1. 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

2. Meet the Fifth Grade Team
Ms. Flitcract
Ms. Lutes
Mrs. Anderson
Ms. Tucker

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

6. 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

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

8. Math Math problem of the day Mandatory interactive notebooks
Mountain Math
Fact fluency
Math constructed response items
Unit 2 – Add/Subtract Decimals
Unit 3 – Multiply/Divide Decimals

9. SCIENCE Mandatory interactive science notebooks Science Fair
Unit 2 – Electricity and Magnetism
Unit 3 – Constructive and Destructive Forces
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Mandatory interactive science notebooks
Science Fair
450 minutes Hands on investigations

10. Social Studies Unit 1 –Civil War/Reconstruction
Unit 2- Building America’s Empire
DBQ- Document Based Questions where students have to analyze and organize information to write an argumentative essay. These will be completed after every Unit.
Social Studies Fair
Mandatory Interactive Notebook
Projects (TBD)

11. Reading READING GOALS- Lexile – 850 +
Reading Wonders – weekly stories and skill concepts (2 or more stories weekly and students are asked to compare across texts)
Grammar – Daily practice with standard English language and grammar such as parts of speech, punctuation, and sentence structure.
Mandatory Interactive Notebook

12. Assessments Common Assessments Unit Assessments Georgia Milestones
Brains

13. Technology
Discuss the technology you utilize in the classroom to enhance instruction
Gizmos
Edmodo
Brainpop
Laptops/chrome books
Kahoot.it

14. Homework and Grading Policy

15. Classroom Management
Class Dojo
90% Club
Monthly Point Clubs

16. SPECIALS
Art
Music
Physical Education
Arts Clayton

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

18. Field Trips
We are looking forward to scheduling field trip opportunities for students this year. These include trips to: Clayton Performing Arts Center (Theatre) Stone Mountain Fernbank Civil Rights Museum These do come at an additional cost to student/parents but we are looking into fundraising and Title 1 funding to offset some of the expenses.

19. Volunteers
We need volunteers for field trips!

20. 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!!