1. WELCOME to Curriculum Night! Austin Road Elementary 2015-2016

2. Curriculum Night 5 th Grade Expectations Grading Scale Georgia Standards of Excellence (English/Language Arts and Math) Georgia Performance Standards (Science and Social Studies) Agenda 5 th Grade Discipline Plan Attendance Fountas & Pinnell IKAN/GloSS Infinite Campus Communication

3. Rules and Expectations 5 th grade students are expected to: Be ready and focused on the tasks at hand each day. Be positive, respectful, and courteous to others. Exemplify leadership for others to model. Report to class on time daily. Return homework/projects/class work on time when it is due. Learn and grow into brilliant minds.

4. Grading System A= 90 – 100 B= 80 - 89 C= 71 - 79 D= 70 F= Below 70

5. Reaching Excellence in Reading/Language Arts/Writing In Reading /Language Arts/Writing, students will learn:  The conventions of standard English  Identify author’s purpose, voice & explain how it impacts the experience  Quote accurately from a text and make inferences  Draw information from multiple sources on the same topic  How to write different texts for various purposes (narrative, informational, and opinion pieces)  How to conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic

6. Reaching Excellence in Math  Unit 1: Order of Operations with Whole Numbers  Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting with Decimals  Unit 3: Multiplying & Dividing with Decimals  Unit 4: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide with Fractions  Unit 5: 2D Figures  Unit 6: Volume & Measurement  Unit 7: Geometry & the Coordinate Plane

7. Reaching Excellence in Science * Life Science Cells Microorganisms Animal Classification Genetics * Earth Science Earth’s Changing Forces Georgia Landforms * Physical Science Chemical & Physical Changes Electricity & Magnetism Electromagnets

8. Reaching Excellence in Social Studies Unit 1: Connecting Themes Unit 2: Civil War Unit 3: Reconstruction Unit 4: A Changing Nation Unit 5: WWI, Great Depression, Jazz Age Unit 6: WWII Unit 7: The Civil Rights Movement Unit 8: America’s Role in the 21 st Century

9. Agendas How do they work? Students use them to record their homework assignments everyday. Teachers use them to communicate with parents. Parents use them to communicate with teachers and to confirm your child’s assignments. Things to Look for in the agenda: Your child’s homework assignment daily. A note from the teacher.

10. S afe Organized Accountable Respectful When positive behaviors are noticed throughout the building, faculty and staff will give the student’s SOAR card a hole punch. Students meeting the required number of punches at the end of the week will be rewarded with a treat. ARE’s Discipline Plan Routines and rituals will be taught and followed daily to build a positive learning environment. However, if students do not follow the classroom rules, the following steps will be taken: 1.Verbal Warning 2.Note in the agenda/deduct Scholar Dollar/Dojo points 3.Opportunity room/contact parent 4.Office Referral

11. Scholar Dollars What is it? Rewards system generated to encourage students to do their best academically, socially, and to become overall great leaders! Students track their own payments/deposits in their binders. Students receive rewards monthly.

12. Class Dojo Class Dojo’s mission is to reinvent classrooms by bringing teachers, students and parents closer together. Teachers use Class Dojo as a communication platform to encourage students, and get parents engaged too. Classrooms become positive places - which means there's no more “classroom management.” Just happier classrooms.

13. Students MUST be in class by 7:45 to be marked present. Students arriving after 7:45 must be brought into the front office for check-in by parent/guardian. If there is a change in transportation a signed note from the parent must be provided or teachers will follow the original transportation routine for your child. Attendance

14. Fountas & Pinnell Instructional Level Expectations for Reading Kindergarten: B-D First Grade: D-J Second Grade: J-M Third Grade: M-P Fourth Grade: P-S Fifth Grade: S-V Sixth Grade: V-Y Seventh Grade: Y-Z Eighth Grade: +Z Click here to access the F&P chart

15. IKAN/GloSS 5 th Grade GloSS Expectations At Risk: Stages 0-3 Cause for Concern: Stages 4 & 5 Achieving At/Above Expectations: Stages 6 &7 High Achievers: Stage 8

16. Infinite Campus  Parents can view grades online via Parent Portal on Infinite Campus.  If you haven’t already done so, please contact Ms. Mays in the front office for your log in information. Click here to access Infinite Campus

17. Communication Remind.com Edmodo.com Emails agendas

18. Teacher Emails Communication Ms. Cheeley Marquita.Cheeley@henry.k12.ga.us Mr. Goodman Jarri.goodman@henry.k12.ga.us Ms. Green Hayleigh.green@henry.k12.ga.us

19. QUESTIONS We will do our BEST to answer ALL questions. If we can’t answer them tonight, or we run out of time, please park it in the parking lot.

20. THE END!!! HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR COMING!