What is a School-Home Building Partnerships Guild

Compact for Success? Reading Empowers All Children's Hopes

Elementary
THE SCHOOL-HOME COMPACT FOR
SUCCESS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT
R.E.A.C.H. School
FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS School-wide Title I
DEVELOP TOGETHER. IT EXPLAINS School-Home
HOW FAMILIES AND TEACHERS WILL R.E.A.C.H. hosts free family events throughout Compact for Success
WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE ALL the year. These events provide support in 2018-2019
STUDENTS REACH OR EXCEED GRADE reading, writing and math while also providing
LEVEL STANDARDS. fun, engaging activities for families to
experience together. What a great
EFFECTIVE COMPACTS opportunity to share the evening with your
child's teacher, classmates, and other parents.
Connect goals to the School Improvement Plan
Focus on student learning skills
Describe how teachers will help students
develop skills using high-quality instruction
Share strategies families can use at home.
Save the Dates
Explain how teachers and families will 08/21/18
communicate about student progress Open House Setting Students up
08/31/18 5:00-6:30pm for Success

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Jointly Developed REACH's Annual Meeting: Family Fishing

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08/31/18 8:00-9:00am
The families, students, and staff of Guild Elementary Annual Meeting: Alternate Date
School developed this School--Parent Compact for 10/25/18 5:00-6:30pm
Ghouls at School
Success. Teachers suggested home learning
12/01/18 9:00-11:30pm
#GESuccess
strategies, families added ideas to make them more
specific, and students shared what would help them. Starbooks Cafe
Meeting are held each year to review the compact 04/04/19
and make changes based on student needs. Night of Music, Art and Literature Principal: Mr. Mel Sawyers
Families are welcome to contribute comments and suggestions at Informational flyers and reminder Asst. Principal Mrs. Theresa Fuqua
anytime. A suggestion box is located in the front lobby.  
bookmarks will be sent prior to events. www.ges.sumnerschools.org
 District Goals School Goals
Guild administrators, school leaders, and teachers use student
The Board of Education sets goals for the entire districts. achievement data to determine the most important areas for
improvement for our school.
ELA: Students scoring on track or mastery on
ELA: At least 50.5% of SCS students in grades
3rd-5th will score On Track or Mastery on 2018-2019 state assessments will increase by
TCAP/TNReady assessments. 5%.
Math: Students scoring on track or mastery on
Math: At least 50.5% of SCS students in grades 2018-2019 state assessments will increase by
3rd-5th will score On Track or Mastery on 5%.
TCAP/TNReady assessments. Attendance: For the 2018-2019 school year the
GES student absenteeism will decrease from
10% to 7
Teachers, Families, and Students Succeed Together
Communicate Student Learning Success At School
  Guild Elementary School is
committed to frequent two-way During the school day students will:
communication with families about * Develop reading skills through whole group
student's learning. Some of the ways instruction, read alouds, vocabulary & spelling
you can expect us to communicate are:
practice, & writing.
* Remind 101 • Reading high-quality text & answering text-
* Class do jo based questions
* Monthly/weekly calendars • Read texts that include a variety of
* Take home folders/binders
vocabulary and content-based words
*  Guild website
• Practice writing narrative, opinion, and
               ges.sumnerschools.org
expository essays that include text evidence.
* Social Media
* Receive instruction in a workshop model
* @ReachGes            #GESuccess 
using Bridges Mathematics
  #5HousesofGuild   #5Houses1Family
* 
Fifth Grade focus Goals
Guild administrators, school leaders, and fifth grade
teachers use student achievement data to determine the focus
areas for improvement for our school.
By the end of 5th grade students will...
* Read the first 1,000 Fry words
* Read at a level V
* Complete multi-digit multiplication and
division problems
• Borrow and carry with accuracy when
completing large addition and subtraction
problems.
Success At Home
At home students can:
• “Read” nightly
Success
• Practice At &Home
multiplication division facts 0-12
• Practice multi-digit multiplication and
division problems
• Practice large addition and subtraction
problems (4-digits or more) that require
students to borrow or carry
• Talk about their day & what they are learning
• Pack a healthy snack in their backpack
• Have school materials ready the night before
• Get a good night’s sleep (set morning alarm)
• Eat breakfast at home or at school