Welcome FIFTH GRADE Open House 2011 2012 TEACHERS

Welcome FIFTH GRADE Open House 2011 -2012

TEACHERS Mrs. Boblenz Language Arts Reading Social Studies Mrs. Small Science Mathematics

8 Habits of Effective Leaders Taken from Leader Within Me- Sean Covey and 7 Habits of Happy Children- Sean Covey Be Proactive- I have a “Can Do” attitude. I choose my actions, attitudes and moods. I don’t blame others. I do the right thing without being asked, even if nobody is looking. Begin with the End in Mind- I plan ahead and set goals. I do things that have meaning and make a difference. I am an important part of my classroom. I look for ways to be a good citizen. Put First things First!- I spend my time on things that are most important. This means that I say no to things I should not do. I set priorities, make a schedule, and follow my plan. I am organized. Win-Win!- I want everyone to be a success. I don’t have to put others down to get what I want. It makes me happy to see others happy. I like to do nice things for others. When a conflict arrives, I help brainstorm a solution. We all can win! Seek First to Understand- I listen to other people’s ideas and feelings. I try to see things from their viewpoints. I listen to others without interrupting. I am confident in voicing my ideas. Synergize! I value other people’s strengths and learn from them. I get along well with others, even people who are different from me. I work well in groups. I seek out others people’s ideas to solve problems. I know that “two heads are better than one”. I am a better person when I let other people into my life and work. Sharpen the Saw!- I take care of my body by eating right, exercising, and getting sleep. I spend time with family and friends. I learn in lots of ways and lots of places. Find your Voice!- I have found something that I am good at and really like doing. I am proud, but do not boast. Instead, I use my expertise to help and inspire others.

To Bee Successful on Our Team #1 Come to class prepared with supplies, homelearning completed and on time. #2 Listen and follow directions. #3 Respect yourself, classmates and your teacher. #4 Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself. #5 Make wise choices!

Our Day “A Day” Schedule “B Day” Schedule 8: 30 - 8: 40 Attendance, Announcements, Etc. Science Non-Fiction Reading 10 min. 8: 30 - 8: 40 Attendance, 10 min. Announcements, Etc. Science Non-Fiction Reading 8: 40 -9: 25 Resource 45 min. 8: 05 -9: 25 Resource 45 min. 9: 30 -10: 20 Science Block w/Small Homeroom 45 min. 9: 30 -10: 20 Science Block w/Boblenz Homeroom 45 min. 10: 20 -11: 20 Math Block w/Small Homeroom 60 min. 10: 35 -11: 05 Math Block w/Boblenz Homeroom 60 min. 11: 05 -11: 50 Math centers 30 min. 11: 05 -11: 50 Math Centers 30 min. 11: 50 -11: 55 Switch/Team Bathroom Break 5 min. 11: 55 -12: 30 Science Block w/ Boblenz Homeroom 45 min 11: 55 -12: 30 Science Block w/ Small Homeroom 45 min 12: 30 -1: 00 LUNCH 30 min. 12: 30 -1: 0 LUNCH 30 min. 1: 15 -2: 45 Math Block w/Boblenz Homeroom 60 min. 1: 15 -2: 45 Math Block w/Small Homeroom 60 min. 2: 15 -2: 45 Math Centers 30 min. 2: 45 -2: 55 Daily Rewind 10 min 2: 50 Patrol/To. T Dismissal 2: 55 - 3: 00 Dismissal 11: 50 -11: 55

Snacks/ Lunch You will be allowed to bring snack daily to class. Snack is a working snack (not a meal) and should be something fairly healthy. Snack does not include a drink. Some examples of appropriate snacks are fruit, crackers, yogurt and water (not messy). Our lunch time is 12: 30 -1: 00/12: 35 -1: 05. Cafeteria CHAMPS and restaurant behavior is expected.

Fun Friday Please sign up to bring Fun Friday twice a year. We would like every family to sign up at least once. Not mandatory but encouraged. Just a small treat for the students to look forward to and that says keep up the good work! sign up sheet is in the hall

Resources Our Resource time is set daily for 8: 40 -9: 25 pm. Students will have either a scheduled resource or recess. Hats for warm weather. Jackets/Coats for cooler weather. Appointments would be best if scheduled in the morning in order to reduce the amount of instructional time that is lost.

Planners Communication tool between the teachers and parents. Student responsibility: record information into the planner daily show to parents daily notify the teacher if there is a note in the planner We do not write conduct grades in planners. Parents signature are not required daily.

Behavior Logs We monitor behavior by using clipboards that travel with our homeroom classes. Infractions are marked on the clipboard and tallied and placed into FOCUS. You may email if you have any questions about student conduct. Serious infractions will be addressed according to the School Code of Conduct and if necessary the DCPS Student Code of Conduct.

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Rewards In our rooms we have lots of rewards/incentives in place. They include cookie dough as a class incentive, Friday Lunch Crew for individuals who have 1 or less marks on the behavior logs and mystery prizes (awarded to lucky individual) for following CHAMPS. Behavior Bucks- please donate candy and inexpensive items to add to inventory

COMMON CORE “To ensure all students are ready for success after high school, the Common Core State Standards establish clear and consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from kindergarten through 12 th grade. ” Core. Standards. org Both the Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS) and Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) were approved by the Florida State Board of Education on February 18, 2014. To learn more about these new standards please visit www. fldoe. org

MATH What does that look like in Math? No more FCAT in Math. New state assessment that is called the FSA. New format of the assessment. It will be on the computer and will include multi select response, single answer response, extended response, graphing. ***Please visit this website Florida Standards Assessments frequently with your child so that both of you will get a clear expectation of the kinds of questions that they will encounter. www. fsassessments Click on students and parents. Then click training test. Being in class will be super important. DCPS is pushing the Duval Math Curriculum -filled with lots of hands on math scenarios that allows students to explore and discover Math. It forces students to think outside of the box and find multiple strategies to solve Math. *All Math Mid Unit and End of Unit Assessments are taken on the computer.

Math Home- learning We will rely heavily on using I-Ready, work from Duval Math and interactive videos for students to view and journal responses. Math homelearning is a completion grade. Students are expected to complete two I-Ready lessons a week and log them. They will receive a homework grade for their technology homework. Students should work to complete their lessons with 70% or higher accuracy on the first try. These lessons vary in length. The school goal is 40 lessons by January 1 st. (Computer lab time will be used weekly to assist with completing this expectation. ) There are no Math textbooks, student have a workbook filled with Duval Math. Pages will go home as necessary. There are no extras/reprints. Please be mindful.

Science FL has not adopted new standards in Science. Therefore students will still take the FCAT for Science only. It will be computerized as well. Students have a consumable workbook that they can bring home. However, the Science Textbook is online. Without the safety contract signed students are not allowed to participate in any science investigation/lab! Home-learning Study notes from class, read/review lessons. Reading can count for Home Reading Log time requirements. Students are expected to complete two Penda lessons a week and log them. They will receive a homework grade for their technology homework. Students should work to complete their lessons with 70% or higher accuracy on the first try. These lessons are usually no more than 10 minutes long. (Computer lab time will be used weekly to assist with completing this expectation. )

Math/Science Log Weekly Technology Home Learning Week of: ______ Study and review all notes and past home learning activities. Log onto I-Ready and complete at least two lessons per week. Log onto www. Pendalearning. com and complete two lessons per week. Have a parent/guardian sign below stating you completed the lesson(s). Technology logs will be checked weekly. I-Ready Lesson Activity Name/ Penda Lesson Activity Name Score Parent Signature

Science Fair Any student wishing to participate in the Sabal Palm 2016 -2017 School Science Fair will need to have a completed project turned into their Science Teacher by November 17 th. -Students that advance to the next round will move to the District Level Science Fair held in January. *Please sign up on the Science Fair Interest Sheet before leaving Open House. The actual guideline documents will be distributed to those students/families as soon as they arrive.

STEAM CLUB 5 th Grade students have the opportunity to participate in the Sabal Palm STEAM Club. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. It is a collaborative effort to introduce and promote student engagement in the real world of science. STEAM will meet once a month on Wednesday morning starting in October. All students will be receiving information regarding this club as soon as I receive it.

SOCIAL STUDIES Integrated with Reading/Writing Vocabulary (meanings NOT spelling) There may be projects requiring work to be done at home assigned throughout the year.

LANGUAGE ARTS Home Reading Logs (HRLs) due every other Friday count as a weekly grade summary or reflection for each 100 pages that are read parent signature required for credit Our team book goal is at least 28 books averaged into reading grades each quarter Summer Reading List reflected in 4 th grading period. Students are expected to participate in the school Achieve Challenge. This is where students complete 40 lessons with 75% or higher accuracy on the first try. The deadline is January 1 st.

LANGUAGE ARTS What does that look like in Language Arts? New state assessment that is called the FSA. Students to take a writing component in February and a reading component in April. New format of the assessment. It will be on the computer and will include multi select response, single answer response, click n drag response and extended response questions. ***Please visit this website Florida Standards Assessments frequently with your child so that both of you will get a clear expectation of the kinds of questions that they will encounter. www. fsassessments Click on students and parents. Then click training test. Being in class will be super important. DCPS is pushing the Duval READ Curriculum.

ACADEMIC GRADING SCALE A B C D F 90 -100 80 -89 70 -79 60 -69 59 and below

Grade Breakdown of Math Grades Classwork, Centers, Journals 20% Home Learning 20% Quizzes 25% Mid and End of Unit Assessments 35% Breakdown of Science Grades Home Learning 10% Journals 10% Labs, Classwork, Projects 20% Quizzes 25% Mid and End of Unit Assessments 35% Breakdown of ELA Grades Home Learning 10% Classwork 20% Projects and Quizzes 20% Assessments 50%

HOME-LEARNING POLICY Home-learning is posted in each classroom. Students are expected to complete all assignments on time (unless there is documentation) All home-learning activities are expected to be completed on time. No credit given for unexcused late homework. Parents should review home-learning. It is also available on teacher website.

Tutoring on Tuesdays through Thursdays from 7: 458: 25 in Math and 3: 05 -3: 45 in ELA to selected students based on the results of their baseline tests and teacher judgment. Students attending tutoring must have completed permission slip in order to start. Tutoring will start on October 4 th!

Lunch N Learn Held on Tuesdays -Thursdays during their lunch period. This is an open time during our lunch period where students are allowed to eat their lunch inside of the classroom and ask questions, get assistance in any of their core classes, enrichment, and/or use this time for additional study time. This opportunity will be available to all students Lunch N Learn will begin Sept 9 th.

Absent Work If your child is absent, please e-mail or call us directly. Due to the nature of the curriculum, make up packets will not be available. Most of class is done interactively in collaborative groups. Your child will be expected to attend a Lunch N Learn the following day to cover any missed materials. They will have 1 day for every excused day that they missed to make up the work.

FIELD TRIPS Sweet Pete’s -November Marine Science Center -December No Chaperones for this trip. Students must wear proper attire. *MOSH Museum- March * Tour Landmark Middle School- May You must be an approved volunteer in order to chaperone. Please log onto the DCPS website and click volunteer. Your approval lasts 2 years. If you are unsure of your status, stop by the office and they can verify your status. **Please Fieldtrip form in your packet. Total cost of all trips is $30. 00 and is due by October 28 th.

Middle School This is a very important year for your student and your family will have to make decisions for the new chapter you will begin next year. In December, DCPS will send out a brochure about School Choice Options. Please look it over and begin to have discussions with your students. As a parent you have many options. It is up to you to research and find the one that best meets your students needs. Stay up to date by looking at website for Tour Dates for schools that you maybe interested in. Morning and evening tours will be available. Students are allowed to go on the tours in the morning with you and are allowed to have an excused tardy upon signing into to school that day.

Middle School Family Night Mark your calendars for December 2016. Please join us, along with former Sabal students and families to hear about what Options you have as a family for middle school. Come prepared with questions and receive answers from students and families who are actually currently attending local schools in DCPS. These are your neighbors and other community members.

Middle School Recommendations If the school you are interested in encourages teacher recommendations, please note our team will meet and discuss together and make a decision as to writing the recommendation or not. Academics as well as behavior does factor into our decision-making. Please allow us at least two-three weeks when requesting a letter of recommendation. You can contact us via email or telephone to request.

NO SURPRISES Student planners – daily Assessment Logs- back of journals. Updated at least 2 -3 times per week. FOCUS ≈ online communication system features grades, attendance, email, etc. If you do not have your parent password information please show your id and pickup at the Main Office Progress reports – mid-term Scholarship warnings – as necessary Report Cards – quarterly Conferences – available upon request

Stay in the Loop! Remind **If you have not had a chance to please check out REMIND and please sign up! It is a class text messaging reminder system. It's fast, free and most importantly it does not share your name or number with anyone. It allows you to get quick and instant messages concerning class updates, field trips, early release, report cards, etc. All you have to do is send a text to 81010 with the message: @teamsma Or visit the link http: //remind. com/join/teamsma

We are Available School web page - www. duvalschools. org/spe Teacher Contact/Websites: Mrs. Boblenz 221 -7169 ext 2148 Email: boblenzr@duvalschools. org Website: http: //dcpspublic. oncoursesystems. com/school/webpage/749018 Mrs. Small 221 -7169 ext. 2150 Email: lewis-smaj@duvalschools. org Website: mrssmall 5 thgradeclass. weebly. com

Thank You! On behalf of our team please know that we could not do our job without your support! Thank you for all that you do at home and behind the scenes to help make your child’s future a great one!