Please pull up a chair.

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Welcome!

• Please pull up a chair.
• Grab your childs information from his or her
  folder in his or her classroom crate (please
  leave the manila folder).

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Welcome to 5th Grade

• Trailblazers Team
• Ms. Wheeler and Mrs. Shepard

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Tonights Schedule

• Team Expectations
• Fill out DOJO e-mail address
• If interested, sign up for PASS committees and/or
  classroom volunteers.

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Ms. Wheeler

• 3 years of teaching
• (All years here at Avon)
• From Danville, Indiana
• Graduated from Western Governors University
• First year teaching 5th grade, previously taught
  6th grade
• Passion for high-ability students

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My Family
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Mrs. Shepard

• 16th year teaching in Avon
• From Danville, IN
• Graduated from Indiana University in 2000
• Graduated with a Masters degree from Indiana
  Wesleyan University in 2003
• High Ability license from Ball State in 2015

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My Family
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Trailblazer Team

• Ms. Wheeler
• Math
• Science
• Mrs. Shepard
• Language Arts
• Social Studies

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On the Back Table

• Sign up sheet for volunteers
• Note to leave for your son or daughter
• Spirit Wear form
• Book order forms

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DAILY SCHEDULE

• 855-904 Lockers
• 910-1135 Rotation 1
• Mrs. Shepards Class- Language Arts Social
  Studies
• Ms. Wheelers Class- Math Science
• 1140-1220 Lunch/Recess
• 1225-235 Rotation 2
• Mrs. Shepards Class-Math Science
• Mrs. Wheelers Class- Language Arts Social
  Studies
• 235-300 SRT
• 305-350 Specials

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Drop off and Dismissal

• 815 Prime time drop off.
• Students will wait in the media center until the
  first bell.
• 854 First Bell (busses)
• 904 Tardy Bell
• Must be in the classroom before bell rings to
  avoid a tardy.
• 350 Car Rider Bell
• 354 Bus Rider Bell

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P.A.S.S. CommitteesYour help makes a difference!

• Please grab a P.A.S.S. parent volunteer sheet if
  you are interested in volunteering for school
  wide activities.
• Please volunteer as a classroom helper if you are
  able by filling out the form on the front table.
• A classroom helper may hang bulletins, assist
  with projects, and help however he or she
  chooses.
• If you are unable to come in and help but would
  like to help from home, we have that option as
  well.

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School Website

• www.avon-schools.org
• Please check out our homeroom class webpages as
  well. We will update them from time-to-time.
• Please check agendas nightly for homework
  updates.

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PowerParent

• Parents should be able to look at students
  progress now.
• It is important that you sign up for this
  service. You will also be automatically added to
  our e-mail list which will allow us to notify
  parents of upcoming events or changes in the
  schedule
• Grades will be updated every Friday by 500 pm.
• If you have a concern/question regarding a grade,
  please contact the teacher teaching that subject.
  Homeroom teachers can only see grades of the
  subjects they are teaching.
• This is how we communicate a lot of grade related
  information to you. Be sure to check comments as
  well.

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Monday News
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Math

• Units of Study Number Sense, Computation,
  Algebra and Functions, Geometry, Measurement,
  Probability, Data Analysis, and Problem Solving
• 5th and 6th grade standards
• Mountain Math
• Homework
• X-tra math
• Khan Academy and Study Island
• https//www.khanacademy.org/coach-res/k12-classroo
  ms/why-ka-k12/v/charlie-marsh-college-hero
• Pearson Success (student ID/avon2015)
• Projects Students who tested out of the Topic
  will work on alternative IN-CLASS
  projects/games/activities.
• Quizzes and Tests

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LANGUAGE ARTS

• Reading
• MH Reading Series
• MH Basal
• 40 Book Challenge- Class novels, small group
  novels, and individual choice novels
• Readers Notebook (response to reading)
• Word Study
• http//connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.d
  o
• Username acscID
• Password avon2013
• Spelling Focus on using correct spelling in
  written work as well as spelling patterns.
• English/Writing
• Gotcha Grammar
• Grammar Voyage (Michael Clay Thompson)
• Various writing projects some short and some
  lengthy. Expect one lengthy project per nine
  weeks, on average.

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

• Classroom management creates an
• environment conducive to learning.
• Student Agendas
• Ask to see their agendas! Students write in them
  daily.
• Class DOJO
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vKaeNSYJvrn0
• Emails will automatically go out on Fridays
• App available for smart phones
• Incentives
• 9 week celebrations (Gold Card Members)
• Marshmallow Dodgeball
• Timely Transitions to earn bonus recess
• Electronic Time
• Coupons
• Twitter Board
• Family First Pass

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Mindset The New Psychology of Success

• If parents want to give their children a gift,
  the best thing they can do is to teach their
  children to love challenges, be intrigued by
  mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.
  Carol Dweck

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How can we meet your childs needs?
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How can we meet your childs needs?

• Differentiated Instruction
• Pre-tests with test-out challenge activities
• Khan Academy
• Problem-based learning
• Accelerated pace
• Challenge Activities
• Simulations
• Cross-curricular projects
• Conceptual thinking
• Opportunities for choice

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IMPORTANT DATES

• Mark your calendars.
• September 7st -No School Labor Day
• September 2nd Staff Development Day (1-hr
  delay)
• Please be aware that there will be 1hr. delays
  approximately every month for professional
  development.
• Fall Break- Oct. 12- 23

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Dont Forget

• Pick up information from the back table if you
  need extra copies.
• Sign up as a Classroom Helper
• Khan Academy Info
• PowerParent Instructions
• BYOD permission slips

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Note to Your Child

• Leave a special note for your child to find in
  the morning! Please just leave it on his or her
  homeroom teachers table, and she will get it to
  your child.

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• Contact Information
• Ms. Jessica Wheeler
• Email jlwheeler_at_avon-schools.org
• School Phone [phone] Ext. 5963
• Mrs. Christy Shepard
• Email cnshepard_at_avon-schools.org
• School Phone [phone] Ext. 5964