Classroom Updates:
Jekyll: Jekyll intent forms and payments are due next Friday, September 8th. Please make sure you turn in the permission form and first installment by that date. If you have any questions or concerns about the trip, please don't hesitate to ask! Curriculum Updates: Blue Math: We are working on 5th grade Unit 1. We have reviewed multiplication and will be starting Division this week. We will also be reviewing the Order of Operations and expressions. Students will be tested over Unit 1 on September 8th. Yellow Math: We are working on 5th grade Unit 4. In this unit we will be working on Fractions. This week, we will focus on multiplying fractions. We will still be reviewing adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. Students will be tested over Unit 4 on September 12th. Green Math: We are working on 6th grade Unit 1. This is a unit with a lot of review material from 5th grade math. Students will be expected to do all 4 operations (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. This week, we will be learning about GCF, LCM, and the distributive property. Students will be tested over Unit 1 on September 12th. Science: We have just started our first science unit. In this unit, students will be learning about how to classify plants and animals. Students will be tested over the Classification unit on September 15th.
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I hope everyone had a great ECLIPSE day yesterday!! We had a lot of fun here at school :).
CURRICULUM NIGHT IS TONIGHT AT 6:30 I hope to see everyone here at curriculum night tonight! We will also be having our Jekyll Field Trip meeting at the end of curriculum night. School Dress Code Below is the Dress code as written in the Dolvin Handbook. With summer still very present, I just wanted to remind everyone of the policy. We have given the students reminders about “school clothes” and “play/home clothes” as well. We even use ourselves as examples. (Ms. Pratt has always been tall, so she has always had to buy longer clothes than her friends. J ORMs. Pratt wears different clothes to the park/mall during the summer than she would wear to school.) Thank you for helping reinforce the school dress code with the students. J All students shall dress appropriately so as not to disrupt or interfere with the educational program or orderly operation of the school. Extremes in dressing and grooming will not be permitted. Shorts and skirts must meet finger-tip rule and straps must be one inch in width. Bare midriffs, see through clothing, and apparel that designate gangs or similar are not appropriate wear. Flip flops should not be worn to school. On the first violation, the teacher will send a note home to remind the parent and student of the dress code (use standard form). For the second violation, students will be asked to call home for appropriate clothing or borrow from the clinic. School Update We are again utilizing an electronic delivery of our 2017-2018 Student Code of Conduct & Discipline Handbook to parents who have an email address on file with their school. This electronic delivery process involves completion of two simple steps, 1) Reviewing the Student Code of Conduct and 2) Completing and submitting the Acknowledgement of Electronic Receipt. Instructions are below:
· Spanish Handbook: https://www3.fultonschools.org/codeconduct/home/indexspa It is important that you review and discuss the Code of Conduct with your child(ren). Teachers will also review the Code of Conduct with students at the beginning of the school year. Curriculum Updates: Blue Math: We are working on 5th grade Unit 1. We have reviewed multiplication and will continue to do so this week. We will also be learning about the Order of Operations and expressions. Students will be tested over Unit 1 on September 8th. Yellow Math: We are working on 5th grade Unit 4. In this unit we will be working on Fractions. This week, we will focus on adding and subtracting and multiplying fractions. Students will be tested over Unit 4 on September 12th. Green Math: We are working on 6th grade Unit 1. This is a unit with a lot of review material from 5th grade math. Students will be expected to do all 4 operations (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. This week, we will be working on reviewing decimal and fraction operations. Students will be tested over Unit 1 on September 12th. SS: We are currently working on our Civil War and Reconstruction unit. In this unit, students have already learned about the causes of the Civil War, the major battles of the civil war, the generals on both sides, and the end of the civil war. We also talked about the effects of the Civil War on the north and south. This week we will learn about reconstruction Students will be tested over this unit on August 25th. I hope everyone had a great first week! Please check below for some weekly updates :)
Solar Eclipse – August 21, 2017 Fulton County schools will delay dismissal by 45 minutes on Monday, August 21, 2017, due to the solar eclipse. On that day, we will begin dismissal at 3:05 pm. Students and staff will remain indoors during the scheduled eclipse and participate in eclipse-related learning activities. We will also offer students the opportunity to watch the live stream of the eclipse on [www.nasa.gov/eclipselive.]www.nasa.gov/eclipselive. If you would like your child to view the eclipse, please plan to check your child out prior to 12:30 pm. Absences and early check-outs on August 21, 2017, will be excused. Please look for more information regarding specific learning opportunities from your child’s teacher. We are asking all parents to complete this quick survey so that our check out process will run smoothly on that day. Please complete one survey for each child if you have multiple students at Dolvin. http://tinyurl.com/DESeclipse A few start of term reminders: Each week I will send out a "Weekly Blast" via email which will be found on my website incase something goes wrong with my email. You can always find updates and past updates on the "weekly blast" tab. Please make sure you read and review this each week as it contains important information. I try my best to keep it short and sweet :) - Please check your child's agenda NIGHTLY. Teachers will be signing agendas for the first semester to teach responsibility. This is where you will find notes from the teacher, test dates, student homework, etc. I ask that you sign at least once a week so I can make sure it is being shown to parents. - Homework-I assign two nights of homework at one time in order for students to plan out when they will have time to complete their homework. I check homework on Wednesday and Friday. -Math groups- Our class will have 3 different math groups: Blue, Yellow, and Green. They will get a note in their agenda folder as to their math group so you know what information to look at in my weekly blast. - Quizzes- In 5th grade, quizzes are unannounced. Students are expected to study nightly so they are always prepared. Curriculum Updates: Blue Math: We are working on 5th grade Unit 1. We have reviewed multiplication and will continue to do so this week. We will also be learning about the Order of Operations and expressions. Students will be tested over Unit 1 on September 8th. Yellow Math: We are working on 5th grade Unit 4. In this unit we will be working on Fractions. This week, we will focus on adding and subtracting fractions. Students will be tested over Unit 4 on September 12th. Green Math: We are working on 6th grade Unit 1. This is a unit with a lot of review material from 5th grade math. Students will be expected to do all 4 operations (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. This week, we will be working on reviewing decimal and fraction operations. Students will be tested over Unit 1 on September 12th. SS: We are currently working on our Civil War and Reconstruction unit. In this unit, students have already learned about the causes of the Civil War. This week, we will be learning about the major battles of the civil war, the generals on both sides, and the end of the civil war. We will also talk about the effects of the Civil War on the north and south. Students will be tested over this unit on August 25th. Hello and Welcome to the new school year!
I hope your students enjoyed their first day back at Dolvin. I can already tell we are going to have an amazing year. Each week I will send out a "Weekly Blast" via email which will be found on my website incase something goes wrong with my email. You can always find updates and past updates on the "weekly blast" tab. Please make sure you read and review this each week as it contains important information. I try my best to keep it short and sweet :) A few start of term reminders: - Please check your child's agenda NIGHTLY. Teachers will be signing agendas for the first semester to teach responsibility. This is where you will find notes from the teacher, test dates, student homework, etc. I ask that you sign at least once a week so I can make sure it is being shown to parents. - Homework- I will start giving out homework on Wednesday. I will assign Wednesday night's and Thursday night's homework on Wednesday. I do this so students can plan accordingly with practices, clubs, and other activities. Homework will be due each Wednesday and Friday. -Math groups- Our class will have 3 different math groups: Blue, Yellow, and Green. They will get a note in their agenda folder as to their math group so you know what information to look at in my weekly blast. - Test Dates- I will send out test dates in next weeks email. - Quizzes- In 5th grade, quizzes are unannounced. Students are expected to study nightly so they are always prepared. Please always feel free to email me! I believe in open communication between parents and teachers and students. This way they know we are all on the same page :). Have a great rest of the first week of school!! Don't forget to follow me on Twitter (@msgreathouse5th) and Instagram (greathouse5th). |
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