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Welcome to Ms. Novak's fifth-grade class! This curriculum night presentation outlines our daily schedule, key subjects including Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science, and essential policies for homework and communication between home and school. You'll find an overview of what students will learn, resources for parents to support their child's education, and our classroom management system. Together, we can foster an engaging and supportive learning environment that helps each student thrive.
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Back to School/Curriculum Night Welcome to Ms. Novak’s fifth grade class!
Table of Contents • Daily Schedule • Math concepts • Language Arts • Social Studies • Science • Management system • Homework Policy • Home/school communication • General expectations • How parents can help at home
Daily Schedule • Hand-outs with class schedule • Ms. Flores • Questions?
Math Concepts First half of school year: • Numeration • Addition and Subtraction Number Sense • Multiplication and Division Whole Numbers • Variables and Expressions • Multiplying and Dividing Decimals • Shapes • Factors and Multiples • Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Decimals
Language Arts 1. Reading Comprehension Strategies: • Chronological Order • Diagrams and Charts 2. Poetry, Drama, and Fiction 3. Literary Elements: • Conflict • Resolution 4. Writing Fiction, Research Reports, Persuasive Pieces, and Responses to Text
Social Studies/Reading Skill • The First Americans/Compare and Contrast • Age of Exploration/Cause and Effect • The Fight for a Continent/Sequence • Life in the Colonies/Make Generalizations • Causes of the Revolution/Cause and Effect • The Revolutionary War/Sequence • Forming a New Nation/Draw Conclusions • A Nation Moves West/Compare and Contrast • States and Capitals/Main Idea and Details
Science • Physical Sciences – atoms • Life Sciences – respiration, digestion, and waste disposal • Earth Sciences – evaporation and condensation, weather, and solar systems • Investigation and Experimentation– testable questions, identifies variables, selects tools and records data
Management System • Table Points • Star Students • Think Sheets • Responsibility Room • Room 20 • Purple and Yellow Cones • Acknowledgements
Homework Policy • The homework each night will always relate to what we learn in class that day • H.W. Folder for Quick Check
Home/school Communication • Please email me at mnovak@mykla.org
General Expectations • Procedures • Character Counts Pillars
How parents can help at home • Reading with your child for 30 minutes every night and checking for understanding • Checking out books from the library at readingappropriate level • Checking Daily Planner for H.W. and completion • L.A. Amount of Homework Worksheet • Questions 1-3 • Highlight where you found your answers in the passage
Questions • Did you sign in? • Do you have Common Core Standards? • Do returning students have forms to complete?