Back to School 2016-2017 Mrs. Cardenas Room 805

Mrs. Cardenas cardenasm@pearlandisd.org Conference time: 10:35-11:20 Phone Number: 832-736-6600 http://www.pearlandisd.org/Page/6209

7:45 -- 8:10 Arrival, Announcements & Morning Work 8:10 -- 8:25 Calendar Time, Math Warm-Up 8:25 -- 9:25 Guided Reading/Literacy Stations 9:25 -- 10:05 Writer’s Workshop 10:05 -- 10:30 Phonics/Snack Time 10:35 -- 11:20 Specials 11:20 -- 11:35 Read Aloud 11:35 -- 12-10 Shared Reading 12:15 -- 12:45 Lunch 12:50 -- 1:05 Recess 1:10 -- 2:10 Whole Group Math/Small Group Math/Stations 2:10 -- 2:35 Science/Social Studies 2:35 -- 2:45 Clean-Up/Pack-Up 2:45 -- 2:55 Dismissal

Hallway Behavior Station Behavior Writer’s Workshop Whole Group Time

-Listen when someone is talking. -Follow directions. -Treat everyone with kindness and respect. -Take care of our school and classroom. -Work and play safely and quietly.

*Parents can begin eating lunch September 6, 2016 12:15-12:45 *Parents can begin eating lunch September 6, 2016 Parents may eat in the cafeteria with their children; however, we will have limited seating available. Due to the size of the cafeteria, we will be unable to safely add additional tables, so some days it may be standing room only for lunch guests. *Birthday treats are handed out in the cafeteria (not the class)

Transportation Tags: need to be on backpacks Car Rider Daycare Bus – must be approved first Walker

Rainy Day Dismissal - Car As Texas weather can quickly change, we will wait until 2:45 to decide if we will have a rainy day dismissal. Pack your patience on these days as we work to get all students home safely.

Bus Rainy Day Bus riders and day care vans will be loaded as normal under the covered breezeways. During heavy rains or lightening, car riders will remain in the hallways and will be called from there.

Walkers: during heavy rains with any visible lightening or audible thunder, or once it turns cold and is raining, all walkers will become car-riders. These students will be moved to the front of the school with the car riders. If it is sprinkling or just a normal rain shower, students will be allowed to walk home as usual. On any rainy day, walker parents may call the school before 2:45 to change transportation or check to see if we are allowing walkers to walk as normal.

Online Kindergarten Report Cards Non-numeric grades will be assigned in the subjects of Language Arts/Reading, Letter and Sound Knowledge, Mathematics, Social Studies/Science and Handwriting. Grades in these subjects shall use the following qualitative scale: NS- Needs Support SD- Steadily Developing AI- Applies Independently

Grades shall also be assigned for Work Habits, Conduct and PE-Music-Art- ESL (if appropriate). Grades in these subjects shall use the following qualitative scale: ● E – Excellent ● S – Satisfactory progress ● N – Needs improvement ● U – Unsatisfactory progress Grades will be reported at the end of each grading period. (Every 9 weeks)

Reading Homework – read daily from Monday through Thursday Reading homework needs to be signed and returned on Fridays for a new book on Monday. * We will occasionally send home projects for students.

If your child is absent please send a note the day they return to school. Attendance is very important in your child’s learning. Students must be fever free for 24 hours to return to school

Houston Zoo – Spring Background Check – must be filled out Pearland ISD website, must be updated every year (If you plan on being a chaperone please sign up today and also complete a background check)

Sept. 5th - Labor Day Holiday Sept. 6th - Lunch with child Sept. 9th – School Pictures

Behavior Folders: Initial and return daily and remove all papers inside. *Thursday: Important info will be sent out on Thursdays (campus wide)

Snack Please send a Healthy snack daily: *goldfish *fruit snacks *crackers *granola bar *fruit *dry cereal *popcorn *pretzels (nothing that requires a spoon and needs to be something the student can open) *Water bottle only

Parent Conferences Parent Conferences will be scheduled after all assessments have been completed. * If you feel the need to have a conference before then let me know.

Thank You Thank you so much for coming! If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.