Welcome to Curriculum Night!
2016-2017Ms. Barber-5th Grade
Kyrene de la Mariposa
Math-Math Resources: Investigations and Engage New York
-Place Value - whole number and decimals
-Multiplication and Division strategies with multi-digit numbers, Order of Operations
-Volume
-Fractions – addition & subtraction with unlike denominators, multiplying & dividing
-Decimals – add, subtract, multiply, and divide
-Algebraic Thinking
-Geometry & Measurement – metric and customary
-Probability
-Integers & Data
English Language Arts (ELA)Reading Resources: Expeditionary Learning English Language Arts-Link: Expeditionary Learning-English Language Arts
Writing: Informative, narrative, and persuasive (EL)
Fifth Grade Modules:
Quarter 1: Stories of Human Rights
Quarter 2: Biodiversity in Rainforests of the Western Hemisphere
Quarter 3: Sports and Athletes’ Impact on Culture
Quarter 4: Natural Disasters in the Western Hemisphere
Science
-Biomes
-Earth and Space
-Matter and Energy
-Human Body
-Force and Motion
Social Studies-Geography Terms
-Early Americans
-European Explorations
-Colonization
-American Revolution
-Bill of Rights & Constitution
-Introduce Civil War
-Student/Parent Codes
-Communicating through Dojo
-Positive/Negative Student Behaviors
Class Dojo-Positive Behaviors
Class Dojo-Negative Behaviors
Mariposa has implemented a school-wide PBIS program
What is PBIS?
Positive Behavior Intervention System
Focuses on positive rewards for good behavior
Creates a plan for “teaching” appropriate student behaviors
Creates a plan to address undesirable student behaviors through teacher and administrative interventions
Lesson plans build on Mariposa LifeSkills
Consistency throughout the school
All staff expectations are the same, using the same language and the same series of rewards and consequences
BLASTBe Respectful
Lead with Integrity
Act Responsible
Safety Matters
Together We Achieve
BLAST takes all the great programs and incentives Mariposa already has in place and ties them together!
School Store coupons (Blast Coupons)
Miss Manner certificates (Blast Coupons)
Principals Lunch
Life skills (all Life skills are imbedded within BLAST)
BLAST
Homework/CommunicationFolders & Agenda – need to be at school everyday
Homework- Expect your child to have approximately 50 minutes each night
Daily – Math and Spelling (Monday – Thursday nights)
Reading (minimum 15 min./4x a week) parent signs on agenda
Communication
Class Dojo Messenger
Phone calls
Other Classroom BusinessSpecials:
Monday – Computer Lab
Tuesday – Music
Wednesday – PE
Thursday – Library
Friday – Art
Lunch-11:40 – 12:20
Water bottles
Healthy Snacks
Kid Zone Absences
Grade Level T-Shirts
Fifth grade is ordering a grade-level t-shirt. You will be seeing information coming home within the next week.
Mariposa’s “Smart and Fit” School Plans
Fitness For Life-The Basics
• Four Wellness Weeks each year
• One Wellness Week per nine weeks
• Total school involvement
Play Works
• Connecting recess to a positive school experience