WELCOME PCE PANTHERS Thank you for joining in

WELCOME PCE PANTHERS! Thank you for joining in this evening for our 2020 - 2021 Virtual Open House. Please receive a message from our Principal and Assistant Principal.

Pate’s Creek Elementary Safely Striving to Succeed Welcome to Fourth Grade! Virtual Open House Thursday, August 13, 2020

Meet Your Teacher. . · 25 th year teaching - 23 years in third grade · T-6 Certification/ Gifted Certification · Tuskegee University- Bachelor’s Degree (Early Childhood Education) · Auburn University- Master’s Degree (Early Childhood Special Education) · University of West Georgia -Specialist Degree (Early Childhood Education) 2 nd year in fourth grade

PCE 2020 - 2021 CSIP Goals Student Performance Goal #1: Pate’s Creek Elementary will have 65% of students in grades K through 5 achieve mastery (80%) on a school created comprehensive assessment in Science by the Spring of 2021. Student Performance Goal #2: Pate’s Creek Elementary School will increase the percentage of students in grades 1 through 5 scoring average or above on the Spring Administration of MAP in the area of Mathematics from 56% to 61%. Student Performance Goal #3: By Spring 2021, the percentage of students in grades 1 through 5 scoring average or above on the MAP in the area of Reading will increase from 57% to 62%.

PCE Panther Creed An important part of the culture at Pate's Creek Elementary School is to help students develop strong character qualities and respect for themselves and others. One of the ways we do this is by having the students learn and recite the Panther Creed at the beginning of each school day. Located on the PCE website. Please review and discuss with your child.

PCE “ROAR” Expectations Panther Celebrations are held the last Friday of every month. In order for students to attend they must earn a certain percentage (virtual attendance, class participation, behavior, and academics.

PCE School Communication ● ● ● Dojo Email Google Meet Phone Conference Weekly Grades in IC Google Classroom Henry County Schools PCE’s Webpage Twitter Facebook

HCS Elementary and Infinite Campus It is very important that parents monitor their child’s progress, attendance, and receive announcements about HCS and PCE happenings. Signing up for and using Infinite Campus PArent Portal is a great way to keep abreast of all that is going on. If you are in need of the login information to set up your IC Parent Portal account, please contact the front office.

Virtual Classroom Expectations In order to provide a positive and responsible classroom environment during Virtual Learning, your child will be expected to adhere to the Grade Level Norms. They are as follows: ❏ Follow your schedule and be on time ❏ Mute your devices ❏ Dress in school appropriate attire ❏ No visitors during instructional time ❏ Work in a designated workspace with no distractions ❏ No chatting in the chat box ❏ Complete and submit work on time

Google Meet and Google Classroom ❏ Virtual classes will take place Monday through Thursday using the class Google Meets link. Student will have to be signed in to their Google Classroom accounts in order to attend these sessions. Google Classroom should be accessed through the launchpad. ❏ Since students will have opportunities to work in small groups and breakout rooms, their class schedules will be individualized. Students will receive their schedules via email and parents will also receive a copy. Additionally, with grouping being flexible as they depend on students specific needs, student groups will occasionally change. When this happens students and parents will be informed ahead of time and receive a new emailed copy of their schedule. ❏ During Google Meets sessions students must adhere to the grade level norms.

Google Meet and Google Classroom Cont. ❏ Classwork will be issued on a weekly basis, through a classroom contract. The classwork contract will consist of several assignments for the subjects of Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Math, Social Studies, and Science to include internet-based activities, worksheets, projects, etc. Classwork contracts will be posted on Google Classroom. ❏ Several assignments will require students to annotate directly on the document so that it can be turned in and graded. ❏ It is important that students adhere to all due dates. Parents can also see assignment due dates but the days to receive these notifications depends on the settings that parents choose during setup. Google Classroom Guardian Email Info *Please remind students that they should only work ahead on assignments that their teacher approves. ❏ All missing assignments must be turned in within 3 days after the initial due date.

Grade Level Curriculum Learning Targets: Used to guide teaching and learning during a lesson or across a series of lessons. Learning Targets help the students to grasp the purpose of the lesson. Goals: Research spanning decades shows that setting students goals improves both motivation and achievement. Goal setting encourages a growth mindset. It also supports the development of skills students need to be prepared for their future careers. Rigor: The fine line between challenging and frustrating a student. It means that students are challenged to think, perform, and grow to a level not previously reached.

Curriculum: Units of Study First Semester ELA- In unit 1, students will understand the connection between narrative writing and both fiction and nonfiction texts. Students will explore and write small moments and consider the roles that a character can play in a story. In unit 2, students will understand the connection between narrative writing and both fiction and nonfiction texts. Students will explore and write small moments and consider the roles that a character can play in a story. Math● Unit 1 -Whole Numbers, Place Value, and Rounding. ● Unit 2 - Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers ● Unit 3 - Fraction Equivalents

Curriculum: Units of Study First Semester Social Studies● Unit 1 Setting for Success in Social Studies ● Unit 2 Forming a New Nation: American Revolution ● Unit 3 Challenges of a New Nation ● Unit 4 The Nation Expands Science● Unit 1 Ecology ● Unit 2 Stars and Planets ● Unit 3 Sun, Moon, and Earth

Grade Level Curriculum HTLS: GA Frameworks: Odysseyware: After completing the MAP assessment, a learning pathway is individually designed to help students in areas need. Students work on their Pathway during the school day for a maximum of 20 minutes. Teachers monitor and adjust pathways as needed.

HCS Grades and Report Card These two documents are very helpful in reading and understanding the new report card. You may receive these documents during the first week of school. 1. How To Read Your Child’s Report Card 2. Grading Period and Posting Windows A copy of the Henry County Elementary Report Card by grade can be located on our PCE website. https: //schoolwires. henry. k 12. ga. us/Domain/7454

Title One Resource Room Title I is the largest federally funded program for elementary, middle and high schools. It is part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Purpose: Under the ESSA is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. Benefits: Increased student achievement by engaging and empowering parents, as well as other stakeholders, to become actively involved in their children’s education. Parent Involvement Paraprofessional: Ms. Sellers Parent Resource Google Meet Code: PCEParents

Student of the Month SOTM: We are very proud of our students and wish to acknowledge those who go above average each month. Students will be presented with a character word for the month each month during the community meeting. Teachers will select one student per homeroom to be acknowledged for demonstrating that character word during the month. At the end of the month, students who are selected will attend a SOTM celebration.

School Meals The School Nutrition Department will continue to provide meals to all Henry County Schools students during the remote learning model. There will be a total of ten meal sites, one per cluster. Pate’s Creek Elementary School’s meal site is Dutchtown High School. Parents will be able to pre-order meals in advance (using My. School. Bucks. com) and pick-up from Dutchtown High School on Wednesdays between 11: 00 a. m. – 1: 00 p. m. The cost of meals are: ● ● Grades K-5: Breakfast $1. 15, Lunch $2. 40, Reduced-Priced Meals: Breakfast $0. 30, Lunch $0. 40. Parents are encouraged to use My. School. Bucks. com to make payments to maintain a contactless transaction. *USDA has not announced or made available waivers to provide meals at no cost for School Year 2020 -2021.

School Attendance As we begin a new school year, we must keep our children and their educational needs in the forefront of our minds. Attendance is critical for students and teachers. In an effort to provide students with solid instructional learning opportunities, it is very important for students and teachers to not only be present, but also on time for all learning opportunities. Attendance is Mandatory. (Monday - Friday) Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each school day. The Virtual School Bell rings at 8: 00 a. m. each school day. When a student logs on and joins a Google. Meet class, he or she should type their first and last name in the chat box and press enter. This will time stamp their time of arrival. Attendance will be reported in Infinite Campus daily. Student attendance will be taken daily in HR, homeroom. Attendance will also be taken daily in each core subject and in Specials.

Meet Our Counselor Safely Striving to Succeed! Need Picture Visit our webpage at https: //schoolwires. henry. k 12. ga. us/Page/885 10 Need to Set up a Meeting… Contact the Front Office Mrs. Clarington PCE Counselor

Resource Videos from your Instructional Support Coach All videos are located on the Pate’s Creek Elementary School website: https: //schoolwires. henry. k 12. ga. us/Page/139349 Click the links below to view a quick overview of the instructional materials your student was provided for Remote Learning: 1 st Grade Kindergarten Second Grade 3 rd Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Ms. Banks’ Virtual Supply List Mechanical or No. 2 Pencils- 1 pack of 12 Colored Pencils- 1 box Portable Dry Erase Board-1 Dry Erase Markers- I colorful pack Dry Eraser- 1 Over the Ear Headphones - 1 Index Cards - 1 pack

Meet our Special Area Teachers Left to Right: Coach Wilkerson- P. E, Mrs. J. Thomas- Music, Mrs. A. Wilkinson- Media Specialist, Mrs. S. Walton Media Para, Ms. L. Holmes- Technology, Mr. O. Cox- Art

Early Intervention Program (EIP) The Early Intervention Program (EIP) is designed to serve students who are at risk of not reaching or maintaining academic grade level. The purpose of the Early Intervention Program is to provide additional instructional resources to help students who are performing below grade level obtain the necessary academic skills to reach grade level performance in the shortest possible time. Mrs. Dawn Thomas EIP Math K-5 dawn. thomas@henry. k 12. ga. us Ms. Bridgett Head EIP Reading K-5 bridgett. head@henry. k 12. ga. us

Meet Our Gifted Support Teacher! Ms. Johnson talisa. johnson@henry. k 12. ga. us Gifted Resource Teacher & Accelerated Math Teacher Feel free to visit my website: https: //schoolwires. henry. k 12. ga. us/Domain/2414

Safely Striving to Succeed! PCE Principal Mr. Blevins Front Office Staff: Mrs. Tucker; Mrs. Pruitt, and Mrs. Bolson PCE Assistant Principal Mrs. Williams Supporting each other to reach success!

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