Welcome to Mrs' Boyds Class

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Welcome to Mrs. Boyds Class!

• Striving For Excellence

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Our 5th Grade Objectives

• Successfully meet the 5th grade GPS
• Pass the 5th grade Writing Gateway
• Become valued and respected citizens
• Prepare for middle school responsibilities
• Make learning a fun adventure!

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Our Agenda

• Welcome
• Our Objectives
• Our Agenda
• Our Mission
• Our Teacher
• Our Classroom
• Our Curriculum
• Our Communications
• Questions and Answers

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Our Mission

• Is to successfully learn the Georgia Performance
  Standards for 5th grade, pass the 5th grade
  Writing Gateway, become valued and respected
  model citizens in our school and community,
  create a fun and cooperative learning
  environment, and promote personal growth by
  enhancing our own interests and knowledge through
  learning in the classroom.

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Our Teacher

• Is your partner in education!

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My Mission

• It is my mission to help develop students to be
  knowledgeable, responsible, and caring citizens
  who believe in themselves and are respectful of
  all others. I will empower them with the tools
  and self-discipline necessary to achieve their
  goals, while instilling in them the value of
  education and a dedication to life-long
  learning.
• - Mrs. Boyd

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My Background

• Graduate of Moss Point High School in Moss Point,
  Mississippi
• Graduate of Augusta State University in Augusta,
  GA
• Married for 10 Years
• Mother of 11 year-old daughter, Perrin, and 6
  year-old son, Caleb Andrew
• Hobbies include reading, sports, movies,
  shopping, shopping, and more shopping.

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Our Classroom

• Is a place where everyone can succeed!

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Classroom Stats

• We currently have 24 students
• We have 10 boys and 14 girls
• 4 Day Specials rotation
• A Writing
• B PE
• C Music
• D Art/ PE

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Behavior Management

• Positive Reinforcement Praise!
• Pick from the Goodie Box for receiving positive
  praise and earn tickets
• Tickets earned by the student will result in a
  reward at the end of the week
• Clear-cut consequences for violations
• Positive peer pressure family atmosphere
• Frequent communication

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Positive Reinforcement

• Daily praise and acknowledgement
• Caught Being Kind for good behavior
• Accelerated Reader Chart
• Free time Fridays

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Our Curriculum

• A mixture for growth and success!

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Worldly Wise Spelling Program

• One lesson per week
• Lesson homework is due on Thursday
• Tests on Friday (include Vocab)
• Help with reading comprehension and tests

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Grammar/Writing

• Daily Oral Language sentences to build
  proofreading and grammar skills
• Writing Workshop(61 Traits of Writing)
• Easy Grammar lessons to learn and practice
  grammar skills
• Daily grades taken from daily grammar lessons
• Quarterly writing workshop/Gateway practice

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Reading

• Reading workshop
• Trade books each quarter for depth and
  variety(novel studies)
• Reading Response journals kept for novels
• Small groups for guided reading and skills
  practice assignments
• Daily grades taken from practice book sheets and
  journals
• Anthology story tests on Fridays

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Mathematics

• New Harcourt Math text adoption materials
• Students change class daily
• Homework nightly in math
• Whole class instruction, small groups,
• buddy work, and 1-on-1 tutoring
• Daily grades taken from workbook pages and
  worksheets, Test grades from chapter tests
• Homework from practice and enrichment sheets and
  text book pages

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Social Studies

• Switch classes

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Science

• New Science adoption materials
• Instruction through experiments, reading,
  lectures, notes, and demonstrations
• Daily grades taken from vocabulary and skill
  sheets, experiment participation, and notebook
• Tests from unit tests and individual/group
• projects

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Grading Policies

• 40 of grades come from tests and projects
• 60 of grades come from daily assignments and
  homework
• 100-90 A, 89-80 B, 79-70 C, 69-60 D, 59
  and below U
• Some work checked for completion or effort, not
  graded (check marks)
• Two make-up days for each day of absence
• Students responsible for getting make up work
• School policy no work given before absences

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Our Communications

• Make us partners in education!

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Keeping in Touch

• Phone calls at school [phone]
• Please give 24-48 hrs. for response
• Email brooke.boyd_at_bufordcityschools.org
• I respond to emails at end of day sensitive
  issues discussed by phone only
• Class website coming soon!
• Daily planners
• Friday Folders
• Weekly newsletters
• Notes to and from home
• Conferences Schedule visits 1-2 days prior
• Room mothers

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Questions and Answers

• Please feel free to ask questions and use space
  to record information!

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Thank you for coming!

• I look forward to an excellent year with your
  child!