Welcome to Incoming 5th Grade Parent Night

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Welcome toIncoming 5th Grade Parent Night
Susan Dumas, Principal
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Allison Van EttenGuidance Counselor

• Assists students with personal, social and
  academic development
• Includes career education
• Collaborates with students, parents and teachers
• Guidance is not administrative or disciplinary in
  nature
• Collaborators include school social worker and
  school psychologist

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FIFTH GRADE CURRICULUM
MATH LANGUAGE ARTS
SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES
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MATH
FRACTIONS WORD PROBLEM
SOLVING MULTIPLICATION DIVISION POLYGONS
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LANGUAGE ARTS
EXPOSITORY WRITING READING
COMPREHENSION SHORT STORIES, HISTORICAL
FICTION, AND FABLES
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SCIENCE
LIGHT
SOUND SUN, EARTH, AND MOON TECHNOLOGY
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SOCIAL STUDIES
MAP SKILLS VIKINGS
EUROPEAN EXPLORERS COLONIAL TIMES
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Schedule

• (Devri)

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Student Responsibilities

• Students should
• Organize desks and lockers
• Utilize assignment book on a daily basis
• Complete homework assignments neatly and to the
  best of their ability
• Walk quietly when traveling throughout the school
• Review school rules and behavior guidelines found
  in front of assignment book
• Treat the physical building and all members of
  the school community with RESPECT!

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5th Grade Extras

• Field Trips
• Plymouth Plantation
• Barn Island
• Speakers
• Nature Center
• Fund Raisers
• T-Shirts
• Staples Recycle for Education
• DARE

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Lauren McGugan May/Junes Greg
Keith

• 2 year program for grades 5 6 (multiage)
• Integration of curriculum
• 6th grade role models assist 5th graders with
  transition
• 5th graders still mix with other 5th graders
• Grade based LA and Math instruction
• Science and Social Studies curriculum implemented
  in a multiage setting over 2 years

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Natalee Denard CRICKETS Kathleen
DerryCelebrating Responsible Independent
Confident Kids Enjoying Their Success

• 2 year program for grades 6 7
• Integrated and Thematic Instruction
• Inquiry Based Learning
• Projects and Assignments
• Group and Individual
• Short and Long-Term
• Student Choice

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MusicEllen Gilbert James Hilbie

• Band Chorus meets every other day
• Singing takes place in all music classes
• Band students chose instruments based upon
  timbre preference test
• Chorus students all play the recorder as
  a way to facilitate student learning
• General Music for all students once every 6 days
• Addresses national standards
• Incorporates movement, improvisation,
  composition
• Heterogeneously mixed lesson groups meet once a
  week
• Broken up by homerooms
• No interference with core classes

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Library-Media CenterKaren Chapmanwww.stonington
.org/lmc/mms

• The MMS Library is a friendly, comfortable
  environment conducive to meeting friends,
  learning and reading for enjoyment!
• 5th graders attend twice a week
• Once for classes related to curriculum and
  research skills
• Once for book talks, checking out books and other
  materials
• Library hours are 730AM to 4PM (3-4 days a
  week)
• Please visit our website!

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ArtGail LaChance

• 5th Grade meets on four day rotation
• The Art curriculum is based on the National
  Standards
• -Creation and Performance
• -Perception and Analysis
• -Understanding Cultural/Historical Concepts
• -Aesthetic
• Students will explore a variety of materials and
  media
• Students will refine and further develop skills
  explored at elementary level
• Integration of the art program with classroom
  learning continues at Middle School Level
• Extracurricular Art Club and 5th and 6th Drama

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TechnologyRoger Robidoux

• 5th Grade Educational Technology
• Meets on a 4 day rotation
• Keyboarding (Touch Typing)
• What can students do?
• What can parents do?