Welcome Follow the steps below Step 4. Step 1. Step 3. Find your child’s desk. Make sure you know where you will travel for block B and block C Step 3. Please fill out the online form if you did not do so on Meet The Teacher Night Step 2. Respond back to your child’s letter.

2016-2017 Marissa Piersanti Room 157

8:15-8:23 Announcements/Attendance 8:25-9:45 Block A (ELA/Math) 9:50-10:05 Block B (Science/SS) **Snack 10:10-11:00 Specials 11:05-11:50 Block B continued (Science/SS) 11:55-12:20 Recess 12:20 Switch to C Block 12:25-2:15 Block C (Lunches during this time) 2:20-2:50 Personalization 2:50-3:00 Pack Up/Dismissed

Guidance (A)/ Media (B) Day 5 Music Day 1 Chinese DAY 3 PE1 Day 2 Guidance (A)/ Media (B) Day 4 Art

Day 6 PBL DAY 7 PE2

BE RESPECTFUL BE READY BE RESPONSIBLE Behavior Cards Passport/stickers Rewards Stinger Says.. BE RESPECTFUL BE READY BE RESPONSIBLE

We flexibly group students in Reading and Math. We initially looked at EOG or other state tests along with grades and any other data that was available to us from the end of fourth grade. We’re assessing students all the time to see if their placement appropriate. The teachers will meet as a team during data teams to discuss movement of students. Your child’s homeroom teacher will let you know if a move will occur.

Grades will be entered into power school at least every 7 days Please know that homeroom classes have been scheduled at this time and the other core classes are being corrected and fixed at this time. Once we are given the all clear, we will begin entering grades. A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F Below a 60

10 points will be taken off for each day an assignment is late Students who do not turn in an assignment at all by the end of the nine weeks will receive a 50 in the grade book for that assignment. I will always make sure to mark it with an ”M” (missing) so you will be able to distinguish if this was a 50 for not turning in the work. Students who turn in homework/classwork and make below a 60 on the assignment will receive a 59 in the grade book. All quiz and test grades remain the grade the child earned.

Should not not exceed 60 minutes

Please fill out the online excuse form when your child is going to be absent. If you do not have access to the online form, please send in a note the day your child returns back to school. When a child returns back to school, they need to check the While You Were Away board for makeup work. Students have the same amount of days they were absent to make up their work.

Writing is integrated in all of our subjects. Smaller writing units will be a part of the reading block

11:05-11:50 Forces and Motion; Matter: Properties and Change; Energy: Conservation and Transfer; Weather; Cells/Human Body; Ecosystems; Evolution and Genetics Science notebook Vocabulary notecards Science assessment in June on the computer. Number 1 in county Grades come from classwork, science notebook, in-class projects and activities, and tests Automatic homework- study science notebook Nightly for 15 minutes.

All About the United States: Current Events History Government Economics ~Interactive units and notebook ~Grades come from classwork, quizzes, notebook checks, tests

Snack Water Bottles Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school-filled with water. They can take it to other classes. Students may bring a snack to eat in the morning during homeroom at 9:50. Must be something small and easy to eat while they still work.

Birthday Treats Birthday treats may be brought to school. Must be store bought. No nut allergies. Birthday treats will be shared with homeroom classes during pack or snack times since students are with their block C classes for lunch. Please email me to let me know if you will be sending in a birthday treat to share with our Homeroom at least 3 days in advance.

Technology ~ We will be 1 to 1 in our technology here at HES ~ 5th Graders will use Mac Air Laptops ~Students are allowed to B.Y.O.T ~Please go to the Harrisburg webpage and fill in the permission form before letting students bring technology

Technology If students have an iPad they can download the Dream box app as well as the vocabulary app for iReady. If students are using a droid device they will need to download the puffin web browser app. This web browser will allow them to get on Dream box via the web.

Communication ~Please e-mail with any questions or concerns. I will get back to you within 24 hours. Due to our schedule I will be checking email in the morning but not again until the end of the day. If you need to change transportation for your child, please call the front office. ~Folders will come home on Thursdays. Please sign the index card that are in the folder to show you saw the papers. ~Please also sign your child’s behavior card on Thursday evening.

International Festival in Raleigh on Friday, October 15th. We will be taking Charter busses- parents will have to meet us there. Permission slips will be coming home soon. *April- Kings Mountain Battle Field/ National Park *Cabarrus Arts Council *UNCC Education Day *Middle School visit

December 16, 2016- D.A.R.E Graduation PTA meeting September 10, 2015 December 16, 2016- D.A.R.E Graduation Program @ 8:45. Usually lasts until about 10:30 June 8, 2016-5th Grade Graduation (more details to come)

My website is updated weekly. You can check your child’s Reading and Math teacher’s pages as well

Marissa.piersanti@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Math A block (8:25-9:45) *Units: Number and Operations Base 10, Fractions, Decimals, Geometry, Measurement– WORD PROBLEMS! *Dreambox is an expectation- 90 minutes a week *Math for Today *PBL * grading

Math Rotations: 8:25- 8:35 Math for Today/ check over 8:35-9 Mini lesson (whole group) 9-9:20 rotations( teacher, Mrs. Brandt (PBL), dreambox 9:20-9:40 rotations 9:40- 9:50 assign homework, wrap up

Marissa.piersanti@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

*Dreambox/ ALEKS is an expectation- 90 minutes a week *Math for Today Math Block C 12:25-2:15 Units: Number and Operations Base 10, Fractions, Decimals, Geometry, Measurement– WORD PROBLEMS! *Dreambox/ ALEKS is an expectation- 90 minutes a week *Math for Today *PBL * grading

Math Rotations: 1-1:10- Math for Today 1:10-1:30- Mini Lesson 1:30- 2:15 Rotations PBL is two times out of the 7 day rotation 1:30- 1:50( teacher, computer) 1:50-2:10 ( teacher, computer) 2:10-2:15 wrap up/ copy down homework

Marissa.piersanti@cabarrus.k12.nc.us