Transcript Welcome to Windermere School

5th Grade Parent Orientation
Agenda
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Welcome and Introductions
School Hours
Drop-Offs, Pick-Ups, and Dismissals
Classroom Teachers and Coursework
Homework
Support, Interventions, and Guidance
Special Events
Band and Chorus
Questions and Answers
How can parents get involved?
Parents can join the Windermere School PTO
and are encouraged to help plan and run some
of the school fundraisers and activities.
Officers
Martha Allegue (President)
Lori Holden (Vice President 5/6)
Christine Montanari (Vice President K-4)
Maureen Crocker (Secretary)
Amber Borst (Treasurer)
What are the school hours?
Full day
Half day
8:00 am – 2:40 pm
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Busses drop off starting at 7:50 am.
Office staff usually arrive between 7:30-7:45
Students must sign in when arriving after 8:00 am.
Drop-off
Parent Parking
• The Green arrows dictate the parent drop-off.
Students will walk on the sidewalk provided and cross
where the Blue arrow is located.
• Staff are stationed along the bus lane and by the
crosswalk to ensure the safety of students and parents.
Pick-up Procedures
 Utilize the parking lot on Abbott Road and
enter the building through the main
entrance.
 Students must bring in a note, show it to the
teacher, and bring it to the office.
 Parents must sign out the student in the
office.
 Same process for dismissals during the day.
Lunch
 Grade 5 students eat lunch from 11:45 – 12:15
 Recess is immediately after from 12:15 – 12:45.
 Lunch menus are posted on the website and
will be sent home monthly.
 Teachers do provide working snack times
which may vary depending on the schedule of
the day.
What if my child is ill?
Please call the school nurses office at:
860-896-2337
School Nurses
Donna Smith
Teri Looke
What is the school’s website?
www.ellingtonschools.org
Click on “Our Schools” link and then choose
Windermere School
Information:
 School curriculum, calendars, lunches, PTO,
and current events
 Library page has reliable research information
and educational games
Classroom Teachers
Team 1 – Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. McKeegan
Team 2 – Ms. Bostiga and Mr. Rogers
Team 3 – Ms. Palasek/Mrs. Rancourt and
Ms. Horvath/Mrs. Crowley
Team 4 – Ms. Korona, Mrs. Satagaj, and
Mrs. Stroly
What is the team approach?
 Each homeroom teacher is responsible for
teaching language arts and one other subject
area.
 Students switch classrooms for 1 subject
(either science or social studies)
 Team #4 switches classrooms for 2 subjects
(math, science, and/or social studies)
What supplies do the children
need to be prepared?
 PTO has offered to pre-purchase all supplies that
would normally be sent home on the grade level
supplies list. If purchased, a package will be
awaiting the child on the first day of school.
 If PTO program is not purchased, supply lists will be
posted on the school website as of July 1st.
 Welcome back letters will be mailed from the office
on August 1st and contain additional information.
 Each student receives his/her own combination
locker outside of their classroom
Core Curriculum
Language Arts – Teacher’s College
Reading Workshop
Writing Workshop
Spelling/Vocabulary
Grammar
Science
Sound
Light
Earth in the solar system
Inquiry-based learning
Mathematics – Bridges
Fractions
Mixed Numbers and Decimals
2- and 3-digit
multiplication/division
Geometry
1-step Algebraic equations
Integrated math tasks
Social Studies
Exploration
Colonization
American Revolution
Structure of the U.S. Government
Differentiated Instruction
Support – Intervention Block
 Each team of teachers has a designated time
during the day when “intervention” is
provided.
 No “Whole-class Instruction” is given
during this time.
 Teachers work in small groups with students
to provide assistance, support, and
enrichment.
 Intervention staff may work with students
in/out of the classroom.
Intervention Block Staff
 Liz Conlin – Language Arts Consultant
 Jessica Weil – Language Arts Consultant
 Wanda Parent – ½ time Math Intervention
 Marcia Zweissler – ½ time Math Intervention
 Ellen Snyder – ½ time Writing Intervention
 Lisa Stephan – ½ time Writing Intervention
Contacts if your child needs
guidance from an adult
 School Counselor: Jessica Marshall
(Last Name A-L)
 School Counselor: Marilyn Toback-Reveley
(Last Name M-Z)
 School Psychologist: Carin Faraci
 School Psychologist: Megan Glunt
 Special Education Case Managers: Gabrielle
Betancourt, Lauren Crawley, or Allison Frankel
What specials will the students
have during the week?
 Students will participate in one art class, one
music class, and one PE class every week.
Media (Library) meets every other week.
 Students must bring a change of clothes for
PE in order to participate.
Intermediate School Activities
and Special Events
Grade 5
Revolutionary War Day
Field Trip
Health Program
Conflict Resolution
Rachel’s Challenge and
Chain Links Clubs
Grade 6
DARE Program
Immigration Day
Field Trip
Career Exploration and
Career Day
Rachel’s Challenge and
Chain Links Clubs
Student Success Plans
Electives that students can
choose to participate in?
 Band (meets 2 days a week during recess and
group lessons during the day) – students are
responsible for all make-up work due to lessons
 Chorus (meets 1 day a week during 5th grade
recess)
 Cross-Age Teaching (designated recess times
through Guidance)
 Student Advisors (monthly during recess
through the Lead Teacher)
 Rachel’s Chain-Links Club
Homework / Structured Review
 Averages 50 minutes per night
 Independent Reading increases to another
20-30 minutes per night.
 If not completed, students are required to
complete their homework in a designated
room during recess.
 Repeated missed homework assignments will
result in additional structured reviews and
possibly after school detention.
How to keep track of homework
assignments?
 Agenda books are provided to each student.
 Teachers designate time at the end of the day
for students to write down assignments.
 Individual teachers will utilize the Final Site
Website student portal to record assignments.
 Some assignments may require Google Apps
for Education
How do detentions work?
 Students may receive detentions for an
accumulation of missed assignments and
inappropriate behavior. A staff member will
call you and paperwork will be sent home.
 Detentions take place on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
 Students go directly to detention at 2:40 and
must be picked up and signed out of the
main office at 3:40.
Dress Code and Cell Phones
 Shirts/blouses/dresses which reveal the
abdomen, chest or undergarments.
 Shorts, miniskirts, or pants that reveal an
excessive amount of upper thigh.
 No head covering of any kind.
 Apparel encouraging the use of drugs,
tobacco products, or alcohol.
 Cell phones must be off and in lockers
during the day.
What is PBIS?
Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports (PBIS)
Academic Systems
Behavioral Systems
Tertiary Interventions
Secondary Interventions
Primary
Interventions
1-5%
5-10%
80-90%
1-5%
5-10%
80-90%
Tertiary Interventions
Secondary Interventions
Primary
Interventions
PBIS cont’d
 Stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports
 It is a behavioral framework that includes
proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and
supporting appropriate student behaviors to
create a positive school environment.
 Reward based system where students work
toward individual, homeroom, and school-wide
goals.
Questions and Answers
Please take a walk around the building.
Thank you for coming!
Welcome to Windermere Intermediate School!
See you at Open House on August 28th.