Welcome to Pleasant Grove 2008-2009 School Year Open House Principal: Trael Kelly

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AGENDA: Welcome What to Expect School Focus Open House Information Information in your packet Important Phone Numbers General School Information YMCA before/after Care Question and Answer

What to Expect Safe environment High expectations – “All Students Can Excel” Positive home/school partnerships Strong Classroom Teachers Differentiated Instruction Frequent student progress monitoring

School Improvement Goal Pleasant Grove students will improve reading comprehension skills across the curriculum.

Open House August 5, 2008 August 11, 2008 5:00 p.m. Welcome Mr.Kelly 6:00 p.m. New Parent meeting – Cafeteria School Information and Tour 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten/Preschool Classrooms August 11, 2008 5:00 p.m. Welcome Mr.Kelly 6:00 p.m. First Grade – Meet your teacher 6:30 p.m. Second Grade – Meet your teacher 7:00 p.m. Third Grade – Meet your teacher 7:30 p.m. Fourth Grade – Meet your teacher 8:00 p.m. Fifth Grade – Meet your teacher

Information in your packet 2008-2009 Staff List 2008-2009 Corporation Calendar 2008-2009 Student Supply List PGES voice mail / attendance Classroom Schedules Bookstore Information Book Rental/Lunch Information Hearing Screening Information

Information in your packet Building Map Service Letter from Scott Meek – PGES counselor A guide for your student’s grade level Emergency/Medical Information Card Guidelines for Medication at School Free/Reduced Lunch Registration Calendar – Day Rotation/Lunch Menu

Important Phone Numbers/Emails Pleasant Grove Elementary 887-8525 PGES Fax 885-4605 Attendance Line 887-4702 Option 3 before 10:00 am Principal – Trael Kelly kellyt@centergrove.k12.in.us Secretary – Mary Frances Boner bonerm@centergrove.k12.in.us Office Assistant – Lisa Anderson andersonl@centergrove.k12.in.us Counselor – Scott Meek meeks@centergrove.k12.in.us Clinic Assistant – Cathy Meredith meredithc@centergrove.k12.in.us

School Hours 8:40 Breakfast program begins 8:45 Bell rings. Doors are open to students. 9:00 Students are tardy after 9:00 a.m. Students must report to the main office. 3:45 Bus dismissal

School Hours A.M. Pre-K P.M. Pre-K Regular Day 8:45 – 11:52 a.m. 12:45-3:52 p.m. Early Release 8:45 – 11:15 a.m. 12:45-3:00 p.m. 2 Hour Delay 11:00- 12:45 p.m. 2:00 – 3:45 p.m. A.M. KINDERGARTEN Regular Day 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Early Release 9:00 – 11:15 a.m. 2 Hour Delay 11:00- 12:45 p.m.

Specials 5 Day Rotation (Art, Library, Music, PE, Tech Lab) 50 minute classes, (40 Minutes on Early Release) Check the Pleasant Grove website for the school calendar and the Day of Rotation. www.centergrove.k12.in.us/pges

Attendance Procedures Illness – Call the Attendance Hotline 887-4702 Opt. 3 Tardy – A student must walk to the office if they arrive after 9:00 a.m. Release of students during the day- Send a note to the office with the time and name of person who will pick up your child. Please confirm this note with a contact phone number. Your student must be signed out by the parent/guardian in the main office. Please inform the office of any transportation changes prior to 3:00 p.m. All parents entering the building must first report to the main office.

Last Minute Arrangements Our office staff will make every attempt to accommodate our families with last minute changes of transportation, after school plans, forgotten lunches or projects. We cannot guarantee such communications to always be successful. Before your children leave home please make every attempt to review family plans. Early dismissals are a disruption to an entire classroom and most discourteous to your child’s fellow classmates.

Visitors All visitors must register in the office immediately upon entering the building and sign out upon leaving. All volunteers must complete a background check through the main office prior to helping out. All visitors are expected to wear a nametag in the building. Classroom visits should be arranged with the teacher. If a parent would like to have lunch with his/her child and would like to order a lunch, they can order an adult lunch by calling the front office. Please remember to sign in at the front office.

Dress Code Students are expected to wear safe, school-appropriate clothing at all times. Children who wear inappropriate clothing to school will be asked to phone home for appropriate attire. Ball caps or hats may not be worn inside the school. Heelys, shoeswith wheels, are not allowed. To help prevent foot and ankle injuries, children must also wear appropriate shoes on the playground and to Physical Education class (i.e., tennis shoes). Flip-flop sandals or high-heel shoes are NOT appropriate shoes for physical activities.

Dress Code In addition, any form of dress or hairstyle which detracts from the learning environment of our school will not be permitted. This includes: Apparel advertising alcoholic beverages or with other obscene or questionable printing; Very short shorts and skirts (We use the “fingertip rule” as our guide. When standing with hands to his/her side and shoulders down, the child should be touching material and NOT skin.) Thin-strapped tops, bare-midriff tops, or tank top jerseys with large arm holes.

Transportation ONLY school buses may use the front drive during the usual arrival and dismissal times. After buses arrive, students will be dismissed from the buses at 9:00 and proceed to their classrooms.

YMCA – Before/After Care Packets outside the office Contact the Baxter YMCA Rob Thompson – 887-8788 ext. 12

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