Irving ISD Parent Orientation 2016-2017 Academic year

School Communication Procedures Parent Connection Parent Online (meals and cafeteria applications) How to volunteer at school / background checks Grading procedures Online library services for parents Parent centers

Parent tool to access Parent Online meal accounts

Access to meal account / Accesso a su cuenta de comida

Application for meal account / Aplicación para cuenta de comida

Parent tool to serve your school as volunteer.

Para ayudar como voluntario

Aplique aqui

Aplique aqui Gracias.

Parent tool to access library services and resources for the entire family.

Parents, please visit your parent center for more resources and information for the entire family.

Thomas Haley Information PBIS/CHAMPS Watch Frogs Uniforms Grading Procedures

Early Arrival 7:15 A.M. School Opens. Class Begins at 7:45 A.M. Students go to cafeteria until 7:30. Breakfast in the classroom

Absences If your child is absent from school, please send a note or e-mail the day he/she returns, stating the reason for the absence.

Lunch Breakfast is free for students. Lunch costs $1.65 for students. Our lunch time is 11:10-11:40 a.m. If your child does not qualify for free/reduced lunch, you must pay for lunch or send a nutritious lunch to school with your child. You may pay for your child’s lunch online (IISD website) or in the school cafeteria before school begins (7:45a.m.). We do not recommend sending lunch money to school with your child. If you send money, please place in an envelope or Ziploc bag with the child’s name and teacher’s name on it. If you send a check, please write your Driver’s License # on the check.

Transportation If there is a change in the way your child is getting home from school, please send a note, call the school (972)-600-7000, or send an email to notify us of the changes. Please notify us even if the change is just for 1 day.

Change of Address or Phone Number It is very important that the information we have on file is current. If your home address, phone number, or email address changes, please send a note to school with your child notifying us of the change. You may also email this information to the teacher (bhearn@irvingisd.net).

Conferences Monday-Friday 2:05-2:55 (except Thursday) or before/after school when scheduled. I will contact you for 2 conferences, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. But feel free to conference with me more than the minimum two times.

Planners/Purple Folders Planners will be sent home daily. Please check for behavior, sign, and send folder back to school each day with your child. Every Thursday your child will also bring home a Thursday Purple Folder. Please check for important school news, announcements, and upcoming events. An email will be sent out as a group to those who have emails.

Homework Read 20 minutes every day. A comprehension will soon be added to the reading log. Math homework and sight word homework will go home on Monday nights and be due Friday mornings.

Purple Pride Tickets and Horned Frog Financial Purple Pride Tickets are given for showing Horned Frog P.R.I.D.E outside of classroom (hall, cafeteria, etc…) Sound Zones: 0,1,2,3,4

PTA Please join and represent our class!!! The cost is $8 per person. Our PTA does wonderful things for our school!

Communication between School and Home Communication between home and school is very important. Please feel free to call me if you have and questions or concerns. phone number: (972) 600-7000 (Room 14) e-mail: nmcadoo@irvingisd.net