeographic.com
 Mrs. Phillips:
http://juliephillipssces.weebly.com/
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FIELD TRIPS
November 19 – NASCAR Hall of Fame – Bag Lunch – $15
payment due 10/30
March 11, 2016 – Discovery Place – Bag Lunch - $15
payment due 02/26
May 2 – 4, 2016 – Washington, DC - $276.00 - $92 due
10/1, $92 due 12/01, $92 (final payment may change due
to a reduction from fundraisers) on 02/15
WASHINGTON, DC
The Fifth Grade team is planning a field trip to our nation’s capital Washington, DC on May 2 – 4,
2015, utilizing Mann Travel – Cindy Oxendine with Rose Charters as the motor coach company. We
are embarking on this great learning adventure to analyze, apply, and evaluate significant events that
led to the creation of our democratic nation. This learning adventure correlates with our Social
Studies Essential Standards objectives 5.H.1, 5.H.2, 5.C&G.1 and 5.C&G.2. The cost of the field trip
for 125 people is $276.00 per person. We will have fund raisers to help lower the cost of the trip for
the grade level and for individual students.
Plan of Travel and Activities for Field Trip
September 12
Car Wash
October 2
Krispy Kreme doughnut sale
October 2 – Dec.11 World Finest Chocolate sale
October 1
First Payment and permission slips due
October 31
First Payment Due to Mann Tour Company
November
Krispy Kreme doughnut sale
December 1
Second Payment due from parents
February 1
Second Payment due to Mann Tour Company
February 15
Final payment from parents
April 8
Final payment due to Mann Tour Company
April 21
Trip meeting with parents/chaperones
May 2 – 4
Washington, DC depart 6:00 am and Return 7:30 pm
First non-refundable payment of $92 is due on October 1, 2015, the second non-refundable
payment of $92 is due on December 1, 2015 and the final non-refundable payment (as of now)
$92 is due on February 15, 2015.
Are there any
questions??