Open House September 24 2015 Eric Savelson Grade

Open House September 24, 2015 Eric Savelson Grade 5 Room 221

Teacher-Family Connection • Communication • email, phone, notes If you have a question, concern – write or call. • Volunteers ü sign up

What does learning look like in Room 221? • Learning is exciting (& difficult). • Learning is social. • Learning is relational (material & teacher). • Ownership + guidance = More learning

Homework Expectations: careful & thoughtful work. Issues: Note/ email/ Student Call Reading - Contributes to academic success across curriculum. * (and beyond) *Krashen, S. D. 1989. We acquire vocabulary and spelling by reading: Additional evidence for the Input Hypothesis. Modern Language Journal 73: 440– 64. Krashen, S. D. 1993. The power of reading: Insights from the research. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited. Stanovich, K. E. , and A. E. Cunningham. 1993. Where does knowledge come from? Specific associations between print exposure and information acquisition. Journal of Educational Psychology 85(2): 211– 29.

Curriculum • Overview of 5 th grade – Math: • division, decimals, fractions, THINKING! – Reading/Writing: • deeper analysis, development of ideas – Science: • Geology, Weather, Forces & Motion – Social Studies: • Western Hemisphere

Common Core & State Assessments • Common Core learning standards. • Common Core performance expectations (tests). • RIGOROUS • All of us interested in Learning. – Our goal is to do the best learning we can and this will be the focus for our energy and time this year.

Field Trips • • • Mohonk Preserve (sign up tonight!) Howe Caverns Hudson Valley Philharmonic (Bardavon) FDR Library/ Museum Norman Rockwell Museum Storm King Art Center

Communication • [email protected] k 12. ny. us • 256 -4000 ext. 69627