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Miss Rosingus’ Fifth Grade Class Gardnerville Elementary 2015-2016

Miss Rosingus’ Fifth Grade Class Gardnerville Elementary 2015-2016

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Page 1: Miss Rosingus’ Fifth Grade Class Gardnerville Elementary 2015-2016

Miss Rosingus’ Fifth Grade Class

Gardnerville Elementary2015-2016

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Welcome to Fifth Grade!

● Greater Responsibility

● More Independence

● Increased Subject Matter

*Parents please sign in!

*Please refer to the GES Family Handbook for additional information regarding policies and

procedures, calendar and daily schedule.

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Agenda/Topics to Be Covered

Mission Statement/Goals Who’s Who Classroom Policies Classroom Management & Environment Subjects of Study Common Core State Standards Grading Field Trips Parent Conferences Questions and Answers

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Mission Statement/Goals

GES Mission Statement: With pride, cooperation, and communication among parents, teachers, and students at G.E.S., we will provide the tools for successful learning of the fundamentals in a caring, creative, and active environment.

DCSD Mission Statement: The DCSD, in partnership with parents and community, will ensure that all students are competent in all the basic skill areas and are prepared to be productive, responsible citizens.

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Who’s Who

Principal – Shannon BrownVice Principal – Melissa RainsSecretaries –

Caryn HarperSandi Gonzales

Counselor – Shaunda VaseyLibrarian – Pam PetiteComputer Specialist – Sherry LugoneESL Specialist – Norah GastelumReading Specialist – Kitty MurphySpecial Education –Jane Besaw

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Classroom Policies Classroom Instruction begins at 8:50am and ends at 3:10pm. Morning recess is

from 10:45am-11:00am. Lunch is from 12:25pm-1:10pm with eat time ending and play time beginning at 12:50.

Check with the Boys & Girls Club regarding childcare on Collaboration Days.

Attendance is very important to student success. Please plan your vacations during off-track times whenever possible and be sure make up work is completed in a timely manner. Three unexcused absences equal one truancy.

Students will receive homework regularly Monday through Thursday. Students will spend an average of 30-45 minutes each night, reading, studying spelling concepts and practicing math skills. These activities are meant to reinforce the day/week’s concepts and should be completed independently.

Homework Notices will be given when work is not completed on time. Students are required to complete the late homework and get a parent signature on their notice that evening. Students lose valuable learning time when work is not completed on time. Students also receive recess detention and can jeopardize their Monthly Movie time if notices become excessive. Students may obtain a hall pass from yard duty to come into the library and FINISH homework before school. I am available most M-Th’s at 8:30am for assistance.

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Classroom Management

Our classroom management plan is based on a money system. Each student receives an equal amount of “money” each trimester. Students lose money for disobeying classroom rules.

If a student has disobeyed a classroom or

school rule and been billed, his or her Pee-chee grade for the week is notated accordingly and the money is attached to the Pee-chee. Consequently, parents are informed each week of their student’s conduct and the specific infractions, if any.

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Positive Rewards Students have an opportunity to earn

classroom money and prizes by performing classroom jobs, exhibiting extraordinary behavior, or working with a partner to answer daily dictionary and geography puzzles.

At the end of each trimester, students are able to spend their “money” in a classroom auction wherein students bid on a variety of fun toys, stickers, pens, posters, etcetera.

Please contribute new or slightly used toys, games, and books to the auction.

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More Positive Rewards The classroom earns Friday Fun if all

students work together and receive compliments from myself or other teachers for appropriate behavior. Weekly classwork must be completed.

Table groups receive points towards pizza, ice cream, etc. when they are found working together to get supplies ready as delineated on the day’s agenda. *Donations are happily accepted!

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Classroom Community Our classroom is a community. In our

community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.

Our class rules are: Be respectful and responsible. Be organized and follow directions. Be on time. Be your best. Make smart choices.

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Reading and Social Studies

Reading Comprehension

Literal, Inferential, Critical Word Analysis, Accessing and

Applying Information decoding, determine main ideas

using book structure, identify and use text features, read and follow multi-step directions, oral and written reports with critical stance

Social Studies American History 1400s-1865

Native Americans & Early Explorers

Colonization & Revolutionary War Democracy and Government Westward Expansion Inventors and Industrialization Civil War

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Science and Language Science

Human Body (Life) Complex machine housing many

different parts that work together, does not include human reproduction which is part of Family Life;/Sex Education/AIDS awareness program.

Matter & Energy (Physical) Observation of atoms, molecules,

changes of matter. Create models of how energy is stored and used.

Sound (Physical) Exploration of how it travels, properties

of wave and pitch, loudness, speed. Language

Writing – Narrative, Expository, Persuasive

Compositions, reports, five paragraph essays, outlining, factual summaries, narratives, oral presentations, taking critical stance, procedural with no significant errors in grammar, fluency, usage, syntax.

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Math Math

Number Sense and Properties Advanced Computation Fractions/Decimals/Percent Measurement (standard and

metric) Probability/Statistics/Graphs Geometry Positive & Negative

Numbers/Variables Mental Math, Problem

Solving, Logical Reasoning, Multi-step reasoning/written explanations and justification

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Common Core Standards

The National Governors Association Center initiated a movement towards national academic expectations in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and mathematical reasoning that will prepare our nations children to be college and career ready.

Instruction focuses on subject discourse, academic language, critical thinking and rigor.

This is a working document that will affect all graduating students in our class.

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Common Core Standards

Recent years have seen the pace of change in education accelerate at all levels as educators and policy makers instigate reforms aimed at raising academic achievement in the United States to a world-class level.

Common Core State Standards Initiative—to produce a set of K–12 standards in the foundational subjects of English language arts and mathematics designed to prepare high school graduates to succeed in col lege and careers. On June 2, 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were released.

Most states, including Nevada, began implementing the standards in schools in 2011–2012.

The standards were developed to achieve the following outcomes: • To align with college and work expectations. • To include rigorous content and application of knowledge through

higher-order skills. • To build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards. • To reflect expectations of top-performing countries so that all U.S.

students are prepared to succeed in our global economy. • To be evidence and/or research-based. Just as states will be working hard to develop new assessments aligned to Common

Core State Standards, there will be a tremendous need for new curricula and instructional materials aligned to the new standards. Already, textbook publishers and other con tent providers are rushing to update their materials.

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Grading The purpose of grading is to

inform the student and parents of student progress, areas of growth, and areas of concern.

Report Cards are distributed every 12 weeks (3 times per year). The Report Cards list current classroom grades, outline the DCSD competencies, list the Measure of Academic Progress scores, and contain information on student work habits and behavior.

Progress Reports are distributed every 6 weeks.

Online access is available for all families through Powerschool. Contact the office for sign in information.

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Field Trips Throughout the school year students

will participate in a variety of educational projects associated with our critical content for fifth grade (pending funding). Walking field trips will include the

local museum and parks. Students will go snowshoeing at

Heavenly Ski Resort with the Forestry Department in/around February. ???

Students will board a scientific research boat in October or May.

Students will visit the Nevada Museum of Art in/around April.

If you are interested in volunteering in our classroom, please indicate so on the sign in sheet or by emailing me.

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Parent Conferences Generally conferences are held after

the first trimester (12 weeks into the school year). Parents and students are invited to attend Monday, October 5th and Monday, November 16th during the regular school day.

Additional conferences may be necessary throughout the year.

Should a concern arise, please do not hesitate to contact me at (775) 782-5117. During school hours you may leave a message at extension #2545. I am on campus from 8:00am to 3:30pm each day. My email address is: [email protected]

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Parent Contact Please keep the office apprised of changes to your

child’s address, phone number, etc. for emergency purposes and school updates via Auto-dialer.

Include your family email address on the sign in sheet tonight for school newsletters, etc. (it saves a heap of cash).

Please complete volunteer form. PTSO meetings are the last Thursday of each month.

Pee Chees are to be signed Thursdays and returned on Fridays.

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Class Website For information on homework assignments,

class projects, content based slideshows, links to favorite websites, to email me, etc.

VISIT: www.gardnervilleelementaryschool.com

*click on “faculty and staff”, “my name” (for email) or “webpage”.

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District Website https://webmail.dcsd.k12.nv.us/

Use this for weather announcements, curriculum, calendar, lunch menu, etc.

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Google Chrome HTML view of the presentationTo

enable screen reader support, press shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Z. To learn about keyboard shortcuts, press shortcut Ctrl+slash.

*right click and select “open hyperlink”

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Let’s Have a Great Year!

Questions and Answers

Upcoming Dates:

September 7 Labor Day

September 18 NO SCHOOL – teacher collaboration

October 5 Parent Teacher Conference

October 30 NO SCHOOL Nevada Day

November 16 Parent Conferences – goal setting

WISH LIST:

•Parent volunteers: helping students, filing, copying, class parties, website, Candy Dance parking on or around 9/26,27

•toys, games, books for the auction

Did you remember to sign in? PLEASE print your email clearly.