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Fifth Grade Teachers
| First Name |
Last Name |
Telephone |
eMail Address |
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| Jared | Clementson | 629-4226 | jclementson@pinecity.k12.mn.us |
| Sheila | Hughes | 629-4267 | shughes@pinecity.k12.mn.us |
| Kolette | Lind | 629-4238 | klind@pinecity.k12.mn.us |
Joel |
Lorsung |
629-4282 |
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| Carol | Nyrhinen | 629-4278 | cnyrhinen@pinecity.k12.mn.us |
Houghton Mifflin or Direct Instruction
• develop a variety of strategies and skills that will allow students to construct, critically examine,and apply meaning
• increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of themselves, other people, and the world in which we live
• reinforce and apply basic beginning reading skills to more sophisticated selections
• extend vocabulary through application of new words pertaining to literature selections in the series
• demonstrate understanding of an author’s intent by applying comprehension skills to selected literature
• apply prior knowledge through use of thinking strategies such as recall, analysis, inference, synthesis and evaluation
• become more fluent in writing and speaking about reading selections
• be exposed to literary forms such as poetry, oral interpretation, creative storytelling, role-playing, a drama
• present an oral interpretation selection before an audience
MAJOR LITERARY SELECTIONS ARE COVERED
THROUGH GROUP READING OR READ ALOUD
Depending on time constraints, additional literary selections from the following list are read:
Stone Fox
To the Top of the World - Arctic Wolves
Frindle
Off and Running
The Enormous Egg
The Boy in the Red Jacket
The Summer of Riley
Little House in the Big Woods
The Mouse and the MotorcycleTop of
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• determine the properties of a given kind of matter
• recognize various animal behaviors and infer how these behaviors are affected by environmental changes
• identify variables in an experiment
• predict weather patterns based on daily observations
• Lake Ecology students will discover the basic concepts of water, the cycle, food chains and watersheds
Text: McGraw-Hill
• relate features of earth’s geographic regions using maps, compasses, keys, latitude, longitude, time zones and a map scale
• recognize important civilizations, characteristics, figures and events in the early history of North America
• identify the major events from the period before the Revolutionary War through the readjustment following, such as the growth of commerce and industry, the settlement of the west and the role of immigration
• articulate the similarities and differences of the many cultural groups in our nation of pluralism
• explain the contributions made by various cultural groups in our nation’s development
• develop singing voices through solfege and part-singing
• understand basic musical terms and concepts of form, melody, harmony, dynamics, rhythm, tempo, pitch, and style
• read and create rhythm patterns using correct musical notation
• use keyboards and other instruments to develop performance skills and increase musical understanding
• be introduced to different styles of music through singing, playing, and listening
• write a five to six sentence paragraph on a consistent topic with complete sentences that are correctly capitalized and punctuated
• read or recite a poem in front of the class
• demonstrate the ability to listen for, understand and follow directions editing, and final draft writing
• demonstrate knowledge, competence and appreciation for physical and motor fitness
• develop skills, knowledge, understanding an appreciation for individual, group and cooperative activities
• participate in lead-up games and group sports
• identify, appreciate and perform a variety of fundamental rhythm and dance patterns
• enhance self-esteem in physically fun and challenging environments
Houghton Mifflin
• solve problems that involve multi digit division
• use hand-held calculators
• graphs, mean, median, mode
• place value, decimals, adding & subtracting
• multiplying whole numbers, and decimals
• geometry
• add, subtract and multiply fractions, mixed numbers and decimals
• divide with decimal dividends and quotients
• measurement ratio, percent and probability
To promote team spirit each 5th grade classroom chooses a team name. T-shirts are professionally printed and available for purchase early in the year. They can wear them for special events throughout the year.As a culmination to the fifth grade “Lake Ecology” unit, students go to the Duluth Great Lakes Aquarium in May. More information will be sent home to parents in the spring.
We expect students to bring their assignment planner home every day. We ask parents to review daily work and assignments with their child and then sign the planner. Thank you.• Students might have about 30 minutes of homework daily - and to be handed in the following day.
• Time is given daily for students to have guided practice while at school.
• Students are encouraged to be reading books for enjoyment at home and at school.
• It is a fifth grade policy that all work not completed during 4th quarter will be placed into a summer work folder to be completed in summer school before being allowed to move on to sixth grade.
• Be prompt and prepared
• Respect authority
• Respect the rights of others
• Respect property
• Display a concern for learning
• Display appropriate social skills
Fifth graders present an oral interpretation during the "February I Love to Read Month" celebration. Students are critiqued on their recitation by a panel of judges. The topic changes from year to year. Fifth graders have an opportunity to get assistance from peers, who encourage them to work through problems peacefully using a trained conflict manager team. We have a student council, consisting of students who are elected by their classmates. They conduct meetings to plan for Friday Activity Nights, run the school store, and generate plans for other positive happenings that they can make to better our school and community.In May all fifth graders attend a Water Fair at the Pine City fairgrounds as an extension of the Lake Ecology Unit. This is possible due to the Pokegama Lake Association.
Fifth graders will be taking the MCA-II tests in reading and mathematics between April 18th and the 26th. It is crucial that they be in school at this time, so please don’t plan any family vacations for other events that would take your children out of school. Good attendance is important throughout the year as students progress through the fifth grade curriculum and prepare for these tests.