1. Welcome to Open House Welcome! Mrs. Scott’s First Grade Class 1

2. Important Information
Students come into class at 7:55
Change of release in writing or call office prior to 2:00. You may not or call the teacher with a change of dismissal.
First grade lunch is at 11:00. If you would like to eat lunch with your child please sign in at the office. You may wait in the cafeteria for your child’s class to come to lunch.

3. Attendance Students are tardy at 8:20
Students must be in the classroom when the tardy bell rings. If students are still eating breakfast, or in the hallway, they are marked tardy.
After 4 tardies a note is sent home.
After 5, conduct grade will be lowered one letter.
After 9, and every one after that, students will serve a detention.
For absences to be excused the school must receive a note explaining the nature of the absence.

4. Backpack and Folders Backpack - no wheels
Daily Folder – signed and cleaned out daily.
Tuesday Folder – cleaned out and returned on Wednesday
Lunch Money – labeled in envelope or baggy
Notes to teacher – staple, tape or paperclip to folder
Toys are not allowed at school unless notified by the teacher for a special assignment or prize.
Will be confiscated until parent comes to pick up, or the end of the year.

5. Students bring home a BLUE folder each night for the daily behavior
Students bring home a BLUE folder each night for the daily behavior. Please make sure to look at this and sign it. This is also where they can keep their homework.
Orange folders are taken home each Tuesday. Please take out papers, sign and return on Wednesday.

6. Power Squares
Neon Green - Super Day! Your child was a great example for others!
Green - Good Day. Your child made good choices.
Yellow - Ok Day
Orange - Your child had difficulty making good choices today.
Red – Please have a serious talk/consequence with your child about their behavior
Purple - Office Referral
Intentional threats or injury to another child = immediate visit with principal.
All students received one or more warnings before receiving the time-out.
Students also lose Bobcat bucks as a consequence and secondary warning, before changing their color.

7. Bobcat Bucks and Consequences
I use Bobcat Bucks as positive reinforcement
Students visit the Class Store on Fridays
Can save or spend their money
Green - $ 2
Yellow - $1 and 5 minutes off Recess
Orange - $ 0 Silent Lunch and 5 minutes off Recess
Red – Pay $1 Silent Lunch and 10 minutes off Recess
Neon Green - $ 3
Students will serve their consequence the following day of school.
Students also receive extra Bobcat Bucks when they make good choices, participate or follow directions in class.
Students lose Bobcat Bucks if they do not follow directions, are unkind, or make a bad choice.

8. Specials Monday – PE and Art Tuesday – Music Wednesday – PE
Thursday – Music
Friday - PE
PE shoes on PE days.

9. Library Day is Thursday
Our Daily Schedule
8:00 Tutoring/ Reteaching time *
8:30 Calendar
9:00 Math
9:45 Language Arts - includes reading, phonics, language, handwriting, spelling, writing
11:00 Lunch
11:30 Recess
12:00 Daily 3 (Reading)
12:15 Stations
1:30 Specials
2:15 Science/Social Studies
2:45 Pack Up and Dismissal
Library Day is Thursday

10. 1st Grade Grading System
This will be your child’s first year to receive an actual grade on their report card.
Your child will receive at least one grade a week in Language Arts, Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies.
Homework is not graded, but will affect their conduct.
Progress Reports will be sent home once during a nine week period at approximately the 5 week point.

11. Grading Guidelines A 100-90 B 89-80 C 75-79 D 74-70 F below 70
Major and minor grades each make up 50% of the report card grade.
Major grades with a grade below an 80 will be retaught and retested. The student will receive the higher of the two grades.
Students may redo any failing minor grades at the discretion of the PLC and will receive the higher of the two grades

12. =95 =85  =75 Stations 5 Top Row stations per week
If complete all 5 stations that week, they get
Fun Friday
If a student misses stations due to academic pullout or sickness, they will not be accountable for that station.
Social Studies grade
=95 =  =75
5 stations 3-4 stations or less stations
Not graded for “right” or “wrong”, but for completion based on student’s ability
Note was sent home explaining in more detail.

13. Homework… is written in the agenda book. can affect your conduct.
is always a reinforcement of something taught in class.
should take no longer than 20 minutes.
Reading Log should be done EVERY night.
Start at 10 minutes but will progress to 20 minutes each night

15. Writing Really focusing on writing this year.
Students are working on 5 page books
Each student develops at their own pace.
Teacher conferences with child at least once a week
Gives them suggestions to help improve their writing.
Right now our books are pretty simple, but by the end of the year, they should be complex
Using attributes from books and authors we have read and studied throughout the year.

16. Spelling Program provided by the district.
Practice activities take place during the week.
Friday’s test includes the 6 words on the list, plus 4 application words, plus 4 challenging bonus words worth 1 point each. Highest grade possible is a 104.
Spelling Tests will begin 2nd 9 weeks
Take test on Thursday
Get 100 or greater, play dough on Friday!
If less than 100, will retake on Friday.

17. Parent Connections Gradespeed Also called Parent Connection
Benfer website, on right
Sign up instructions
Class website

18. Birthdays Please handle birthday invitations at home.
We can let children pass out invitations only if they include all the boys, all the girls, or all the children.
If you join the PTO you will receive a directory of the children in our class and the phone numbers of the families that have released them.
Treats can be ordered through food services for the whole class!
No cupcakes or food treats of any kind throughout the year.
Goes for Holiday bags or Valentine’s treats too. Only
non-edible items.

19. Call for GT Referrals
The GT referral window for K-11 is August 25th- September 26th. If you would like to refer your child for Klein’s Gifted and Talented Program, please stop by your school and pick up a referral packet.
Referral packets are available in the front office.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call our counselor,
Meghan Blakey at
For more information you may also visit the KISD website.
Click Departments>Advanced Academics>Gifted and Talented
Referral packets must be turned in
to the counselor/front office by Friday, September 26th.

20. Other Important Information
Medication – sent to the office by a parent, not with your child.
Jackets for cold weather and light jacket for classroom.
Weekly Newsletter will be sent by on Fridays and uploaded onto Class Website
Upcoming events
Specials Schedule
What we learned this week
Spelling lists
Reminders for Parents
Parent Conferences
Oct. 13th
Will contact you for an earlier conference if necessary

21. To contact Mrs. Labrosse: email alabrosse1@kleinisd.netor
call

22. Team Effort!
To ensure that your child is successful this year we need to work as a team!
The Teacher
The Parent
The Child
If we all work together your child will blossom into an amazing learner!

23. We Will Have a Great Year!