Conference Sign-Ups *If you did not sign Conference Sign-Ups *If you did not sign up before you entered, please visit the up before you entered, please visit the table outside in the hall to sign up for a table outside in the hall to sign up for a

conference time. conference time.

*Please pick your top 2 choices and we *Please pick your top 2 choices and we will do our best to honor your request.will do our best to honor your request.

B.S. Early Childhood EducationGeorgia College and State University

 Certification

Georgia Professional Standards Commission T-4 certificate in Educational Leadership

Gifted Education In-Field

19 Years in Education(Grades 3,4,5, Math Specialist (2), Math Coach (4)

2014 PMES Teacher of the Year Finalist

Ed. S. in Administration and SupervisionLincoln Memorial University-Cleveland,TN

 

M.A. in Early Childhood Education

Piedmont College-Demorest,GA

 

B.S. in Early Childhood Education

Georgia State University-Atlanta,GA

 

CertificationGeorgia Professional Standards Commission 

L-6 certificate in Educational Leadership

Gifted Education In-Field

17 years of Teaching Experience in ECETeacher of the Year- 2012

Must sign in and wear a visitor’s sticker.

Arrival 7:45 am.

Parents must sign in late students.

Only people listed on Clinic Card may check child out.

Students are expected to be here everyday, UNLESS, they have had a fever within the last 24 hours

. Transportation changes MUST be made using the new

transportation form on the PMES website. No email or phone calls can be accepted.

* Angie Hoffman* Reading/Writing/Spelling/ Grammar/ Word Study

* Tamara Yates* Math/Science/Social Studies

*Please contact the teacher of the subject area for questions & concerns.

7:45-8:15- Students Arrive8:20- 9:05 SPECIALS

9:15-11:30 Morning Block11:30-12:05 RECESS12:05-12:35 LUNCH

12:35-2:35 Afternoon Block

2:40- Dismissal

Please check your child’s agenda for his/her

nightly homework assignments.

5th Grade will have an average of 50 min. of HW each night, plus 30 minutes of reading

OT- Opportunity Time, Study Hall

Grading ScaleThe Gwinnett County Public Schools use the following scale:

90-100…..A 80-89……B 74-79….....C 70-73….....D 0-69……….U

*Parent Portal

Students scoring below a 73 on classwork will have an opportunity for re-teaching and reassessment.

The grade on the second attempt will replace the grade on the first attempt to show his/her level of mastery.

This opportunity will occur within two weeks of original grade.

Tests may not be reassessed, although we will reteach the skill to attempt mastery.

There is no extra credit.

*These are school wide policies.

Students are expected to complete all class assignments in class. No students will be allowed to

take graded assignments home.

The workshop model used at Puckett’s involves active engagement in hands on learning experiences that cannot be sent home with a friend or neighbor. We don’t normally have a lot of paper pencil activities.

Unless he/she will be absent three or more days.

Parent/Teacher conferences are held twice a year, September & February.

However, if you notice is having difficulty with, please contact the teacher ASAP. It is our desire that all students achieve at the mastery level. We are a team and we need

your help to achieve this goal.

CogAT – September 15th, 16th, & 17th

ITBS – October 20th-24th

Georgia Milestones April 20th-24th

Benchmark Testing (DDA)- will go in the gradebook

October, December, February, May

Students are assessed informally

daily.

Puckett’s Mill Elementary http://pmesonline.org/

Mrs. HoffmanAngie_Hoffman@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Mrs. YatesTamara_Yates@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Have you read the 5th Grade Student Contract?

Includes:•Graded work

•Stakeholder Communication

•PTA News

•Choice Card*Look for weekly emails with important academic updates, etc.

Please check your child’s choice card

& sign it before the return of the

week.

* Please sign & return reworked

classwork assignments.

REACH HIGH!

THINK BIG! WORK HARD!

HAVE FUN!

DON’T give up!

Everybody Makes Mistakes

Reading Volume: Why does it matter? “If our goal is for children to grow as readers, the

one single thing they most need is time to read.” Dr. Lucy Calkins (director of the largest reading/writing research institute in the country).

Research on reading volume◦ Krashen (2004) found that students who read

more, do better on comprehension tests.◦ Guthrie, et. Al. (2004) found that reading volume

predicted reading comprehension scores.

Our FOCUS: Increase of self monitored reading & providing evidence of fiction & nonfiction reading in written response.

Goal: Minimum of 250 pages per week- average 5th grader six hours Six hours is the minimum your child should read. This

includes time they read in school.250 pages 5 days = 50 pages each school day 250 pages 7 days = approx. 36 pages each day (even weekends!)

Any questions/concerns….. Please contact Mrs. Clinkscales.

Reading Grades

50% of your child’s grade will be based on his/her reading level and assessments

Classwork 25%

Written Response/Performance

Task/Evidence of Thinking bases on TEXT

On-going feedback will be provided.

Reading Level Grade*continuously assessed & adjusted in

gradebook to reflect JR Level  1st

Nine Week

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2nd Nine Week

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3rd Nine Week

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4th Nine Week

sP 60 58 55 50Q 64 61 58 55R 68 64 61 61S 72 68 64 64T 78 72 68 68U 86 78 78 78V 95 86 86 89W 99 95 95 89X 100 99 99 95Y 100 100 100 99Z 100 100 100 100*Caution of Content

Word study & Spelling are recorded on students report cards as Spelling. We will alternate word study & spelling every other week.

Students Spell Spelling Words Students Divide & Conquer Greek & Latin Roots

Latin & Greek Roots Vocabulary Spelling Patterns Authentic Spelling grades from writing

samples

Goal: Prepare students for the academic rigor of middle school & the Georgia Milestones

Students will be informally & formally assessed in a variety of genres including:

*narrative*opinion writing

*persuasive *informational

*response to literature

Mini lessons will focus on the four domains of writing (ideas, organization, style, and conventions) and provide the students with many new strategies to practice.

PMES writing rubrics set expectations for the students..

1st Quarter Targeted

Skills

2nd Quarter Targeted

Skills

3rd Quarter Targeted

Skills

4th Quarter Targeted

Skills Order of

Operations Multiplication

Division

Decimals

Fractions & Decimals

ComparingMultiplying

Fractions

Dividing

Intro to Geometry

Geometry

2D Figures Volume & Measurement

PROBLEM SOLVING DAILY Spiral HW, Quizzes, Tests (never “forget” what you learn) Interactive Notebooks – Table of Contents, Essential Questions,

Notes, Centers Hands on Learning

PLEASE DON’T TEACH YOUR CHILD THE “EASY ” WAY TO DO MATH!

We are assessing their mathematical thinking.

Make Sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the

reasoning of others. Model with mathematics. Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision. Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated

reasoning.

How do we know that our constitution is a living document?

What causes war?

Why do prices change?

How does geography affect economics?

Tie in with science: How does technology change how we perceive the

world?

Why do we classify things?

What are the basic building blocks of life?

What determines who we are?

How does the Earth’s surface change over time?

How does matter change?

How does technology change the world around us?

The Scientific Method Plant and Animal

Classification/Structure Cells Learned behaviors vs.

Inherited traits Micro-organisms Chemical and Physical

Changes Earth’s Changing Crust Properties of Matter and

Energy Electric Circuits

Map Skills Economics Amendments and the

amendment process Civil War Reconstruction Westward Expansion Immigration Inventions America as a World Power Urbanization World War I

Jazz Age/Roaring 20s The Great Depression World War II Civil Rights Movement Cold War The Gulf Wars and the War

on Terror

Interactive notebooks are a type of structured note-taking to help students learn to take notes, reflect, and stay organized.

HW: Students need to study notes every night.

The average student will need to properly study around 15 minutes a night to succeed in class. If the content is a struggle for your child, more time may be needed.

The key is to study nightly!

Jennifer HollifieldJennifer Murdoch

5th Grade Event Coordinator

Amy Thompson