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Parent Orientation. Midlakes Intermediate Fifth Grade. The Teachers. Mrs. Mary Dorgan Mrs. Christine McGuire Mr. Michael Quagliata Miss Erin Rizzo Mrs. Natalie Sonneville Mrs. Trina Semans Mrs. Lindsey Pursel. S: Safety O: Organization A: Accountability R: Respect. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Parent Orientation Midlakes Intermediate Fifth Grade
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Page 1: Parent Orientation

Parent Orientation

Midlakes Intermediate Fifth Grade

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Mrs. Mary DorganMrs. Christine McGuireMr. Michael QuagliataMiss Erin RizzoMrs. Natalie SonnevilleMrs. Trina SemansMrs. Lindsey Pursel

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S: SafetyO: OrganizationA: AccountabilityR: Respect

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7 Habits of Happy Kids

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BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

•Praise, encouragement •Positive Reinforcement Strategies: Raffle drawing, weekly auction, class points•Verbal warning•Multiple warnings: Contact home•Any intentional infraction is immediately reported to the Dean

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How do we grade?• Homework 15%

– Monday-Wednesday: Fluency– Thursday: Concept-Based

• Participation 15%– Contribution during class– Cooperative Learning– Being prepared for class

• Assessments & Quizzes 70%– Assessments weighted twice– Quizzes weighted once

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Webpage

To get to the webpage, you can go to the Midlakes Intermediate Webpage and then click on the teacher webpages tab to the left.

http://www.midlakes.org/webpages/cmcguire/

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English/Language ArtsMrs. Dorgan & Miss Rizzo

www.midlakes.org/webpages/MDorgan/Grade 5 ELA

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WEEKLY EXPECTATIONS

ReadingStudents are required to read for 30 minutes 5 times a week and complete a book project each month that reflects what they are reading. Some of this time may happen during school.

SpellingThere will be four spelling assignments each week that will be done in their spelling notebook. All assignments will be due each Friday. Weekly spelling practice will also take place in school. This practice includes working with words, word meaning, and editing for spelling.

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Grading

• Reading assignments 30%• Writing assignments 30%• Spelling packet, tests and

dictation 10%• Homework 10%• Vocabulary 10%• Participation 10%

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SCIENCE 21• Scientific Method• labs with experiments

• Reading assignments• Interactions with matter

• Cells• Body Systems• Weather• Biomes

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GRADINGLabs 40%Participation 20%Assessments 20%Homework 20%

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Social Studies Geography Government (United States, Canada,

and Mexico) Westward Expansion Slavery Civil War

Studying/Testing – Each student will be required to bring notes home to study prior to tests. They will be expected to study both notes and quizzes for their tests.

Homework- Some reading assignments will be assigned along with a few projects.

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Special Education Teacher:

Mr. Quagliata

-Push ins to select Math and English classes.-Pull outs for extra review of common core material.-Implementation of Individualized Education Plans.

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Parent Communication• You are the expert on your child! We appreciate your

involvement and welcome you to contact us any time you have a question, comment, concern, etc.

To keep you informed…“Week in Review” WebpagesEmails/Calls/Letters Parent Connect

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Parent Connect/PowerSchoolYou can log onto PowerSchool to view your child’s individual grades and assignment information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

•Go to www.midlakes.org•Click on the “Parent Connect” link on the left under “Quick Links”•Username: par followed by your child’s ID number (example: par12345)•Password: your child’s birthday using the full year and no leading zeros (example: March 4, 1999 would be 341999)

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How to contact us?Mrs. Dorgan: •[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9248

Mrs. McGuire•[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9250

Mr. Quagliata•[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9256

Mrs. Sonneville•[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9253

Miss Rizzo: •[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9249

Mrs. Semans•[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9254

Mrs. Pursel•[email protected] or (315) 548-6900 ext. 9168


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