Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Lawyer Welcome to the WONDERFUL World of Fountain Elementary School Curriculum Night 2017 \ Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Lawyer

Meet the First Grade Team Ms. Foster for Ms. Linton Ms. Martin Mrs. Marshall Mrs. Relerford Mrs. Tidwell

The mission of Clayton County Public Schools is to be accountable to all stakeholders for providing a globally competitive education that empowers students to achieve academic and personal goals and to become college and career ready, productive, responsible citizens.

The vision of Clayton County Public Schools is to be a district of excellence preparing ALL students to live and compete successfully in a global society.

School Expectations School-Wide Discipline Plan (Bear Paw Program) Uniform Policy Attendance Policy (attendance letters) Daily Schedule

Attendance Instructional school day begins at 7:45 a.m. Students should arrive each day on time Doctors note or parent note required for all excused absences Tardies effect achievement Students must be checked out by 1:45 p.m. for early checkout

School-wide Academic Focus SIOP Literacy across the curriculum Numeracy across the curriculum Integration of technology

Reading/ELA Imagine It weekly assessments on Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Grammar Reading Logs

Math Math problem of the day Mandatory interactive notebooks Mountain Math Fact fluency Units *Creating Data *Base Ten Number Sense *Addition and Subtraction Problems *Measuring *Place Value *Shapes and Fractions

SCIENCE Mandatory interactive science notebooks Science Fair Unit 1 Weather and Water Unit 2 Light Unit 3 Sound Unit 4 Magnets Unit 5 Plants and Plant Needs Unit 6 Animal Needs and Types of Animals Mandatory interactive science notebooks Science Fair 450 minutes Hands on investigations

Social Studies Units Where I Live Maps and Globe Skills Landfills Benjamin Franklin Children Around the World Document-based questions every 9 weeks

Assessments Common Assessments Unit Assessments DIBELS/MClass Brains

Technology Starfall Edmodo Brainpop ABCya

Homework and Grading Policy Assigned Monday-Thursday Please assist your child with their homework if needed and review for accuracy Grading Policy Classwork-50% Quiz-15% Tests-15% Projects-15% Homework-5%

Classroom Management Green – I am doing the right thing. Yellow – okay Red – Need to make better choices

SPECIALS Art Music Physical Education Arts Clayton

Afternoon Dismissal School ends at 2:15 p.m. NO early check-outs after 1:45 p.m.

Field Trips Pumpkin Patch Center for Puppetry Arts Georgia Aquarium Imagine It Children’s Museum Fernbank Science Center

Volunteers We need Parent Volunteers for All Field Trips! Please see Ms. Quiroz for the required information.

THANK YOU… For taking the time to attend Fountain Elementary School’s Curriculum Night! We look forward to working with you to ensure your child achieves academic success!!