1. Welcome to Fifth Grade open house 2019-2020

2. Thank you PTA & Foundation!
Rotation Tonight:
Home room/Block 1: 20 minutes
Block 2: 15 minutes

3. FERPA https://studentprivacy. ed

4. Emphasis on Increased Attendance…
Attendance is a critical component to your child’s academic progress. Attendance is an expectation unless it is necessary that you child be absent.
According to CCSD Administrative Rule (JB-R):
Reasons for Excused Absences:
Personally ill;
Serious illness or death in immediate family (mother, father, siblings, grandparents, step-parents, guardians;
Observance of religious holidays;
Order of governmental agencies (e.g., military physicals);
Court proceedings in which the child must appear;
Initial deployment or return from deployment.
Letters written by parents/physicians explaining the reason for absences must be presented to school on the date of return OR no later than the following day of the absences. Failure to submit a note within three school days after the student’s return will result in an unexcused absence.
Principal reserves the right to ask for medical documentation to verify absences when more than THREE (3) absences have been accumulated in a semester.

5. Emphasis on Increased Attendance Continued…
After THREE (3) UNEXCUSED absences, consequences MAY be applied:
According to CCSD Attendance Protocol (JB-5):
THREE Unexcused Absences–Teacher communication via , phone parent conference, report card documentation:
FIVE Unexcused Absences–District/School-generated letter, documenting school interventions:
SEVEN Unexcused Absences–A POSSIBLE School Social Work Referral, documenting school interventions
TEN OR MORE Unexcused Absences–Parents subject to referral for POSSIBLE truancy or educational neglect
The school WILL WORK closely with parents on situations in which excessive absences are accumulated.
It is imperative that students talk to their teachers to receive makeup work upon their return.

6. Transportation Changes:
To change your child’s afternoon dismissal, please send a written note to the homeroom teacher that morning.
transportation changes will not be accepted  
Last minute changes in your child’s dismissal cannot be accepted by telephone and MUST be received prior to 1:45 PM. 
You may send a fax to the school describing the needed change along with your signature to Follow up with a call to the office staff to verify receipt of your fax.

7. Changes to Timber Ridge Procedures
Student checkouts must occur before 1:45 p.m.
Bell system
7:20 -Doors open
7:45-Warning bell (NEW)
7:50-Tardy bell
2:15-Warning bell (NEW)
2:20-Dismissal
Tardies-After the 7:50 bell students are tardy and parents will need to walk the child into the office.
Here Comes the Bus-Know where your kids are and know they are safe!
Go to (Sponsored by CCSD Transportation)
5. Breakfast at the RIDGE! Every morning breakfast is served at a cost of $1.50 for students and $2.00 for adults.

8. Here Comes the Bus…

9. AC 6th Grade What is the Advanced Content (AC) model?
English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
Homogeneous grouping on the basis of academic performance/achievement in a specific academic content area
Placement is determined by multiple criteria and ALL CCSD middle schools establish their own set of criteria for placement
AC eligibility can be found on both Dickerson and Dodgen Middle School Web sites
Dodgen pdf
Dickerson d

10. Birthday Celebrations
Because lunch is during Block 2, birthdays will be celebrated at lunch in the child’s 2nd block class.
Please bring the snack that your student enjoys (cupcakes, cookies, ice cream sandwiches, donuts, etc.).
Lunch times:
Leverone: 12:00-12:30
Burnight: 12:06-12:36
Cox: 12:12-12:42
Pretorius: 12:16-12:46

11. Daily Schedule

12. Academic Opportunity Time
7:20-7:50 daily
Please encourage your child to use this time!
Make up work, tests, & labs, independent reading
Book Check Out
May see any 5th grade teacher for help

13. Binder For organization and communication
Homework-homework from all classes
Graded work will come home in a folder that stays in the binder; it will not be coming home in Thursday folders
Agenda-contains daily homework
Parent Check
Daily!!!

14. Technology Links:
We will have all students accessing Office 365 from home. This is a great way for students to collaborate with one another. Students should have reset their password for the new school year. Link for 5th Grade Blog: Link for online textbooks: spx Link for Cobb Digital Library:

15. Office 365 Login and Help