1. OPEN SCHOOL NIGHT Mrs. Poffenbarger’s Class

2. Communication Please contact me at any time – let’s work together to solve any problems quickly so they don’t escalate Email checked multiple times a day and evenings apoffenbarger@sachem.edu Email list – please sign up for important updates, mailings, etc. Grundy Main Office – 471-1820 Remind app – get text message reminders with important information Website - www.myteacherpages.com (full link on last slide)www.myteacherpages.com  Full of important information, papers and helpful links

3. Goals My primary job is to build your child’s self-esteem and independence as they learn and grow. An emphasis will be placed on: where and how to seek out information problem solving responsibility for their learning how to evaluate their own progress

4. Science Social Studies Earth Science - Earth and Its Resources  Our Dynamic Earth  Protecting Earth’s Resources Physical Science – Matter  Comparing Kinds of Matter  Physical and Chemical Changes Life Science  Cells and Kingdoms  Interactions in Ecosystems History of United States Geography of United States Economy of the United States, United States Government Citizenship of the United States Fifth Grade Units of Study

5. Pearson Math Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base 10 Number and Operations – Fractions Measurement and Data Geometry Mathematical Practices Intermediate lesson format  Textbook - online Cumulative Tests (approx. every 7-9 lessons) Fifth Grade Units of Study

6. Pearson Student Login www.pearsonsuccessnet.com The student username and password naming convention is: USERNAME: sac.active directory username ; the student’s Active Directory Username is the username he/she uses to log on to the Sachem network (computers at school). The username is case sensitive and they are ALL LOWERCASE! For example, Jessica Schmettan Pearson username: sac.jschmettan PASSWORD: first initial of first name + first initial of last name + student id number. The student ID number is the full 9 digit student id number, including leading zeros For example: Jessica Schmettan password: js001234567

7. Writing – Schoolwide Program Reading – Schoolwide Program Writer’s Workshop Opinion Writing Informative/Explanatory Narrative Editing Skills Writing Process Multi-paragraph pieces Writing for varied audiences Writing across genres Publishing Reader’s Workshop Develop comprehension skills and strategies Reading responses Varied genres Comparing texts Vocabulary development Enhance independent reading skills Encourage literature discussion Analyzing texts Fifth Grade Units of Study

8. New York State Assessment Schedule English Language Arts Assessment  Tuesday, April 14 – Thursday, April 16 Mathematics  Wednesday, April 22 – Friday, April 24

9. Trimesters 1 st Trimester Report Card available after 3 pm December 19 th  Conference Days – December 7 th & 8 th 2 nd Trimester Report Cards available after 3 pm March 18 th  Conference Day – March 18 th 3 rd Trimester Report Cards available after 1 pm June 25 th  ½ Days – June 22 nd and 25 th

10. Evaluation Quizzes Homework Projects Exams Essays Presentations Rubrics Leadership Notebooks Any grade below 80% will require a signature from a parent/guardian

11. Rubric A tool that lists the criteria for a piece of work Specifies the level of performance expected for several levels of quality Student and parent friendly

12. Leadership Notebook A collection of student work that exhibits the student's efforts, progress, and achievements in one or more areas of the curriculum. The collection will include the following:  Student selected goals  Student selected contents  Student tracking of goals  Evidence of a student's self-reflection

13. School Supplies Please send in all school supplies if you have not yet done so, as the students need them for our daily activities Please check with your child periodically to replenish any needed supplies

14. Homework Expectations Agendas  Homework/Announcements written daily  Signed - only if missing homework becomes an issue Spelling  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 5 words a night, 4 times each & a sentence  Partner tests Friday Reading  Read 20 minutes each night, title of book in Agenda Math  Monday – Thursday  Must be neat and free of careless errors  Will be collected randomly for a grade  Corrected together each morning as a class Tests  All corrections made and brought back to school the following day  Any test below an 80% requires a parent/guardian signature Prepared for the day’s lessons with 3 sharpened pencils and erasers

15. Homework Policy What happens if a student is unprepared or homework is unacceptable? 1 st time in trimester– warning Homework Alert Homework Alert is sent home and homework is due the following day with Alert signed 2 nd time in trimester– lose recess Homework Alert is sent home and homework is due the following day with Alert signed 3 rd time in trimester– phone call to discuss plan of action Homework Alert is sent home and homework is due the following day with Alert signed

16. Snack Please send your child each day with a healthy snack I will be sending home monthly Scholastic Book orders. Please look through the great selection of literature. Students ordering books gives me points so that I am able to purchase books to add to our classroom library. Book Orders Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: NGR7Q

17. Field Trips & In-School Programs Wagons West – Stony Brook Museum Courthouse Goldilocks Trial (In-School) Sailor’s Haven – Fire Island New York City Trip *Chaperones chosen for each out of school Field Trip*

18. Absences If your child is out sick please make arrangements to have their work sent home - you can either:  Call the Main Office and arrange to send home with a sibling or friend  Call the Main Office to pick up work ahead of time – please let them know what time you will pick it up so I have an opportunity to prepare it Please send an absence note in when your child returns Dismissal – If your child is changing their normal dismissal routine, you must send a note

19. HTTP://WWW.MYTEACHERPAGES.COM/WEBPAGES/AKRAPF/INDEX.CFM Mrs. Poffenbarger’s Class