1. Welcome to Parent Orientation

2. Communication Email Teacher Websites: Telephone
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Telephone
Notes
Wednesday Folder/Progress Report-Please make sure they are returned the next day (Thursday)
Conferences: By teacher/parent request – Fridays 11:20-12:20pm

3. Great Expectations
The mission of Great Expectations® is to motivate, inspire,and challenge students to achieve excellence in learning and living.
Common procedures and practices throughout the building
·       Rise and Shine ·       Greeting students daily at the door ·       Classroom Greeter ·       Classroom Creed
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6. Scroll down to Classwork, Interim Progress or Report Card:

7. An example of the view under Classwork:

8. Schedule 8:10-8:30 Prep 8:30-8:40 Rise and Shine 8:45-9:15
Intervention Time/ Workstations/ Pull outs
9:15-10:20
Math
10:20-10:40
Recess
10:40-11:20
Science
11:20-12:20
Specials
12:22-12:52
Lunch
1:00
SWITCH with Mrs. Gigout
1:05-2:15
2:15-2:45
Intervention Time/Workstations/Pull outs
2:45-3:05
3:05-3:45
3:50
Dismissal
Schedule

9. Snack Time
The class does not take a break for snack time, but students may eat a snack while they are working.
Please send a healthy snack with your child, saving the cookies and chips for lunch time.
Please, no peanuts due to allergies
Snacks that don’t require spoons or forks are best because the kids are working while they are eating.
You may send a water bottle everyday, as long as it has a spill proof top.

10. Lunch/Recess Lunch Special occasion visits only
Recess available last 15 minutes of lunch period
Daily Recess (weather permitting)
students go with Shiflet:
10:20 and

11. Homework
Reading: Read 20 minutes a night Spelling/Vocabulary: Practice for test each night (Spelling lists have already gone home- Vocabulary lists will Mondays of the week begin tested.
Math: Math websites should be used daily at home: Prodigy and Xtra Math

12. STAAR Testing Writing STAAR – April 10, 2018 Math STAAR – May 14, 2018
Reading STAAR – May 15, 2018

13. Grading Guidelines Math- 3 Major and 6 Daily
Science- 2 Major and 4 Daily
Language Arts-
Reading: 2 Reading Major and 3 Reading Daily
Writing: 2 Writing Major and 3 Writing Daily
Social Studies- 2 Major and 4 Daily

14. Conduct Behavior Planner 0-5 Marks E 6-10 Marks S 10-15 Marks N 16+ U
-Planners should be filled out each Monday by student

15. Transportation
Each student’s primary mode of afternoon transportation has been documented. That is how your child will be sent home daily unless a note is sent to school requesting a transportation change for that particular day.
Please make all changes before 3pm.
All changes must be made in writing. The district does not allow teachers to accept transportation changes by phone or . This is for your child’s safety.

16. Attend today… Achieve Tomorrow
State law requires that a student in grades PK – 4th be subject to compulsory attendance rules.
Which absences are excused?
•Medical absences
•Late arrivals with a Dr. note
•Weather conditions making travel dangerous (will be determined by the district)
•Extenuating circumstances approved by the Principal
• Religious holy days
•Court appearances
* All absences require documentation in order to be excused.
Too many absences?…
A student is in violation of the compulsory attendance law if:
•Is absent from school for three or more days, or part of the day, within a four week period without excuse .
•Late arrivals and early releases that do not meet the criteria set by the district will count against the student attendance.
[See policy FEA(LEGAL)]
When my child is absent…
•Send a signed doctor or handwritten note within 3 days of the student return to school.
•5 or more absences due to personal illness will require a signed note from the physician.
•Calls and s will not excuse an absence; follow up with a Dr. or handwritten note.
For detailed information please refer to pages of the student handbook

17. Cut and Return bottom portion
Parent Conferences
Student Name___________________________ Date_______
Your child’s teacher has requested a conference with you: ________
2017 3rd grade STAAR results: ______ Math ______ Reading
Beginning of 4th grade
Universal Screeners: ________ Math ________ Reading
Cut and Return bottom portion
_______________________________________________
Would you like a conference with your student’s teachers?
YES or NO (I have all the info I need for now)
Teacher Signature: _______________________
Parent Signature________________________
This is going home September 29, 2017.
Please fill out the bottom portion and return it.

18. Fact Checks https://goo.gl/abFUB3
September 14th- Multiplication: By 10, 2, 5, 0, 1
September 21st- Multiplication: By 3, 6
September 28th- Multiplication: By 4, 8
October 5th- Multiplication: By 3, 6, 4, 8
October 12th- Multiplication: By 9, 7

19. Important Math Websites
FIRST IN MATH IS COMING SOON!
Prodigy (prodigygame.com/play/)
Students have login and passwords.
Prodigy has content from all major topics and will seamlessly cover Grades to help ensure your students are ready for standardized testing. With a diagnostic test to place students in the correct grade, embedded assessments, and automatic differentiation, Prodigy ensures that each student succeeds at their own pace.
Xtra Math (xtramath.org)
Students have login and passwords
We are using a program called XtraMath to increase speed and accuracy in multiplication/division facts. .

20. Questions