WELCOME TO CURRICULUM NIGHT

IN THIS PRESENTATION ATTENDEES WILL LEARN ABOUT: Traveling to and from school procedures. Dress Code What will be going on during the 4 th Period PRIDE hour. Other general information about our school.

TRAVELING TO AND FROM SCHOOL FOR EVERYONE”S SAFETY By Automobile: Students are not allowed on campus before 8:00am. Drop off is in the middle parking lot in front of the lower level. Only drop off in the lane surrounding the parking lot, NOT in the parking lot. To go to the office, please use the crosswalk. Do NOT cross between cars. Please follow the lane keeping to the right and only allow students to get out of the car on the right and pull forward as far as possible. NO DROPPING OFF IN THE UPPER PARKING LOT. That lot is designated for busses only. Pick up after school – same guidelines as above. If you wait about 10 minutes after dismissal, there is much less congestion in the lower parking lot and once the busses leave, you can use that lot.

TRAVELING TO AND FROM SCHOOL By Bicycle: Students must abide by the laws as they apply to riding a bike on the streets and sidewalks. When on campus, bikes must be dismounted and walked. No riding bikes on campus or the sidewalks accessing campus. Helmets are highly recommended. The bike storage area is locked, but all bikes need to have a separate bike lock. Having a locked bike area does not prevent thieves from jumping the fence and stealing unlocked bikes. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen personal items, including bikes.

TRAVELING TO AND FROM SCHOOL By Skateboard, Inline Skates or Scooter: The rules for riding skateboards, skates and scooters are similar to riding bicycles. Skateboards and scooters cannot be ridden on campus and inline skates must be removed once the student arrives to campus. Storage is provided in the health office or with permission in teachers’ classrooms. By Walking: Students walking to and from school must cross all streets at crosswalks only. We have had calls in the past about students crossing the street outside of crosswalks and students walking down the boulevards. This kind of behavior could be referred to our SRO Officer.

DRESS CODE Kyrene Policy States: “ The body shall be adequately covered. Clothing shall not expose the chest, abdomen, back or buttocks area, and shall be sufficient to conceal undergarments at all times. Some examples of clothing items that are not allowed are listed below, but these examples do not cover every situation.” The following shirt examples are NOT acceptable

DRESS CODE Shorts need to adequately cover the buttocks and be long enough to participate in any activity and not be a classroom disruption. If any pockets are hanging down beyond the bottom of your shorts, the shorts are too short. Not acceptable: ARE acceptable

4 TH PERIOD PRIDE HOUR Occurs every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders Will also be students’ home base period To start the year, students will be  Engaging in team building activities.  Agreeing on a Team name, mascot, and team chant.  ELA/MA Pretesting  Completing a Learning Styles Inventory  Learning about the Student Handbook and school and team expectations  Learning about the appropriate expectations for their behavior when walking in the halls, attending an assembly, going to the library, using the restroom, eating in the cafeteria, etc.  Understanding the new class schedule and bell schedule.  Understanding Altadeña’s PRIDE program – our Positive Behavior Intervention Program and the associated rewards.  Students will have an opportunity to give input to the PRIDE reward program via a student survey.  Teachers will share their team and classroom expectations.

4 TH PERIOD PRIDE HOUR PRIDE HOUR will also be a time where students:  Needing extra help in their core classes will receive that assistance from a teacher.  Needing enrichment or extension of their learning will receive instruction from a teacher.  Needing to make up missed assignments or tests will complete these tasks.  Complete core class activities or assignments that cannot be completed during regular class time.

TWO ELECTIVE CLASSES EVERYDAY (EXCEPT WEDNESDAY) This year, every student will have two elective classes that meet everyday except Wednesday. Students will see one of their two elective classes every other Wednesday. We call these AM Wednesdays (when students will see their morning or before lunch elective) and PM Wednesdays (when students will see their afternoon or after lunch elective). We are VERY excited to have a schedule that allows for two electives daily!

SUPPLIES – WE NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT Due to statewide budget cuts, Altadeña had to cut our supply budget for the school year by over $5000 and our substitute budget by $15,000. We need your support thought Tax Credit donations (to pay for sponsors for clubs, Learning Lab, and other extra curricular activities). PTSO plans to support Altadeña by providing supplies, especially copy paper, to help ease the impact of these financial cuts. Please support our school so we can continue to provide the best possible education to your children!!

Atladeña received the A+ School of Excellence award from the Arizona Education Foundation in May of This is in effect for three years. We will start preparing to apply for the award again very soon!

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