Parent Information
School Hours
Students attend school from 7:25
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Car-riders may enter the building at 7:10 a.m. Instruction begins at 7:25 a.m.
School Attendance
Your child’s regular and prompt
attendance is important to his/her success in school. Please view school
as a top priority and make sure your child attends daily except in cases of
illness or emergency.
Absences
Whenever your child is absent, you must
send a note explaining the absence when he/she returns to school. After
ten absences, absences will be marked unexcused unless a doctor’s excuse is
provided.
Folders
Your child must bring his/her binder to
school daily. Please check binder nightly, remove all checked papers, and sign
and return any papers requiring your signature. There will be an assignment
sheet given weekly with the daily assignments. There will be no homework on Wednesdays
or Fridays. Please sign the assignment sheet on Mondays. Please send all notes,
doctor excuses, and money in your child’s binder. Every Tuesday students will get a “Take Home Tuesday” folder. This folder contains all GRADED work. This work is what we have put in our gradebook for the previous week. There will be a signature sheet on the front of the folder. Please take out work and sign the signature sheet beside the date. Return the signed folder on Wednesday.
Standards
Based Grading
This school
year all Graves County Elementary Schools are changing to the Standards Based
Grading System. The purpose of Standards Based Grading is to raise student
achievement by clearly communicating student’s progress towards the Common Core
Standards. This year student progress will not be represented by a number, percentage,
or letter grade. Students will receive a score of Mastery, Partial Mastery, or
Non Mastery per each Common Core Standard. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about this change. We know this is a very different way to monitor student progress. We will be happy to help you in any way. Here are some online places to find the Common Core Academic Standards.
The official website for Common Core:
http://www.corestandards.org/
There is also an app called Common Core Standards Mastery Connect
Changes in Transportation
If you plan to pick up a child who
normally rides the bus or you wish for your child to ride a different bus than
usual, you MUST send a written note to school. If we do not
receive a written note, we sre forced to send your child home by his/her normal
mode of transportation. In the event of
an emergency throughout the day that requires you to make transportation
changes, please call the office no later than 1:30 p.m.
Breakfast
Lunch
Lunch time for our fourth grade is
11:15-11:40. Students may buy lunch at school or bring lunch from home. Our
cafeteria has a computerized account for each child. Each child’s account is
accessed by his/her last four-digit Social Security Number. You may pay for
meals (breakfast and lunch combined) in any increment you choose (weekly,
monthly, yearly, etc.). There is an online system now available called My
School Bucks. You may go to www.myschoolbucks.com to register for an account.
Discipline
Classroom
Rules
1.
Listen
when others are talking
2.
Follow
Directions
3.
Keep
hands, feet, and objects to yourself
4.
Work
quietly and do not disturb others
5.
Show
respect for school and personal property
6.
Work
and play in a safe manner
School Wide Expectations
R
– Respect my school, self, and others
I
– Impressive Behavior
D
– Directions given, Direction followed
E
– Eager to Learn
R
– Responsible Choices
S
– Success is up to me
Class Dojo
Class Dojo is a computer based
classroom management system. See more information on Class Dojo in your child’s
Back to School Night Packet.
Money
Always send all money in a sealed
envelope with the following information:
1. Child’s first and last name
2. The amount of money
3. The purpose for the money (meals, book order, field trip,
etc)
4. Teacher’s name
Physical
Education Class
All students must wear tennis shoes to
participate in PE class. Mrs. Julie’s PE days are on Tuesday and Friday. Mrs.
Holly’s PE days are on Monday and Friday.
Medications
Please keep a copy of Permission
Form for Prescribed or Over the Counter Medication. All medications
(cough drops, Tylenol, etc.) must have parental authorization. Each time
medication is sent to school, it must be accompanied with a new consent
form. All medication must be hand delivered to the bus driver or
school secretary.
Restroom
Policy
We
will take many class restroom breaks each day. Students need to be sure and use
the restroom during these breaks. Students will be allowed to use the restroom
alone if it is an absolute emergency and they will be required to sign out and
take a restroom pass. Please let us know if your child has medical reason
he/she needs to use the restroom more frequently.
Birthdays and Holidays
Birthdays are special occasions for
our students. We will gladly celebrate your child’s birthday on Fridays
during Coke Break. You may bring store-bought, individually wrapped or
prepackaged treats to the office or send them with your child. All
treats left in the school office will be delivered by our secretary.
Parents/Parent volunteers will be
given advanced notice of party dates. Food for holiday parties must also
be store-bought, individually wrapped or prepackaged treats.
Parent-Teacher Relationship
We believe you are your child’s
first and best teacher and desire your open-communication, academic support and
feedback. Throughout the year, we will communicate with you through
notes, telephone calls, newsletters, progress reports, and parent-teacher conferences.
You may also contact us by written note, email and phone:
(270)851-3231
ext. 2120
(270)
851-3231 ext. 2127
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