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Bridge Point 5th Grade Back to School
5th grade team Math:Stacy SaikinMitch Schieffer LA:Shawna PowellMeg Green
Social Studies:Tracie Mojica
Science:Shanna Pace
Team: Phylicia Fisher, Kelly Dewitt, Brian Ferguson, Mark Boehme
5th Grade Policies ● Expectations
■ Develop a Growth Mindset■ Growing in Grit and Resilience
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”e. e. Cummings
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison
● Grading ■ Combination of tests, projects, and daily work■ HW not to exceed 60 minutes a night combined
● Block Schedule■ 4 classes in 3 block rotation
Classroom to Home Communication● Weebly Teacher Webpages for homework, announcements and a
general connection for what's going on at school
● http://bpemschieffer.weebly.com/
● IMPORTANT!!! Please contact the office for any transportation changes that occur during the school day by 1:45 if at all possible. [email protected]
● Conference times 8:00-8:40 by appointment
● Email [email protected]
Our Daily Schedule●7:55 – 8:45 Specials
●8:45-9:05 Homeroom
●9:05-9:45 FIT: Focused Instructional Time
●9:45 - 11:05 BLOCK 1
●11:05-12:25 BLOCK 2
●12:25-1:20 Fitness/Recess/Lunch
●1:25-2:55 BLOCK 3
5th Grade Events●November 14, 15, 16: Live Oak Adventure
Mini course meeting in October
●November: 5th grade Musical
●February: Middle School Visit
●March: Responsible Social Behavior (RSB) RSB Parent Meeting
More 5th Grade Events
● March: STAAR Tests - Reading 3/29, Math 3/28
●May: STAAR Science- May 10thMother's Day Tea May 12th 1:30PM
Talent Show- TBD Squid Dissection- TBD West Lake Beach May 23rd
Graduation May 25th at 8:00 AM
●February Middle School Visit ○ Students visit and tour H.C.M.S○ HCMS Counselors will come to BPE to fill out choice sheets
6th Grade Transition
RSB: Responsible Social Behavior
●A comprehensive 2 day program taught in the Spring concentrating on the emotional and physical changes that fifth graders are experiencing
●Parent Meeting in March
●Adminstrative Team and the 5th grade team
Student Leadership Pins-Counselor’s Office Staff
● Counselors will speak to students regarding leadership opportunities in the Social Studies classroom during the first month of school.
● Students can earn a leadership pin after completing 4 different positions. These are typically awarded sometime throughout the second semester.
● More info to come
FIT: Focused Instructional Time
● Provides an opportunity for more intensive and in depth instruction in particular content areas
● Instruction is data driven
● Students maintain all FIT materials in their white folder.
● FIT FOLDER includes:○ FIT Teacher assignment○ FIT Learning Targets○ FIT activities
Language ArtsShawna Powell & Meg Green
● Novel units- Books at Barnes and Noble (focus on annotating)
● Novels- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and Wonder by RJ Palacio
● Independent Reading- choice, varied genre
● Reader's Response
● Grammar ~ Taught in context/ Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson
● The Writer’s Notebook ~ Ralph Fletcher
● Phonetic Instruction for Spelling patterns
● Vocabulary~ Wordly Wise
Social Studies-Tracie Mojica● Hands on study of American History- History Alive
○ Citizenship○ Colonization○ Revolutionary War○ Our Government○ Manifest Destiny○ Civil War/Reconstruction○ Industrial Revolution○ Geography and Maps
● Current Events
● Interactive Notebook
Science Shanna Pace
○ Interactive hands-on approach to investigations
○Using scientific tools and resources: interactive notebooks
○Units of study: Scientific Processes & Methods, Life, Earth, and Physical Science
●Consumable Math Text●Math Facts Mastery●Problem Solving●Vocabulary ●Expect HW Mon - Thur
MathMitch Schieffer Stacy Saikin
1. The school hours are 7:45-2:55. The first bell will ring at 7:40 and the tardy bell will ring at 7:45 which means school will begin promptly at 7:45. Please note that the doors into the building will not unlock until 7:15.
2. Entering the building in the morning will happen through 2 sets of doors. Students will enter the building through the front middle doors or the gym doors only. Students will go directly to the cafeteria and sit with their class for morning assembly. Morning assembly will start at 7:45. Students arriving to school after the tardy bell will need to enter through the front office doors to receive a tardy slip.
3. Security and the safety of your children is our top priority. All parents attending only the morning assembly will enter the building through the gym or front middle doors. Parents will not be allowed to enter the halls or walk children to class after the morning assembly. Parents that need to remain in the building (for a conference, meeting, or to volunteer) must exit the building and sign in at the front office to obtain a visitor’s badge.
4. Lunch- We hope to make parents to feel welcome at our school and we need your support. To help your children establish routines and new friendships we are asking that parents refrain from visiting during lunch for the first two weeks of school. We will have extra staff present during lunch the first days of school to help…especially in the lower grades.
5. New Transportation Rules: As we communicated last May, Eanes ISD has eliminated guest ridership on our school buses, and has eliminated stops to alternate locations for after-school programs. While we realize this may cause an inconvenience to some families, we made the decision based on bus route and fuel efficiency, management in terms of the amount of consistent riders on our routes, and equal transportation offerings for all of our families.
-The definition of a guest rider is a student who rides a bus other than the one they are assigned. If a student remains on his/her assigned bus but gets off at a different stop along the route, that is allowed because he/she is already accounted for on that bus.
Live Oak Adventure
Dates: November 14, 15, 16
Why Live Oak?
● Provides an intensive outdoor academic experience
● Opportunity to be an important part of a larger community
● Problem Solving and Trust Building
● Opportunity to meet new friends
● Opportunity to get to know their teachers personally
GoalsThe listed goals are to be met through carefully planned, integrated thematic activities in an outdoor setting.
● Grow in self-esteem and confidence
● Develop and apply group interaction skills
● Build and maintain team
● Assume responsibility and make decisions
● Apply problem solving skills and extend thinking skills
Teen Teachers●Bring spirit and
enthusiasm
●Assist with instruction
●Group leaders
●Organize skits
RulesStudents will show respect for themselves, others and property. Students will demonstrate safe conduct toward themselves and others. Students are responsible for being in the right place at the right time
● Strike 1~one-on-one counseling session
● Strike 2~second counseling session, notice to principal, and notice to parents of future consequences
● Strike 3~dismissal from the program
ProceduresStaff will meet daily to:
●Discuss the behavior of the students
●Share positive experiences of students
●Determine who should receive a discipline warning/strike
●Strikes are decided by the staff as a whole
FeesLive Oak Fee: $145.00 Due: TBD Includes:
● Trained facilitators for core courses● Six meals● Boarding for two nights● Camp and staff payment● Bus transportation
Packing Highlights●Complete list on teacher's websites●LABEL EVERYTHING!!!!!!!●Bring medicine with note, in original container
to nurse—DO NOT PACK IT●Pack toiletries●Bring shorts and jeans●Send layers for any weather●Nothing electrical●No candy, gum or food of any kind●Cameras are encouraged
Mini-Courses Taught by YOU
● 45 minute lesson
● 8-10 students
● MANDATORY MEETING IN OCTOBER
● When: Tuesday, November 15th 11:00-12:00 and 1:00-2:00
Scholarships
●Partial or full payments
●Forms for scholarships in the counselor's office.
●Turn completed form into Amy Goodwin [email protected]
Check us out working together!!
Check us out having fun
Check us out problem solving
