welcome to blanton 5 th grade parent orientation!
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Welcome to Blanton 5 th Grade Parent Orientation! . Please sign in and get a brochure. . Welcome and Introductions. 5th Grade Team Tracey Brent– Math Teacher Dana Sewell- Math Teacher Spencer Wolf – Language Arts Teacher, Team Leader Tamarra Thiessen- Language Arts Teacher - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome toBlanton 5th Grade
Parent Orientation!
Please sign in and get a brochure.
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Welcome and Introductions5th Grade Team • Tracey Brent– Math Teacher
• Dana Sewell- Math Teacher
• Spencer Wolf – Language Arts Teacher, Team Leader
• Tamarra Thiessen- Language Arts Teacher
• Angie Passons– Science Teacher, Camp Coordinator
• Doug Mauldin- Science Teacher
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Curriculum
• Language Arts• Math• Science• Social Studies• Health
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Schedule• 7:35 – 7:50 – Morning Procedures • 7:50 – 8:00 – Announcements• 8:00 – 8:35 – Social Studies/Health• 8:35 – 9:20 – Specials (Music, Art, P.E.)• 9:20 – 9:25 – Restroom Break• 9:25 – 9:40 – Homeroom- Class Meeting, Social
Studies/Health• 9:40-11:00 – Rotation 1• 11:00 – 11:30 – Lunch• 11:30 – 11:50 – Recess• 11:50 – 12:00 – Restroom Break• 12:00 – 1:20 – Rotation 2• 1:20 – 2:40 – Rotation 3• 2:40 – 2:45 – Homeroom, Pack-Up• 2:50 – Dismissal
*Orchestra 7:50-8:35
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Behavior Management
• Noble Knights’ Creed• School Wide Behavior
Matrix• Behavior Clip Chart• 5th Grade Expectations
and Classroom Teacher Expectation
• Rewards– Individual and Class
Rewards– Fun Fridays
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Homework
• Agenda• Data Binders• Parent Support• Lucky Shields- 2
chances
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Communication
• Newsletter• Teacher Websites• Tuesday Newsday Folders• Conferences• Phone/Email
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Grades• Grades taken and entered by
subject teacher.• Home Access and TAC• 3 week Progress Reports for
students with an average of 75 or below only.
• Report Cards at end of six weeks.• Graded papers handed back on
regular basis• Reteach/Retake Policy
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Goal Setting/Progress Tracking• Student Ownership of
Assessment• Data Binders• Class and Individual Goal
Setting and Progress Tracking• Student Data Centers posted
in room• Academic Progress Data• Look for our Learning
Objectives online and in our newsletters.
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STAAR Tests
• STAAR Tests in 3 Subjects- Math, Reading, and Science
• More Rigorous• College Readiness• SSI- Student Success
Initiative- must pass to move on
• Dates listed in brochure
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Supplies/ Organization
• Students will keep a binder with dividers for each subject, agenda, homework, and notebooks for each subject
• Students take binder home and bring to school each day and to all classes.
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Attendance• School hours 7:50-2:50• Tracking Attendance• Leave before 10:00am = Absent• Leave after 10:00am = Present • Must send handwritten note
upon child’s return to school to excuse absence.
• Make-Up Work is student’s responsibility. They will have a make up work folder ready when they return.
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Arrival/Dismissal
• School starts-7:50. Students can arrive as early at 7:20, go to classrooms at 7:35 but not before.
• Dismissal at 2:50• Students will not be
called out of class after 2:20 for early checkout
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Transportation• Usual Transportation home should be the same all year if
possible• Must send a written note, email, or call the office if there
are any changes in the way your child gets home by 1:30• Please do not ask teacher to send them one way if the
weather is okay and another if it is raining. That changes moment to moment and is subjective.
• No Pick Up anywhere except car line. No picking up at Madison.
• No walking anywhere except with walkers to Stacee Lane.• In morning, walkers and bikers must go around front of
building .• No motorized vehicles, skateboards, or scooters on school
property.
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Visitors/Volunteers
• Visitors- check in at office and get visitor sticker• Visitors MUST have a driver’s license to check in
at the office• Visitors not allowed at recess• Volunteer opportunities- must have background
check- included chaperones for camp and field trips.
• Sign out child early after party or volunteer time- must sign out student in classroom or office.
• No siblings attending classroom parties or grade level events.
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District/School Protocol• Code of Conduct-access online• Dress Code- follow district guidelines.
– Things to remembers: shorts /skirts must be fingertip length, tops must be 3 fingers at shoulder, no holes in clothes, etc.
• Cell Phones and other electronic devices to be used for learning; – Consequences
• 1st offence- loss of device until end of day• 2nd offence- loss of privilege of using device for one week• 3rd offence- loss of privilege of using device for rest of
year.
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District/School Protocol
• Items left at home- office will only deliver lunches and jackets on cold days.
• Birthdays-– If you want to send in cupcakes or donuts, they
must be sent in first thing in the morning because we will celebrate in the morning.
– Items must Store Bought. – No Birthday Parties
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Important Dates
• PTA Meetings/Events• RENFEST• Parties• Camp• STAAR• End of Year Celebration
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Camp Grady Spruce
• December 11-13, 2013• Camp Grady Spruce, Possum
Kingdom, Texas• All 5th Grade Students are
encouraged to go as it is a part of our science curriculum and a wonderful experience
• Camp Orientation Meeting- Tuesday October 15th @6:00
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Camp Grady Spruce
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Fundraiser
• Our ticket to camp!• Write a check campaign.• Food Truck Family Night.• The more money we raise the more we can
do! • More information to come!• If you would like to be on the fundraising
committee to help out please let Ms. Passons or Mrs. Thiessen know.
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Forms to Be Returned
• Student Information Sheet
• Student/Family Information Sheet
• Background Check Form
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Conference and Volunteer Sign-Ups
• RenFest Volunteers and Sign-Ups Needed
• Other Volunteer Opportunities
• Conference Sign-Ups (Homeroom Teacher Only)
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Thank you so much for coming!