Gillette Road Middle School Fifth Grade Orientation May 8, 2014 7:00 P.M.
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Fifth Grade OrientationWelcome to Parent
Orientation.Please feel free to ask us
questions at the end of the slide show.
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School hours are 7:45 am to 3:15 pm.
Classes begin promptly at 7:45 am. Tardies will be marked at this time.
Enrichment time is from 7:45 to 8:15. This is enrichment for your student to help with weak areas or extend their learning of concepts from academic classes.
School Hours
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If your student must miss school due to an illness or doctor’s appointment, be sure to bring in or send a note stating your student’s full name and the purpose for the absence along with the date of the absence and sign the note.
Please be sure to bring in or send the note as soon as possible because we have a time limit on entering the noted information.
The note will be forwarded to the PEIMS secretary for her to note in your student’s record.
Absences
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When sending lunch money with your student, please remind your student to include the following things on the envelope: First and last name Homeroom teacher Date The envelope will be place in the class lunch envelope
and sent to the cafeteria where it will be credited to your student’s lunch account.
Siblings can be included on the envelope. Just please provide how the money is to be divided and place the same information for the sibling on the envelope.
Lunch Money
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Go to www.ccisd.com Across the top of the webpage find: Select a
school Select Clements/Parsons Across the top locate the tab: Grade levels Select 5th Grade On the far right you will see Team Homework
and Daily Activities Select Team Homework and Daily Activities
This will give you an overview of what your student is doing in each class along with the homework
How to get to Fifth grade Webpage
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This is a way to help keep you informed on how your student is performing in each class.
You can set up your parent portal to notify you when your student is missing assignments or has a low grade on assignments.
User name and password will not be given over the phone.
If you do not know how to do this or have your access information for this, please contact Tanya Wiginton at 254-547-2235.
Parent Portal
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We follow the Positive Behavior Support Initiative plan used at CPE.
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Be: Safe
Respectful Responsible
Ready Be your best
Class Room Rules
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25 Loops = Hat Day Bring a stuffed animal for the day (must be able to fit in a backpack)
50 Loops = Write a positive e-mail to a parent or guardian about your day
Office treasure box 75 Loops = Read a short story book to a class of your choice 100 Loops = Teacher’s Aid for one class period
Extra computer time 150 Loops = Sit at teacher’s desk for the day
Eat lunch with a teacher and a friend of your choice 200 Loops = Get a free book from the library
250 Loops = Lunch with an assistant principal (by appointment)
Free homework pass Help an office staff member during DEAR
300 Loops = Duck tape Mr. Bogus or to the wall during lunch 350 Loops = Throw water balloons at Mr. Bogus 500 Loops = Shave Mr. Bogus’ head
Bulldawg Rewards
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A very quick reference guide for 5th grade parents at Clements/Parsons Elementary
School.
Mrs. Choron’s and Mrs. Wilkinson Mathematics
Class
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Grading Policy 7% Homework 30% Major Assignments (Tests/Quizzes) 63% Minor Assignments (In class work)
Late Assignments 10 points off of the grade for everyday it is late. No
more then 30 points will be deducted for late assignments.
10 day Rule Students have 10 school days to make up a failed test
or assignment STAAR Testing
April 2nd and 3rd
Math Overview:
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A very quick reference guide for 5th grade parents at Clements/Parsons Elementary
School.
Reading and Language Arts Czuhajewski
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Minor Grades – 63% Classwork Journal entries In-class group mini projects Computer lab skills Homework – weekly summaries for nightly readings
Major Grades – 30% Projects – products shared to class over assigned books
each six weeks (book reports) Quizzes – over vocabulary, Greek/Latin roots,
comprehension checks to model strategies Assessments – benchmarks, district assessments Homework – 7%
Grading Policy
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Students should read for 30 minutes per night 4-5 days a week
A reading bingo sheet has been given to your student to encourage a variety of genres being read.
Students need to read a minimum of 400 pages per 6 weeks.
Nightly Readings and Journal Entries
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Composition - 60%Grammar - 30%Spelling – 10%
Grading Policy
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Exceptional Authors
Student’s compositions will be selected by the teacher and displayed on the 5th Grade
Exceptional Authors Bulletin Board in the main hallway.
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*The spelling we use is a district requirement called Scientific Spelling.* You student will receive new spelling words and spelling homework (self paced) every Thursday for the following Thursday. * Spelling tests will be on Thursdays.
Spelling
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ScienceMrs. SmithRoom 406A very quick reference guide
for 5th grade parents at Clements/Parsons Elementary
School.
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Grading
30% (Minor) Tests/Quizzes 65% Major
Lab Work Classwork Journals SSS Folders
5% Homework
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Supplies for Class
SSS Folder- Seeing Science Structures Concept Builder - Builds vocabulary Think Sheets – begin to think like a scientists
Science Journal Science Tools, Scientific Method, States of
Matter AR Book Pencil
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Topics for Year
Nature/Ways of Science Physical Science (1st & 2nd 6 weeks) Earth Science (3rd & 4th 6 weeks) Life Science (5th Weeks) Experimental Design/Health (6th 6 weeks)
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Science Fair
5th Grade students are required to participate in the science fair as there will be several grades throughout the science fair project.
Science Fair is scheduled for Spring. Be thinking for project.
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Science TestSTAAR
27 April 2013
Go to bed 30 minutes before normal bedtime Eat a healthy breakfast Arrive to school a few minutes early
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Mr. Warren’s Social Studies Class
A very quick reference guide for 5th grade parents at
Clements/Parsons Elementary School.
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Minor Grades = 70% I call this classwork and quizzes.
Major Grades = 30% I call this tests.
Social Studies Grading Policy
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Topics Covered in 5th Grade Social Studies
In Texas, 5th grade social studies is the study of U.S. history from early
exploration and colonization up to the present time. All SS TEKS are
available through the TEA [email protected]
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I follow the Positive Behavior Support Initiative plan used at CPE.
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Thank you for attending. You have successfully completed the very
quick reference guide to 5th grade classes at Clements/Parsons.