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Parent Orientation

Parent Orientation. Midlakes Intermediate Fifth Grade. The Teachers. Mrs. Mary Dorgan Mrs. Christine McGuire Mr. Michael Quagliata Miss Erin Rizzo Mrs. Natalie Sonneville Mrs. Trina Semans Mrs. Lindsey Pursel. S: Safety O: Organization A: Accountability R: Respect.

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Parent Orientation

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  1. Parent Orientation Midlakes Intermediate Fifth Grade

  2. TheTeachers Mrs. Mary Dorgan Mrs. Christine McGuire Mr. Michael Quagliata Miss Erin Rizzo Mrs. Natalie Sonneville Mrs. Trina Semans Mrs. Lindsey Pursel

  3. S: Safety O: Organization A: Accountability R: Respect Expectations SOARING in 5th grade

  4. 7 Habits of Happy Kids • Habit #1: Be Proactive • Habit #2: Begin with the End in Mind • Habit #3: Put First Things First • Habit #4: Think Win-Win • Habit #5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood • Habit #6: Synergize • Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw

  5. Praise, encouragement Positive Reinforcement Strategies: Raffle drawing, weekly auction, class points Verbal warning Multiple warnings: Contact home Any intentional infraction is immediately reported to the Dean BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

  6. If only it were that simple…

  7. How do we grade? • Homework 15% • Monday-Wednesday: Fluency • Thursday: Concept-Based • Participation 15% • Contribution during class • Cooperative Learning • Being prepared for class • Assessments & Quizzes 70% • Assessments weighted twice • Quizzes weighted once

  8. Webpage To get to the webpage, you can go to the Midlakes Intermediate Webpage and then click on the teacher webpages tab to the left. http://www.midlakes.org/webpages/cmcguire/

  9. English/Language Arts Mrs. Dorgan & Miss Rizzo www.midlakes.org/webpages/MDorgan/ Grade 5 ELA

  10. Reading Students are required to read for 30 minutes 5 times a week and complete a book project each month that reflects what they are reading. Some of this time may happen during school. Spelling There will be four spelling assignments each week that will be done in their spelling notebook. All assignments will be due each Friday. Weekly spelling practice will also take place in school. This practice includes working with words, word meaning, and editing for spelling. Weekly Expectations

  11. Grading • Reading assignments 30% • Writing assignments 30% • Spelling packet, tests and dictation 10% • Homework 10% • Vocabulary 10% • Participation 10%

  12. SCIENCE 21 • Scientific Method • labs with experiments • Reading assignments • Interactions with matter • Cells • Body Systems • Weather • Biomes

  13. GRADING • Labs 40% • Participation 20% • Assessments 20% • Homework 20%

  14. Social Studies • Geography • Government • (United States, Canada, and Mexico) • Westward Expansion • Slavery • Civil War Studying/Testing – Each student will be required to bring notes home to study prior to tests. They will be expected to study both notes and quizzes for their tests. Homework- Some reading assignments will be assigned along with a few projects.

  15. Special Education Teacher:Mr. Quagliata -Push ins to select Math and English classes. -Pull outs for extra review of common core material. -Implementation of Individualized Education Plans.

  16. Parent Communication • You are the expert on your child! We appreciate your involvement and welcome you to contact us any time you have a question, comment, concern, etc. To keep you informed… • “Week in Review” • Webpages • Emails/Calls/Letters • Parent Connect

  17. Parent Connect/PowerSchool You can log onto PowerSchool to view your child’s individual grades and assignment information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! • Go to www.midlakes.org • Click on the “Parent Connect” link on the left under “Quick Links” • Username: par followed by your child’s ID number (example: par12345) • Password: your child’s birthday using the full year and no leading zeros (example: March 4, 1999 would be 341999)

  18. How to contact us? Mrs. Dorgan: • mdorgan@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9248 Mrs. McGuire • cmcguire@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9250 Mr. Quagliata • mquagliata@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9256 Mrs. Sonneville • nsonneville@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9253 Miss Rizzo: • erizzo@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9249 Mrs. Semans • tsemans@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9254 Mrs. Pursel • lpursel@midlakes.org or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9168

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