1. Welcome to Our 5 th Grade Parent Night!

2. Arrival and Dismissal Children may enter the building at 7:20. The first bell rings at 7:35 and children may enter classrooms. The tardy bell rings at 7:50. If your child is absent please send a handwritten note including the date within two days of returning to school. Dismissal is at 2:50. If you lose your car tag, please go to the office to obtain a new tag. No student will be released by any teacher without proper identification obtained in the office. If your child is going home a different way than normal please send a hand written note to the teacher.

3. Grading Policy The purpose of grades is to communicate about achievement. While everything your child does is important, not every assignment is recorded as a grade. Only the most authentic assignments that show what your child truly knows will be put on Parent Connection. Throughout the six weeks your child’s grade may change, to show growth, providing ample opportunity for your child to reach their learning potential.

4. Champ It! We have campus wide conduct expectations for classroom lessons, hallway, restrooms, cafeteria and assemblies. This will give the children a clear picture of what is expected of them during the school day at all times. C: Conversation Level H: How do we get Help? A: Activity: Our objectives and lessons will be posted daily. M: How will we Move to our activity? P: How will we Participate?

5. Student Responsibilities It’s the student’s responsibility: Be prepared for class by having the necessary supplies. Your child is responsible for writing their assignments into their agenda daily. Please encourage your child to share their agenda with you each day. Your child needs a binder this year to help keep organized.

7. Edmodo Homework Your child will get an Edmodo account on Friday. Edmodo will be the main vehicle in which all 5 th graders will complete homework assignments. Parents are encouraged to join our Edmodo group using the parent code found on the right side of your child’s Edmodo account. You will only be able to see your child’s account. This tool will keep you informed of your child’s homework. There is even an option to have any new posts sent to your email account.

9. Parent Information

10. Fifth Grade will take assessments in Science, Math, and Reading April 2ndMATH April 3rdREADING April 24thSCIENCE How does this look for my Fifth Grader?

11. New Opportunities Just for 5 th Graders Service Learning Club Live-Telecast Morning Announcements Safety Patrol Student Mentors Science Camp 5th Grade Day (off campus!!)

14. August 29-September 10 th “Time for Reading” October Pansy Flower Sales November Yummy Edibles See Mrs. Brown to be on the fundraising committe e!

15. Pecan Creek is excited about partnering again with Jim McNatt’s Community Support Program. This program helped North Texas Schools achieve their goals by raise over $230,000 last year. Here is how this program works. You may choose to sell raffle tickets to help off set the cost of your child’s camp fee. 100% of the money raised goes to your child’s camp fee. The tickets will sell for $2.00 each. The winner of the raffle will have their choice of a BRAND NEW car or truck from one of the Jim McNatt Auto Group dealerships. The winner can choose a brand new Honda, Toyota, Scion, Chevrolet, Buick or GMC vehicle with an MSRP of $25,000 or less. The McNatt Auto Group even pays the tax, title and license on the vehicle. The winner does not need to be present to win, but must be over the age of 18. If you are interested in having your child participate in this fundraiser please contact you’re child’s homeroom teacher. Once you have notified your teacher more information and tickets will be sent home. All tickets sales and money must be turned in prior to Winter Break.

16. Thank you for partnering with us for your child’s education. It will be a year to remember!