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Welcome to Back to School Night
Stafford Intermediate2016-2017
Team 5G & 5HMrs. Deren, Mrs. McAvoy, Ms. Koch & Mrs. Tyson
A Year at a Glance● Parties
○ Website - invitation coming soon!○ Halloween○ Winter○ End of the Year○ Sign up on the back table if you wish
● Field Trips○ Manahawkin Walking Tour○ Historic Philadelphia
● PG Movies○ Please sign permission slip on your child’s
desk. Place it in our mailbox when you leave. Thanks!
● Birthdays○ We love to celebrate birthdays! Please
feel free to send in a treat in the morning, so we can plan accordingly that day. Prior arrangements do not need to be made.
● Communication○ The best way to reach us is by email.○ Please remind your child to deliver all
written notes first thing in the morning.○ Do not use the For Home Folder or graded
work as a means of communication.
Classroom Procedures● Agenda
○ Students are expected to copy homework. ○ Homework is posted in both classrooms.○ Responsibility is on the student.
● Absences○ Students are responsible to make up the
work that was missed.○ One day absent = one day to make it up○ Your child will receive a “While You Were
Out” sheet in his/her mailbox upon return.○ Contact the main office before 11am for
homework requests.
● For Home Folder○ Contains graded work & district news○ Will be sent home weekly○ Sign & return parent signature page○ Sign & return stamped papers○ Please do not use this procedure as a
form of communication.
Assessment● District Grading Policy (Grades 4-6)
○ Homework - 10%○ Class work (formative assessment) - 25%○ Minor assessments (quizzes) - 25%○ Major assessments (tests, projects) - 40%
● Genesis Parent Portal○ Grades now available online○ Report cards online only
● Google Classroom○ Window into your child’s paperless
classroom.○ Ask your child to show you what
they are working on daily.○ Please look, but do not touch!
Digital Citizenship● Chromebooks
○ 1 to 1 technology○ Your child has made a
promise to be a responsible digital citizen. This includes using our devices safely and responsibly.
● Google Classroom○ A window into your child’s
(somewhat) paperless classroom.
○ Ask your child to show you his/her work in progress.
○ Look but please don’t touch!○ Don’t worry… we haven’t
done away with the paper/pencil approach completely!
Math● Critical Areas
○ Fluency with whole numbers and decimals
○ Operations with fractions○ Geometry and measurement
● Resources○ Workbook○ Notebook *** should come home
every night for use with homework page
○ On-line component● Assessment
○ Class work (includes participation)○ Homework ○ Quizzes○ Tests○ Projects
ELASchoolwide Program
● Our district language arts program includes a balanced literacy approach using the Schoolwide program materials in a Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop format.
Workshop Model
● Teacher model● Guided reading● Independent reading● Teacher/ student conference
Assessments
● Formative● Summative
● Additional Resources:○ Student notebooks○ Teacher created materials○ Achieve 3000 (nonfiction lexile leveling)○ Zing (on-line library) ** coming soon○ Literably *** coming soon○ Classroom library
ELA Units of StudyReading
● Launching● Fiction● Nonfiction● Science: ecosystems (human impact)
Writing
● How writers work● Memoir● Biography● Essay
Science
● STEAM Lab - Science~Technology~Engineering~Arts~Mathematics
● Topics of Study
○ Weather○ Force and Motion○ Matter / Elements○ M.A.R.E.
Assessments
● Classwork (includes participation)
● Quizzes / Tests● Projects and group work
Social StudiesTopics of Study
● World and US Geography● Three Worlds Meet ● Colonization and Settlement● Revolution and a New Nation● Service Learning & Civic Responsibility
Resources
● Text book● In-class notes ● Supplemental materials● Achieve 3000
Assessments
● Classwork (includes participation)● Quizzes / Tests● Projects and group work
Resource Links
Wish List
● Lysol or Clorox Wipes (Yellow only - thanks!)
● Tissues● Prize Box Items
Thank you to all the parents who already donated!
Contact Information
Mrs. Kristi [email protected]
978 -5700 ext. 1153
Mrs. Laurie [email protected]
978-5700 ext. 1117
Ms. Nancy [email protected]
978- 5700 ext. 1114
Main Office
978-5700
ext. 1066
Nurse978-5700ext. 1074
Thank you for coming! We are looking forward to a fun-filled, successful year!