Welcome to 5th Grade Mrs. Turnock (5A) & Mrs. Dempsey (5D) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to 5th Grade

• Mrs. Turnock (5A) & Mrs. Dempsey (5D)

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About Mrs. Turnock

• This is my tenth year working in District 117. Most of

those years were spent teaching 2nd grade, but I am excited to have gotten promoted to 5th grade this school year.

• I graduated from Illinois State University in 2009

with a Bachelor's degree in elementary education. Last year, I received my Masters in reading from Olivet Nazarene University.

• My husband and I have been married for 3 years.
• I have a black lab named Axl, he is 9 years old but

still thinks he is a puppy.

About Mrs. Dempsey

• I began with District 117 twenty years ago. I spent 14 years

at Conrady and the remainder here at Oak Ridge.

• I completed my undergrad at Loyola University & my

masters at St. Xavier.

• I have 3 children - an 8th grader, 6th grader, & 5th grader!
• My interests are learning about and visiting new places,

watching movies, spending time at the beach.

Arrival and Dismissal

Arrival begins at 8:15. If students arrive after 8:30 they will not be able to get breakfast. If students arrive after 8:40 they will not be placed in the lunch count and will need to bring a lunch. Dismissal begins at 2:45 If there are any sudden changes to your child’s arrival/dismissal, please contact the main office. We are not able to consistently check messages or emails during the school day. If you know ahead of time, send a written note stating your child’s change in arrival/dismissal plans to their homeroom teacher.

Specials Schedule

5A Mrs. Turnock Monday: PE Tuesday: Fine Arts Wednesday: Health/PE Thursday: Media Center Friday: PE 5D Mrs. Dempsey Monday: PE Tuesday: PE Wednesday: Media Center Thursday: Health/PE Friday: Fine Arts (Art/Music)

Behavior Expectations

• Be safe
• Be caring
• Be respectful
• Be here and ready

Discipline Procedures (Minor)

• 1. Warning
• 2. Student-Teacher Conference/Reflection
• 3. Incident Report(s)
• 4. Walking Ticket
• 5. Office Referral

*Please note: Major offenses will result in an immediate office referral.

Website & Google Classroom

Here you can find…

• Class news & pictures
• Class documents
• Student work
• Information from class: videos & links
• Homework assignments
• Reminders

Reading

Q1 - Battling Adversity Q2 - Human rights Q3 - Exploration- Novel Study Q4 - Personal perspectives of conflict during WWII *Each quarter will consist of both informational and literature texts.

Writing

• Short responses and sharing
• Process Writing Piece
• On Demand Writing Piece
• PARCC Practice Writing

*Throughout the school year students will write narratives, informative/explanatory texts, and opinion pieces.

Reading Homework

• Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday, with all

assignments due on Friday.

• Homework will be assigned through Google Classroom.
• Students will be using dogonews.com for their nightly reading

assignments.

• After reading, students will write a written response or summary of

their chosen article.

Math - Quarter Focus

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Place Value of whole and decimal numbers Exponents Volume X using Standard Algorithm Adding & Subtracting fractions w/ unlike denominators Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Line Plots Comparing Decimals Subtracting Decimals Dividing multi-digit numbers Multiplying Fractions Dividing Fractions Multiplying & Dividing Decimals Converting measurements Line Plots w/ fractions

Math - Quarter Focus

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Place Value of whole and decimal numbers Exponents Volume Multiplication using Standard Algorithm Adding & Subtracting fractions w/ unlike denominators Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Line Plots Comparing Decimals Subtracting Decimals Dividing multi-digit numbers Multiplying Fractions Dividing Fractions Multiplying & Dividing Decimals Converting measurements Line Plots w/ fractions

Fact fluency is crucial !

Math - What to Expect Grades

• Check Ups (quizzes)

about once a week

• End of quarter tests
• 3 Fact Fluency Tests a

quarter

Homework

• Monday through Friday
• Posted on my website

calendar by 4 pm *make sure to click on the date & any links for copies of homework

Math - How to help them succeed! Supplies for success

• Math Notebook
• Pencils
• Perseverance

Where to find help

Science

Investigations Our Science curriculum is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Our units are called investigations because students will be exploring science up close with many hands on activities. Units Earth & Sun - gravity & patterns in shadows Mixtures & Solutions - conservation of mass, density Living Systems - food webs & ecosystems

Student Led Conferences

• Students take ownership of their learning.
• Students show and explain work.
• Students can communicate their strengths and areas of need.
• Sign up will be completed online.

SAVE THE DATE! Monday, November 19th (afternoon & evening) Tuesday, November 20th (morning)

Scholastic Book Orders

• A magazine will be sent home monthly with order information.
• You can order online with a credit card or send cash or check to

school.

A Few More Things...

We will be using Remind for parent-teacher communication. By joining Remind, you will choose to receive class text messages or email. This will help you stay informed about what’s happening in the classroom. Please join the PTA! Consider being a volunteer! Send in trimmed box tops at anytime.

Wrap-Up

• Using the stationary paper, please write a little note to your child to

find on their first day of school.

• Remember to sign the sign-in sheet.
• Send any missing supplies with your child on Friday.

Thank you for coming today and letting us explain a little about our

• classrooms. It is going to be a great year!