Curriculum Night: 2018-19

NO LIMITS 2 LEARNING!
 Contact Information
Jennifer Kosoy – ELA & Social Studies
1877 Vanderlyn Drive
678-874-9002
Jennifer_Kosoy@dekalbschoolsga.org
www.KosoysAdventures.Weebly.Com
Twitter - @JenniferKosoy5
InstaGram – Vanderlyn.5th.KW
Cole Williams – Math & Science
1877 Vanderlyn Drive
678-874-9002
Cole_C_Williams@dekalbschoolsga.org
http://vanderlynes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/colew
illiams.aspx
InstaGram – Vanderlyn.5th.KW
 Communications
• Campus Portal -
https://campus.dekalb.k12.ga.us/campus/portal/dekalb.jsp

• School website - http://vanderlynes.dekalb.k12.ga.us/

• Teacher website – www.kosoysadventures.weebly.com

• Weekly Newsletters – emailed home every Monday

• Email – Jennifer_Kosoy@dekalbschoolsga.org
• Student agenda – available in the office $5
5th Graders MUST have an agenda!
 Student Expectations
• 5th grade students are expected to act as role models
throughout the school.
• Bullying, Disrespect, and rudeness will not be accepted.
• Homework will be assigned on Mondays and due on Fridays.
Occasionally students may be asked to complete additional
assignments during a week.
• Projects, including RVJs, will be assigned and completed by
students throughout the year. Projects will go home with
directions and rubrics so that students and parents will
know the expectations from the beginning.
• Classwork is assigned daily and must be completed in order
to earn credit. When an assignment is not finished in class
it may be sent home to be completed that night.
Discipline Procedures Positive Feedback!

Caught Being Good Tickets

Individual reward
Drawing each Friday

Marble Jars
Class reward
*Complements
*Class Behavior
Discipline Procedures
Consequences
 Teacher Expectations
• Emails will be answered within 24 hours
during the school week, and 48 hours on
weekends or holidays.
• Progress reports will go home every 4.5
weeks
• Grades will be updated by Friday of each
week.
 Curriculum
• CCGPS (Common Core Georgia Performance Standards) for ELA
*Book Clubs
*RVJ
*Rigorous Writing – We write everyday, in every subject
*Academic Vocabulary – We will focus on building academic vocabulary
fluency
• CCGPS (Common Core Georgia Performance Standards) for Math
*Unit Plans
*Focus on Academic Vocabulary Building
*Pre & Post Assessments
*Online fluency practice
*Constructed Response practice
 Curriculum
• GSE (Georgia Standards of Excellence) for Social Studies &
Science

• Advanced Content – Gifted Certified Teachers in all grade levels

and subject areas
• Differentiated Instruction – We will teach each child at their
appropriate learning level and in the style that suits them the
best in order for them to feel the greatest success

• STEM – AdvancEd STEM Certified; Cross Curricular Approach

• PBL (Project Based Learning) – Reaches all students and all

subjects; student driven/teacher facilitated
 iStation
• Internet-based program for students in
grades pre-K through 12.
• Individualized Instruction
• Replaces IXL
• Remediation
• Acceleration
• Builds foundation skills www.iStation.com

• Practice/Homework
 Assessment
• Universal Screener – MAP taken 3 times a year
(fall, winter, spring)
• Georgia Milestones - 5th Grade will take ELA,
Math, Science, & Social Studies
• Benchmark Assessments – All subject areas
• Fountas and Pinnell – Assessment for instructional
reading level
• Unit Assessments – Social Studies, Math, Science
• Formative and Summative Assessments
 Special Events/Highlights
• Field Trips
*Growing up Boys/Girls – October 15th & 16th
*Blue Ridge – October 24th
• Vocabulary Parade – Friday, October 12th
• PBL Nights - One each semester
• STEM Career Day
• Passport Around the World
• Field Day
• 5th Grade Celebration
 Celebrations
• There will be 2 class parties during
the school year. ~ Holiday Party
and Field Day Picnic
• Awards Day for grades 1-5
• 5th Grade Celebration
 Birthdays
• Due to the large number of students with food allergies, for
birthday celebrations, students are not allowed to bring in food.

• If students wish to celebrate their birthday with the class they

may bring in a favorite book or poem to be read to their
classmates. Parents are not allowed to bring in cupcakes or
other food items for the class to share. Instead, treats such as
books, pencils or other non-food items may be given
instead. Parents may eat lunch with their student, but must not
bring food to share with other students.

• Teachers WILL make a big deal of your child’s birthday!

 Other Important Information
• Switching Classes
• 5th grade Daily • Can I send medicine to
Schedule school?
Medication cannot be sent to Vanderlyn or
• Lunchroom procedures administered to students during the school
day without a completed DeKalb County
• Absences/ Tardies medication form that has been signed by
• Nut Free the physician and the parent. This includes
the prescription medication, cough drops ,
Classroom/Modular cough syrup and any common over the
counter medication. The form is available
• Student Dress Code on the Vanderlyn website under clinic /
• What if my child is picked up at front office or at the clinic .
The medication cannot be sent to the
sick??? school with the student or placed in the
Students cannot come to school with a book bag. Parents must bring the
temperature of 100 degrees or over. The medication to the school clinic.
student must have a normal temp of 98.6
without medication for 24 hours before
returning to school .
Questions???