WELCOME Second Grade Mrs. Ware

Policies and Procedures Office Reminders Room 368-8800 x-8008 School Numbers The parking lot by the gym is the only pick up and drop off point School must have a note to go home a different way Students may not be sent to the office early to wait Students are tardy after 7:50 and must be signed in by a parent Please refrain from escorting your child to the classroom Pick Up and Drop Off Everyone must sign into the office and receive a visitor’s badge which must be visibly worn A completed and approved background check must be on file in the office before you will be allowed to volunteer at school or chaperone field trips Visitors

Grades Types of Grades Conduct Academic Measures student understanding of academic objectives Shall be based on academic performance only Conduct Related Measures student behaviors Time on task, work completion, organization, refusal to complete work, failure to use strategies, etc. Types of Grades Behaviors will be directly aligned to the conduct grade, not the academic achievement grade Students with chronic concerns will be referred to RTI for behavior concerns Late work is considered conduct related Only one overall conduct grade will be received Conduct

Minimum Number of Grades Reading, writing, and grammar – 12 grades Spelling – 8 spelling test grades English Language Arts A minimum of 10 grades which are equally weighted Math A minimum of 10 grades in each subject which are equally weighted Science and Social Studies

Principal’s Grading Plan Grades are agreed upon by the grade level and aligned with grade level determined grading opportunities All grades will be identified with main ideas that represent the TEKS addressed Grades will be entered in the grade book no later than 3 days following the due date and will carry equal weight Grading Assignments/class work Tests ELA – grammar, reading, spelling, writing Projects (not included in the minimum number of grades and not more than 10%) Teacher assigned grades Categories Additional grades entered at the teacher’s discretion Grades will be excluded for the purpose of identifying students in need of intervention Assignments may be counted again at teacher’s discretion Teacher Assigned Grades

Grading Policy Grades Report Cards On-Line Grades 69 or below = F CONDUCT 70-74 = D 0-3 write ups = E 75-79 = C 4-7 write ups = S 80-89 = B 8-11 write ups = N 90-100 = A 12+ write ups = U Grades Go home at the end of each quarter Progress reports go home every three weeks Additional progress reports sent home as needed Sign and return progress reports and report cards Report Cards Check grades on-line Set program to receive an e-mail when average drops below a certain percentage On-Line Grades

Re-teach Standards All students will receive additional instruction prior to assessments. A new form of assessment or assignment will be used for the re-test. Re-teach and re-test when 50% or more fail – the higher grade will be recorded 50% Failure Re-teach and re-test for a grade up to a 70% when less than 50% of the class fails Less than 50% Failure After re-teaching, a grade of 100 will now receive a 70. If the grade is lower than a 70, the higher of the two grades will be taken. Re-test Example

Principal’s Honor Roll Honor Roll Awards A Honor Roll – 87 and above and an S or E in conduct Principal’s Honor Roll An E in conduct in homeroom. S or E in Specials. Perfect Attendance- No absences No Tardies Citizenship And Perfect Attendance

Late/Missed Assignments Penalties and Rewards Student may need to attend afterschool recovery if unable to complete assignments during the school day Student will be assigned recess or lunch detention for assignments that are 3 days late Late/Missed Assignments Students shall be referred to the Response To Intervention process for behavior concerns Recurring concerns will result in the assignment to the afterschool instructional recovery program Chronic Concerns Additional grades for rewards may be entered in the category Teacher Assignments Additional Grades

Policies and Procedures Sign agendas each and every night They will contain behavior, assignments, special events They are our best form of communication Agendas Class Dojo will be used in the classroom A clipboard chart will be used in specials for discipline issues Notes will be written in agendas if a problem occurs Poor behavior may result in a note, phone call, loss of recess, or an office referral Discipline Sent in the homework pocket each Friday - check the homework schedule Soar Binder Must use strategies and work out problems Homework

Policies and Procedures For the prepayment system go to the elementary campus web site mylunchmoney.com Lunch Schedules and important information is posted weekly Check calendar and resource sections for activities Web Pages

Policies and Procedures Missed work to be graded must be completed in the class setting-parents will be notified Students may complete work during class, at recess, or during Instructional Recovery Parents will be informed if students must miss recess or a special’s class in order to complete their work The number of assignments to make up is at the teacher’s discretion Make Up Work Absent if arriving after 9:30 Tardy if arriving after 7:50 Send excuse note within two days for office approval - all absences are automatically unexcused until a note is approved Attendance E-mail kware@fshisd.net Phone 368-8800 x-8008 Agenda Checked each morning for notes Questions