1. CURRICULUM NIGHT 5th Grade Sawnee Elementary Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Kauffman August 20, 2011 Our Mission Statement: Sawnee Elementary School prepares children to be life-long learners, self-motivators, and responsible citizens functioning in a global society.

2. 5 th Grade Plus All 4 th and 5 th grades in FCSS will be using Grade PLUS for the 2011-2012 school year. Grading and Assessment Video

3. Mathematics Houghton Mifflin (Adopted Text) Whole Group and Small Group Number of the Week IXL/Study Island Homework IXL and Study Island

4. Formatives Algebra Data Analysis Fractions Decimals Geometry Measurement Number Sense, Place Value, & Estimating Problem Solving

5. Reading / Grammar/Writing Scott Foresman Reading Street (Adopted Text) Incorporating novel studies Whole Group and Small Group Accelerated Reader Study Island Homework/Reading Log Scholastic Book Orders

6. Writing Four genres: Narrative, Persuasive, Expository, and Response to Literature. Skills taught using Empowering Writers. CRCT Writing Test- beginning of March Writing Journals

7. Formatives Reading Fiction Comprehension Nonfiction Comprehension Vocabulary Fluency English Grammar/Parts of Speech Research & Writing Sentence Construction

8. Science Teaching GPS Standards Earth Science, Physical Science, and Life Science Grading Daily class work, In-class Projects, Quizzes, Tests 4 ½ Weeks per Quarter Health will be covered in the Science classroom

9. Social Studies Teaching GPS Standards Continue studying the history of the United States, beginning with The Civil War to the present Geography, Economics, and Government will be embedded in our study of American History. Grading Daily class work, Quizzes, Tests, In-class projects 4 ½ Weeks per Quarter

10. Conduct Card Reasons for signing include: Lunchroom behavior, unprepared, off task/out of seat, not following directions, disrespectful, disruptive behavior/excessive talking Missing homework does not count towards the marks – just to make families and students aware Consequences 2 marks – 1 day of silent lunch 3 marks – 3 days of silent lunch 4 marks – Begin Behavior Plan/Conference with parent 5 marks – Lose 9 week Bash 6 marks – Conference with student, parents, teachers, & administrator

11. Benchmark Assessments –October 24-28 –February 13-16 CRCT Writing –March 7 th CRCT –April 11-20 Important Assessment Dates

12. Useful Websites Houghton Mifflin (Math, Science, Social Studies) –Website: www.eduplace.comwww.eduplace.com –Textbooks: www.eduplace.com/eserviceswww.eduplace.com/eservices Sawnee5classroom Sawnee5 Pearson SuccessNet: www.pearsonsuccessnet.com www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Sawnee Website: www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sawneeelementary

13. Teacher Extensions Reading/ Social Studies Mrs. Chester: 771276 Mrs. Gomez: 771281 Ms. Mengel: 771293 Mrs. Pagan: 771288 Mrs. Stephenson: 771296 Math/ Science Mrs. Henderson: 771272 Mrs. Kauffman: 771262 Mrs. Moran: 771292 Mr. Pagan: 771297 Mr. Walden: 771280

14. BOOSTERTHON PEP RALLY September 20th

15. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING! It’s going to be a wild and exciting year!