Welcome to Open
House!
2012-2013
Who is this teacher?
• Education: Double Major: B.S. in
Elementary Ed. And Art Ed.- University
of Maine at Orono
• Highly Qualified in ME and GA
• Twenty-six years experience in teaching
• 1 year teaching Art k-6; 16 years teaching First Grade; 4 years
teaching Second Grade; 2 years teaching Fourth Grade; fourth
year teaching Fifth Grade
Who is this teacher?
• Education: B.S. in Elementary Ed., LD,
E/BD and Secondary History from
Western Michigan University.
• Highly Qualified in MI and GA
• I have taught at some point in the last 4
years content in grades K-5
• I coach high school football and
basketball at Pope High school
Communication
 Weekly Newsletter attached to
Blog
 Friday Folder with parent/teacher
progress updates; Please note that tests
marked “sign and return” are below a “B”
and should be returned.
 School Phone:770-916-7085 (ext. 295)
 School Email: johnna.farkas@cobbk12.org &
christopher.lafeve@cobbk12.org
Our Classroom
 High expectations- every child is a learner
 Common Core Standards (math and Language
Arts) writing across the curriculum
 Focus on Lifeskills
 Homework/Study Hall/Agenda
Our Schedule
 7:20-7:50: Morning Work: DOL/DG/DA/Math Boxes
 7:50-8:10: Check/Complete AM Work
 8:15-8:55: Specials: PE, PE, STEM (Science,Tech.,
Engineering,Math), PE, PE, Art; See weekly newsletter for
schedule.
 8:55-9:00: Snack Time
 9:00-10:15: Reading/writing
 10:15-11:00: LANG.ARTS:Spelling, Grammar
 11:00-11:50: MATH
 11:52-12:22: Lunch 12:25-12:45: Recess
 12:45-1:00: MATH, con’t.
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1:00-2:05: Soc. Studies/Science/Health
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2:05-2:15: Record assignments/pack up/class meeting
announcements/dismissal
Food/Snacks
 All lunches are required to be
prepaid- NO CHARGES!
 Snacks: Please send nutritious snacks
and water daily.
 Birthday Treats
 Friday Snack Parents
Safety
 Parents are required to sign in upon
entry and wear nametags.
 Transportation:
 All changes are required to be
submitted in writing- no emails, faxes or
calls.
 You are required to send a note for each
day of a transportation change.
 Vocabulary
Curriculum
 Wordly Wise (Do you want it?)
 Vocabulary Notebook
 Reading
 Guided Reading Groups/Independent Reading
 Novel studies – Reading Logs
 “Good Habits- Great Readers” series
 Writing
 Writing Process: Primary Focus: 2 units: opinion;
2 units: Informative/Explanatory
 Spelling
 “Words Their Way”
Curriculum, cont.
 Math
 Harcourt- Everyday Math- Think Math
 Social Studies
 Maps/Globes, History from Civil War to present day
 Science
 Constuctive/Destructive Forces; Matter; Electricity/Magnetism
 Cells/Organism Classification
 Health
 Nutrition
 Medicine/Disease Prevention
 Growth and development
 Personal Safety
Standardized Testing
 ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills)-Sept. 7-14th
 Writing Assessment- March 6th
 CRCT – April 22nd- May 1st
“Being There” Experiences
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Chattahoochee National Forest
Atlanta History Center
Jekyll Island- Wed.,Dec.12th- Fri.,14th
Science Fair- fall
Holocaust Museum
Business Fair- last week of school
HTHT
Volunteers
 Helper Parents: We’ll schedule as neededcontact you in advance
 “Experts”: If you are an expert
(knowledgeable/talented) in any area, and
if you’re willing to share that with the
class, please let me know.
 Librarian: If you’d be willing to gather
books/materials for us at a local library,
please let me know.
 Parent Volunteer substitute: “job
description”
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Room Representatives: Ebony Thomas
and Paige Minear
Questions
Thanks so much for coming!
Let’s Have a Great Year!