2. Agenda How to Contact Us 5. Curriculum Attendance 6. School Rules
Mission & Vision
7. Homework
4. Daily Schedule
8. Fine Arts

3. How To Contact Us Mrs. Bosquez Mrs. Moncrief 832-375-8136 832-375-8137

4. Attendance Instructional time starts at 8:00
Students cannot afford to miss instructional time due to the structure and pacing of the curriculum
We need students here every day, all day, so if
you can avoid late arrivals or early dismissals, it would be greatly appreciated.
If your child has a fever, please keep them at home for at least 24 hours.

5. Mission & Vision Ready to Learn Setting Goals Going Places
Mission Statement – French Elementary fosters a caring and creative environment: emphasizing the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each child.
Vision Statement –
Ready to Learn
Setting Goals
Going Places

6. Daily Schedule Specials are from 2:15-3:00
Music: Two days/week (Wed or Thurs and Fri)
Art: Wed or Thurs
PE Days: Monday, Tuesday, Friday
(On P.E. days, wear tennis shoes)

7. Curriculum TEKS-Based Instruction Integrated Learning
Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop
Labs
Interactive Journals for all subjects

8. School Rules Be respectful Be responsible Be reliable
We are a nurtured heart campus, which means we strive to focus on the positive rather than the negative.

9. Math Interactive Notebooks Reflex Math Target Math
Go Math Textbooks – we have access to an online version of this textbook. I can give you their username and password.
Please look for homework in their purple folder daily.

10. Science Science Process Skills Matter and Energy Force and Motion
Earth Science
Life Science
We do labs and use our interactive notebooks almost daily

11. Social Studies Geography Culture Economics U.S. History Civics
Government

12. Readers/Writers Workshop
MAP testing
Reading Workshop
Comprehension Strategies
Vocabulary Development
Variety of Genres
Reading Response Activities

13. XLR8
XLR8 is a blocked off intervention that all students participate in. Students may be pulled into small working groups by teachers, or they may be working on an independent enrichment assignment. It always ties in with the curriculum we’re focusing on in class.
This is a time to accelerate skills, not a time to sit idle.

14. Genius Hour On Fridays Each student will work on research
Passion project
Present final product in springtime

15. Homework
Reading: Read for at least 30 minutes then write a brief response each night in Reading Response Journal.
Math: Usually pages from the Go Math textbook
Spelling: Yellow card with daily spelling assignments done in spiral – only words needed. Checked on Fridays.
Please check your child’s planner every day to know about homework and testing dates.

16. Fine Arts
Our mission statement says that we will foster creativity. One way that we are doing this is through Fine Arts Integration. This means that we will use music, art, drama, dance and creative writing in conjunction with our district curriculum to allow students to fully develop skills in both a content area and a fine arts area. Students are very enthusiastic about these activities and you will hear more about them as the year progresses.

17. Important Info
5th grade has a field trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Tuesday, November 10th.
All 5th grade students take 3 STAAR tests this year:
Reading – must pass for promotion to 6th grade
March 30th, May 10th, June 22nd
Math – must pass for promotion to 6th grade
March 29th, May 9th, June 21st
Science – May 11th

18. Thanks for coming!!