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5th Grade Back to School Presentation
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Back to School Night
Elkridge Elementary
Meet the Teachers
Angel O’ConnellBenaiah LeeCheryl Rager
Debra SchwarzlSherri Sloat
Paige ZimmerErica Thogerson (Special Educator)Susan Meyenburg (Paraeducator)
Our Vision & Mission
VISIONEvery student is inspired to learn and empowered to excel
MISSIONWe cultivate a vibrant learning community that prepares students to thrive in a dynamic world
School News and Information
Social mediaWeb
Face-to-Face
Texts
Elkridge Elementary News: email
System-wide Weekly News for Parents: email
Emergency notices (school closings/delays): text and/or email
Sign up at www.hcpssnews.com
HCPSS News
School Closing/Delay Notifications
Email and text: HCPSS News
System website:www.hcpss.org
Facebook:www.facebook.com/HoCoSchools
Twitter: @hcpss
New school website
EES.hcpss.org
Student Information System / Parent Portal
Elkridge Elementary Twitter: @hcpss_ees
HCPSS Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HoCoSchools
HCPSS Twitter: www.Twitter.com/HCPSS
Interact with the Superintendent:
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SuperHCPSS
Blog: superintendent.hcpss.org
Social Media
9:10-9:30 Morning Work9:30-10:30 Related Arts10:45-12:00 Math
Your Fifth Grader’s Morning
Your Fifth Grader’s Afternoon
12:00-12:30 Recess12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:45 Language Arts2:45 Content (Science/Social
Studies/Health)
3:45 Dismissal
Reading Levels
WORD STUDY A Powerful New Approach
Suffixes
Greek & Latin Roots
PrefixesPhonics
Spelling
Vocabulary
Did you know??
• The English language has approximately 2,000,000 words
• Technology contributes 20,000 new words per year
• School texts and reading materials include more than 180,000 different words
• Over 60% of the words students encounter in their reading have recognizable word parts
Word StudyTHEN
• Assigned word lists • Little or no connection to
curricular areas or each other
• The weekly assignment: “Find and write a definition for each word,” or “Use each word in a sentence”
• A test came at the end of the week (rote memorization)
Why UseThis New Approach?
• Systematic approach to word awareness and vocabulary building
• 90% of English words of two or more syllables are of Greek or Latin origin
• Most academic vocabulary is derived from Latin and Greek origins
Word StudyNOW
• Word lists are organized through meaningful roots or patterns
• Expand and deepen word knowledge during content-area study
• The weekly assignment: “Meet the Root, Combine and
Create, Read and Reason,
Extend and Explore”
• Applied spelling and language conventions tests
WORD STUDY IN SCHOOLGrades 3, 4,5
• Meet the Root: students define and conquer a list of words as they identify the word parts and roots
• Combine and Create: students combine words built from the root and pattern
• Read and Reason: students read text in which they encounter the word part/root
• Extend and Explore: students create new applications for the vocabulary
Weekly Language Arts Homework Grades 1 through 5
Daily Reading: Students will read for a specified time (according to grade level) with a parent signatureQuick Write: Twice a week students will select a “quick write” topic based on Science, Social Studies, and Health Standards.
Word Study Pattern menu: Twice a week students will choose an activity from the “Word Study” menu provided. These word study activities follow the new word pattern introduced in school.Please note: Words that are included on the “Week’s Word Study Pattern” are only suggested words for practice. Students will not be tested on these words, they will be tested on their knowledge of the actual “word study pattern”.
“WORD STUDY” AT HOMEGrades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Word Sorts: students sort for the pattern
• Word Hunts: students search for the pattern in a variety of text
• Word Associations: write additional words that connect to the target word or pattern
• Vocabulary: students find new and interesting words to put in their notebooks
Homework
Students will record all homework assignments in their agenda books. Homework is assigned Monday through Thursday.
Math and Language Arts (and once in a while in content areas).
Check EES website for links to teachers’ individual web pages.
Homework is part of the learning behaviors’ section of the report card.
“What? No Homework?”
When homework is not turned in on time, students fill out a homework
excuse note.
One copy is kept at school and one copy comes home to you.
This copy needs to be signed and returned back to the teacher.
Content Units
Social Studies* Colonial
America* The American
Revolution* Building a New
Nation* We the People
Science* Patterns and Cycles* Earth Matters* What Can We Do? (Focus on the
Chesapeake Bay)* Forces and Motion
Standardized Assessments
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
PARCC
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) - Grades 3-5
MSA
Maryland State Assessment
Science MSA Window in April 2015.
Students receive individual scores and all students should be
present for all testing.
* Grades are based on student performance – class work, quizzes, and unit tests.
GradingGrading
Grading: Effort Criteria
Uses time wisely Cooperates and contributes
to discussions Produces quality work based
on ability Takes responsibility for all learning
Outstanding Satisfactory
Needs Improvement
Report Card
Students receive letter grades of A, B, C. Any grade of D or E is considered below satisfactory.
Progress Reports are sent home about four weeks into the quarter. Progress report envelopes need to be signed and returned to the homeroom teacher.
Report cards are sent home at the end of each quarter.
Above, on, and below grade-level status is based on county standards and student’s academic performance.
STUDENT YEAR05-06 SCHOOL (school name here)TEACHERI.D. #
A - Outstanding Level D - Low Level 1 - Outstanding A - Above Grade LevelB - High Level E - Failure 2 - Satisfactory O - On Grade LevelC - Satisfactory Level 3 - Needs Improvement B - Below Grade Level
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
ATTENDANCE 1 2 3Days AbsentDays PresentDays Tardy
EFFORT CODE: Indicates level of effort
demonstrated in each subject area and learning behavior
INSTRUCTIONAL CODE: Indicates the instructional
level at which the student is working
GRADE
EVALUATION CODE: Indicates performance
at the student's instructional level
Total
Completes homework on time
REPORTING PERIOD
Your student's placement will be Grade __ for the school year ___
Principal __________________________________________
GRADES 3, 4, AND 5 REPORT CARD
LIBRARY/MEDIADemonstrates knowledge and skills
4
Effort
SCIENCE
SOCIAL STUDIES
HEALTH EDUCATION
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
MUSIC
ARTEffort
Demonstrates knowledge and skillsEffort
REPORTING PERIOD
Demonstrates knowledge and skillsEffort
Demonstrates knowledge and skills
Effort
Effort
Spelling
REPORTING PERIODINSTRUCTIONAL LEVELSReadingMathematics
REPORTING PERIODLEARNING BEHAVIORSRecognizes rights of others with courtesy
Demonstrates knowledge and skills
Follows established rulesExercises self-controlWorks cooperatively with othersTakes appropriate risksListens attentivelyResponds appropriately to directions
Writes legibly
Problem solving applicationsEffort
Demonstrates knowledge and skills
Persists when thinking through problemsWorks with accuracy and precision
Effort
Demonstrates knowledge and skills
Completes classwork assignments
Effort
LANGUAGE ARTS
MATHEMATICSUnderstanding of concepts
ReadingWritingLanguage Mechanics
GT at EES
Mrs. Pfeifer and Ms. Fastman
The GT Program
Fifth Grade GT Math
Curriculum Extension Units
Seminars
Home-School Communication
On occasion, a teacher may write a note in your child’s agenda book
Weekly Take Home Folder (school bulletins/notices/graded papers)
Sign & return papers, homework excuse notes, progress reports and report cards
Field Trips
(pending approval from the county)
Maryland Science Center – October 24
Philadelphia – May 15
Field Trips
Philadelphia – May 15The cost for the trip is about $50. We
plan to send out a payment plan letter with 2 payments of $15 each due in October and February. The final payment will be due in April and will depend on fundraising.
Special Activities
Fifth Grade Musical – Nov. 19 and 20
Simulated Congressional Hearing – May 22nd
PTA will need volunteers to help with food and decorations
Puberty Education
The county requires that fifth grade students receive instruction in
puberty education. A permission slip will come home before we begin our unit. There is also a
parent information session that you may attend in the Spring.
EES Parent Volunteer Training
Who are Parent Volunteers?o All parents who volunteer in the classroomo All parents who volunteer to chaperone a field trip
The purpose of the training To comply with MD State Law & HCPSS Policy 1030 To review how to report suspected child abuse To review the importance of protecting all students’
confidentiality To review general expectations of parent volunteers
MD State Law & HCPSS Policy 1030
Requires employee or parent volunteers of the Howard County
Public School System to report any suspicion of child abuse or neglect to Howard County Department of Social
ServicesProvides immunity from civil liability
or criminal penalty for a report made in good faith
Failure to report may result in suspension or termination of services
Role of Child Abuse Liaison
Coordinates support for students suspected of being abused or neglected
Acts as resource for information relating to child abuse and neglect reporting procedures
Assists with completion of child abuse reporting forms as needed
You may contact Kristen Tacka, Child Abuse Liaison if you would like support during the reporting process.
Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
Make oral report immediately to Department of Social Services (410) 872-4203
Follow up with written report within 48 hours (forms are in the front office).
Tell Mrs. Anoff, Principal, and Mrs. Tacka, Liaison, that a report was filed.
A copy of the report WILL NOT be kept in student educational record.
Parent Volunteer Code of Ethics
Confidentiality: Any information you have access to in the school or
classroom is confidentialAs a volunteer, you are required to
protect the confidentiality of all student information that you see or
hear while volunteering
Parent Volunteer Expectations
Thank you for volunteering!
Please make arrangements for siblings to stay home so that you can focus on enjoying your volunteering experience.
Please do not take photographs of students. Other students’ parents are depending on us to protect their child’s privacy.
Please keep your cell phones on mute and out of sight when volunteering.
Certificate of CompletionElkridge Elementary School
This is to certify that I have viewed the HCPSS Child Abuse Reporting Procedures and Parent Volunteer Code of Ethics and understand my responsibilities with regard to these policies.
Name_______________________________
Date________________________________
Please print, sign, and return this certificate to the EES front office.
See You in Our Classrooms…
The fifth grade classrooms are located on the upper level of the school, down the hallway from the gym. Ms.Rager, Mrs. O’Connell, and Mr. Lee are in the first pod., Mrs.Zimmer, Mrs. Sloat, and Ms. Schwarzl are in the next pod.
Staff members will help direct you to
the correct pods.