New Parent – Student Orientation SHAPE American Elementary School New Parent – Student Orientation

Meet Us SHAPE American Elementary School DoDDS-E Dr. Bernadette Schlueter Principal Ms. Monica Harvey Assistant Principal DoDDS-E Isles District Superintendent Mr. Frank Roehl Superintendent

SHAPE American ES was recognized in 2012 as a National Blue Ribbon School for academic excellence. SAES was ranked among the highest performing schools in the United States in both English Language and Mathematics as measured by normed assessments.

DoDEA Mission Statement Educate, Engage, and Empower Each Student to Succeed in a Dynamic World  

Educate and inspire, every day, in every way! SHAPE ES Vision Statement Educate and inspire, every day, in every way!

SHAPE ES Values & Guiding Principles

CSI Goal 1: Reading Comprehension All students will meet grade level benchmarks in reading comprehension skills. Objective: 100% of Kindergarten through Fifth Grade students will demonstrate proficiency in reading comprehension as measured by 1.0 year gain in comprehension skills by June, 2015, as measured by the TerraNova, Benchmark Assessment System (BAS), Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI), Raz-Kids, and common grade level assessments. Strategy 1: Differentiation of instruction to increase reading comprehension

CSI Goal 2: Mathematics All students will meet grade level benchmarks in math problem solving skills.   Objective: 100% of Kindergarten through Fifth Grade students will demonstrate proficiency in math problem skills as measured by a 1.0 year gain in mathematics by June, 2015, as measured by the TerraNova, IXL, Exemplars, and common grade level assessments. Strategy 1: Common Mathematical Language Strategy 2: Math Problem-Solving

Support the School PTSO School Liaison Officer School Advisory Committee Parent Volunteers Back to School Conferences Homework Handbook School Functions Back to School – This Friday from 1400-1530. All parents meet in the Multi-purpose PTO Officers: New PTO member drive will begin August, discuss the importance of volunteers in a school Telephone Handbook: On School Website: Attend school functions such as STEM Symposium, Read Across America, Diversity Day

Good to Know School Calendar Communication Hours Health Services Lunch School Supplies Class List School Calendar Handouts on table Teacher newsletters, school Parent Newsletter, phone calls, Office Hours: 0730-1600 School Hours: 8:50-3:30 Lunch Costs: Elementary (K-5th grades) $2.40, or 2,00 EURO Lunch menu is posted in parent newsletter at the beginning of each month. These lunches are contracted by AAFES Foods. Accounts can be established to pay for meals using a PIN number or students can purchase on a daily basis. Parents are able to set up automated school meal account through LunchPrepay a third-party payment system. It is important to maintain a positive balance in your child’s account at all times. New: Free and Reduced Lunch Program. New applications with updated information 1 Registered nurse on duty: Ambir Pankau: Immunizations, Medication, Permission for medication form, Health screening, sports physical, First aide, Emergency contact number updated. School Supply list: Handouts on table, exchange, office, Ombudsman

Program Offerings Curriculum & Instruction Schedules Special Programs Report Cards Internet GE –ESL – SPED – Read 180 – LSS – Music – PE – Art – Culture – Counseling – DoDEA Standards for each grade. Can be found on the DoDEA website ES Classroom assignments will be posted at 1200 on Friday, 15 August. Internet Usage agreement parents sign at registration. Students sign form at the beginning of school Gmail: Student Communication Tool Safe, Filtered email, digital lockers for students. Gmail accounts suspension of use if behavior is determined to be detrimental to school/students. All students in grades third through fifth grades have accounts assigned to them by the ET. These accounts are monitored to control content. Brief mention of Internet safety and its purpose ASPEN Gradebook GradeSpeed 4th – 5th Grade: Checking assignments, individual assignment grades, overall grades, email progress reports. Report Cards: issued quarterly

Good to Know Chain of command Bus Actions & Consequences Weapons Dress Code Teacher-Asst Principal-Principal-Asst Superintendent-Superintendent Bus behavior and consequences: Can be viewed on school website. Speak with your children about using seatbelts sitting while bus is in motion and using inside voices while on the bus. Progressive discipline from warning-parent contact-thereafter the consequences become progressively more severe. (to include suspension from riding the bus). 4-R’s: Respect for self, Respect for classmates, Respect for adults, Respect for Safety of all. Zero Tolerance for weapons – Suspension – expulsion Object or instrument that is made to, or used in a manner to, either inflict or threaten to inflict serious bodily injury or instill fear

Safety Weather School Closure Drills Evacuation Emergency Numbers 112 065 44 3333 School has a plan, it is kept confidential. Students safety is our top priority! Weather: Listen to radio AFN for weather updates and information addressing school closures and procedures to follow. School Closure: Parents are to listen to AFN Radio for DoDEA announcements/Channel 13, Power/water outage procedures we will call parents. Drills: Fire weekly during the 1st 4 weeks then Monthly thereafter Bomb Threat/ Once a year Lockdown/ Once a year Evacuation/ Once a year

Traffic Flow Traffic Flow for McCool Elementary/Middle School

Start Times Monday, August 18 – First day of school Mon-Fri, Aug 18-22 – Individual Conferences (No school for Kindergarten students only) Monday, August 25 – Kindergarten First Day

First Day of School On the first day of school, students will line up in front of the old cafeteria starting at 8:30. Teachers will walk their class up the hill to the new school. Staff members will be in the hallways to help the students and parents.  At 9:45, First & Second grade parents will be asked to leave the building so teachers can begin classes.

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