Back-to-School Information Night

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Back-to-School Information Night

• Mr. Saatys 5th grade

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Welcome to Fifth Grade!Tonight I will

• Give an overview of what your child will be
  learning this year.
• Briefly discuss rules and procedures.
• Explain how you can help

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Rules and Procedures

• Class Constitution kids discussed their rights
  and responsibilities. Kids created their rules
  for the classroom.
• The need for students to be
• Be respectful
• Responsible
• Organized
• Be on time and prepared for school

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Reading, Reading, Reading

• We will use our reading anthology and different
  novels. All standards will be addressed.
• STAR reading practice.
• Activities will include reading workbook pages
  and multiple choice reading assessments.
• Students at all ability levels will be challenged
  and enriched. There are challenge projects.
• Your student will take two formative reading
  tests and a final test at the end of each
  trimester. It is aligned to the report card
  standards and is used for report card grades.

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Writing

• Some common writing forms will be taught, such as
  the five-paragraph essay, research reports and
  summaries of narrative and expository text.
• Our main focus will be narratives, responses to
  literature, and persuasive writing. Your student
  will take a district assessment in each of the
  three main focus areas and will take a final
  assessment in one of those three areas.
• Peer editing and revising will be a key
  component. While I do look at all student
  writing, not everything will be given a grade.

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Vocabulary

• Students will be expected to learn the meaning of
  all spelling words.
• Students should use their reading to learn new
  words through context clues.
• The vocabulary program focuses on roots,
  prefixed, and suffixes.
• Students are given a weekly packet on Fridays,
  which is due the following Friday, the same day
  as the test.
• Spelling and roots are also addressed through our
  language arts and writing curriculum. The
  reading anthology and the reading practice book
  support additional spelling and root word
  activities.

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Mathematics

• Topics included
• number sense
• Algebra
• measurement and geometry
• statistics and probability
• Scope and Sequence will not take each page of the
  textbook but will follow report card
• Enterprise Weekly Tests
• Enterprise Trimester Tests
• Problem Solving Activities

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Science

• Life science cells, human body, plants
• Physical science chemical and physical change,
  matter and periodic table of elements
• Earth science Weather
• The planets and the solar system
• A review of all 4th grade material.

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Social Studies

• American History beginning with hunter and
  gatherers and ending with Lewis and Clark
• Miracle in Philadelphia musical in Spring.
• 50 states and capitals

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Enrichment

• Math Madness Challenges
• Author Study read two books by the same author
  and compare and contrast them
• Researching topics of interest
• Use of the Internet including the classwebsite

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Lets work together

• Volunteer sign-up
• Ways to contact me
• Email psaaty_at_newhall.k12.ca.us
• Voicemail
• Notes given to your child
• The class website
• www.teacherweb.com/ca/stevensonranchelementary/mrs
  aaty

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Well have a great year!