Mrs. Jamie Keefer

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Mrs. Jamie Keefer
Welcome to Back to School Night! Please find
your childs seat and check out the information.
Give your child a High 5 note on the hand for
them to see tomorrow morning!
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Welcome to Fifth Grade!

• Agenda
• Introduce myself
• Share classroom expectations and behavior plan.
• Explain the fifth grade class schedule and
  course work
• Discuss upcoming field trips
• and classroom festivities
• Please feel free to ask questions at any time!

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All About Me

• My background
• Raised in Johnstown, Pennsylvania GO STEELERS
• Earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary
  Education from Lock Haven University. I also hold
  a minor concentration in Reading.
• Working on Masters of Education with Reading
  Specialist certification at Cabrini College
• I previously taught 3rd grade in Maryland
• This is my forth year teaching 5th grade, and my
  3rd year at Coebourn Elementary!

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My Goals

• To give your children the academic and social
  skills they need to progress to sixth grade.
• To provide a supportive and fun classroom
  environment.
• Encourage a classroom environment that
  exemplifies respect and team work.
• To foster each childs curiosity for learning,
  expand on their understanding and challenge their
  imaginations!

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Fifth Grade Schedule

• 850 905 Morning Announcements
• 905 1010 Math
• 1010 1045 Reading
• 1045 1100 AM Recess
• 1100 1200 GR/Centers
• 1200 1230 IE/RtII
• 1230 110 Lunch
• 110 150 S.S./Science
• 150 230 Writing
• 230 310 Specials
• 315 Dismissal

Monday Gym Tuesday Guidance Wednesday
Art Thursday Library Friday Music
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What did my child do today in school?

• Reading Read A Package for Mrs. Jewls and
  analyzed the five major story element of the
  story structure.
• Writing Read My Rotten Red headed Older
  Brother and completed a quick write on a memory
  in their life.
• Math Learned how to represent decimal place
  value which includes the tenths, hundredths, and
  thousandths as a decimal and fraction
• Social Studies Finished the post cards for the
  American Soldiers

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Baseball Behavior PlanHOMERUN

• Since this years room is a TEAM theme, the
  behavior expectations are established around a
  baseball theme. Addressed below are the
  guidelines for student behavior
• The Baseball Behavior Plan will be kept in the
  students Assignment Planner. Each month the
  students will be given three baseballs.
• If he or she forgets homework, does not follow
  school or classroom rules, or is disrespectful
  they will loose a baseball and receive a strike.
  The reason why he/she received a strike will be
  recorded (located on the sheet stapled to the
  front of their Assignment Book)
• Three strikes in one week initiates a phone home.
  I understand that life happens and we all have
  our bad days, but there is no excuse for
  disrespectful behavior or poor preparation.
• With each earned baseball the student will
  receive a bonus point that can be added to
  any graded test and/or project OR a
  new homework pass.

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Classroom Expectations

• 1. Raise your hand to speak and use inside voices
• 2. Make good choices
• 3. Treat others how you would want to be treated
• 4. Keep your desk and classroom neat
• 5. Keep your hands and feet
• To yourself!

• School Rules
• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible
• Be Ready

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Language Arts

• Journeys (Houghton Mifflin)
• Guided Reading small group instruction targeted
  at the students instructional level
• Reinforcement of major skills and strategies
• Vocabulary
• Spelling
• (This is new this year!)
• Word Work

book
Students will be expected to get a library card
from their local library. This is free of charge
and provides immense opportunities!
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Scholastic Reading Counts

• Scholastic Reading Counts is a program purchased
  through the district to enhance students
  reading.
• Students will read a book and then they are
  assessed on a 10 question quiz. They must have
  8/10 to pass and receive points.
• The thicker and more challenging the book, the
  more points and the more words.
• Expectation for 5th grade is 30,000 words a
  month, thats ONE chapter book a month (Diary of
  a Wimpy Kid)

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Writers Workshop

• Being a Writer
• Focuses on the writing process as well as
  building a community of writers.
• Main Modes Informational, Persuasive, Narrative
• Students are expected to be or to become
  proficient across the 5 domains of writing
• Focus Content Style Organization
  Conventions
• Writing will be assessed this year through PSSAs
  in March

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5th Grade Math

• enVision Math
• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards
• Technology Integration
• Hands-on activity with every lesson
• Differentiated Instruction
• Online component where the
• Student can watch videos for
• Each lesson at home
• Website www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

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Science

• The fifth grade students will be switching
• classes for Social Studies and Science. This
• allows a greater opportunity for the students
• to explore and understand the content.
• Three major units of study
• Microworlds
• Ecosystems
• Motion and Design

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Social Studies

• Social Studies Alive!
• Geography
• American Indians Land and Culture
• How/Why Europeans came to the New World
• Early English Settlements
• Colonies and Great Britain
• American Revolution

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Switching Classes

• For Science and Social Studies
• The students will be switching for Social Studies
  and Science. They will spend approx. 6 weeks in
  each subject before they change subjects. Mrs.
  Wooleyhan, Miss Synder, and I will change classes
  for Science. This allows the teachers to become
  experts in our area and best teach the
  curriculum to your childs needs.
• When Emailing another teacher (You child has
  myself, but you have a concern addressed to Mrs.
  Wooleyhan) Please CC the Email to the homeroom
  teacher and the other teacher.
• CC
  Homeroom teacher
• Send to
  Subject Teacher

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Homework

• Homework will be assigned in class and finished
  at home to apply the students understanding.
• If homework is incomplete the student will
  complete it at recess and/or may receive a strike
  (expectation plan).
• Homework is graded for completion and will be
  reviewed in class. The student can expect
  approximately 50 minutes of homework each night,
  which is age appropriate.
• If a student is absent, he or she will be given
  an extra day to complete assignments. I also
  encourage students to call classmates to get
  missed assignments!
• Reading Logs are expected to be signed every
  weekend and returned to school on Monday.
  Students are highly encouraged to read
• 15 20 minutes every night!

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Grading Policy(Posted on Pinnacle Grade book)

• Standards-Based Report Card
• 4Advanced
• 3Proficient
• 2Basic
• 1Below Basic

• Averaged composite score for tests, quizzes,
  homework, and projects
• 100 - 92 A
• 91 - 84 B
• 83 - 76 C
• 75 - 70 D
• 69 and below E

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State and District Assessments

• Fall and Spring writing assessments
• Fall, Winter and Spring MAP assessment for
  Reading and Math
• PSSA Reading Preparation Tests and homework
  assignments are given approximately once a month
  during the fall and winter.

• English Language Arts
• PSSA Testing Window
• April 13-17, 2015
• Mathematics
• PSSA Testing Window
• April 20-24, 2015
• Make Ups May 4-8

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Student Absences

• If your child is absent you may request that any
  missed work be sent home with a sibling or a
  friend, or it can be picked up at the end of the
  day.
• Please attempt to call the school before 900.
• Missed in class work may require a parents help
  in order for your child to learn a unfamiliar
  concept, or may need to be made up during class
  upon return.
• Best time for Doctors appointments 900 945
  a.m.

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Parent Information

• Complete the High Five for your child
• (The blue schedule is for you to keep!)
• Conference Sign Up Sheet (December)
• Homeroom help is appreciated. Please fill out
  Parent Volunteer sheet on your childs desk if
  you are interested in helping out in this class!
• Theres a pile on the back to table to turn
  them.