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Darcie Foley ROOM 128

Darcie Foley ROOM 128 7:00 -Find your child ’ s seat, read All About Me writing and Me By the Numbers 7:10 -7:40 5 th Grade Overview 7:40-7:45 -Questions. Mrs. Foley ’ s Class. Get to know Mrs. Foley Mrs. Fiske and Dr. Hehir Room Parent – Jeannine DeFrancesco

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Darcie Foley ROOM 128

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  1. Darcie Foley ROOM 128 7:00-Find your child’s seat, read All About Me writing and Me By the Numbers 7:10-7:40 5th Grade Overview 7:40-7:45-Questions

  2. Mrs. Foley’s Class • Get to know Mrs. Foley • Mrs. Fiske and Dr. Hehir • Room Parent – Jeannine DeFrancesco • Classroom Community – trust, respect, risk-taking, growth mindset • Open Circle – building relationships/problem solving • Routines and Expectations • Parent Communication – Classroom Website & Remind • Best Indicator for success is parent/teacher collaboration

  3. What is 5th Grade All About? • Responsibility • Accountability • Setting the example • Added Privileges • Know the kind of learner you are and find strategies that work  • Continue to learn time management • Develop study and test taking skills • Prepare for Middle School • Technology – 1:1

  4. Homework Policy • District guidelines: Roughly 45-50 minutes per night, including reading. • Homework assigned throughout the week – classroom website • Posted on Classroom Website: http://mrsfoleysclassroomsite.weebly.com/ • Develop time management skills • No homework on Fridays or holidays UNLESS there is unfinished work or late homework from the week or a long term project. • Homework is for review, to develop organizational skills and foster responsibility! It’s not meant to cause stress! • Send in a note if homework is taking too long or if your child is regularly unable to do it independently.

  5. Curriculum Highlights - Math • Math Coach – Marie Pesatauro • 60 minutes 3x/week - 90 minutes 2x/week • Everyday Math Program • Common Core Alignment • Math Stations – Differentiated Instruction • Parents help: • Response to Intervention (RTI) – “Math Boost” • MCAS Testing

  6. Math Units • Unit 1 – Place Value of Multi-Digit Whole Numbers and Decimals • Unit 2 – Addition and Subtraction of Multi-Digit Numbers and Decimals • Unit 3 – Multiplication of Multi-Digit Numbers and Decimals • Unit 4 – Division of Multi-Digit Numbers and Decimals • Unit 5 and Unit 7 - Fractions • Unit 6 – Algebraic Thinking • Unit 8 – Volume • Unit 9 – Measurement and Data • Unit 10 - Geometry

  7. Reading Workshop ELA Blocks – 90 minutes 5x/week Readers Workshop -Independent Reading – continue to increase stamina -Focus Lessons: Comprehension Strategies, (asking questions, determining importance, summarizing, inferring) -Reader’s Notebooks -Interactive Read Aloud -Focus on exposing students to different genres -Small Book Groups/RTI -Word Study –Word study is a method of explicit instruction in letter- sound relationships and patterns within words. teaches spelling patterns teaches word meanings/parts of words hands-on it’s for everyone – differentiated

  8. Writing Workshop – Google Classroom SRSD – Self Regulated Strategy Development -In Depth Extensive Writing -Opinion vs. Informational -Narrative -Writing to Text -Synthesizing Multiple Texts TREEL (Opinion) TIDE (Informative) -Topic Introduction -Topic Introduction -Reasons -Ideas -Explanation -Detailed evidence -Links & language WWWW2H2 (Narrative) -Who, What, Where, When -What happens – what does the main character want to happen -How does the story end – how are the feelings of the main character changed and/or resolved.

  9. Curriculum Highlights - Social Studies • MA State Frameworks – No MCAS – Project based learning • Small group project, individual projects • Early Settlement & 13 Colonies • Colonial America • American Revolution • Important Documents: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights • Lewis and Clark, Westward Civilization • Civil War • Modern Civil Rights Movements

  10. Curriculum Highlights - Science • Nervous System – learning styles • Scientific Method • Earth and Space Science – solar system; rocks and minerals; weather and climate; water cycle; matter • Life Science – biology - life cycles, adaptations, food chain • Physical Science – energy - light, sound, electricity, magnetism • Technology/Engineering – simple machines • Puberty/Reproduction in Spring (after MCAS) • MCAS in Spring

  11. Fifth Grade Traditions • C.R.E.A.T.E. Team • Morning Announcements/Pledge • Cafeteria Composting • Fifth Grade Play • Visit to the Middle School • Fifth Grade Picnic • T-Shirts/Memory Books • Clap Out - Mark calendars for last day of school (and bring tissues!)

  12. Field Trips • Old South Meetinghouse/Faneuil Hall – Nov. • Patriots Trip – STEAM lesson – Dec. • Christa McAuliffe Museum – April • Discovery Museum (in-house) – May/June • Ben Franklin (in-house) – May/June • Field Trips/Volunteering • Please make sure you’ve completed a CORI. See Carol Reynolds for details.

  13. Other? • 5th Grade Play – Thursday, June 4th, 2020 at 10am & 7pm • Art Show – May 1, 2020 • Lunch – sit anywhere • Birthday Celebrations… • MA state food guidelines limit food allowed to be given out to students in school. Please think of other creative ways to celebrate your child’s birthday – I’ve seen some great ways – happy to help if I can!

  14. Thank you for coming! darcie_foley@wayland.k12.ma.us

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