Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Dwayne Lawyer Welcome to the WONDERFUL World of Fountain Elementary School Open House 2017 Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Dwayne Lawyer

Meet the Second Grade Team Mrs. Dunn Ms. Epps Ms. Hammond Ms. Reeves Mrs. Samuel

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 Critical thinking Literacy across the curriculum Numeracy across the curriculum Integration of technology

Math Math problem of the day Mandatory interactive notebooks Mountain Math Fact fluency Math constructed response items Units *Place Value *Addition and Subtraction (Word Problems) *Measurement *Analyzing Data

Reading/ELA Imagine It weekly assessments on Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Grammar Reading Logs Weekly visits to check-out books in Media Center

SCIENCE Units *Matter *Motion *Earth, Moon, and Sun *Changes in Surroundings *Life Cycles Mandatory interactive science notebooks Science Fair 450 minutes hands-on investigations

Social Studies Units *Creeks and Cherokees *Georgia Regions *Historical Figures-Martin Luther King Jr., Jimmy Carter -Document-based questions every 9 weeks

Assessments Common Assessments Unit Assessments DIBELS/MClass

Technology Gizmos Brainpop Discovery Education Kahoot It Laptops/chrome books

Homework and Grading Policy Assigned Monday-Thursday Students should be able to complete it independently but please review for accuracy Grading Policy Classwork-50% Quiz-15% Tests-15% Projects-15% Homework-5%

Classroom Management Green- I meet expectations and make wise choices. Incentives Stickers Sweet Treats Treasure box Verbal praise Special Recognition Classroom Management Green- I meet expectations and make wise choices. Yellow-I need to think about my choices and make better decisions. Red-My behavior needs immediate improvement. I need to rethink my 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 Starlight Skating Rink Fernbank Museum Jimmy Carter Center MLK Center Atlanta Botanical Gardens In-School Field Trips

Volunteers Please sign-up to be a parent-volunteer in the classroom, around the school, or on field trips! See Ms. Quiroz (parent liaison) for required paperwork.

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