Welcome to Curriculum Night!

Info. from Administration Morning drop off/car pool line begins at 7:20. The tardy bell rings at 7:50. At this time, you must get out of your vehicle and walk your child inside. Late afternoon check out needs to occur prior to 2:00. From 2:00-2:30, our front office is very busy with dismissal. Attendance Policy Bus Lot/Fire Lane Transportation Changes Mandated Reporter Law Buzz-In System Blackboard Connect Car Rider Procedures at http://www.cobbk12.org/MtView/ Car rider procedures are posted on our school website. For everyone’s safety, please review and follow those procedures. This year, we are using car rider tags during afternoon car pool. If you have not gotten a car rider tag and anticipate needing one, let me know following this meeting. Morning drop off/car pool line begins at 7:20 Afternoon pickup begins at 2:20.  Please be here to pick up your child at 2:20.  Students must be picked up by 2:45 or they may be placed in ASP. Teachers are required to be in their classrooms at 7:20. Students dropped off prior to that time would lack supervision. Unless other arrangements have been made with a teacher or administrator, students may enter the school no earlier than 7:20 for their safety.   After 3 unexcused absences, the teacher will make contact with parents. After 5 unexcused absences, administration will send a letter home to parents. After 7 unexcused absences, a referral to the school social worker is made. Please note that excessive absences (both excused or unexcused) can result in a referral to the school social worker. Tardies and repeated early checkouts are impactful to learning as well. Bus Lot/Fire Lane Travel through the bus entrance or bus lot is prohibited during times when buses are due to load and unload students. This is a huge safety concern so our staff will take license plates of offending vehicles and turn them over to the district’s Public Safety Department. Please do not park at the front curb even to run a quick errand in the front office as this is our fire lane. The Fire Marshall has been monitoring schools and issuing tickets to any cars parked in a fire lane. Transportation Changes Should you need to change your child’s afternoon dismissal, please send a written note to the classroom teacher that morning. You may not send transportation changes to email because the district has a strong SPAM filter that on occasion captures parent emails. Additionally, if the teacher happens to be absent, your email will not be received by the substitute.  Last minute changes in your child’s dismissal cannot be accepted by telephone. You may send a fax to the school describing the needed change along with your signature to 770-578-7267. Follow up with a call to the office staff to verify receipt of your fax. Mandated Reporter-anything reported to us must be reported Mandated Reporter Law Please note that school volunteers are now mandated reporters of child abuse. A flyer with information regarding this new law is posted on the home page of our school website and in our front office. Blackboard Connect Blackboard Connect portal allows you to add or modify the ways in which you want Cobb County Schools to reach you using Blackboard Connect.  You will be able to add or delete phone numbers and e-mail addresses, add text messaging, and even turn off certain types of notifications.  ***Parents can visit the MVE website for instructions on how to sign up.

Thank you! Together, we make a difference! Membership Matters Your PTA membership dues enhance the Excellence and Quality of Education at Mountain View: Online Mathematics Program: Sumdog Online Reading Resources: A-Z Reading, BookFlix, Document Cameras for Classroom Instruction Art, Music & Physical Education Support Teacher-requested Curriculum Materials for K-5th grades (e.g., Bare books) Subscriptions to Time for Kids, USA Weekly, & Georgia Weekly Student Agendas/Planners for 3rd-5th grades Enrichment Materials for Special Education, Target, Speech & Language, and Guidance Additional Supplies for our Amazing Building, School Clinic, & Cafeteria Staff Family Engagement Activities (e.g., Fall Festival, Science Night & Bingo Night) Thank you! Together, we make a difference!

Membership Matters Your Foundation Membership dues support Science, Technology & Enrichment Programming: Computer Teacher Computer Lab Science Teacher Science Enrichment and Materials How do I get informed and involved with PTA & Foundation? Subscribe, Receive & Read Pawprints - our weekly PTA e-newsletter at mountainviewpta.org It’s all in here: Visit us on-line – Click on PTA or Foundation links from Mountain View Elementary website: mountainviewpta.org mtnviewfoundation.org Find out about Volunteer Opportunities! Contact president@mountainviewpta.org or president@mtnviewfoundation.org

Communication Regular two-way communication Allow at least a 24-hour response time Friday Folders/Weekly Report Email Blog Remind Class Dojo 365 Student Accounts -all forms from the school will come home on Fridays – Weekly Reports must be signed and returned each Monday. -to access 365, student usernames are the student id number and the password is mve

ParentVUE Activation Key Parents of 4th and 5th graders please stop by the table in the hallway and pick up your ParentVUE activation key! This is the same one as last year’s. ParentVUE is a great tool to help you monitor your child’s progress and have access to the latest information about your child’s schedule, attendance, and grades.

Academic Matters Math Workshop Writer’s Workshop (Lucy Calkins Units of Study) Reader’s Workshop (Lucy Calkins Units of Study) It is expected that students read each night & log their info. on the reading log provided. Homework (Monday-Thursday) Spelling test every week Required extension science and social studies performance tasks & at-home projects Data-driven instruction

What should my child’s reading level be? Currently- DRA 40 By December they should be on a DRA level 50 or above, for the remainder of the school year. *In fifth grade, students are required to read at least 25 books.

DRA LEVELS

Behavior Class Dojo: 80 % and above – S, 74-79 % - N, 73 % and below - U Quarterly behavior percentage in the range of 79 % or below will result in an N or U, which will impact student’s ability to receive an end of the year award. Specials Behavior More serious behavioral infractions will be followed with a phone call home and/or a trip to the office and a behavior reflection sheet.

Study Habits & Grades Homework, and at-home projects, will be assigned consistently throughout the year. Students work ethic/study habits will be recorded on Class Dojo also. Teachers will keep track of missing homework, work effort, and missing/late assignments. In a nine weeks period, 1-5 infractions will result in an S on report card, 6 – 9 = N, and 9 or more = U. More than 5 infractions in the Quarter will impact student’s eligibility for end of the year awards. If your child earns a C or below in a specialist class, he or she will also be ineligible for academic awards at the end of the year.

Study Habits & Grades Continued… Request to Retest form. Can only be used on tests, not including spelling. The grading scale is as follows: A= 90 - 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 74 – 79 D = 70 – 73 F = 69 or below Students are to record assignments in their agendas for you to check each night. Parent signatures are required in agendas each night. 5th grade homework mandate is 50 minutes of written homework PLUS 20 minutes of reading.

Study Habits & Grades continued… Grades are weighted in all classes according to the following grading scale: Tests are worth 30% of a student’s final grade. Performance Tasks are worth 30% of a student’s final grade. Quizzes are worth 20% of a student’s final grade. Classwork is worth 20% of a student’s final grade.

Testing IOWA (ITBS)– September 16th, 19th, 20th, & 21st Georgia Milestones April 19th-28th RI (Reading Inventory) computer generated reading test MI (Math Inventory) computer generated math test DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) ITBS scores will be used to determine which students will be eligible for target testing. This does not mean they WILL be tested or qualify, but one section is considered for possible testing. Refer to Target department’s blog for specific information.

Health & Safety Dress Code: no shorts or skirts shorter than fingertip, no flip flops on P.E. days, no midriff baring or spaghetti strapped tops. Please make sure your child uses deodorant daily…we have P.E. first thing in the morning. Human growth and development classes have been scheduled for December 19th and 20th.

5th Grade T-Shirts Please stop at the designated table in the hallway and preorder your child’s fifth- grade t-shirt. Mad Dash order forms will be sent home soon. These are different t-shirts.

What to Look Forward to October 28th- Masquerade Ball December 16th- Winter Wonderland Dance End of Year Events (Tentative) Popcorn Extravaganza Ice Cream Social Cookout with a DJ Inflatables & shaved ice truck 5th Grade Walk (last day of school) May 22 6:00-7:30 Moving Up Ceremony at Lassiter High School -seating allows for more participants & for siblings to attend -timing doesn’t require parents to take off work -prevents conflict with middle school end of year events -students will not have to change outfits & be stressed on last day

THANK YOU! Thank you for coming to curriculum night! We are excited about working with you and your children this year! We’re off to a fantastic start!