Welcome to 5 th Grade

1. Mary Lillard Intermediate Welcome to 5th Grade

2. Thank you for coming! There are a few items that either we did not receive enough of or were not on our school supply list. If you would like to donate an item to our team, please choose from the post-it notes on the poster. (Just take one and have your child bring the item to a teacher.) THANK YOU so much for your assistance and support!!!!

3. Introducing …Adventure Cat Teachers! Mrs. Coleman Mrs. Dunn Mrs. Ivory Mrs. Doerge

4. Adventure Cat Schedule

5. Planners and Binders • The AVID Binder and Planner are a very important part of our day! • Binders come to school EVERY DAY. • Please check them periodically for information. • It is great for you to help your child stay organized, but please do not clean out your child's Binder without them. • The “Setting Up My Binder” sheet lists how the binder should be organized along with “everyday supplies” that are supposed to be in the pencil pouch at all times. • If a student continuously does not have his/her supplies, we will load them up on Red Bull and send a puppy home with him/her.

6. Lunch • Our lunch is during 4th Block, 11:05 a.m. -11:30 a.m. (brunch!!) • You are welcome to come anytime! (Teachers adore Sonic drinks. Just sayin’.)‏ • You must sign in at the office first. • Check out www.myschoolbucks.com to add money to your child’s account online. They charge a small fee but it’s convenient!

7. SPOT/Advisory(Students Performing On Target) • SPOT is a time for • *students who need additional support – they will receive interventions on their level for individual needs • *students who need extension – they are able to work independently and in groups on Think Tanks or activities that extend learning in core subjects.

8. Student Expectations The Leopard Affirmation I will treat people and property with respect. I am responsible for my actions and will accept consequences for my behavior. I will make Mary Lillard Intermediate School a safe place by following school procedures. I will contribute to a positive school environment.

9. Signing Consequences • 1st – Parent Contact • 2nd - Conference with student, parent contact, 1 recess detention • 3rd - Conference with student, parent contact, 2 recess detentions • 4th - Conference with student, parent contact, 1 hour after school detention • 5th - Conference with student, parent contact, 2 one-hour after school detentions • 6th - Office Referral, Parent Contact from the office • **Students who are disrespectful to the teacher or behave in a violent/destructive manner will be sent directly to the office**

10. Signing Consequences(continued) • Students will only receive a first or second signing in a semester. • Once a student receives a second signing they will begin with the 3rd signing in the next grading period • Students will begin the 2nd semester with a clean slate.

11. Tardies • Students have a quick passing period between classes to go to lockers and to the restroom. • Students not in class when the teacher begins the lesson may obtain a tardy. • Tardies can result in a 2 hour detention after school.

12. Pre AP vs. Academic • Academic = a general education curriculum that covers all TEKS, Student Expectations, prepares students for the STARR exam, and involves interventions when needed • Pre AP* = includes all of the above plus a more rigorous curriculum that expects a deeper understanding of text, demands thorough, open-ended answers, and much higher expectations of reading and writing • *Pre AP is NOT for everyone. It is a good idea to switch during the first few weeks of school should a student find himself struggling with the more rigorous curriculum or needing a more challenging one. You should contact your child’s teacher if there is a question regarding placement.

13. Language ArtsMrs. Ivory and Mrs. Doerge • Students use a flexible range of metacognitive reading skills in both assigned and independent reading to understand an author’s message.   • Students will become self-directed, critical readers who: • Establish purposes for reading text • Ask literal, interpretive, evaluative, and universal questions of text • Monitor and adjust comprehension by using background knowledge, creating sensory • images, re-reading, asking questions, etc. • Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding • Summarize and paraphrase texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order • within texts • Make connections between multiple texts of various genres and provide textual • evidence • Classroom texts will consist of novels, textbook, interactive notebooks, and selected books/novels from the library.

14. MathMrs. Dunn and Mrs. Doerge Within a well-balanced mathematics curriculum, the primary focal points at Grade 5 are Solving multistep problems involving whole numbers, decimals, and fractions; comparing and contrasting lengths, areas, and volumes of two- or three-dimensional geometric figures; representing and interpreting data in graphs, charts, and tables The STAAR test measures mastery of six categories: 1) Numbers, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning 2) Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Reasoning 3) Geometry and Spatial Reasoning; 4) Measurement 5) Mathematical Processes and Tools

15. Science • In fifth grade Science, our main objective is to prepare for the Science STAAR test that the students will be taking at the end of the year.  • Science involves hands on engaging activities, vocabulary instruction, and classroom investigations using safe practices and proper tools, as well as discovery through inquiry. • Topics covered are • Matter & Energy • Force & Motion • Earth Resources • Cycles • Organisms & their Environment.

16. Social Studies In 5th grade, students receive an overview of American History from early explorers through present day. The focus: How America began The causes and effects of the Revolutionary War The story of the Civil War How those events relate to who we are today. Students are not STAAR tested in Social Studies until 8th grade. We will assign minimal homework in SS.

17. Welcome to 5th Grade! website: www.leopardledger.weebly.com • Mrs. Coleman’s Email: marycoleman@misdmail.org • Mrs. Dunn’s Email: juanitadunn@misdmail.org Ms. Ivory’s Email: mikeishaivory@misdmail.org Mrs. Doerge’s Email: katherinedoerge@misdmail.org