1. WELCOME! Mrs. Amy Acker 5 th Science/Social Studies

2. NIS School Rules 1.Show respect to everyone. 2.Keep hands, feet, objects, and comments to yourself. 3.Follow directions the first time. 4.Allow teaching and learning to take place at all times. 5.Maintain NIS as a safe and clean school.

3. NIS Expectations Respect Organized Accountable Reliable

4. Dress and Grooming Highlights (K-6 Handbook pg. 21)  The district’s dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize safety hazards.  Hair should be clean and neatly groomed and colored only in a natural hair color.  Clothing that does not adequately cover the body or that has tears or rips that are higher than mid-thigh, such as: i. Low cut, see-through, spaghetti straps or backless dresses, or other revealing tops. Midriffs are to be covered. ii. Sleeveless shirts for boys. iii. Baggy/oversized pants or pants that hang on the hipbone, or unhemmed shorts. iv. Shorts, skirts, or split skirts shorter than mid-thigh in length. Skirts should be slit no higher than mid-thigh.  Parents will be contacted if a student’s dress or grooming is not in accordance with district policy.

5. Motivational Math & Science Workbooks With a goal to increase each student’s understanding of math and science processes through application, NIS has purchased a math and science workbook for each student in 5 th grade. Although we want the students to show how they solved the problems by writing directly in the workbook, we cannot afford to replace lost ones. There will be a charge (to be determined) to replace which is similar to how we do lost textbooks.

6. NIS Conduct and Behavior Expectations  Planners will be used by your children to keep track of homework. Please check it daily.  Wednesday folders will be sent home with student work each week.  Progress reports will be sent home every 3 weeks including grades and conduct.  Home Access letters were sent home this summer. This information (including your personal password) allows you access to your child’s grades online. Please keep this information in a secure spot.  Students will be receiving individual conduct grades for each content area.  Conduct scale for each week based on marks received: 0-1 E 2 - S 3 - N 4 or more - U Let’s ROAR into the 2014-2015 school year!

7. Team Information  Reward System- STAAR Bucks (students may use these to purchase different privileges)  Behavior – Warnings/Marks (3 Warnings = 1 Mark; 2 Marks = Parent Contact) Each week behavior starts over, we take the average of all 9 weeks to determine Report Card Behavior Mark.  Transportation Changes to front office in writing in the morning (we can not accept changes over the phone or via email)  Lunch Time (11:05-11:35)

8. Classroom Organization  Schedule  Warm – Up  Homework and Objective - Filled out at the start of every week - Science and SS homework is not as routine as Math/ Reading  Lab  www.pearsonrealize.com www.pearsonrealize.com (Science textbook website)

9. Science/ SS books  Motivation Science (Consumable)  Pearson Textbook (Consumable)  Science Interactive notebook  History Alive Textbook  Social Studies Folder

10. Science Scope and Sequence  1 st Semester: - Nature of science  Physical Science:  Classifying matter, circuits, types and uses of energy, mixtures and solutions, Forces -Earth Science (Pt. 1): -Changes to land, weathering and erosion, Sedimentary Rock formation

11. Science Scope and Sequence  2 nd Semester  Complete Earth Science - Alternative energy, Fossils, Weather/ Climate, Sun, Earth, Moon. * Life Science  Ecosystems, life cycles, human/nature interactions, how humans change the land

12. Social Studies Scope and Sequence  Early Colonization  Events that led to the American Revolution  The American Revolution  The Constitution/ Bill of Rights  The Civil War  Industrial Revolution  20 th century America

13. THANK YOU FOR COMING! Don’t forget to check the Teacher Website routinely for updates, links, and information!