Welcome to “What’s the Scoop
Night”
5th grade 2015-2016
Meet the Teacher
• My name is Kelly Sellars. I am originally from Huntsville, Alabama (Roll
Tide). I graduated from Athens State University and moved to Nashville in
1999. I have been teaching for the past 13 years and am very excited to
be here at Walter Hill. This will be my first year teaching 5th, but I am
positive we will have a great year! It is going to be hard work- but I have
heard that we can do hard things here at Walter Hill!
• I am married to my best friend and, together, we have 4 children. Abby is
in 9th grade at Stewarts Creek High School. Natalie is in 7th at Stewarts
Creek Middle. Spencer is in 4th and Kelten is in 1st at David Youree
Elementary.
• I am so excited about being a part of the Walter Hill family! Please let me
know if there is ever anything I can do to help!
Daily Schedule
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7:30-7:45 Morning Work
7:45-7:55- 95% Group
7:55-8:10 Small group rotation 1
8:10-8:50- Reading Whole Group
8:50-9:05 Small Groups 2
9:05-9:10- clean up and Kung Fu Punctuation
9:10- 9:40- Language Arts and Writing
9:45-10:15- Reading HELP
10:20-11:50- Mental math
10:25-10:55 whole group
10:55-11:40 centers
11:40 -11:50 math journals
11:50-12:15 Lunch
12:15-12:55Special Area
11:30- 12:00- Science/Social Studies
1:00-1:30- Math HELP
1:35- 2:05- Integration
2:05-2:25 Recess
2:25-2:30- Pack Up/ clean up
Discipline Plan
5th Grade Expectations
• Listen to directions
• Enter and exit prepared
• Always try your best
• Respect yourself and others
• No excuses
***If these expectations
are not met students will
receive a negative class
dojo point.
*** If these expectations
are met and gone above
and beyond by a student
they can earn positive class
dojo points
Class Dojo
• *rewards for positive points
• *parents have log in/ weekly email with
your report
• *We can record points in hallway, at
assemblies etc. using our iphone or ipad
• www.classdojo.com
Class Dojo Rewards and
Consequences
• Each week you earn reward points for positive points
• At the end of the nine weeks, the class has an auction
where various items and coupons are auctioned off.
As a class, we will determine reward coupons
• Consequences•
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Once it is on the report it stays there
2 or more per day loss of recess
5-6 in a week- note home
7-8 in a week- student calls home with teacher and detention is
served
• More than 8- office referral
Homework
• No more than 3 assignments per 2 nights
• Expect each assignment to take about 30 minutes if not less
• You have 2 nights to do each assignment. Homework
assigned on Monday will be due Wednesday. Homework
assigned on Wednesday will be due Friday!
• NO homework will be assigned on Fridays unless you are
working on a long term project
Parent Teacher Communication
AGENDA!!!
- Most useful tool
• Write the target goal AND homework
• If there is homework- student will put an HW by it
• Must be signed every night except Friday!
• Labeled pockets- please empty
• Weekly Newsletters- sent home on Monday
• My webpage
• Email me!
Other Things….
- Graded Papers will be sent home on Mondays in the
agendas. Anything below a 75 needs corrected and signed
with a parent signature
- Students need typing practice! They are expected to type in
answers and responses to several assessments as well as
the state test this year
- Essential Learning Goals- see handbook
English Language Arts
• Common Core Instruction
• Building knowledge through content-rich
nonfiction and informational texts
• Reading, writing, and speaking grounded by
evidence from both text, both literary and
informational
• Regular practice with complex text and its
academic language
»Increase the rigor
Close Reading
Close reading is the careful and purposeful interpretation of
the text.
Sources:
Articles
Assignment instruction
Novels
Informational texts
Student writings
Primary Sources
Lecture notes
Graphic novels
Grading rubrics
Centers and Small Groups
• Read to self/ Independent Work
• Read to others
• Work on words
• Computers-ReadingPlus
** Students rotate to centers in mixed groups.
They are called to the table during this time to
work with the teacher on remediation and
enrichment on specific skills they need
Accountable talk
• Thought provoking collaborative
discussions
• Example: I disagree with________
because ___________.
• Justification of individual thoughts
MATH
• We are not using calculators, students are
going to be required to show their work and
explain their thinking
• Students will learn to persevere through
challenging problems, and understand there
is more than one way to solve a problem
• Students will be expected to share their work
and thinking- participation in class is not
optional
Our Math Class
- Begins with mental math warm up
- Followed by a whole group lesson
- Students move to centers and small groups
- - QR codes, partner centers, computer (Moby Max),
fluency, independent work
-Just like in reading, students meet with teacher in small
groups to work on remediation and enrichment for the
skills they need
- Students will end math each day with a math journal
entry or discussion
- - No calculators until Spring!!! Work on fact fluency!
Science and Social Studies
- There is not a set time in our schedule for these
subjects excect for 30 min a day during integration
time.
- - Most of the learning in these subjects will be
incorporated in reading
- - Students will still complete assignments in these
subjects- it will be tied to the reading skill
Homework Policy
• Monday and Wednesday- read 20 minutes a text of
either assigned or your choice
• Tuesday- Maybe a math/science/SS assignment
• Thursday- study Wordly Wise, anything lese we will
be testing over, check agenda
Reading and Math HELP
- - 30 min. in addition to the core instruction block
- - some students receive enrichment; while other
students receive remediation (all skill and data
based)
- This is where students get tier 2 and 3 instruction
from title 1 staff
- Ms. Lester, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Ledoux, and 5th
grade teachers will be working with 5th graders in
small groups who are not in tiers
Thank You!!!
• Thank you so much for coming!
• I look forward to working with each and
everyone of you. It is going to be an amazing
year!
• Please let me know if you ever have any
questions or needs. (easiest way to get me is
my email- I check it often)
Wish List:
Office supplies: tape, staples, etc.
Avery address labels
Paper bags (lunch bags)
Sharpies
Anything that you feel would be
useful in 5th grade! 
Thanks for everything!
Y’all are amazing!