Welcome to PVPV Rawlings

1. Welcome to PVPV Rawlings We are excited about a great 2019-2020 school year focused on “Working Hard, Being Kind, and Being Awesome!”

3. Curriculum Mrs. Brady samantha.brady@stjohns.k12.fl.us Mrs. Link karla.link@stjohns.k12.fl.us Math Science • Language Arts • Writing • Social Studies Student Login Information Check Planners Microsoft Office Account – often called “animal password” Used for HAC, Office, iReadyand online textbooks We have been practicing!

4. Language Arts with Mrs. Brady • GRADING: • Reading/Comprehension 60% • Vocabulary, Writing, and Grammar 40% • HOMEWORK: • Weekly Language (one column per day) • IXL (one skill per night) • SSYRA Book (Quiztar) • AR • ADDITIONAL MATERIAL USED: • Scholastic Story Works • Jamestown Critical Reading Series • Flocabulary • Novel Studies in class

5. Social Studies with Mrs. Brady • GRADING: • Assessments 60% • Classwork 40% • MATERIALS USED: • DBQ’s (Data Based Questioning) • Project Based Learning • Historical fiction novels and biographies related to Florida history. • Most of essay writing will relate to Social Studies curriculum. • Scholastic News

6. Mathematics with Mrs. Link • Grades • Assessments 50% • Quiz / Classwork 40% • Fluency/Homework 10% • Homework • One column per night– Home on Mondays, Due Fridays – Keep in Blue Folder, Please check it Thursday nights • Check Planner nightly • Need additional practice? Complete the “Practice Buddy” through the online textbook; 1 per lesson • Websites Used • Reflex Math – Math fact practice • iXLencouraged for extra credit • District online textbooks – Practice Buddy/Additional Practice pages (printable) • Prodigy Math

7. Science with Mrs. Link • Grades • Assessments 60% • Classwork 40% • Materials Used • Textbook online • Flocabulary • Lots of inquiry labs, engineering and design projects! • Homework • Rare – check planners • STEM Fair

8. ClassDojo • Points: • Once the student reaches 10 points they can choose from the treasure box. • Messaging: • I can send out messages to the whole class but when you respond Mrs. Link and Mrs. Brady are the only ones to see that. • Class Story: • We want you to be involved and know you have busy schedules, so we will take pictures of memorable moment and post here. • Only parents and us can see the pictures they are not public. • Portfolio: • Here we can have you complete home learning projects. • Post homework • Create Message boards to share ideas.

9. iReady • Reading and Math • Adaptive (at their level) • 2 lessons per week • Helps differentiate instruction • Only at school • Diagnostic tests – beginning, middle and end of year

10. FSA – Florida Standards Assessment • Reading – 2 sessions • Math – 2 sessions • Writing - 1 session • Tentatively Writing is scheduled for April, Math & Reading in May – we will let you know • Paper and pencil • Check out the FSA Portal for more info from the state. • www.fsassessments.org

11. Field Trips • Two on campus • Jimmy Sawgrass & WaterVentures • Two off campus • Tree Hill Nature Center & Beaches Museum *Any person coming into the school building or chaperoning a field trip must be a registered volunteer and fill out the school access form. https://stjohns.keepntrack.com/apply/

12. Absent? • Contact office [Cathy Wallner] and classroom teacher • Let us know in advance if you can • Students will be held accountable for making up work • Students will be given a fair amount of time to complete missed work • 904.574.3820 • Catherine.Wallner@stjohns.k12.fl.us

13. Conferences • Parent/Teacher Conferences will begin September 10th. • You can sign up through Sign-Up Genius. We will send the email this week. • Conferences held with homeroom teacher, notes are taken for switch teacher and contact if needed. • Beginning and end of year

14. Questions? Thank you for coming tonight and for your ongoing support at home! -Mrs. Brady & Mrs. Link ~Join PTO at either building~