Altamaha Elementary School
PTO/Title I/Parent Night
Altamaha Elementary School
2011-2012
Kindergarten to Fifth Grade
Curriculum
• Based on Georgia
Performance
Standards
• Grade Level
Expectations in
Reading and Math
Reading
By the end of 4th grade, students will demonstrate mastery of
many concepts and skills, including the following:
• Identify elements of a story: plot, character & setting
• Locate facts that answer questions
• Use comprehension strategies: predict, visualize,
question, reread, and summarize.
• Identify and use knowledge of common textual
features (e.g., paragraphs, topic sentences,
concluding sentences, glossary).
• Identify and uses knowledge of common
organizational structures (e.g., chronological order,
cause and effect).
• Distinguish cause from effect in context.
• Summarize main ideas and supporting details.
A.R. Expectations
The following is a tentative schedule for student A.R.
points achievement:
•First 8 weeks: 18 points
•Second 8 weeks: 18 points
•Third 8 weeks: 18 points
•Fourth 8 weeks: 6 points
Total: 60 points
Students are also expected to maintain an 85 average.
Language Arts
By the end of 4th grade, students will demonstrate mastery of many concepts and skills, including the following:
• Simple and complete subjects and predicates
• Subject-verb agreement
• Parts of speech
• Adjectives, verbs, nouns. adverbs, pronouns, and
prepositions
• Punctuation
• End marks, commas, periods for abbreviations, etc.
• Capitalization
• Proper nouns, titles, proper adjective
• Homophones (correct spelling)
• Eliminating sentence fragments
• Sentence structures
• Simple, compound, imperative, declarative, exclamatory,
interrogative, functional fragments
Language Arts
By the end of 4th grade, students will demonstrate mastery
of many concepts and skills, including the following:
Writing
• Use the 6 Writing Traits: Ideas, Organization, Voice,
Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions
• Write for various audiences and purposes
• Support opinions and solutions to problems
• Use reference materials: Internet, atlas, encyclopedia,
magazines, thesaurus, newspaper, dictionary,
almanac, key words
MATH
By the end of 4th grade, students will demonstrate mastery of many concepts and skills,
including the following:
Multiplication
•Multiply two and three-digit numbers by one and two-digit numbers
Division
•Divide by one and two-digit numbers (including those with remainders)
Fractions
•Add and subtract fraction with like denominators
•Know equivalencies of fractions
•Use mixed numbers and improper fractions interchangeably
Decimals
•Add and subtract decimals
•Multiply and divide decimals by whole numbers
SOCIAL STUDIES
By the end of 4th grade, students will demonstrate mastery of many
concepts and skills, including the following:
Native Americans
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Describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food,
clothing, and shelter.
Locate where Native Americans settled
North American Exploration
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John Cabot, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Juan Ponce de León, Christopher
Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier.
American Revolution
Westward Expansion
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Louisiana Purchase
Louis & Clark Expedition
Abolitionist and suffrage movements.
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Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
SCIENCE
By the end of 4th grade, students will demonstrate mastery of many concepts and skills,
including the following:
• Stars and Solar System
• Light
• Mirrors, lenses, and prisms
• Sound
• Forces and Motion
• Simple machines
• Ecosystems
• Water Cycle and Weather
School-Parent Compact
(Title I Schools)
Mission Statement
The Appling County School System is committed to providing a
quality education that promotes maximum individual
achievement and social responsibility.
School Responsibilities
As an administrator, I will:
•Provide a safe and orderly environment conducive to learning.
•Provide an environment that allows for positive communication
among the teacher, parents, and student.
•Support teachers in providing high quality instruction.
•Provide an open door policy for parents.
School-Parent Compact
(Title I Schools) continued
Teacher Responsibilities
As a teacher, I will:
• Believe that each child can learn.
• Show respect for each student and his/her family.
• Provide a safe, positive, caring environment, conducive to learning.
• Help each child grow to his/her fullest potential.
• Provide meaningful and appropriate homework activities.
• Enforce rules fairly and consistently.
• Demonstrate professional behavior and a positive attitude.
• Seek ways to involve parents in school activities.
• Come to class well prepared to teach.
• Communicate regularly with families about students’ progress.
School-Parent Compact
(Title I Schools) continued
Parent/Guardian Responsibilities
As a parent/guardian, I will:
• See that my child attends school everyday and is on time.
• Show respect and support for my child, the teachers, and the school.
• Communicate with my child’s teachers on a regular basis.
• Insist that all homework assignments be completed.
• Read with my child and let my child read to me.
• Talk with my child about his/her daily school experiences.
• Regularly monitor my child’s progress (report cards, student planner,
progress reports, weekly signed papers).
• Participate at school in activities such as parent-teacher conferences,
PTO meetings, Open House, and other special events.
School-Parent Compact
(Title I Schools) continued
Student Responsibilities
As a student, I will:
• Come to school everyday, prepared to do my best.
• Show respect for myself, my classmates, my teachers, my
school, and my community.
• Let my teacher and my family know if I need help.
• Obey all school and bus rules.
• Read on my own and with my family every day.
• Write down assignments, do my homework every day,
and turn it in when it’s due.
Progress Reports
and Report Cards
Progress Reports
• Issued about 4 weeks of each grading period.
• The first Progress Report is scheduled to go home
September 7th.
Report Cards
• Issued every 8 weeks at the end of each grading
period
• The first report cards should go home on October
17th.
Grades Three, Four, and Five Criteria
for Promotion
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Earn a yearly average of 70% or higher in Reading and in Math AND in
grades 4 and 5 must earn a yearly average of 70% or higher in at least
two of the following subjects: Language, Science, and Social Studies.
Be recommended for promotion by the classroom teacher. The
teacher’s recommendation should be based on documentable data and
might include sources such as: class performance, norm reference test
results, Light’s Retention Scale Indicator, and work habits.
As part of fourth grade promotion/retention criteria, the CriterionReferenced Competency Test results will be utilized to determine
placement.
No fifth grade student shall be promoted to the sixth grade if the
student does not achieve grade level on the Criterion-Referenced
Competency Test in reading and mathematics and meet promotion
standards and criteria established in this policy for the school that the
student attends.
Assessments
• Classroom Assessments
• Benchmarks
– Every eight weeks
• Writing
• CRCT
WHAT CAN YOU DO BEFORE A
TEST?
Please make sure that your child:
•Gets plenty of rest
•Eats a well-balanced breakfast
•Does not get upset or stressed
HOW CAN YOU INCREASE
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT?
• Be sure to check your child’s homework
sheet. It contains important information for
assignments and upcoming assessments.
• Ask questions when reading a story.
• Use flash cards with math, spelling, etc.
RESOURCES FOR HELP
•Teacher
•Administrator
•Discovery Place
Parent
Resource Center
ATTENDANCE POLICY
• When a student is absent, he/she must provide a
written excuse to the teacher within three days after
returning to school. A student is tardy if he/she
arrives at school or class after the tardy bell has
rung, or 7:50 A.M. In order to be counted present, a
student must be at school one-half day or until
11:30 A.M. If a student is tardy, the student will not
be eligible for a superior perfect attendance
certification. Early sign out will also be documented
as a tardy.
Exemption Policy
• It has been determined that students who meet certain
criteria will be allowed to exempt half a day (sign out at 11:30
and be counted present for the full day) on the last day before
Christmas Holidays begin and the last day of school.
• Criteria for Exemption:
– Completed all assignments and requirements
– Have no fines
– Earn recommendation from the teacher
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS
REGARDING YOUR CHILD?
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Consult with administrator
Conference with teacher
Be a parent volunteer
School Council
PTO
Parental Involvement Committee
Extra Activities offered at Altamaha Elementary
School
Red Ribbon Week
Field Day
Science Projects
Spelling Bee
Poetry Contests
Art Poster
Contests
School Meetings
• All parents/guardians are invited to attend the PTO
meetings and become involved in your child’s
education.
• The next PTO meeting is scheduled for
September 13, 2011
at 6:00 PM in the gym
Thank you!!!
When we work together as a
team, it helps your child to
have a successful and
rewarding school year.