1. 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

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

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
Critical thinking
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
Units
*Place Value
*Addition and Subtraction (Word Problems)
*Measurement
*Analyzing Data

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

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

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

12. Assessments
Common Assessments
Unit Assessments
DIBELS/MClass

13. Technology Gizmos Brainpop Discovery Education Kahoot It
Laptops/chrome books

14. 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%

15. 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.

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 Starlight Skating Rink Fernbank Museum Jimmy Carter Center
MLK Center
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
In-School Field Trips

19. 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.

20. 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!!