1. Welcome to MSES Fifth Grade Back to School Night!
Mr. Kelley & Ms. Lissak

2. Welcome to your child’s Fifth Grade pbl Classroom!
Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge
Why PBL?
PBL makes school more engaging for students
PBL improves learning
PBL builds success skills for college, career, and life 
PBL helps address standards
PBL provides opportunities for students to use technology 
PBL makes teaching more enjoyable and rewarding 
PBL connects students and schools with communities and the real world

4. Moorefield Station is taking part in code to the Future this year
One of three elementary schools in the county to pilot this program
Students will have opportunities to practice coding skills for 30 minutes every day.
Staff will be guided by a coding coach to help plan and develop engaging coding projects.
Students will have 1-to-1 access to technology!

5. http://www.lcps.org/mses Fifth Grade Website You can find….
1. Homework information
2. Important Dates
3. Monthly Newsletter
4. SOL Review Websites
5. Library/ Research Resources
6. Individual Teacher information
7. Nine Week Plans

6. Contacting us To Contact Fifth Grade Teachers…
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
is the best and most convenient form of communication. Please do not any time sensitive information.
Call the school.
Set up a parent conference by appointment only! Please make an appointment through Sign Up Genius on our websites or your child’s teacher.
Monday Folders
Agenda—this is where you will find the most accurate information about your child’s homework.

7. Absences and Dismissal Information
Any changes with dismissal procedures must be sent in with a note, or you must call the office. Please, no e- mails about dismissal changes.
Please contact the office and teacher anytime you know a student may be absent in advance.
Please be patient with missed work requests.
If a student is going home with another student, please make sure to send a note from each students’ parent.

8. Conferences www.Signupgenius.com
Link will be posted on each teacher’s webpage and are available now for sign up
s will be sent automatically to remind you of your conference 2 days before
Can switch times easily
If there are no conference dates that work for your schedule, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher to set up a different time.
Conferences will begin in the middle of October. We are required to have a conference with all of our parents during the first quarter. After this initial conference, conferences can be made by appointment.

9. Grading Procedures 4 Point scale
Formative vs. Summative vs. Diagnostic
Phoenix

10. Class and School Expectations
Expectations: S- Smart Choices H-Helpful A-Achieve R-Responsible K-Kindness
Consequences:
-Fun Friday privilege taken away
-Note in Agenda/Monday Folder
-Parent/Teacher/Student Conference

11. MSES Shark Think tank
School/Home communication and student reflection tool
Please sign and return to your child’s homeroom teacher

12. Fun Friday
Fun Friday is an extra recess once a week. Fifth graders can earn this privilege by following the SHARK rules and classroom expectations.
In order to attend Fun Friday, students must have completed their weekly work
and had Good Shark behavior. Monitoring of behavior works on a 3 strike system.
Students are given strikes when their behavior does not meet MSES expectations.
Strikes are recorded in a book in the classroom.
Students who do not earn Fun Friday will spend that time in a quiet room
working on completing assignments or reflecting on their behavior choices.

13. Homework Expectations
Expect no more than 45 Minutes of homework a night.
The students are expected to be reading for 20 minutes nightly.
Math Homework Nightly
Study for tests and quizzes, review material covered in class
Missing homework will result in a strike.
Communication regarding homework completion can be found in the weekly Monday folder.

14. Class Celebrations Three celebrations throughout the year
Fall Celebration (Late October)
Winter Celebration (December before winter break)
Promotion Celebration

15. Fifth Grade Class field trip
We will travel to Camp Highroad in Middleburg, VA. During this field trip, the students will have many opportunities to learn more about themselves and their classmates. The students will participate in multiple team building activities that require them to problem solve to come to a common solution. The students will also learn more about the environment and take concepts they will learn in the classroom and apply it to activities throughout the day. Other possible field trips to be determined.

16. Forms
Return to School
First day packets—Emergency Care Card, SR&R, Acceptable Use Form, Transportation, Emergency Dismissal
FLE—return if opting out or requesting book

17. Parent Volunteers and EMAIL LISTS
Sign Up in Classroom
Room Parent
Party Planner/Organizer
Classroom Volunteers
Guest Speakers/PBL support

18. Class Donations
-Recess Equipment -Art Supplies -Science Supplies

19. Language Arts Reading and Writing Workshop
Students should be reading at least 20 minutes nightly
Our students will participate in the school wide Reading Frenzy
SOL’s
Reading – May (TBD)
Writing – Has been eliminated for 5th grade. There is a performance assessment that will be completed in the third quarter to take the place of the SOL test.

20. Science and Social Studies
-SOL in Science – May (TBD)
-Science Concepts:
-Earth Science/Changing Earth
-Ocean Environments
-Cells and Organization of Living Organisms
-Matter
-Light
-Sound
Social Studies
-No SOL
-Social Studies Concepts
-Geography of the US
-History of the US
-US Regions
-States and Capitals

21. Math
At home, please work on the following: -basic facts: multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction -problem solving and critical thinking skills SOL: - Math SOL- May (TBD) -Whole number and decimal computation -Measurement -Algebra -Geometry -Fractions -Problem Solving

22. Questions??
We are happy to answer any questions you have about the upcoming school year and Moorefield Station Elementary School.
Please schedule a conference for any questions about an individual student.

23. Before you leave…
Fill out Transportation Sheet
Sign up for Class Volunteers
Take home 1st Day packet.