Chris Weiss
2013-14
Behavior
Study
Habits & Grades
Curriculum
Testing
Field Trips
Website
Give me 5
 Take-Home folders are sent home each Friday and are
to be signed and returned on the following Monday
with any papers needing a signature, all other papers
are to be kept at home.
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Inability to follow classroom rules results in a
mark on the Behavior Sheet. More than 5 marks
(6 or more) for behavior in a nine week period
constitutes an N in the behavior section of the
report card and a loss of awards at the end of the
year. This includes all Specials.
 More serious behavioral infractions will be
followed with a phone call home and/or
a trip to the office and a behavior reflection sheet
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 Homework
is not graded in 5th grade, but is
reflected in the study habits section on the
report card.
 Homework will be given on a nightly basis with
occasional weekend assignments and projects
that will be completed at home. Expect about 50
minutes each night.
 Students will receive a mark in their Friday
Folders for each homework assignment missed.
More than 5 marks (6 or more)in the Friday
Folder for homework in a 9 week period results
in an N in the Study Habits section of the report
card and a loss of awards at the end of the year.
This includes all Specials.
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Grades
Any papers with a grade of 73% or below
need to be corrected on a separate sheet
of paper and signed by a parent.
 The grading scale is as follows:
A= 90 - 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 74 – 79
D = 70 – 73
F = 69 or below
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“N” in either study skills or behavior will
result in the loss of awards at the end of the
year.
Agendas must be signed daily!
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Car Rider Procedures at
http://www.cobbk12.org/MtView/
Morning drop off/car pool line begins at 7:20.
Late afternoon check out needs to occur
prior to 2:00. From 2:00-2:30, our front office
is very busy with dismissal.
Attendance Policy
Bus Lot/Fire Lane
Transportation Changes
Mandated Reporter Law
Buzz In System
Math
 Guided
Math
 Practice Stations
 Weekly or Bi-Weekly
Pre-Tests and PostTests
 Critical area for
CRCT, students must
pass with a score of
800 or above to
advance to middle
school
Reading
 Reader’s Workshop
format or Café format
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Guided Reading
Word Work
Sustained Silent Reading
Reading Response
Fluency
Read to a partner
 The
focus for all Qtrs.
will be on both
Informational Text and
Literature
 Critical area for
CRCT
Writing
Students will be writing across all curriculum subject
areas
 Every Quarter’s focus will consist of Opinion,
Narrative, and Informational pieces
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Spelling
Tests are given at the end of each unit.
 Students are responsible for learning their words
independently throughout the week by completing a
Spelling choice board.
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Science
 Electricity and magnetism, matter, cells,
constructive and destructive forces that shape
the Earth, classification of organisms, inherited
traits. The Science book is available online.
Health
 Human Growth and Development classes are
held when we return from winter break.
Permission slips will be sent home beforehand ,
and the video will be available for viewing.
Social Studies
 Government,
American History from Civil
War to present day. The Social Studies book is
available online.
1920’s/Depression/WWII
ABC
Book/Power Point
Plant and Animal Cell models
Immigration Day
Electric Circuits
Accelerated Option Projects for extra
credit in most Science Units will be
possible.
There are also classroom projects that
each teacher may individually assign!
 Norm
Referenced Test – 9/23-30
- Iowa Test
 CRCTs are the week of - April 23-5/2
- students must pass bothth the reading and
math portions to move on to 6 grade.
 State Writing Assessment
is - March 5
- All on one day, no dictionaries, and various types
of writing prompts are distributed randomly.
 SRI
(Scholastic Reading Inventory)- computer
generated reading test given three times a year.
 DRA
(Developmental Reading Assessment)
-reading test administered as needed
No A.R.????
What’s “Hooked on Reading”?
Mountain View no longer has the Accelerated Reader
Program.
 In order to instill a “love” of reading across all genres,
our grade level is starting the “HOOKED ON
READING BOOK CLUB.”
 Students are expected to read a minimum of 25 on
level books this school year.
 Students will use Reading Response Journals during
Reading Workshop to reflect on Reading strategies
taught instruction

Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra
Visit to the Middle Schools in the Spring
Civil War field trip to “General” in September
 Fifth Grade Field Trip & Cost???
Students have access to my website to assist them with:
-Spelling Lists
- Essential Questions for the Week
- Important Information for the Week
- Update Weekly (Tuesday’s)
- accessing resources for projects
To access: Go to Mountain View page, click Teacher email
& blogs, click on Courtney Hollar
 All
fifth grade students need to have a 4gb flash
drive
 They will used in both the Computer Lab and in
the classroom to save and secure work and
projects
 REMINDER
101
Please text @mrshollars to (470)296-2314 to be
added to my phone text list for updates and
reminders from me regarding school or classroom
messages.
 Conference Week
is the week of Oct. 21
through October 25
 School will be dismissed two hours earlier on
these days.
 Teachers try to schedule conferences to
accommodate siblings in other grades
Dress Code: Even though it is extremely hot, please
help your child observe the dress code – no shorts or
skirts shorter than fingertip, no flip flops on P.E. days,
no midriff baring or spaghetti strapped tops
 Please make sure your child uses deodorant daily…we
have P.E. first thing in the morning
 Please make sure your child attends school daily unless
their illness warrants a day at home…fever, etc.
 We do have a peanut allergy in the classroom. If you
are bringing in treats please think of those children.
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Send in a note when your child returns to
school after an illness
 This
is our own version of the “Boosterthon Fun
Run”.
 All proceeds will go back to our school.
 Shirts are $5.00.
 These shirts will also act as our grade level shirts
for field trips.
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Fernbank
The San Diego Zoo
The Atl. Symphony
The Georgia Dome
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Check their agenda
Check the class website
Look through their notebook
All of the above
Thank you for coming to curriculum
night! I am excited about working
with you and your children this
year! We’re off to a fantastic start!