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Welcome to Open House 2014-2015!

Ms. Hambrights Class
5
th
Grade, Track 4B
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Parking Lot
You have sticky notes on your
table.
Please use them to ask any
questions that pop into your
mind tonight. Stick them on the
Parking lot and I will be sure to
address them.
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Reminders
Please note some of our work around the room!
There are index cards on your table, you can write your child a
note!
Please REGISTER to Volunteer (more about that later) but the
computers are ready for you!
Please fill out the School Improvement Plan Ballot for our school
Please visit the Specialists in the Multipurpose room! They are
showcasing their programs for you.
Please find the PTA, as they are selling spirit wear and signing
up volunteers.
Communication!
Homework Folder
Daily Binder
Data Notebook
Friday Folder
Classroom Website
Edmodo
Email- (ghambright@wcpss.net)
Phone Call- (919) 460-3400
Interim Reports and Report Cards
Conferences

Interim Reports and Report
Cards
Interim reports are scheduled to
go home on the following dates:
August 29
th

November 21
st

February 27
th

May 29
th

Report cards are scheduled to go
home on these dates:
September 26
th

December 19
th

March 27
th

June 30
th




Conferences
Additional conferences will be scheduled as
needed throughout the year by parent or
teacher request.
All conferences will be held with the student
present.

Your child will conduct a student-led
conference during the first weeks of the second
quarter.
I will also schedule conferences during the
fourth quarter to talk about middle school.

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EOG Testing Dates
Reading, Math, and Science EOGs
will be administered within the last 10
school days

NO RETESTING this year

NOTE: You should have already received
last years scores

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Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to chaperone field trips
and for organizing or assisting with classroom or
school activities throughout the year.
Be sure that you are registered as a volunteer!
All continuing approved volunteers must reactivate as a
volunteer.
All new volunteers must register and have an approved
criminal record check prior to engaging in volunteer
work.
The volunteer system will be open daily from 8:00-4:00
pm.
Then after October, it will only be open ON MONDAYS.

Field Trips
Durham Life and Science Museum --November 14
th


Poe Health Center December 10
th


Marbles Museum and Imax Theater February 20
th


Somerset Place March 13
th
(Chartered Bus tripthis is
about 3 hours away)

**Permission Slips and letters will be coming VERY SOON! **
**BE on the look out! **




Clip it! Chart

Behavior Log
Behavior Management Plan



Positive Reinforcement
Earn Hambright Bucks (can
use throughout the year or
save for Track 4 Auction
that will occur during the
4
th
quarter of school)
Verbal praise
Positive note or email to
parent
Stocking the Treasure Box
Below is a list of items that students like to see in
the Treasure Box. Please help by donating any of
the following items. (The Dollar Store and Oriental
Trading are great places to shop!)
Decorative or Mechanical Pencils
Fancy Pens
Pencil Grips
Notepads
Erasers
Small Toys/Games
Etc.
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School Wide Discipline Plan
We want all of our Mustangs to be On TRACK
Think Safe
Be Respectful
Own Your Actions
Show Self-Control
Show Kindness
When a whole class is On TRACK, myself or another teacher
can give them an On TRACK ticket.
When the class gets a certain number of tickets, they will be
rewarded with a certificate and recognized over the intercom.
The teacher may also provide additional rewards
Students can also earn their own INDIVIDUAL On TRACK
tickets! The tickets they earn go into a drawing for a weekly
prize.
+ Common Core State Standards &
Essential Standards

Standards emphasize students becoming better readers, writers,
and thinkers

Impact to Classroom Focus/Instruction :
*Hands on Inquiry Investigations
*Authentic Tasks
*Daily CAF/Daily Four
*Writers Workshop
*Math Talk
*Higher Expectations


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21
st
Century Learning
Thinking Maps
Interactive SMART Board Lessons
Interactive Technology: iPads, AppleTV, Moble Labs, Computers,
Document Camera, etc.
Websites/Apps such as: Front Row Educreations, Wordly Wise 3000,
etc.)
Project Based Learning
Discussions, Cooperative Groups, Math Talk, Student Leaders
Discovery Education

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Homework
Students will be given no more than 50 minutes of
homework each night.
Students have an agenda to keep track of all homework
assignments.
If a student fails to complete an assignment he/she will be
required to complete the homework ASAP and will have a
consequence here in class
A note or email will be sent home if homework completion
is inconsistent or of poor quality.
All homework is due in class the next day unless
otherwise noted in the student agenda.
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*Refer to Policy Changes and Reminders
Early Release Days
Signing In at Front Office
Bringing Something During the Day
Tardies/Absences
Checking out Students Early
Parking
Carpool
Buses
Items Not Allowed at School
Eating Lunch with Your Child


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Questions ????