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Pleasant Grove Intermediate School

Pleasant Grove Intermediate School. Welcome to 5th Grade!!!. The 5 th Grade Team. Ms. Tonia Zachry Ms. Lori Wilson Ms. Rebecca Young Ms. Melissa Thigpen Ms. Lori Jones Ms. Dawn Lawery Ms. Kasey Coggin Ms. Beth Murphy. How Can We Survive 5 th Grade?. Relax!

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Pleasant Grove Intermediate School

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  1. Pleasant Grove Intermediate School Welcome to 5th Grade!!!

  2. The 5th Grade Team Ms. Tonia Zachry Ms. Lori Wilson Ms. Rebecca Young Ms. Melissa Thigpen Ms. Lori Jones Ms. Dawn Lawery Ms. Kasey Coggin Ms. Beth Murphy

  3. How Can We Survive 5th Grade? • Relax! • You and your child will make it. • Remind - Remind them daily that school is becoming their responsibility

  4. Binders • How can my child manage them? Each binder is divided into sections. Everything stays in the binder - nothing stays at home. We use the classwork and study guides daily.

  5. What to Expect Daily? Class begins at 7:45 We pick up from the cafeteria & begin activities related to Social Studies & other 5th grade skills. We work hard and Fast Until 3:00 If you have to schedule an appointment during the school day, please try to make it at the end of the day. Homework *Planner – Check this daily! Make sure your child is completing all assignments. *Study Reading & Science Vocabulary * *Study Multiplication Facts

  6. Tuesday Folders • Graded Papers are returned to your child and placed behind the “Graded Papers” section of their binders. Review the papers with your child and sign the needed ones and return to your child’s teacher.

  7. What Not To Wear Remember • Shirt straps need to be a “dollar width” about 3 fingers wide • Shorts need to be at or below the knee • No tight fitting athletic wear

  8. Lunch • You are more than welcome to come and join YOUR child for lunch. However, we can not allow friends to join you and your child. • Confidentiality and Favoritism - we need to protect one and not allow the other.

  9. Birthdays • You may bring cupcakes, cookies, or a PRECUT cake on Friday afternoon only! *Please know students are not back in their homeroom until 2:45, and we are still completing class work at same time!

  10. Appointments • Due to the rigor of 5th grade, please attempt to make all appointments at the end of the day. • After 2:00 is best

  11. STAAR Test • This test is very RIGOROUS. • Your child will be tested in Reading, Math, and Science

  12. What are WE doing to GET READY? • Science - Vocabulary (This is very important) - Hands-On lab experiments • Reading • Use of STAAR Reading Strategies • Developing Literary skills (Author’s Purpose, Compare/Contrast, Cause & Effect) • Vocabulary • Math • Use of problem solving strategies • Making all students show work • Target Math • Higher level thinking skills required in classwork and homework – not just fact recall

  13. Important Dates STAAR TESTING • March 29th – Math • March 30th – Reading • May 11th – Science • These are test dates – Please do not make any doctor appointments for these days, and make sure your child has lunch with them when they arrive. PARENT CONFERENCES/ REPORT CARD PICK-UP Thursday, Oct. 1st

  14. How Can I Check My Child’s Grades? • You need to get a code from the office • Log on to the PGISD web site http://www.pgisd.net

  15. How to Contact Your Child’s Teacher? • Email is the method of choice • Call the office @ 903-832-0001

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