Gateway Pointe ElementaryCurriculum Night – Fifth

GradeAugust 14, 2014

Presented by:

Mrs. CheskyMrs. Ebert

Miss HughesMrs. Nieboer

Thank you!!!

Thank you, parents and families, for all the wonderful school supplies!!!

Thank you for positively supporting your child’s teachers and keeping

communication open. We want to work with all of you to make this a great year for

your child!!

Team Teaching/Diad Model**Students will start the day in their

homerooms, and switch at 11:25 for the day**

Diad #1• Mrs. Chesky – language arts and social studies• Miss Hughes – math and science

Diad #2• Mrs. Ebert – language arts and social studies• Mrs. Nieboer – math and science

Specials (Tues-Fri, in the morning)

• Art - Ms. Cray

• PE - Mrs. Brown

• Music - Ms. Berger

• Library - Mrs. Christenson

• Band – Ms. Stacy Garcia

• No specials on Mondays.

• MUST HAVE tennis shoes for P.E.

• All students will attend P.E.

Math• Pretest

Allows us to group students based on their academic needs; not recorded in grade book

• Intervention/enrichment support Mrs. Diamond, co-teaching Title I aides Mrs. Williams, gifted IXL Math – school and home

• Post test Allows us to compare and check for standards

based understanding

• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts through 12 must be mastered by winter break.

Science• Solar System

Moon phase tracking starts soon!!! Tested throughout the year

• Human Body

• Motion and Energy

• Simple Machines

Gateway will have a S.T.E.A.M. event that focuses on the students’ work with science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.

Language Arts• Reading

Literature Studies Guided Reading Vocabulary Skills BIG focus on informational text!!! SWBS – summarizing stories Close Reading of informational texts

• Accelerated Reader AR goals based on reading ability Keep track of student progress on Home Connect Variety of genres and lengths Read 20 minutes per day outside of school

Language Arts continued…

• Writing Grammar skills 5-paragraph essays, part of AIMS Writing Process Self-revision and editing 6 Traits Writing

• Ideas• Organization• Voice• Word Choice• Sentence Fluency• Conventions

Social Studies Us History Native American History European Exploration of North America US Geography Colonization of America Declaration of Independence American Revolution US Government Industrial Revolution Civil War Economics US Map States and Capitals

Assignment Policy• High expectations

Complete every assignment Complete assigned work on-time

• Ask for help• Increased student responsibility

• Daily Assignments Work not completed in class must be finished at home A.R. – students should read 20 minutes a day at home IXL – standards will be assigned by teacher

• Agendas: Our expectation is that students fill out agendas completely. Agendas can be found on teachers’ websites. Highlighted items are due the next day.

• Binders: Binders travel between school and home everyday. Binders will be cleaned out in the classroom once a quarter. Please do not throw any student work away, whether it’s graded or not graded.

Standards Based Grading and Report

Cards• No letter grades

• 4 = exceeding expectations, higher level thinking demonstrated

• 3 = meeting grade level expectations

• 2 = approaching expectations

• 1 = falls far below

Discipline/Behavior ExpectationsSNAP (schoolwide)

• Safe Actions

• Non-Stop Learning

• Accepting Responsibility

• Practicing Respect

*Students need to follow the SNAP guidelines everywhere at Gateway. We have very high expectations for behavior so the students can be successful and safe!

Red Card System (5th and 6th grade)

A tiered program with sequential consequences for disruptive and disrespectful behavior in the classroom.

Field Trip & Volunteers• Field trip locations are TBD; more information to

come.

• Volunteers Tier 2 Volunteer packets must be completed and

turned in• If you completed one last year you are still eligible• Be prepared for 6th grade Science Camp. While

signing up for tier 2, sign up for tier 3 to be a volunteer next year for this event!

• Rumor has it that fingerprints are taking an extra long time. Don’t wait!

Dr. Hendricsen’s Volunteer Challenge

100% of parents

giving 1 hour of their time this

year assisting in the classroom or

with school events.

Ways to Volunteer at GWP• Make copies for the teacher

• Volunteer to help at PTO events

• Cut out lamination

• Volunteer in cafeteria

• Field Trips

• Work at events during the school day, such as Fun Run, Field Day, book fairs

• Shelve books in the library

• Volunteer to conduct science experiments

• Sign up after the presentation

Resources

• Teacher Website www.husd.org Schools Gateway Pointe Teacher Page

• Check grades www.husd.org Students StudentVue Username: 1st name last name

Password: S.lunch#

Teacher Contact• Mrs. Chesky

Montana.chesky@husd.org 480-279-7795

• Mrs. Ebert Cristina.ebert@husd.org 480-279-7778

• Miss Hughes Joanna.hughes@husd.org 480-279-7753

• Mrs. Nieboer Rebecca.nieboer@husd.org 480-279-8235

Phone numbers take

you only to voicemail. Email is

quicker for teachers.

Thank you for coming!!!

Please sign up for volunteering if you are

interested.

Please take some time to look through the

books and textbooks your child will be using.

Have a wonderful evening!!!