Meet Michael Mann

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Meet Nicki Mann
BA University of Arizona MEd Arizona State
University
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Her boy Robert
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Daughter Lydia
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Mike her husband
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Her dog, Monkey.
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• Welcome!

to Curriculum Night 2015- 2016
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Experience

• Special Education, Third Grade, Fourth Grade 20
  years.

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After Tonights Presentation You Will

• Know a little about Mrs. Mann and the classroom
  expectations
• Understand ways to contact Mrs. Mann
• Know our classrooms weekly procedures
• Have a better understanding of the 5th Grade
  Curriculum

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• Teaching is my passion
• Getting better at it is my job!

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PBIS-Positive Behavior Intervention and Support

• A school-wide, proactive discipline structure.
• Clearly defined, communicated, and consistently
  enforced behavioral expectations.
• 3 Bs BE Safe, BE Respectful, BE Responsible

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Core Beliefs

• Children learn best in a safe and predictable
  environment.
• We are all learning and we are all teachers.
• The best part of teaching is that it matters.
  The hardest part of teaching is that every moment
  matters every day!
• We dont all wear the same size shoe so Im not
  going to make you wear mine!

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Behavior Managment

• Rewards/Consequences
• Consistent and high expectations.
• Consistent and meaningful consequences.
• Meaningful teaching moments.
• The language matters look, sound and feel
  do-overs show me positive
• Home/School Binder
• Organizer used to track assignments, but also to
  write lessons of the day
• Homework folder (three-hole punched)
• Agenda
• Building student responsibility and organization.
• Homework- Written in childs agenda.
• Homework is handed out nightly.
• Homework scored 3 points nightly (neatness,
  completion and logical thinking.
• No homework on Friday (unless it is a project)
• Students should read nightly and log the title
  and short summary.

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Why use ClassDojo?
ClassDojo is the easiest way to see your childs
progress on these skills. Ill be sending
classroom updates and photos with you through
ClassDojo, too!
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Get out those phones )
Download the app
Sign up as a parent
Enter your code!
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Lets try it out
Ill send you a message now!
Go ahead send one back )
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How else can we work together?
Check ClassDojo regularly. Keep me updated on
how your child is doing at home. Encourage the
life skills we are working on in class outside of
school.
Celebrate wonderful classroom moments at home )
Let me know how I can be most helpful!
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Language Arts

• Literature Studies
• Genres
• fantasy/science fiction
• Tall Tales
• poetry
• realistic fiction
• historical fiction
• mystery
• adventure
• nonfiction - informational
• nonfiction - biography

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Comprehension Skills
Text Connections Narrative Elements Making Predictions Summarizing Identifying Cause and Effect Identifying Authors Purpose Point-of-view Vocabulary Supporting answers with evidence from the text Inferring/ Drawing Conclusions

• Fluency

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How English Language Arts is Taught

• Whole group instruction
• Individual reading groups
• Plays
• Literary response writing
• Vocabulary
• Original Skits
• Projects
• Newspaper articles
• Online selections

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One Quarterly Book Project

• Your child needs a historical fiction chapter
  book by next Thursday.
• Book projects are like book reports with a report
  and visual.
• Your child will complete most of this assignment
  in class with minimal work at home.

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Teaching Quality Writing throughWriters Workshop

• Family Writing Workshop
• Writing nightly in a writers notebook
• Using the notebook to collect seed ideas.
• The Writing Process
• Topic Generation
• Rough Draft
• Revise
• Editing
• Final Draft
• Publishing

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More about Writing

• 6 Trait Rubric
• Ideas and Content
• Organization
• Voice
• Sentence Fluency
• Word Choice
• Conventions (grammar, punctuation,
  capitalization, paragraphing, spelling)

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Math

• Operation and Algebraic Thinking
• Use the four operations with whole numbers to
  solve problems, including multi-digit numbers
  (algorithms except division)
• Number and Operations in Base Ten
• Generalize place value understanding for
  multi-digit whole numbers.
• Use place value understanding and properties of
  operations to perform multi-digit problems.

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Math, continued

• Number and Operations-Fractions
• Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and
  ordering.
• Build fractions.
• Understand decimal notation for fractions, and
  compare decimals and fractions.
• Geometry
• Classifying geometric terms
• Drawing Geometric Terms
• Lines, Angles, Shapes
• Algebra and patterns

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And More Math

• Measurement and Data
• Conversions
• Representing and Interpreting Data
• Angles and angle measures
• Problem Solving and Multistep Story Problems

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Our Class WebsiteNew Computers!
Email Mrs. Mann nmann_at_kyrene.org Our
Website Kyrene.org/nmann
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Science

• The Scientific Method
• Biomes
• Human Body Systems
• Forces and Motion
• Matter and Energy
• Earth and Space

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Science Tests

• Students will always receive a study guide for
  science tests and several days to practice.
  Encourage them to allow you to quiz them off the
  study guides.
• As a fifth grade teacher, I feel it is my
  responsibility to teach efficient and effective
  organizational and study skills.

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Social Studies United States- A New Nation

• Map Skills/ Geography
• Timelines
• Latitude/Longitude
• Explorers
• 13 Colonies
• American Revolution
• Westward Expansion
• Civil War
• Government/U.S. Constitution

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Health

• Character Pillars
• Substance abuse prevention
• Nutrition
• Disease prevention and control
• Personal healthy hygiene
• Family health.
• In the spring, we will once again have Human
  Growth and Development.

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Learning Goals and Scales

• Learning Goals are posted statements that help
  students focus on exactly what they are supposed
  to learn and master from instruction.
• Performance Scales express a gradient of mastery
  towards the learning goal, just as an A, B,
  or C represents different levels of mastery in
  a traditional grading system. The specific
  structure of the 4.0 scale is explained below in
  more detail.
• Scales can be used informally (i.e. the teacher
  says to the class, Show me on your fingers where
  you think you are now.) or formally (i.e. the
  teacher assigns specific tasks to each level).
  The 3.0 scale is the standard for a child to
  master grade level skills. However, a student who
  passes a skill with a 3.0, will be asked to
  keep working toward a 4.0 if time and opportunity
  allow. For grading purposes, the scales have had
  percentages assigned to them based on their
  meaning.

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Learning Scale

• 4.0 means, I know this skill/concept so well I
  could explain it to others, or extend it to new
• situations.
• 3.0 means, I know this skill/concept well enough
  to have mastered the grade-level expectation.
• 2.0 means, I am still working towards the
  grade-level expectation, and getting closer.
• 1.0 means, I need extra support to perform in
  this area.
• 0.0 means, Even with help, I do not understand
  this skill/concept.

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Learning Goals and Scales are Used for
Grading Scale system Traditional System
100 A 90 A- 70 C- 60 D- 50
F
4.0 100 A 3.0 90 A- 2.0 70 C- 1.0 60
D- 0.0 50 F

• Math homework assignments
• Math Common Core assessments
• Language Arts skills work (finding main idea,
  themes, point of view, etc.)

• Any assignment graded with a rubric, using
  specific points for each task.
• Book Shares
• Vocabulary Spelling practice or tests
• Writing assignments, projects
• Math quizzes and practice work
• Social Studies, Science, Health quizzes

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Technology

• Internet and Research
• Typing Skills-minimum of one page in one sitting
• Spreadsheet Graph
• Multimedia Slide Presentation

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Projects/Assignments for all Contents

• Besides what to learn, I want to teach my
  students how to learn.
• I want to help them identify different ways to
  study.
• This is a crucial year for them to learn to
  follow all directions and grading rubrics.
• Use the grading rubric/checklist to check the
  finished project.
• I usually show/read examples in class.

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AZ Merit

• This new statewide achievement assessment will be
  aligned to Arizonas College and Career Ready
  Standards and will be administered beginning in
  the spring of 2016.
• All done on the computer.
• The students are required to read, respond, and
  choose from multiple answers.
• Math 2 days
• Reading 2 days
• Writing 1 day

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ELA Example
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Math Example
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• Biztown is where hands-on learning comes to life!
  This learning program gives students the
  opportunity to put concepts learned in the
  classroom to work in a real life simulation.
  During the in-class curriculum, students engage
  in economics, government, math, reading, writing,
  social studies and career education as they
  increase their passion for learning through real
  life applications. Interested in a tax credit?
  Please consider donating money to Manitas PTO.
  Biz Town is scheduled Jan. 4.

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ManitasFallFundraiserAugust 17th - September
11th
Were giving you options this year! The PTO will
provide you with the opportunity to purchase
items through a traditional catalog sale and/or a
Flat Donation Fundraiser. Choose which is best
for your family or participate in both! Either
way, your donations help Manitas! Thank you
in advance for your participation! We appreciate
all you do!
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If your child isnt having an excellent
experience at school, I want to know about it!
Thank you, for being here!