Welcome to 5th Grade

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Welcome to 5th Grade

• 5th Grade
• Mrs. Lewis
• Mrs. McKinney
• Mrs. Mosely
• Mrs. Neil,
• Ms. Tate
• Ms. Thomas

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Standards -Based Report Cards

• Teams of Rockdale County teachers along with the
  guidance and support of school administrators and
  the Curriculum and Instruction Division have
  developed standards-based report cards for Grades
  K-5. The primary purpose of these report cards
  is to communicate the achievement status of
  student progress toward mastery of standards at
  specific points in the year.

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Cont

• These report cards are designed to provide
  parents with specific, accurate, fair, and useful
  information about their childs progress in
  school. Each quarter, students have multiple
  opportunities to practice, attain, and
  demonstrate mastery of the Rockdale County
  Curriculum Standards. Based on évidence gathered
  through assessments designed at both the district
  and classroom levels, teachers are able to
  evaluate the level of progress students are
  making toward mastery.

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Performance Level Descriptors

• The standard-based report card uses numerical
  indicators of student performance to indicate
  progress on the grade level standards each
  quarter.

Performance Level Performance Description
4 Exceeding the standard
3 Meeting the Standard
2 Progressing toward the standard
1 Little to no progress toward the standard
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What Do These Descriptions Mean?

• A score of 3 means that the student is able to
  consistently demonstrate mastery of the learning
  goal.
• A score of 2 often means that the student can
  sometimes demonstrate the learning goal, but
  he/she is inconsistent and or may need
  significant teacher assistance to reach the goal.
  
• A score of 1 indicates that the student is
  generally unable to demonstrate the learning goal
  even with much assistance and guidance.
• A score of 4 indicates that the student is able
  to independently and consistently demonstrate the
  learning goal AND that the student is able to go
  significantly beyond the expected level of
  performance.

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How Does a teacher grade A Childs Performance?

• Using the Georgia Performance Standards as a
  guide, teacher committees establish curriculum
• priorities for each grading period. Quarterly
  scoring guides provide teachers with clear and
  consistent
• learning expectations. Educational research tells
  us that effective assessment of student progress
• must be balanced in terms of format and
  frequency. No one assessment experience can
  reliably and
• accurately measure student progress on a
  particular standard. Therefore, teachers design
• multiple assessment tasks and collect evidence of
  student learning throughout the grading period.
• This evidence may include tests, quizzes, teacher
  observations, projects, district, state and
  national
• assessments, and student work samples. Teachers
  review these assessments for evidence of mastery
  of learning when marking student progress for the
  report card.

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CJ Hicks Elementary School Science Math
Achievers Reaching Their Highest Aspirations
Engineering a World of Health School-wide
Science Day Student Project Requirements 1. All
students must enter only ONE project into the
school-wide fair. 2. Select a topic with your
child, then sign and return the Science Project
Approval Form to your childs teacher before
August 23, 2010. 3. Projects can be in any
branch of science but we are encouraging students
to identify their project as having to do with
one of the following domains of science Life,
Physical or Earth Science related to this years
theme Engineering a World of Good Health. 4.
Grades PreK-2, the project must have a title,
brief description of the exhibit, and/or a brief
description of the results of the experiment. The
attached sheet How to Display a Science Project
provides a sample of how to present the project.
5. Grades 3-5, must follow the scientific
method and include a purpose, hypothesis,
procedure, and conclusion. The attached sheet
How to Display a Science Project provides a
sample of how to present the project. 6. All
projects must be on a Tri-Fold board 36"(h) X 48"
(w).
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7. Projects must be delivered to school by
October 15, 2010. 8. Mark your Calendar! We
will celebrate National Science and Engineering
Week Oct. 28th and 29th. 9. During Science Day,
students will be expected to stand by their
project and demonstrate, and or answer questions
about their research and project. 10. All
projects must be completed at home under parent
supervision.
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Safety Guidelines Please remember that many
children will view each project. Please keep
safety and appropriateness in mind. 1. No
liquids or glass. 2. Safety goggles should be
used if appropriate. 3. A safety shield or safe
distance should be used if appropriate for the
experiment. Take pictures of the experiment or
draw a diagram to show your experiment or
findings. 4. If you are growing crystals please
ensure that they are not poisonous. 5. Open
flames, live animals, live electrical current,
blood or bacteria, or hazardous materials are not
permitted. Internet Resource http//www.science
buddies.org/
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Science Project Approval Form Due before August
23, 2010 Student Name___________________________T
eacher_________________________ Topic
Name/Description (What are you trying to discover
or find out?) -----------------------------------
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Brief description of what you plan to do and how
you expect to accomplish your project.
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_________________________________________ List of
materials to be used to prove the experiment All
Projects must be on a Tri-Fold Display Board
36"(h) X 48" (w), Project Header Card (Optional)
10"(h) X 36"(w) Tri Fold Boards available at
the CJ Hicks Elementary School Store
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_________________________________________ What
domain of science will you be exploring? Theme
Engineering a World of Good Health (Check One)
Physical Science (Motion, Force, Energy)
____________ Life Science (Animal and Plant
Studies)_____________ Earth Science (Space,
Geology, Water, Weather)____________ I agree to
prepare and submit a complete science project,
following the school safety guidelines on a
tri-fold display board by October 15, 2010. I
understand that this is a scored project.
Student Signature _______________________________
____________________ Parent Signature____________
_________________________________________
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KEEP THIS PAGE Science Day Project Due-Dates
Completed Project Due by October 15, 2010
August 23rd o Select a topic o Research the
topic o Ask your question o State the
hypothesis o Plan the procedure o Submit
proposal September 1st o Gather materials o
Begin the first experiment o Complete the first
experiment o Repeat the experiment (3 times)
September 15th o Begin the written conclusion
o Complete the research o Graph the data on the
computer (Excel)
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KEEP THIS PAGE Science Day Project Due-Dates
Completed Project Due by October 15, 2010
October 1st o Complete written report
notebook o Locate a display board o Begin
creating the display October 11-15th o Display
board should be complete o Select items from
experiment to display o Practice presentation in
front of a mirror o Practice presentation with
parents o Practice presentation with friends
October 18-22 o Science Day in-class
Presentations (schedule to follow) October 28-29
o Science Day School-wide Event o Science Day
in-class Presentations (schedule to follow)
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• Explore the wonders of science with a free event
  for the whole family
• OCTOBER 28, 2010 500pm-700pm 1300 Pine Log
  Road, Conyers GA 30013
• www.rockdale.k12.ga.us/schools/cjh
• Student Projects Due October 15, 2010

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Single Gender Classes

• Every student has the ability to learn, but there
  is a huge difference in the best ways to teach
  the genders (Leonard Sax, ).
• Scientists have known for years that there are
  structural and developmental as well as
  performance differences between male and female
  brains.
• MRIs, for instance, indicate that males and
  females use different areas of their brains when
  accomplishing similar tasks
• Sousa, How the Brain Learns, 2006

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Single Gender Classes

• The goal of the teacher is to create a classroom
  flexible enough to invite individuals to work in
  ways they find most productive.
• Research Shows
• Academic performance
• Discipline
• Engagement
• Time on task

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Accelerated Reader Program

• 5th Grade Students are expected to meet their A/R
  Goals each Grading Period. This will help them to
  meet or exceed on the Reading CRCT in April.
• We are encouraging 5th graders to read at least
  30 minutes a night! This includes weekend nights.
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Accelerated Reader Program Cont.

• ACCELERATED READER DATES
• July 29 September 24
• September 27 December 10
• December 13 March 11
• March 14 May 11

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5th Grade Activities

• Field Trips/ Grade Level Events
• Rock Eagle September 28th-29th
• Cyclorama October 22nd
• High Museum of Art January 16th
• Fernbank February 11th
• 5th Grade Dance May 20th
• 5th Grade Picnic TBA
• Awards/ Promotion Ceremony May 25th

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5th Grade Activities

• 4H
• CHAMPS
• Jr. Beta Club
• Safety Patrols
• SMART Club
• International Ambassadors
• Science Fair
• YLOD (Young Ladies of Distinction)

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What Other Tests?

• Georgia Writing Assessment
• This test will assess your childs writing
  abilities. It will be given in the spring on
  March 2, 2011.
• Encourage your child to read and write! They
  are related!!!

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What Other Tests?

• Georgia Writing Assessment
• This test will assess your childs writing
  abilities. It will be given in the spring on
  March 2, 2011.
• Encourage your child to read and write! They
  are related!!!

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What Other Tests?

• Georgia Writing Assessment
• This test will assess your childs writing
  abilities. It will be given in the spring on
  March 2, 2011.
• Encourage your child to read and write! They
  are related!!!

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Georgia CRCTApril 19th 29th, 2011

• Critical year for 5th Graders
• Must pass Reading AND Math
• If the student does not pass there are two
  options
• Summer School
• Retention

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Whats Passing?

• On the Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social
  Studies, and Science portions of the CRCT, a
  child is considered passing if he/she receives a
  score of 800 or higher.
• Students who score in level 1 in Reading or Math
  will have conditions to move on to 6th grade.
• Students are scored within 3 different levels.

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Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and
Science Scoring Levels

• Level 1 Under 800 (Summer School or Retention
  for Reading and Math areas)
• Level 2 800-849
• Level 3 850-or Higher
• Encourage your child to strive for success.

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What Other Tests?

• Quarterly Benchmarks
• The quarterly benchmarks assessment is a
  cumulative review of the current and previous
  9-weeks skills. We will also have quarterly
  testlets during the 4th-5th week of each grading
  period.

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What Other Tests?

• Georgia Writing Assessment
• This test will assess your childs writing
  abilities. It will be given in the spring on
  March 2, 2011.
• Encourage your child to read and write! They
  are related!!!

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What is the Writing Assessment?

• The writing assessment for grade five consists of
  an evaluation of each student response to an
  assigned prompt. Students are assigned a topic
  from a prompt bank representing three genres
  narrative, informational, and persuasive.
  Students are allowed approximately 120 minutes to
  write their essays. The writing assessment must
  be administered in one day.

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Writing Assessment Continued

• The Georgia Grade 5 Writing Assessment is a test
  of narrative, informational and persuasive
  writing. Students will be given either an
  informational, persuasive, or narrative writing
  topic. Because topics will be spiraled, students
  may receive any one of the three writing topics
  thus requiring them to be prepared to write in
  informational, narrative, and persuasive genres.