Welcome to DPME

5 Gold

is happy to meet you;-)

Success in Middle School

•Communication

•Content

•Support

Edline

• Improving Student Performance by Harnessing the Power of Parental Involvement and Engaging the Learning Community

• https://www.edline.net/Index.page

• http://jkolar-parent-tech-help.wikispaces.com/

• Grading Scale• Late Grades

• http://jkolar-parent-tech-help.wikispaces.com/

Lines of Communication

Conferences

November Conferences

DataTest Scores and

Student-setGoals

Goal Setting:Where is

your studentheaded?

Writing Samples:Let's

look athow they communicate:-0

HomeworkClub?StudyHall?

Effort:Homework

completion &Grades

Progress

Content Areas

Support: Satellite Study Hall

• Forgotten homework or materials?• 7:45-8:25 daily and 3:35-4:15 Monday

through Thursday• Electronic assignments• Group projects• Make-up tests• Homework

Support: Homework Club

Student benefits:• Helps solve

homework completion issues

• Immediately following school with access to materials

• Teacher supported

Parent benefits:• Helps solve

homework completion issues

• Promotes student independence

• Fifth grade teacher supervised

• Monday through Thursday 3:35-4:30

Emotional Wellness

• The Emotional Wellness Initiative operates under the core belief that all adults who come into contact with our students have a profound impact on their development as individuals.

• When schools effectively promote positive character development, they actually see strong academic benefits

Reading

Great Readers

ReadingStreet

Anthology

Readingand

predictionlogs

Read Aloud VisitingAuthor

Novelsgenres

OralFluency

Book ClubDiscussion

Sharing

Poetry

Skillsand

Strategies

Writing

Narrative September: format, experience, feelings, descriptionVoicethread

Expository November:Transitions, time order, depth and supportCamp Henry HornerEval-U-Write

Persuasive April: specific word choice, organization, conventions

Math

Success in math requiressome daily supplies;-)1. calculator (standard

one)2. template3. Pencils4. Marking pens to check

our homework5. Math journal

Math Support from Home

• Progress in skills

demands 90% mastery in all operations. Practice online or on paper.

• An average of 20 minutes of math homework four nights a week

• Look for study links, student reference books, math journals, enrichment activities, compass learning, templates

Problem Solving

• Learn to think about how to solve a problem using strategies.

• Read for information.

• Use multiple operations for problem solving

• Discuss strategies with peers.

M3P: Monday MorningMathComputation

•Operation practice•Skill assessment•Mastery•Grouping•Individual attention•7-10 goal•Under 7, re-do for 7 and to gain understanding.

Social Studies

• Big Ideas

• FLAGWARTS

• Ancient Cultures

• Current Events

• Hands-On Projects

• Research

• Map Skills

FLAGWARTS

• A way to think

about cultures.

• Food and Clothing• Labor and Economics• Architecture• Government• Writing and Literature• Arts and Recreation• Religious Beliefs• Tools and Technology• Social Structure and the Family

Overview of Archaeology

• How do we know about the past?

Ancient Cultures

• Egypt

• Greece

• Rome

Research and Projects

• Hands-on projects

• Note-taking

• Research on topics of interest

• Culture Days and Field Trip

Thanks for all you do