1. Welcome To 5 th Grade Open House 2011-2012 Welcome To 5th Grade Open House 2011-2012 Mrs. Jubelt

3. Team Teaching Mrs. Mills and I are team Teaching. I am teaching Reading, Writing, and Social Studies. Mrs. Mills is teaching Math, Science and Grammar. We will be teaching Spelling to our Homeroom students.

4. Student Planner Planners should be taken home and returned to school daily. It is the student’s responsibility to see that this is done. All homework is written down in their planner. I try to list homework on my class webpage daily. Students will list their weekly spelling words in their planners also.

5. Monday Folders They include student work, missing homework, a behavior sheet, field trip forms, book orders, and any other items that need to be sent home. On Tuesday, the folder is returned empty except for the SIGNED behavior sheet. Your signature lets me know that you have seen all of the information which will include all graded work. A progress report will be sent home at the halfway mark of the grading period if your child is earning a D or below in any subject.

6. Snacks Please send your child to school with a snack each day. We eat lunch at 11:18 and I allow students to snack as needed throughout the day. The snack should be: –Healthy and nutritious –Non-messy –Finger food You may also send your child to school with bottled water. We have a water fountain in the classroom!

7. Birthdays You may send or bring in a birthday treat if you wish. The treat will be served during or after recess by the birthday child. Please make it simple and easy to serve. (Pre-cut or have individual servings for the entire class.) Birthday party invitations should be distributed outside of school unless the entire class is being invited.

8. Dining Room Come enjoy lunch with your child! First, sign in at the front office and get a visitor’s pass. Then, meet us inside the dining room for lunch. Lastly, say good-bye as the children are dismissed from the tables. Please follow lunchroom rules to set an example for our students. You and your child are to sit at a separate table provided for visitors.

9. Doctor’s Appointment/Absence When your child is absent, please send in an absence excuse upon his/her return. If your child is absent for more than 2 days, you may call the office in the morning and I can get homework ready to be picked up in the office after 2:30. Make-up work is required only for excused absences. I will give students the work they missed upon their return.

10. Tardies Please have your child to school by 7:50. It would be even better if they could arrive by 7:30. We do morning work. It is very beneficial for your child to arrive early. This enables your child to get unpacked and settled for the day which is very important at this age. There are a few things that need to be taken care of in the morning and it helps when students have time.

11. Conferences Please send me a note or an email to request a conference. Conferences may be held in person or by phone. Conference appointment times and/or dates will be discussed upon request. Conference week will be October 24 through October 28.

12. Homework Students are held accountable for their homework through the use of homework slips and the work/study habits section of the report card. Each night, students must read at least 20 minutes and complete the Reading Log. Please initial the log. Missing 0-3 assignments = O Missing 4-8 assignments = S Missing 9 or more assignments = N

13. Book Orders Book orders are a wonderful way to motivate your child to read as well as contribute to the class. They are not required. IMPORTANT: –Books must be ordered online and paid for with a credit card. I cannot accept cash or checks for book orders. –The book order link can be accessed through the class webpage. –Book order forms are sent home in Monday folders. Instructions will be included the first few times.

14. Field Trips We will be having several in-house field trips this year and we’ll try to get off campus. We are currently considering: –Performance at the Cobb Energy Center –High Touch High Tech –Breman Museum –Atlanta History Center We will have one major field trip where we will use coach buses! –Chattanooga, TN (May 8 th ) We will go caving in Racoon Mountain, take a ride on the River Boat, visit the Aquarium, watch an IMAX movie, then have dinner at the food court there!! The trip is from around 6:30am to 8:30pm. Payment plans will be made available in January!

15. Social Studies Citizenship The Civil War and Reconstruction The Changing Nation World War I, Jazz Age, & Great Depression World War II and The Cold War America 1950- 1975 America 1975- Present

16. Math Units Decimals and Percent Number Characteristics and Algebra Multiplication and Division of Decimals Data Analysis Fractions and Algebra Algebra Congruent Figures and Measuring Area Measuring Volume and Capacity Decimals and Fractions Data Analysis with Percent

17. Spelling Students are given a pre-test on 24 words in order to determine what their words will be for the week. Students will have a total of 10 words. If they don’t miss any on the pretest, they will be given 5 challenge words from our curriculum. Greek and/or Latin Root words will also be included. Students will write their words in their planners. Children will have lessons during school that focus on specific spelling patterns and rules for that week’s words. Students will have spelling homework.

18. Reading Reading Skills –Sequencing –Compare/Contrast –Inferring –Determining Importance –Cause and Effect –Making Connections –Questioning –Synthesizing –Visualizing Narrative Text Traditional Literature Informational Text Literary Genres Book Buddies

19. Writing Narrative Writing Response to Literature Informational Writing Persuasive Writing Descriptive Writing 6 Traits of Writing –Ideas –Organization –Voice –Sentence Fluency –Word Choice –Conventions

20. Science Constructive and Deconstructive Forces Matter Electricity and Magnetism Cells and Microorganisms Classification of Organisms

21. Health Nutritional/ Personal Health Emotional/ Mental Health Medicine Safety Disease Prevention Growth and Development Personal Safety

22. Technology I plan on integrating technology throughout the curriculum by using different programs and many web resources. We have two Dell computers. I have an LCD projector and a Dell laptop. We have access to laptop computers with wireless internet. We also have access to a computer lab. I have a SMARTBoard that I am becoming more and more comfortable with!

23. Grading Cobb County uses formative and summative assessments. –Some class work and all homework are considered to be formative assessments and should not be used to determine grades. Formative assessments are used to help students improve by providing practice for students and guidance for instruction. –Summative assessments are used to measure student achievement and determine grades. These assessments will have a grade on them and that grade will be used towards the average on the report card. –Progress reports will be sent home at the halfway mark if the child is earning a D or F in any subject.

24. East Side’s Definition of Bullying Bullying is: Intentional and purposeful, not an accident A pattern of behavior over time, not just a one time incident An imbalance of power or strength A feeling of injury or discomfort by the person being bullied Bullying is unfair and one-sided. It happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or leaving someone out on purpose.

25. It is going to be a great year!!! Thank you for your support! Your homework is to sign up for class news on the class webpage if you haven’t already done so.