Welcome to Avery’s Open House!

1. Welcome to Avery’s Open House!

2. Your Administrators Ms. Cline - Principal Mr. Kirby - Assistant Principal for 3rd - 5th Mrs. Krutz- Assistant Principal for K -2 Your Teachers Team 5 “Blue Team” Mrs. Dodge: Reading Ms. Ferguson: Math Ms. Hartley: Eng/Writing/Grammar Ms. White: Science & Social Studies Important People at Avery

3. Language Arts • This includes: Grammar, Writing, & Shurley English. • GA Writing test in March. • Memorizing Shurley jingles • Using “Write to Learn” online writing program • Typing essays in Word 2007 • You can go online to Microsoft office & download a free compatibility pack to 2003 so your child can finish typing essays at home in Word 2007. • Your child will need a jump drive to save their projects. (1 G is good) • Learning the 8 parts of speech and how to locate them in sentences & apply them in your writing. • Informative/Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, & Persuasive types of writing genres. Method to determine your grades: Test, Essays, & Projects 40% Quizzes 25% Participation 15% Class work 20%

4. Social Studies • Method to determine your grades: Test & Projects 40% Quizzes 25% Participation 15% Class work 20% • History: students will cover Civil War to present day. • Government/Civics: Students will explore citizenship and the US Constitution ,focusing on the changes that took place due to historical events • Geography: Students will study location to better understand historical events. • Economy: students will cover economics to illustrate historical events. • Social Studies Fair • The Social Studies Fair will be coming up in October. There will be grades given to students based on the Social Science fair booklet handed out in October and for the research paper. The project board will be done at home only.

5. Reading • Method to determine your grades: Test & Projects 40% Quizzes 25% Class work 20% Participation 15% • Reading will include some stories out of the Reading Street textbook, class and group novels, poetry, and articles etc. • Genres include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. • A.R.-students will need to earn 10 points each month for AR. AR is not counted for a grade this year, but students will have the opportunity to earn bookmark charms. Students should be reading a minimum of 30 minutes. • Students are given a vocabulary warm-up sheet on Monday. As a class, we make corrections every day. Then the students are required to turn-in the sheet on Friday for a participation grade. • On Fridays, we have a short Spiral Reading Quiz that assess the students on concepts taught up to that date. • Fauxcabulary Fridays! After the Spiral Quiz is over, we play vocabulary games to increase the students vocabulary.

6. Method to determine your grades: Test, Essays, & Projects 40% Quizzes 25% Participation 15% Class work 20% Math 5th grade Units Graphing Decimals Fractions Geometry and Measurement • To ensure differentiation, many math classes will consist of math centers. • Students will take a spiral quiz on most Fridays (Thursdays for AIM students). The quiz will be a review of the material covered this year in 5th grade as well as a spiral review of 4th concepts. • If your child needs help with ANY math concept, please encourage him or her to come see me in the mornings during homeroom. This includes help with homework!

7. Science Method to determine your grades: Test, Essays, & Projects 40% Quizzes 25% Participation 15% Class work 20% 5th grade Units Cells and Microorganisms Classification Genetics Electricity and Magnetism Chemical and Physical Changes Earth- Constructive and Deconstructive Processes • Study guides will be sent home with students. • Please have your student study his or her Science notes several times a week to help prepare for future tests. • All flipcharts and other important documents will be posted on Ms. White’s website under the Science tab.

8. Our Schedule School Hours: 7:45 – 2:15

9. Special Times of the Day Art Music P.E. Counselor Media Center • Special classes are last period from 1:15 – 2:00 • AIM days once per week on Wednesdays for the Green Team • Lunch: 12:20- 1:50 for my homeroom Media Checkout can be done from 8:00-8:30, during Recess, or during Media time. Students will not be able to go at any other time because we no longer have a media clerk. Thank you for your understanding, and helping your child to go at the appropriate times.

10. Breaks & Recess At snack time the students are allowed to use the bathroom, eat snack, & get a drink of water. Only water bottles allowed. Outside recess will be held daily for 15 minutes if weather permits, if not we will have indoor recess time. Bathroom breaks are encouraged between classes when we are switching in the hallway. We do allow 3 emergency passes during classes per week. If a student has a medical problem and needs to go more, please send a written note.

11. Classroom Rules: • Expectations for students • 1. Follow all school & county rules • 2. Leave candy & gum at home • 3. Leave hats & electronics at home • 4. Be prepared for class & have all materials • 5. Be respectful to everyone! • 6. Snacks: healthy only & nothing sticky • If you cause a problem, we will do something!

12. Classroom Rule: If you cause a problem, we will do something! Expectations A ccept responsibility for your own actions and behaviors V oices are quiet and movement is orderly in the halls E nter school on time, prepared and ready to learn R espect self, others, and school property Y ou control your own actions and behaviors E xcellence in education is of the utmost importance S afety rules are followed to help everyone

13. Grading System • A = 90 - 100 • B = 80 - 89 • C = 71 -79 • D = 70 • F = 69 and below • We take off 10 points per day for late assignments, after 3 days we don’t accept work unless completed in Study Hall for a grade of 50%.

14. Honor Roll & Merit List • Honor Rolls • Students may qualify for either of two honor rolls: • 1.  Principal's Honor Roll is 90 or better in all academic subjects. • 2. Merit Roll: is an 80 or better in all academic subjects.

15. Lunch & Breakfast prices • Elementary School student breakfast = $1.00 • Elementary School student lunch = $1.65 • Milk = .40 cents • Use www.mealpayplus.com to pay online for your lunches. It also notifies you by email when your child runs low on lunch money! • Ice cream sold on Fridays for .50 cents

16. Important Information • Agendas should be completed by the student in each class, and signed nightly by the parent. • One day per day absent is allowed for make-up work per CCSD blue handbook. • Be prepared for class…paper, pencil, agenda, text & class/homework. • See Cherokee County’s website for the Standards “blueprint” of what we will be teaching in the 5th grade.

17. After School Program (ASP) • For students staying after school it is $6.00 per day. You may pay by the week or by the day. Please turn in money during homeroom or before 9am. If after 10am, you must pay $12.00. •   Make check payable to Avery ES and earmark it for ASP. Put in yellow envelope if possible. Be sure to write which days you will be sending your child.  You MUST pick your child up by 6pm SHARP!

18. Dress Code per CCSD guidelines • Pants & Shorts must be 5" from the top of the kneecaps.  Use a 3 X 5 index card to measure. • Skirts & Dresses must be 3" from the top of the knee caps. • Shirts & Blouses must have no writing, graphics, or pictures that unreasonably attract the attention of other students or cause disruption or interference with the operation of the school. Shirttails must be below the belt line even with arms raised above the head or when the student is seated.  No tank tops, halter tops, nor spaghetti straps allowed. • Undergarments: must be appropriate and worn at all times.

19. Buses • Students will not be permitted to ride a bus other than their own to another student's home.  Exceptions will be considered if a written request is made by parents of the both students & if space is available on the bus involved. A note must be brought by both students at the beginning of the school day for approval.   **Note:  the same policy applies to students wanting to walk or ride the home with someone else. No emails or faxes please! • You MUST use the form provided by AVERY. See website for form.

20. Medication • Students who need to take medication while at school should leave the medication with the office or clinic with a form as soon as they arrive at school.  Permission letters from parents/guardians, doctor's dosages, and times for administering are to accompany all medication.  It should be in the original container also.  No student will be allowed to take any medication without a note.  All medication, prescription or Over The Counter (OTC) drugs are to be registered at the clinic upon arriving at school. • You will need a Medication Authorization Form • You can obtain this form from my website or CCSD site.

21. Important Dates • ITBS testing Aug. • Labor Day Holiday- Sept. 6 • Fall break Sept. 20-24 • Progress Reports: Sept. 3 Nov. 11, Feb. 5, & April 27 • Report card dates: Oct. 16, Jan.8 , March 25, & May 27 • Thanksgiving Break Nov. 22-26 • Winter Break: Dec. 20-Jan. 4 • Mid-Winter Break: Feb. 21-25 • GA Writing Test- March 2nd • Staff Development –teacher workday March 17 and 18 • Spring Break: April 4-8 • CRCT testing: April 18-22 • Last day of school May 27

22. Parent Communication • We communicate several ways… • By email- send us an email with your child’s name in the subject box-make sure you update us of any new email addresses throughout the year • By websites- See Avery school link • By phone calls after school • By bi-monthly online newsletters-hard copies will be sent home upon request only • Also parent conferences • And Parent Connect for grades – pleasesign up online for Parent Connect, see CCSD website for more information or link from my website.

23. National Jr. Beta Club • The Beta Club will start after 1st report cards go out. • Sponsors look at the 1st 9 weeks to see who is qualified for the Jr. Beta Club. Invitations will be sent home in October with report cards. • You must have all A’s or only 1 B in core subjects for 4th & 5th grade. Also outstanding behavior & moral conduct. Plus must pay dues for membership. • Dec. thru May monthly meetings @ 7:10 am in Mrs. Turner’s homeroom, room 325 • See Mrs. Turner’s website for more information and click on the Jr. Beta tab. • Sponsors: Mrs. Turner & Mrs. Day

24. Team 5 Green Email addresses: Bonnie.ferguson@cherokee.k12.ga.us Kristen.hartley@cherokee.k12.ga.us Michele.dodge@cherokee.k12.ga.us Julie.white@cherokee.k12.ga.us Please send us an email, so can add you to our distribution contact list and online newsletters, etc. Be sure to put your child’s name in the subject bar.

25. Conference sign ups Please see sign up sheets to sign up for your 20 minute Fall conference. We request that we meet with all parent(s) at least 1 time per semester. Students are encouraged to attend also. Sign up sheet located on desk outside of classroom. If you’ve already met with us, you do not have to meet again.