PW Moore Fall Open House

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

6 - 7:30 pm

Mrs. Riddick & Mrs. WalkerGrade 5

~* Welcome to Fifth Grade! *~

Greetings!We are excited to have

you join us this evening

for Fall Open House!

Please remember to sign

in!

Agenda

We will give an overview

of expectations,

procedures, and allow

time for questions.

Mrs. Riddick

Math & Science

Email:

briddick@ecpps.k12.nc.us

Mrs. WalkerELA, Social Studies &

Science

Email:

awalker@ecpps.k12.nc.us

Procedures & Expectations

★ Students are allowed to enter the building at 7:10 am, and are allowed to

report to Homeroom at 7:20 am. This time is earlier than in previous

years; students are now considered tardy when they report after 7:40 am.

★ Breakfast is served from 7:20-7:40 am. During this time, students are

also unpacking in preparation for the day. All binders, pencil boxes,

Communicators, and folders should be at their desks. Pencils should be

sharpened and any Morning Work should begin.

Procedures & Expectations

★ Our Daily Schedule is as follows:

7:40 - 9:15 am ~ First Block [students remain in Homeroom for their first core]

9:20 - 10:05 am ~ CONNECT: Students have a rotating Connect Schedule; Mrs.

Riddick’s Homeroom is Group A, while Mrs. Walker’s Homeroom is Group B

10:15 - 11:45 am ~ Second Block [students switch to their next core]

11:45 - 12:25 pm ~ INTERVENTION: This time is utilized to provide additional

support to students based on needs; this grouping is flexible and will include time

for both ELA and Math remediation and/or extension

Procedures & Expectations

★ Our Daily Schedule continued:

12:30 - 1:00 pm ~ LUNCH

1:00 - 1:20 pm ~ RECESS

1:25 - 2:40 pm ~ Homeroom SCIENCE: Each Homeroom teacher is responsible

for teaching their assigned Homeroom Science content in the afternoons.

2:40 - 2:45 pm ~ Evening Routines [clean up & pack up]

2:45 pm ~ DISMISSAL

Procedures & Expectations

★ Students are expected to model the PRIDE CODE OF CONDUCT and follow

the PBIS expectations throughout the entire building, including the

Cafeteria, Playground, and on the Bus.

★ Students who ride the bus are under a Three Strikes Policy: students have

three reported incidences on the bus before they are no longer allowed to

ride. This procedure is in place to ensure the safety of all students

traveling to and from school, as well as the driver who is transporting our

most precious cargo.

Procedures & Expectations

★ Behavior will be monitored using Class Dojo for both Homerooms. Information

for both classes is now available, as both teachers have been successfully

added.

★ You may send messages through Dojo or via email for either teacher. Please

allow up to 24 hours for a response.

★ Transportation notes must be written and sent in to the Front Office before

noon each day. If there is an emergency and you have to send a change

through Dojo, please call the school to follow up immediately. Calls and

emails will not be accepted this year per Administrative request.

ELA and Social Studies

★ Fifth Grade ELA [English Language Arts] will be integrated with Social

Studies in order to focus on Literacy through Content Area.

★ Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of ELA skills

through Social Studies informational text and realistic/historical fiction

narratives.

★ The main focus and objective is to learn how to utilize these skills and

strategies for understanding a variety of text through relevant content in

preparation for post-elementary study.

ELA and Social Studies

★ We will spend the school year focusing on the TESTED SEVEN. These are the

seven skills students will be responsible for on the End of Grade Tests, as well

as throughout their continuing education. These are:

1. Main Idea & Details

2. Compare & Contrast

3. Text Features

4. Sequence

5. Inference

6. Cause & Effect

7. Fact & Opinion

ELA and Social Studies

★ In addition, students will continue to develop their Writing skills daily

through a variety of writing prompts and lessons designed to improve fluency

and writing across curriculum.

★ Fifth Grade will also be the pilot group for AVID Elementary! AVID, which is

Advancement Via Individual Determination, focuses on organization skills and

strategies designed to prepare ALL students for college and post-secondary

education! We will focus on these organization skills in class through binders

and note-taking strategies!

Mathematics

★ Fifth Grade Math will be integrate a focus on Literacy through Content Area.

After each lesson, students will have a writing prompt to explain their

thinking from the lesson in their Writing Journal.

★ Students will keep an organized Math Notebook that will be a useful tool for

studying and completing classwork and homework. These will be interactive,

colorful and useful tools.

Mathematics

★ McGraw Hill Workbooks - these are to be kept at home. They are a great

review for students. I will often send out a Dojo Message telling you which

pages can be used for extra practice for students. They may be able to receive

an extra homework grade or a Pride Ticket if they prove they have done extra

practice

★ Khan Academy

Science

★ Science will be taught in Homeroom each day. Both

teachers plan engaging lessons for students - so no

worries, they’ll have the SAME INFORMATION!

★ Students will be using their Interactive Notebooks to

include colorful note-taking guides designed to increase

retention of information as well as make learning fun.

These notebooks will stay in class, and all other tasks

will be included in the Science section of students’

binders.

Good Resource for Science Review

Notebook Expectations

Questions & Documentation

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have!

Be sure to complete the forms given to you and leave them with your child’s

Homeroom Teacher. Thank you for ALL you do!