5th grade Instructional Guide

Parent-Teacher Conference Supports The purpose of a parent-teacher conference is to: • Form a connection between the home and the school to support student growth.

• Provide data on current student achievement. • Discuss observations on learning skills (behavior).

• Provide families with an opportunity for questions and feedback. • Set and review goal(s) on/from the Student Growth Plan (SGP)

Possible PTC Agenda

Suggested talking points: (choose what works for you)

Student. . . . • is attempting to . . . • shows commitment in . . . • respects and cooperates with… (learning skills) • is making progress with . . . • I have been excited to see your child’s growth in. . .

Strengths and Celebrations:

• Acadience: pathways of progress, benchmark, and/or progress monitoring. • DWSBA Math. • RI: Profciency report (4 th - 5 th grade). • Student samples (e.g., writing samples, oral responses, tests)- optional. • enVision 2.0 and 95% or Wonders reports – optional. • Observations – optional.

Data to share: Prioritize the use of current CBM and/or RI data to support celebrations and highlight areas for needed growth.

Student . . . (include academic and behavior) • could beneft from . . . • responds well to . . . • has diffculty with . . . • needs support in . . . • needs additional opportunities and practice in . . . • it is challenging for your student to . . . • would beneft from an extension with …

Fall: Set new goal(s) Spring: Describe progress toward goal(s) and set goal(s) for the remainder of the year

• What concerns do you have that we have not covered? • Your concerns are important to address, I’d like to schedule an additional time to provide more information.

Provide time for possible additional questions or concerns

Resources for Families to Help at Home

English Language Arts

Mathematics

● Dyad Reading ● Read and discuss fction and nonfction ● Sora or Library ● UEN Parent and Caregiver Resources ● Text sets: o Digital Text Resources o K-2 Decodable Passages o K-2 Skill Game Sheets o 3-5 Skill Decodable o 3-5 Skill Game Sheets

● Helping with math by grade-level ● US Department of Education ● Resources for supporting students at home