Presentation Open House 2010

8/9/2019 Presentation Open House 2010

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Welcome to Fifth GradeWelcome to Fifth Grade

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Mr. Michael LairdMs. Michelle Corrales

5-BMrs. Rebeca LearyMs. Gisela Flores

Ms. Belinda Muoz

5-CMs. Pamela BayesMs. Cony Gallardo


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School Mission

The American School provides a student-centered ,

enriching, college preparatory education thatemphasizes social responsibility in a safe, biculturaland disciplined environment.


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Classroom Discipline Plan

Fifth Grade Rules

y We respect ourselves, others and property.

y We speak English at all times.

y We walk silently in the hallway.

y We make positive choices.

y We pay attention to our teachers and follow

instructions.**Students are also expected to follow a series of

class procedures every day.


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Discipline Procedures

y Green Card: pass to go to thebathroom one (1) time.

y Yellow Card:Warning

y Red Card: Student writesfriendly letter during recessexplaining how the behaviorcan be corrected. Student mustremain in the classroom for 10minutes during lunch to writethe letter. The letter will be sent

home everyday for parents tosign and return the next day.

y *Three friendly letters = one (1)infraction

y Blue Card: student receivesan infraction.

y Black Card: Principal andparent meeting

y *Serious actions such asbullying, cheating, fighting,consistently not turning inhomework or not havingassessments or behaviormodification books signed,etc are automatic infractions.See Student/ParentHandbook for moreinformation.


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3 infractions = one detention

3 detentions= one suspension

8 tardies = one detention

If your child is absent, you MUST senda written excuse the following day.Family trips during school days areunexcused. Teachers will not be able toprovide a packet with make-up work for

students to take with them. No missedassessments will be rescheduled if parents fail to turn in a written excuse tothe teacher or to the Elementary Office.


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Homework Policy

y Homework will be assigned every day from Monday toThursday. It must be handed in neatly and complete. Thestudent will receive an infraction for everythree homeworkassignments not turned in within a quarter. Any signed paper,infraction, and friendly letters that are not returned signed the

following day after they were sent home will be consideredmissing homework assignments.

Student Work Sent Home

y Graded papers will be sent home every 2-3 weeks. They must designed by a parent and returned to be saved in students portfoliothe following Monday. If a student fails to turn in thesigned papers on Monday, it will be counted as amissing homework assignment.


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Rewards (Sample: 5B Class)

Individual Rewardsy 5Bs Big Bucks Match -Every time a student is caught

doing something good (ex. helping others, workingcooperatively, making good choices, etc.) he/she will be

given 5 big bucks (fake money) by one of his/herteachers. The money can be used in return to buy individualprivileges such as no homework pass (for one homeworkassignment), free centers day, free choice in the computeror enjoy a snack in class).

Class Rewardsy Every time the entire class is caught following a

procedure or displaying exemplary behavior they will earna marble. When 5Bs marble jar is full they select anactivity from the 5Bs Wish List.


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Work and study habits affect academicperformance, therefore, students will be

assessed in several categories that reflect their

academic and social progress. We constantly

monitor our students habits in the classroom.Please refer to the Elementary Handbook (Pg.6)

for a description of the criteria used to assess

citizenship and behavior in the Elementary

Report Cards.


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Miscellaneous

You have already received a copy of our classroomschedule. In order to truly engage our students intolearning by means of structured teaching practices, we

would like to request that you DO NOT INTERRUPT the

teacher during class times. Please send a written request, oremail, and a meeting will be promptly scheduled.

Please send your child to school no later than 7:25 a.m.

After that time, he or she is considered tardy.

Birthday party celebrations may take place duringlunch (12:30 p.m.) Please let the teachers know a few days

in advance.


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Always send a written note if your child will be goinghome with a friend, another adult, riding a different bus

number, etc. Remember, the teacher needs to be awareabout each students whereabouts.

Cell phones, electronic equipment, and toys are notallowed at school. Teacher will keep these items untilparents are notified.

Please refer to the Student Handbook for correct uniform

code. Students will receive an infraction for not followingany expectation outlined in the Student Handbook.


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Parent / School Communication

Visit our class sites and wikis:

5-A:http://mlaird5a.wikispaces.com/

5-B:http://sites.google.com/a/amschool.org/5-b-community-news/

5-C:http: //www.5camschool.blogspot.com

You will find homework assignments, weekly announcements, Math,

Science, Social Studies, literacy, links to Special Classes and SpecialsRotating Schedules. Please remember to check the site and tosign the assignment book on a daily basis. This will guaranteeeffective communication between home and school. Thank you verymuch in advance for you cooperation.


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PowerSchool Parent Portal

y Demonstration of the different steps to follow inorder to log in and view your son/daughters SchoolPortal.

The PowerSchool Portal will show:

y Student Attendance

y Grades History

y Email Notifications

y Teacher Comments


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The Cell/Exll Literacy Framework

The Elementary School has already implemented abalanced literacy program using the Cell-Exllmodel developed by the Foundation for

comprehensive Early Literacy Learning inCalifornia. The elements of the framework aredifferent teaching strategies that focus on studentsabilities to listen, speak, read, and write effective

English.


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Traditional Whole GroupTraditional Whole Group Small Group InstructionSmall Group Instruction

y Interactive Read Aloud

y Shared Readingy InteractiveWriting

y Interactive Editing

y IndependentWriting

y Independent Reading

y (SLS Reading Cycle)Reading Aloud, SharedReading,Guided Reading,Independent Reading

y (SLSWriting Cycle)ModeledWriting,InteractiveWriting,Guided

Writing, IndependentWritingy Guided Readingy Book Clubsy RT

The Cell/Exll Framework for ClassroomInstruction


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Elements of the Exll LiteracyFramework

Read Aloud Fluent, expressive reading

Language and grammar usage

Reading comprehension

Shared Reading Increases fluency

Extends phonological awareness

for explicit skills learning

Independent Reading Allows for extended practice,

increased comprehension, andhigher-order thinking skills

Independent Writing Encourages creativity and the

ability to write for different

purposes Language structure and correct

grammar usage

Accurate spelling and punctuationskills


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Interactive Writing Shared writing experience

Discussion and shareddecision-making

Sharing the pen

Interactive Editing

It is a process by whichstudents and teachers work

together to pull content out offamiliar error-free text.

Reading/Writing Cycles

Small group intervention todifferentiate reading andwriting instruction

Guided Reading

Effective direct instruction thathelps students use phonics andcomprehension to read andunderstand text

Book clubs

Small groups of students,proficient readers, who gatherto discuss a book of their choice


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Announcements

y Specials Teachers will be in the Art Room until 7:00pm.

y Please join us in the individual Home Rooms to signup for parties.

y We will begin collecting Lps. 700.00 for partymoney.

Documents

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