1. E. K. Key Elementary 2018-19 School Year*
07/16/96
E. K. Key Elementary
School Year
Maintaining high expectations & promoting academic excellence for all students.
Building foundations & promoting
pathways to STEM Careers. *

2. Our Partner in Education
Cheerful, Integrity, Trustworthy, Good Hearted, Original
Each 9 Weeks, one student from EVERY classroom is recognized by CITGO.

3. Raffle Drawing, School Board Initiatives, Upcoming Fundraiser
Playground Equipment – both sides!
Classroom Furniture
Classroom Libraries
NEWS TO KNOW

4. PTO NEWS
FAST PASS Drawing: “fast pass” - a student’s monthly perfect attendance will put them into the drawing for a one month “fast pass” – drawn at the end of the month.
Veterans’ Day Program- to be discussed at the next PTO meeting
Collecting BOXTOPS! Turn in your box tops sheets. Make sure to put your child’s name and your teacher’s name on the sheet. Sheets can be picked up in the front office.
At the end of each month, beginning this month (End of Sept) students with PERFECT PERFECT attendance – no tardies, no checkouts. Fast pass means carline drop off and pick up – for one month. They’ll receive a “Fast Pass” for one month. Once earned, names stay in all school year.

5. M&M Orientation: Tues, SEPT 25, 8:00 in the Teachers’ Lounge
Teachers will have a poster next to their door, placed by PTO. On the poster will be sticky notes with requests for items they need in their room. Please take a note and help our teachers out.
PTO 1st meeting will be October 4th in the multi-purpose 11:30am & 5:30pm
M&M Orientation: Tues, SEPT 25, 8:00 in the Teachers’ Lounge
Miracle Members - Tues/Thurs work days – assisting teachers with needs. Must have orientation/inservice to participate

6. Our School-wide Goals On the 2018-19 LEAP 2025
ELA – attain an average scaled-score range of 65% mastery and above (31%)
Math – attain an average scaled score of 50% and above (25%)
On the LEAP 2025

7. GOALS School-wide AR Goal: 10,000 points
SuccessMaker Goals – Initial Placement – ELA/MATH
K – Nov 2, Grades 1-2 –Oct 16, Grades 3-5 – Sept 28
Attendance – 98% for the year.
GOALS

8. Bullying is a pattern of:
written, electronic or verbal communications that threaten harm
obscene gestures, taunting or malicious teasing
persistent shunning or excluding a student
physical harm, such as hitting, pushing or damaging personal property

9. It will not be tolerated.
Bullying:
It will not be tolerated.
If law enforcement is necessary, then we will do so.
We do not hesitate to report bullies.
Report forms are available online.
Students may report bullying directly to us.

10. Student to Student Sexual Harassment
CPSB POLICY: Maintain a learning environment free from prohibited sexual discrimination or sexual harassment. All forms for unlawful discrimination are available at E. K. Key.
The full policy is located in the student handbook and in the code of conduct. 10

11. NOTICE TO ALL Calcasieu Parish School Board TITLE IX COORDINATOR
STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EMPLOYEES
Calcasieu Parish School Board
TITLE IX COORDINATOR
Sabra Soileau
600 S. Shattuck ST.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) Ext. 1502

12. Text message @keyparents to the number 81010
You will receive texts with important information such as
Rainy day dismissals.
Emergency Notifications
Special Events
Jean Passes
REMIND NOTIFICATIONS

13. STAY INFORMED www.cpsb.org/key We are on FACEBOOK!
Many of our teachers utilize REMIND.
Conferences
STAY INFORMED

14. TAKE HOME THURSDAYS
All grade levels will send home student work on Thursdays. We try to align notices from the front office to go home on Thursdays. Please initial your child’s Twister daily.
If changing your child’s route home, please notify the office by 2:30 and send written notice.

15. CELEBRATIONS
Please notify us of ANY celebrations we can announce at school – extra curricular activities,
Special awards, recognition – please let us know so we may honor your child!

16. UPCOMING Sept 20 – KBC begins Sept 21 – Grandparents’ Day
Sept 24 – School-wide Fundraiser
Sept 25 - IPRs
Sept 26 – FALL Pictures (yearbook)
Sept 27 – APD - 6:30 a.m. Must sign up in advance
UPCOMING

17. What do Haircuts and AR have in common?
On Oct 20, we have our next “Cuts by Key”. From 9 a.m. -1:00 p.m. you may come and get your child’s hair cut by a licensed beautician.
Students may come and take
AR tests in our computer labs.
HAIRCUTS & AR

18. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE
Students may only miss 10 days in one year. After 3 unexcused absences, administration is notified and we make contact – through letters, conferences, and phone calls. Please send excuses within 3 days of an absence. If 3 or less consecutive days, a parent note is permitted. More than 3 days, a doctor’s excuse is required.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

19. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Daily Twisters – students should color them daily and your initial/signature is needed daily.
“TOR” iffic Fridays – Attendance – Twisters must be colored and signed – Twisters checked on Thursday for perfect attendance – Jeans and SHS shirt (or this year’s KEY SPIRIT SHIRT) may be worn on TORiffic Fridays.
Model Monday – Twisters are checked again on Fridays. If all are colored green or above & signed, your child may wear jeans on Monday with appropriate uniform shirt.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

20. Gonoodle

21. PLEASE SIGN Your child’s homeroom – this will enable them to have free –school appropriate – free dress on Sept 19.
THANK YOU FOR COMING!