1. ASFS Fifth Grade
Back to School Night

2. Meet the Team Juliette Ling Krysten Brady Lisa Gallagher Doris Nhan
Classroom Teacher
Krysten Brady
Lisa Gallagher
Doris Nhan
Emily Sedlock
Special Education
Brittany Oman
Mariam Shaikh
John Kirkman
RTG

3. Homeroom Activities
Modules
Homeroom
Math/Science
Gallagher or Brady
Language Arts/Social Studies
Nhan or Ling
Specials (Art, P.E., Music), Field Trips, Conferences, School-Wide Events, Holiday Parties
✔ (all teachers)
We continue grade-level team planning to provide integration and consistency across all curricular areas.

4. Core Subjects
Ms. Gallagher and Ms. Brady will teach science and math. Ms. Nhan and Ms. Ling will teach language arts and social studies.
Classes are heterogeneous with the exception of one math class (Ms. Gallagher) and one language arts class (Ms. Ling), which are co-taught with Mr. Kirkman and offer additional enrichment.

5. What assessments are used to determine core class placement?
SOLs from prior years
APS math assessments from prior year and beginning of year
Writing prompt scores
DRA and DSA scores from prior-year
Identification (Special Education, ESOL/HILT, Gifted)

6. 5th Grade Website http://asfs.apsva.us/classrooms/grade-5/

7. Fall Conferences
SignUp.com (formerly Volunteer Spot) is used to schedule conferences
An will be sent out next week.
Fall Conferences are:
October 6th from 8:30am - 8pm
October 7th from 8:30am - 12pm
Conference will be with your child's Module 1 teacher
All subject information will be discussed
Conference topics
Student performance on assessments
How does your child learn best?

8. Assignments and Google Classroom
Google Classroom will be used for most assignments and long-term projects
With the exception of math class, students are given time in class to complete assignments.

10. Behavior Expectations
In the first week of school, students developed their own code of conduct:
Respect yourself, others, and property
Be kind, safe, participate and cooperate
Try your hardest
Refocus forms will be issued after a warning when students disrupt the classroom environment. Parents will receive an when their child has received a refocus form.

11. Refocus Forms
Should a student receive three refocus forms, a parent-teacher-student conference will be requested.
Once five refocus forms have been issued, the student will lose a fifth grade privilege.
Students on Tech Crew, News Team or Safety Patrol may receive additional consequences. Please contact Mr. Harvey or Mr. Richards for details.

12. Volunteer Opportunities
Parent volunteers are a HUGE part of our success in the classroom!
Interested in being a room parent? your child’s homeroom teacher to volunteer.
Refer to your handout for a list of available events and opportunities for volunteers.