BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL

Welcome to Fifth Grade!2012-1013

Meet the Teacher • This will be my twelfth year of teaching (in addition to several years of substitute teaching)

• Fifth year at Bradley

• Grades taught: Kindergarten, Third, Fourth, Fifth

• BA in Psychology (CU –Denver)

• MA in Curriculum and Instruction (CU-Denver/School of Education)

• Married with two children

• Colorado Native/grew up in southeast Denver

• Graduate of George Washington High School (DPS)

Year at A GlanceIB Planners

Transdisciplinary Themes

• How the World Works: Weather - September

• Where We Are in Place and Time: Age of Exploration/Colonization of America – Oct./Nov.

• How We Share the Planet: Economics- Nov./Dec.

• Who We Are (Exhibition): Human Body Systems-January through May

• How We Express Ourselves: American Revolution Feb./March

• How We Organize Ourselves: United States Constitution/Three Branches of Government –April/May

Math Learning ObjectivesUnit 1 – Number Theory• Rectangular arrays• Factoring numbers• Introduce prime, composite and square

numbers• Exponents

Unit 2 – Estimation and Computation• Subtract multi-digit numbers• Probability• Magnitude estimates for products• Multiply multi-digit numbers

Unit 3 – Geometry Explorations• Data collection, organization, and

interpretation• Types of angles, geometric figures, geometry

tools• Geometric properties of polygons

Unit 4 – Division• Long division• Solve number stories with division/interpret

the remainder

Math Objectives Continued

Unit 5 – Fractions, Decimals and Percents• Comparing and ordering fractions• Finding equivalent fractions• Mixed-numbers and improper fractions• Changing a fraction to decimal and percent

Unit 6 – Using Data, Adding and Subtracting Fractions

• Organize data• Add subtract fractions

Unit 7 – Exponents• Exponential notation

Unit 8 – Fractions and Ratios• Find equivalent fractions to perform

operations• Multiplying fractions and mixed numbers

Unit 9 – Coordinates, Area, Volume, and Capacity• Plot points on coordinate grid• Calculate area and volume

Unit 10 – Using Data, Algebra Concepts • Solve equations with variables• Generate input-output tables• Link data in tables to corresponding points on

coordinate grids

Unit 11 – Volume• Properties of 3 dimensional shapes• Develop formulas for volume

Unit 12 – Probability• Greatest common factor/least common

multiple• Use ratios to make comparisons• Calculate rates from data

Writing Alive! Genre:• Personal narrative• Short story• Persuasive composition• Plot summary/expository summary• Expository paragraph/composition• Compare and contrast composition• Cause and effect composition• Research and report writing• Poetry

Activities:• Instructional shapes/five sentence

components• Sentence dictation• Connected camera• Sentence styling• Interactive planning/drafting/Editing/Revision• Setting and assessing goals using rubrics

Reading HighlightsNon-fiction Texts• Use a variety of strategies to comprehend

text• Understand and use non-fiction text features• Use strategies to infer• Predict and draw conclusions• Locate/paraphrase main ideas and details• Summarize

Fiction Texts• Use knowledge of narrative text structure• Read and respond to literature• Summarize • Use knowledge of literary techniques

Poetry• Make inferences to comprehend poetry• Understand the elements of poetry• Visualize to understand literary language

Research and Report Writing• Understand structure and text features of

editorials and news paper articles• Locate information from a variety of sources• Organize information using a graphic

organizer• Summarize in own words• Use bibliographies and work cited pages

Author Study• Consider how an author’s background and

cultural perspective may influence his/her writing

• Compare and contrast themes, characters and ideas

• Identify point of view

Behavior Policy

Green = meeting expectationsYellow = last warningRed = Timeout, note homePurple = Refocus form sent homeThree Refocus forms = an office referral.

Other ways to motivate students• Praise• Team points• Super Citizen/lunch with the principal• Drawing for treasure box

Homework• Math assigned Monday through Thursday, due the next day• Spelling list assigned on Mondays• Speller’s Choice activity Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday• Spelling practice test Thursday night (with parent signature)• Spelling test on Fridays• Independent reading (goal is 45 minutes)• Complete the Bradley reading list• Students are expected to fill out their student planner daily• Parents should review and sign the student planner nightly• Additional assignments may come up throughout the year

Daily Schedule9:00 – 10:00 Guided Reading Groups10:00 – 11:00 Writing11:00 – 11:30 Reading Mini-Lesson11:30 – 12:15 Lunch12:15 - 1:30 Math1:30 – 2:30 Science or Social Studies2:30 – 3:00 Skills (Daily Language Instruction/Sentence Styling/Spelling)3:00 – 3:45 Specials

Monday – TechnologyTuesday – Gym/Music (alternating weeks)Wednesday – Gym/MusicThursday – Art/Spanish (alternating weeks)Friday – Art/Spanish

Exciting Upcoming Events

• Balarat (September 24th -25th)• Ameritowne (winter)• Exhibition (spring)