Welcome to the WONDERFUL World of Fountain Elementary

Welcome to the WONDERFUL World of Fountain Elementary School Curriculum Night 2017 Principal: Mrs. Hud-Kirk Assistant Principal: Dr. Lawyer

Meet the Fifth Grade Team • Ms. Flitcract • Ms. Lutes • Mrs. Anderson • Ms. Tucker 2

The mission of Clayton County Public Schools is to be accountable to all stakeholders for providing a globally competitive education that empowers students to achieve academic and personal goals and to become college and career ready, productive, responsible citizens. 3

The vision of Clayton County Public Schools is to be a district of excellence preparing ALL students to live and compete successfully in a global society. 4

School Expectations • School-Wide Discipline Plan (Bear Paw Program) • Uniform Policy • Attendance Policy (attendance letters) • Daily Schedule 5

Attendance • Instructional school day begins at 7: 45 a. m. • Students should arrive each day on time • Doctors note or parent note required for all excused absences • Tardies effect achievement • Students must be checked out by 1: 45 p. m. for early checkout 6

School-wide Academic Focus • SIOP • Literacy across the curriculum • Numeracy across the curriculum 7

Math • Math problem of the day • Mandatory interactive notebooks • Mountain Math • Fact fluency • Math constructed response items • Unit 2 – Add/Subtract Decimals • Unit 3 – Multiply/Divide Decimals 8

• Unit 2 – Electricity and Magnetism • Unit 3 – Constructive and Destructive Forces • Claim, Evidence, Reasoning • Mandatory interactive science notebooks • Science Fair • 450 minutes Hands on investigations 9

Social Studies Unit 1 –Civil War/Reconstruction Unit 2 - Building America’s Empire DBQ- Document Based Questions where students have to analyze and organize information to write an argumentative essay. These will be completed after every Unit. Social Studies Fair Mandatory Interactive Notebook Projects (TBD) 10

Reading READING GOALSLexile – 850 + Reading Wonders – weekly stories and skill concepts (2 or more stories weekly and students are asked to compare across texts) Grammar – Daily practice with standard English language and grammar such as parts of speech, punctuation, and sentence structure. Mandatory Interactive Notebook 11

Assessments • Common Assessments • Unit Assessments Brains • Georgia Milestones 12

Technology Discuss the technology you utilize in the classroom to enhance instruction • Gizmos • Edmodo • Brainpop • Laptops/chrome books • Kahoot. it 13

Homework and Grading Policy 14

Class Dojo • 90% Club • Monthly Point Clubs 15

SPECIALS • Art • Music • Physical Education • Arts Clayton 16

Afternoon Dismissal • School ends at 2: 15 p. m. • NO early check-outs after 1: 45 p. m. 17

Field Trips We are looking forward to scheduling field trip opportunities for students this year. These include trips to: Clayton Performing Arts Center (Theatre) Stone Mountain Fernbank Civil Rights Museum These do come at an additional cost to student/parents but we are looking into fundraising and Title 1 funding to offset some of the expenses. 18

Volunteers We need volunteers for field trips! 19

THANK YOU… For taking the time to attend Fountain Elementary School’s Curriculum Night! We look forward to working with you to ensure your child achieves academic success!! 20