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Bridge Point 5 Grade
Back to School
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5 grade team
Math:
Stacy Saikin
Mitch Schieffer
LA:
Shawna Powell
Meg Green
Social Studies:
Tracie Mojica
Team:
Science:
Phylicia Fisher, Kelly Dewitt, Brian
Ferguson, Mark Boehme
Shanna Pace
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5 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
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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
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5 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
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More 5 Grade Events
● March:
STAAR Tests - Reading 3/29,
Math 3/28
● May:
STAAR Science- May 10th
Mother'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
6th Grade Transition
● February Middle School Visit
○ Students visit and tour H.C.M.S
○ HCMS Counselors will come to BPE to fill out choice sheets
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 Arts
Shawna 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
Math
Mitch Schieffer
● Consumable Math Text
● Math Facts Mastery
● Problem Solving
● Vocabulary
● Expect HW Mon - Thur
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
Goals
The 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
Rules
Students 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
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Strike 1~one-on-one counseling session
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Strike 2~second counseling session, notice to principal, and notice to parents of future
consequences
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Strike 3~dismissal from the program
Procedures
Staff 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
Fees
Live 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