Welcome 5 th Grade Parents to Orientation & Curriculum Night

1. Welcome 5th Grade Parents to Orientation & Curriculum Night

2. RRE Counseling ProgramCecile Gonsoulin & Melissa LeBlancTwo Full-Time Counselors Character Education Counselor Roles Guidance Lessons Student Support Mentoring Programs Safety, Red Ribbon, College Week, Career Day Rhinos in Charge Now You are 10 Junior High Preparation Parent Resources We are always available to assist our Rylander parents and families ! Core Essentials Program sponsored by Chick-fil-A Monthly Kick-off – First Thursday – students and staff wear color of the month Parents will receive a monthly newsletter “Character Shines” Student Rewards

3. 5thGrade Team Triad Mrs. Jenkins– Science, Writing Mrs. Carrington– Math, Handwriting Mrs. Lopez– Reading, Social Studies Triad Mrs. Landry – Science, Writing Mrs. Sanders – Math, Handwriting Ms. Steubing – Reading, Social Studies Triad Mr. Broadhead – Math, Handwriting Mrs. Davis – Reading, Social Studies Mrs. Lockett – Science, Writing http://animoto.com/play/cosGtasIUqLWHuew9mgdhg?autostart=1

4. Lunch Information • Lunch Accounts can be monitored online. The link is available on the 5th grade website. • https://www.mypaymentsplus.com • Students are given a Student ID Card to use at the beginning of the year. If they loose the card, please send $3 with your child for a replacement card. • Breakfast and Lunch Menu Links are available on the RRE website. • Parents may eat with their child at the Parent table. • Students will eat in the classrooms on STAAR Testing days • Lunch times are one hour earlier on Early Dismissal Days

5. Lunch Schedules (30 minutes) • Carrington 12:30 • Jenkins 12:32 • Lopez 12:38 • Sanders 12:40 • Steubing 12:42 • Landry 12:44 • Broadhead 12:46 • Davis 12:48 • Lockett 12:50

6. General Information • Please do NOT send birthday party invitations to school. • Birthday treats may be delivered to the office by 10:00 AM and will be consumed at recess. • Students may bring water bottles to drink during the day and a nutritious snack for the morning. • Call in absences for each day out and send a note upon student return. • Tardies- Please ensure that your child is on time to school each day. We begin learning at 8:20 AM. 

7. 5th Grade Events • Rhinos in Charge • CRJH Fine Arts Field Trip in January • Play & Picnic Field Trip in the Fall • Growth and Development Presentation • Now that You’re 10 Presentation • Choir (Practice Tuesdays and Fridays) • Moody Gardens Field Trip • Winter Concert and Spring Concert • Math Fair • JA in a Day (Junior Achievement) • Rumble in the Jungle Festival • 5th Grade Party • 5th Grade Graduation • Reward Movie Party

8. Positive Rewards & Classroom Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFWJ2ewRx-4&noredirect=1 • Rhinobucks • Different colors each nine weeks. • Can be used to purchase privileges from the homeroom Rhinobuck Stores. • Children are encouraged to write their name in ink on each one and are not permitted to share or give them to other students. • Love and Logic • “Rhino Rah Rahs” • Chick-Fil-A and Ribbons for displaying Good Character for Core Essentials • Positive Notes, emails, or calls to parents

9. Curriculum Overview: Reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quOFcoWBAgw&list=PL374462DCA4AFE3F6&noredirect=1 • Homework – Mondays and Wednesdays • Reader’s Notebooks and Reading Workshop • Comprehension skills • Novels based on reading level • Leveled reading groups • Poetry • Literary Elements • Organizational Strategies • Varied genres of reading • Making inferences • Critical thinking skills • Use of active reading strategies • Vocabulary development and Word Work • www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/book

10. Curriculum Overview: Reading BOOKS • Crash By: Jerry Spinelli • Night of the TwistersBy: Ivy Ruckman • Hate That CatBy: Sharon Creech • The Lost HeroBy: Rick Riordan • Who Was Roald Dahl?By: True Kelley • The WitchesBy: Roald Dahl • Number the StarsBy: Lois Lowry • Knots in My Yo-Yo StringBy Jerry Spinelli

11. Reading BOOKS from Classroom Libraries • Teachers have classroom libraries stocked with books that they buy for the children to read, checkout, and enjoy. • Please set aside a place in your home to keep track of these books and books that come from the RRE library. • Encourage your child to return the books to the teacher when they have completed them and another student will be able to enjoy them as well. • If your child has gently used books that are on the 5th grade level and would like to donate them to the teacher, teachers will gladly reward your child with Rhinobucks.

12. Curriculum Overview: Social Studies • 50 States and regions • Colonization • American Revolution • Civil War • World War I • Roaring 20’s • Great Depression • World War II • Civil Rights • On-going map skills

13. Curriculum Overview: Math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgEuUzHYvOY • Key Concepts: • Place value on both sides of the decimal • Fractions • Graphing • Geometry • Measurement (customary and metric) • All operations (add, subtraction, multiplication, and division) • Probability • Percents • Skills: • Problem Solving using different strategies • Homework : • Assigned on Tuesdays and Thursdays

14. Curriculum Overview: Science • Matter and its properties • Types and transformations of energy • Magnets • Oil, coal, gas, and mineral process • Conservation of resources • Carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles • Genes and how they relate to inherited traits • Simple systems • Erosion and Weathering • Life Cycles of plants and animals • Species adaptive characteristics • Space • Weather • Homework assigned as needed

15. Curriculum Overview: Writing • Editing Skills • Capitalization, punctuation, and word usage • Parts of speech • Research skills • Narrative Writing • Expository Writing • Writer’s Workshop • Vocabulary Development

16. Parent/ Teacher Communication • It is in your child’s best interest that we work together with regard to his/her education. • We will keep you informed of your child’s progress in our classes through the use of the weekly Rhino Responsibility Card, the planner, and email messages or phone calls home. • Students are responsible for having a parent sign the Rhino Responsibility card every Tuesday night and returning it every Wednesday. Students who do not return a signed Rhino card by Wednesday, may earn a mark on the card or another consequence.

17. 5th Grade Communications • Planners • $3 from Rylander • Review with your child nightly • Voice mail/ e-mail to/from teachers(48 hr. response time) • Tuesday Folders • Review all Graded Papers • Sign necessary forms and return to homeroom teacher the next day. • Return on Wednesday with signed Responsibility Card • Conference time is 9:35-10:30 • 5th Grade Website • http://staff.katyisd.org/sites/rre5

18. Parent/ Teacher Conferences & Communication • Parent Conferences will begin shortly after the first grading period as needed. Homeroom teachers will send home sign-up information as needed. • If you need to set up a conference sooner, please email your child’s teachers.

19. Contact Information jonathanjbroadhead@katyisd.org chanciebdavis@katyisd.org jenniferljenkins@katyisd.org cherylplandry@katyisd.org taramsteubing@katyisd.org deannadsanders@katyisd.org karendlockett@katyisd.org dianalopez@katyisd.org melanielcarrington@katyisd.org

20. RRE Communications • RylanderUpdate -Emailed • Please email Mamiebarker@katyisd.org with your updated email address • Remind 101 – Sign-up Directions at this link: • http://www.katyisd.org/dept/pie/Pages/Remind101.aspx • Tuesday folders • School Website – • http://www.katyisd.org/campus/RRE

21. KATYISD ONTHEGO APP • Lets watch a quick video about the new app that Katy ISD has available. • http://www.katyisd.org/sites/mobileapp/Pages/default.aspx

22. Let’s start the year off right with a Pep Talk to get us excited!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o

23. Thanks for coming! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email your teachers. 