Welcome!
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Please pull up a chair.
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Grab your child’s information
from his or her folder in his or
her classroom crate (please
leave the manila folder).
Welcome to
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5
Grade
Trailblazers Team
Ms. Wheeler and Mrs.
Shepard
Tonight’s Schedule
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Team Expectations
Fill out DOJO e-mail address
If interested, sign up for PASS
committees and/or classroom
volunteers.
Ms. Wheeler
3 years of teaching
(All years here at Avon)
 From Danville, Indiana
 Graduated from Western
Governor’s University
 First year teaching 5th grade,
previously taught 6th grade
 Passion for high-ability
students
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My Family
Mrs. Shepard
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16th year teaching in Avon
From Danville, IN
Graduated from Indiana
University in 2000
Graduated with a Master’s
degree from Indiana Wesleyan
University in 2003
High Ability license from Ball
State in 2015
My Family
Trailblazer Team
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Ms. Wheeler
 Math
 Science
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Mrs. Shepard
 Language
Arts
 Social Studies
On the Back Table
 Sign
up sheet for
volunteers
 Note to leave for your son
or daughter
 Spirit Wear form
 Book order forms
DAILY SCHEDULE
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8:55-9:04
9:10-11:35
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Mrs. Shepard’s Class- Language Arts &
Social Studies
Ms. Wheeler’s Class- Math & Science
11:40-12:20
12:25-2:35
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Lockers
Rotation 1
Lunch/Recess
Rotation 2
Mrs. Shepard’s Class-Math & Science
Mrs. Wheeler’s Class- Language Arts &
Social Studies
2:35-3:00
3:05-3:50
SRT
Specials
Drop off and Dismissal
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8:15 Prime time drop off.
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Students will wait in the media
center until the first bell.
8:54 First Bell (busses)
 9:04 Tardy Bell
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Must be in the classroom before
bell rings to avoid a tardy.
3:50 Car Rider Bell
 3:54 Bus Rider Bell
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P.A.S.S. Committees
Your help makes a difference!
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Please grab a P.A.S.S. parent
volunteer sheet if you are interested
in volunteering for school wide
activities.
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Please volunteer as a classroom helper if
you are able by filling out the form on the
front table.
 A classroom helper may hang bulletins,
assist with projects, and help however
he or she chooses.
 If you are unable to come in and help
but would like to help from home, we
have that option as well.
School Website
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www.avon-schools.org
Please check out our homeroom
class webpages as well. We will
update them from time-to-time.
Please check agendas nightly
for homework updates.
PowerParent
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Parents should be able to look at students
progress now.
It is important that you sign up for this service.
You will also be automatically added to our email list which will allow us to notify parents of
upcoming events or changes in the schedule
Grades will be updated every Friday by 5:00 pm.
If you have a concern/question regarding a
grade, please contact the teacher teaching that
subject. Homeroom teachers can only see
grades of the subjects they are teaching.
This is how we communicate a lot of grade
related information to you. Be sure to check
comments as well.
Monday News
Math
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Units of Study – Number Sense, Computation,
Algebra and Functions, Geometry, Measurement,
Probability, Data Analysis, and Problem Solving
5th and 6th grade standards
Mountain Math
Homework
X-tra math
Khan Academy and Study Island
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https://www.khanacademy.org/coach-res/k12classrooms/why-ka-k12/v/charlie-marsh-college-hero
Pearson Success (student ID#/avon2015)
Projects: Students who tested out of the Topic will
work on alternative IN-CLASS
projects/games/activities.
Quizzes and Tests
LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading:
MH Reading Series
MH Basal
•40 Book Challenge- Class novels, small group novels, and
individual choice novels
•Reader’s Notebook (response to reading)
•Word Study
•http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do
•Username: acscID#######
•Password: avon2013
Spelling: Focus on using correct spelling in written work as
well as spelling patterns.
English/Writing:
Gotcha Grammar
•Grammar Voyage (Michael Clay Thompson)
•Various writing projects some short and some
lengthy. Expect one lengthy project per nine weeks,
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Classroom management creates an
environment conducive to learning.
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Student Agendas
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Class DOJO
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Ask to see their agendas! Students write in
them daily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvr
n0
Emails will automatically go out on Fridays
App available for smart phones
Incentives
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9 week celebrations (Gold Card Members)
Marshmallow Dodgeball
Timely Transitions to earn bonus recess
Electronic Time
Coupons
Twitter Board
Mindset: The New Psychology
of Success
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“If parents want to give their
children a gift, the best thing
they can do is to teach their
children to love challenges, be
intrigued by mistakes, enjoy
effort, and keep on learning.” –
Carol Dweck
How can we meet your child’s
needs?
How can we meet your child’s
needs?
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Differentiated Instruction
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Pre-tests with test-out challenge
activities
Khan Academy
Problem-based learning
Accelerated pace
Challenge Activities
Simulations
Cross-curricular projects
Conceptual thinking
Opportunities for choice
IMPORTANT DATES
 Mark your calendars.
September 7st -No School Labor
Day
 September 2nd – Staff
Development Day (1-hr delay)
 Please be aware that there will be
1hr. delays approximately every
month for professional
development.
 Fall Break- Oct. 12- 23
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Don’t Forget…
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Pick up information from the
back table if you need extra
copies.
Sign up as a Classroom
Helper
Khan Academy Info
PowerParent Instructions
BYOD permission slips
Note to Your Child
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Leave a special
note for your
child to find in the
morning! Please
just leave it on
his or her
homeroom
teacher’s table,
and she will get it
to your child.
Contact Information
Ms. Jessica Wheeler
Email: jlwheeler@avon-schools.org
School Phone: (317) 544-5900 Ext. 5963
Mrs. Christy Shepard
Email: cnshepard@avon-schools.org
School Phone: (317) 544-5900 Ext. 5964