1. Welcome to Fifth Grade open house 2019 - 2020

2. Thank you PTA & Foundation!
Rotation Tonight:
Homeroom/First Block – 20 minutes
Second Block – 15 minutes

3. FERPA

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. New 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- At the 7:50 bell students are tardy and parents will need to walk their child into the office.
Here Comes the Bus- Know where your kids are and know they are safe!
Go to (Sponsored by CCSD Transportation)
Breakfast at the RIDGE! Every morning breakfast is served for $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 websites.
Dodgen delines% pdf
Dickerson
#advanced

10. Work/Study & Behavior
Purpose Respect Integrity Determination Enthusiasm
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11. Birthday Celebrations
Because of the class transitions, birthdays will be celebrated during your child’s 2nd block class.
Please bring the snack that your student enjoys. (Cupcakes, cookies, ice cream sandwiches, donuts.)
Leverone: 12:00
Burnight: 12:06
Cox: 12:12
Pretorius: 12:16

12. Daily Schedule

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

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

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

16. Office 365 Login and Help

17. Communication Links, specials calendars, practice,
assignments, and documents
Grade Level Blog –
Link for Leverone’s Blog:
erone/
Thursday Folder - Upcoming events etc.

18. ELA/SS

19.
Remind Homeroom/1st Block
Enter this number:
81010
Text this message:
@8a9aeg

20. ELA
First Quarter:
Primary focus is literary text with a secondary focus on informational
Standard Grammar applies
Direct Vocabulary Instruction utilizing Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop (books are 10.50)
We will also utilize Readworks.org and CommonLit

21. Book Studies
Quarter 2 – Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryam Quarter 3 – Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

22. Social Studies First Quarter: Basic Economics Government and Civics
Turn of the Century
Begin WW I
We will be a flipped classroom for Social Studies
Studies Weekly and BrainPop can be accessed via Cobb Digital Library

23. Homework(Students will fill in agenda at start of week)
Incomplete work is homework or Academic Opportunity work
There will be some flipped classroom activities
Continuous Formative/Summative Assessments

24. Thank you! I look forward to working with your child!

25. ELA/SS

26.
Remind account 2nd block
Enter this number:
81010
Text this message:
@1920pmel

27. ELA
First Quarter:
Primary focus is literary text with a secondary focus on informational
Standard Grammar applies
Direct Vocabulary Instruction utilizing Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop (books are 10.50)
We will also utilize Readworks.org and CommonLit

28. Book Studies
Quarter 1 – Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff ***If your student would like their own copy, please send in their labeled book on or before August 19th. Quarter 2 – Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Quarter 3 – Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Quarter 4 – Hidden Figures (Young Readers’s Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly

29. Social Studies First Quarter: Basic Economics Government and Civics
Turn of the Century
Begin WW I
We will be a flipped classroom for Social Studies
Studies Weekly and BrainPop can be accessed via Cobb Digital Library

30. Homework(Students will fill in agenda at start of week)
Incomplete work is homework or Academic Opportunity work
There will be some flipped classroom activities
Continuous Formative/Summative Assessments

31. Thank you! I look forward to working with your child!