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WELCOME 5 GRADE
PARENTS TO ORIENTATION &
CURRICULUM NIGHT
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RRE COUNSELING PROGRAM
CECILE GONSOULIN & MELISSA
LEBLANC
TWO FULL-TIME COUNSELORS
Character Education
 Core Essentials Program
sponsored by Chick-fil-A
 Monthly Kick-off – First
Thursday – students and staff
wear color of the month
 Parents will receive a monthly
newsletter
 “Character Shines” Student
Rewards
Counselor Roles
 Guidance Lessons
 Student Support
 Mentoring Programs
 Safety, Red Ribbon,
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College
Week, Career Day
Rhinos in Charge
Now You are 10
Junior High Preparation
Parent Resources
We are always available to assist our Rylander parents and families !
5TH
GRADE
TEAM
Triad
Mrs. Landry – Science, Writing
Mrs. Sanders – Math, Handwriting
Ms. Steubing – Reading, Social Studies
Triad
Mr. Broadhead – Math, Handwriting
Mrs. Davis – Reading, Social Studies
Mrs. Lockett – Science, Writing
Triad
Mrs. Jenkins– Science, Writing
Mrs. Carrington– Math, Handwriting
Mrs. Lopez– Reading, Social Studies
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LUNCH INFORMATION
 Lunch Accounts can be monitored online. The link is available on the 5th
grade website.
 https://www.mypaymentsplus.com
 Students are given a Student ID Card to use at the beginning of the
year. If they loose the card, please send $3 with your child for a
replacement card.
 Breakfast and Lunch Menu Links are available on the RRE website.
 Parents may eat with their child at the Parent table.
 Students will eat in the classrooms on STAAR Testing days
 Lunch times are one hour earlier on Early Dismissal Days
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LUNCH SCHEDULES (30 MINUTES)
Carrington
Jenkins
 Lopez
Sanders
Steubing
Landry
Broadhead
Davis
Lockett
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12:32
12:38
12:40
12:42
12:44
12:46
12:48
12:50
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GENERAL INFORMATION
 Please do NOT send birthday party invitations to school.
 Birthday treats may be delivered to the office by 10:00
AM and will be consumed at recess.
 Students may bring water bottles to drink during the day
and a nutritious snack for the morning.
 Call in absences for each day out and send a note upon
student return.
 Tardies- Please ensure that your child is on time to
school each day. We begin learning at 8:20 AM. 
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5 GRADE EVENTS
 Rhinos in Charge
 CRJH Fine Arts Field Trip in January
 Play & Picnic Field Trip in the Fall
 Growth and Development Presentation
 Now that You’re 10 Presentation
 Choir (Practice Tuesdays and Fridays)
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Moody Gardens Field Trip
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Winter Concert and Spring Concert
 Math Fair
 JA in a Day (Junior Achievement)
 Rumble in the Jungle Festival
 5th Grade Party
 5th Grade Graduation
 Reward Movie Party
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POSITIVE REWARDS &
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
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 Rhinobucks
 Different colors each nine weeks.
 Can be used to purchase privileges from the homeroom
Rhinobuck Stores.
 Children are encouraged to write their name in ink on each one
and are not permitted to share or give them to other students.
 Love and Logic
 “Rhino Rah Rahs”
 Chick-Fil-A and Ribbons for displaying Good Character
for Core Essentials
 Positive Notes, emails, or calls to parents
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
READING
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Homework – Mondays and Wednesdays
Reader’s Notebooks and Reading Workshop
Comprehension skills
Novels based on reading level
Leveled reading groups
Poetry
Literary Elements
Organizational Strategies
Varied genres of reading
Making inferences
Critical thinking skills
Use of active reading strategies
Vocabulary development and Word Work
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
READING BOOKS
 Crash By: Jerry Spinelli
 Night of the Twisters By: Ivy Ruckman
 Hate That Cat By: Sharon Creech
 The Lost Hero By: Rick Riordan
 Who Was Roald Dahl? By: True Kelley
 The Witches By: Roald Dahl
 Number the Stars By: Lois Lowry
 Knots in My Yo-Yo String By Jerry Spinelli
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READING BOOKS FROM CLASSROOM
LIBRARIES
 Teachers have classroom libraries stocked with books that
they buy for the children to read, checkout, and enjoy.
 Please set aside a place in your home to keep track of
these books and books that come from the RRE library.
 Encourage your child to return the books to the teacher
when they have completed them and another student will
be able to enjoy them as well.
 If your child has gently used books that are on the 5th
grade level and would like to donate them to the teacher,
teachers will gladly reward your child with Rhinobucks.
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
SOCIAL STUDIES
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50 States and regions
Colonization
American Revolution
Civil War
World War I
Roaring 20’s
Great Depression
World War II
Civil Rights
On-going map skills
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
MATH
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 Key Concepts:
 Place value on both sides of the decimal
 Fractions
 Graphing
 Geometry
 Measurement (customary and metric)
 All operations (add, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
 Probability
 Percents
 Skills:
 Problem Solving using different strategies
 Homework :
 Assigned on Tuesdays and Thursdays
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
SCIENCE
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Matter and its properties
Types and transformations of energy
Magnets
Oil, coal, gas, and mineral process
Conservation of resources
Carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles
Genes and how they relate to inherited traits
Simple systems
Erosion and Weathering
Life Cycles of plants and animals
Species adaptive characteristics
Space
Weather
Homework assigned as needed
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
WRITING
 Editing Skills
 Capitalization, punctuation, and word usage
 Parts of speech
 Research skills
 Narrative Writing
 Expository Writing
 Writer’s Workshop
 Vocabulary Development
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PARENT/ TEACHER COMMUNICATION
 It is in your child’s best interest that we work together with
regard to his/her education.
 We will keep you informed of your child’s progress in our
classes through the use of the weekly Rhino Responsibility
Card, the planner, and email messages or phone calls home.
 Students are responsible for having a parent sign the
Rhino Responsibility card every Tuesday night and
returning it every Wednesday. Students who do not return
a signed Rhino card by Wednesday, may earn a mark on the
card or another consequence.
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5 GRADE COMMUNICATIONS
 Planners
 $3 from Rylander
 Review with your child nightly
 Voice mail/ e-mail to/from teachers(48 hr. response time)
 Tuesday Folders
 Review all Graded Papers
 Sign necessary forms and return to homeroom teacher the next day.
 Return on Wednesday with signed Responsibility Card
 Conference time is 9:35-10:30
 5th Grade Website
 http://staff.katyisd.org/sites/rre5
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PARENT/ TEACHER CONFERENCES &
COMMUNICATION
 Parent Conferences will begin shortly after the first
grading period as needed. Homeroom teachers will send
home sign-up information as needed.
 If you need to set up a conference sooner, please email your
child’s teachers.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
jonathanjbroadhead@katyisd.org
chanciebdavis@katyisd.org
jenniferljenkins@katyisd.org
cherylplandry@katyisd.org
taramsteubing@katyisd.org
deannadsanders@katyisd.org
karendlockett@katyisd.org
dianalopez@katyisd.org
melanielcarrington@katyisd.org
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RRE COMMUNICATIONS
 Rylander Update -Emailed
 Please email Mamiebarker@katyisd.org with your updated email
address
 Remind 101 – Sign-up Directions at this link:
 http://www.katyisd.org/dept/pie/Pages/Remind101.aspx
 Tuesday folders
 School Website –
 http://www.katyisd.org/campus/RRE
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KATYISD ONTHEGO APP
 Lets watch a quick video about the new app that Katy ISD has available.
 http://www.katyisd.org/sites/mobileapp/Pages/default.aspx
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LET’S START THE YEAR OFF
RIGHT WITH A PEP TALK
TO GET US EXCITED! 
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THANKS FOR COMING!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO EMAIL YOUR
TEACHERS. 
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