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I try to make learning interesting, fun, and challenging. I believe every 
child can learn and should work to his/her potential. My goal is to help 
each child achieve this by taking into consideration his/her particular 
learning styles and adapting my teaching methods to meet those needs.

The goal of my reading curriculum is to make my students have a love for 
reading and develop skills they will use throughout their lives. My reading 
curriculum incorporates the teaching of multiple strategies for reading 
comprehension and increasing their vocabulary, particularly with skills for 
discerning the meaning of vocabulary in context. It also includes test-
taking strategies that will be beneficial throughout their school years. 
(See Reading Skills Links.)

To make math successful, the basic facts must be automatic. These are 
applied throughout the fifth grade curriculum, which has a heavy emphasis on 
adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. However, a real 
understanding of math and not merely computation is my goal. Students must 
be able to relate and apply math skills to their daily lives. Solving word 
problems, making math challenging, and stimulating creative thinking are my 
objectives to accomplish this end. Students use technology in the form of 
interactive games for reinforcement of the tables and concepts being studied. 
(See Math Links.)

The main focus of science is to foster a curiosity and a desire to learn 
more about the students' world. To make science fun, interesting, and 
exciting, students participate in hands-on experiments throughout the year. 
They use the scientific method as a basis for inquiry and investigation. In 
addition, technology plays an integral role in the various topics they 
study and the projects they research. (See Science Links.) Together, they 
incorporate skills and a base of knowledge that is essential for creating 
awareness of the occurrences in nature of today and how that will affect them 
in the future.

The spelling curriculum consists of learning and using skills to become 
better spellers. Emphasis is placed on syllables, using spelling words 
correctly in the spoken and written context, and improving writing 
techniques.(See Study Skills Link.)

Finally, my goals are for my students to:   
   - Learn organizational skills.
   - Master study skills for science and math. (See Study Skills.)
   - Become better readers and thinkers. 
   - Leave fifth grade well prepared for grade six.
   - Say they had a great year and learned a lot!

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Mrs. Kelley