Students fulfill their Hopes and
Dreams with Belonging, Significance, and FUN!
Welcome to Theodore Judah5TH Grade Academy
The Responsive Classroom improves learning.
Promoting a Growth Mindset
GROWTH MINDSET and the power of YET
(Improvement Focus vs Grade Focus)
Positive attitudes, thoughts, and beliefs that we are capable of working hard to increase our potential; we can always improve.
Benefits:■ humble■ learn from mistakes ■ comfortable making
mistakes■ open to taking risks■ positive self image
Academy for Advanced Learning
Curriculum: Holt & Envisions Grade 6 Benchmark Advance TCi-Social Studies (Teachers’ Curriculum Institute)
Mystery ScienceAmplify ScienceNovels
Collaborative Team Teaching; Collaborative Learning
Project Based and Inquiry Based Learning NGSS & STEAM focus engages students through questioning and research emphasizes 21ST Century Skills - communicating
- collaborating - critical thinking - creativity
Common Core Standards with depth, complexity, and acceleration
English Language Arts
Benchmark Advance
Novels : Wonder Essays: Personal Narrative Anything But Typical Narrative Mystery Out of My Mind Compare/Contrast Tuck Everlasting Character analysis Bridge to Terabithia Persuasive Sign of the Beaver Research Westing Game Blood on the River Guns for General Washington Tales of Shakespeare
Jr. Great Books - folkloreBenchmark GrammarDaily Paragraph EditingRoots vocabulary and Spelling
Social Studies
■ Geography: U.S. States and Capitals■ Native Americans■ Explorers■ Colonies■ American Revolution■ Westward Expansion
USA Weekly Subscription District History Day Project – 2ND Trimester
S.T.E.A.M
● Amplify Science
● Mystery Science ● Science Studies Weekly
● District Science Fair - March
● Holt Course 1● Keys to Algebra● Problem of the Week (P.O.W.s)● Hands-on Equations
● Report Card grade to reflect Advanced curriculum, not automatic “A”
MathScience
Classroom Management
■ Moral Character, appropriate behavior expected
■ Responsive Classroom strategies utilized
■ Class Dojo
■ letter home to be signed and/or phone call as needed
■ immediate Principal referrals for bullying/ physical or verbal harm
■ parent / teacher / student conference for persistent inappropriate behavior
Goal: Respectful, Responsible, Collaborative Learners
5th Grade Agreements
Be Scholarly
Be Mindful of Others
Protect Our School Environment
Homework
■ Daily completion class work, if needed
■ Read to prepare
■ Studying for Spelling or Vocabulary on Fridays
■ Projects and essays given due dates
■ Late work accepted, but points will be deducted (except absences/emergencies)
■ Daily Quiet Time may be used to catch up and finish
Grading and Communication■ Standards based
■ total points – quizzes total pts; tests given % to weight ■ Power School- check weekly No grade checks
■ Wednesday folders – office mailers & returned assignments
■ Preferred communication through email; expect reply within 24 hours
■ Urgent Message? Call the office.
■ Shutterfly (pictures only) and Remind
Exploring Field Trips
● Sly Park – Set. 30 – Oct. 4 $250
● Challenger Space Simulation at the PowerHouse Science Center
● San Francisco Exploratorium
● Ancient Artifacts Revolutionary War
● Bowling
Questions
Sly Park •Why we go; what’s the goal (s)?
•Facility and staff; TJ teachers and parents
•Behavior expectations and consequences
•Daily routine of students
•Communicating with your child while they are there
•Medications
•What to bring / what NOT to bring
•Sly Park website www.scoe.net/slypark
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