1. Back to School Information A to Z Grade: 5th Grade
Welcome to
Camp Panther Premiere
Back to School Information A to Z
Grade: 5th Grade
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2. ABSENCES In the event your child is absent, parents MUST call
to report the absence to school.
A written excuse for absence is required upon returning to school for the absence to be considered EXCUSED.
After three consecutive days, a doctor’s note must be submitted.
Students not in attendance during the official attendance time of 9:45 am will be marked absent.

3. Celebrate Responsibility will be recognized each nine weeks!
Students who are
PRESENT AND PUNCTUAL
WITH
ZERO ABSENCES
will be recognized each nine weeks!

4. Cafeteria/Meal Time Breakfast Served: 7:30 – 7:55
Cafeteria closes at 8 am
Breakfast Cost: Student $1.40/Adult $2.10
Lunch Cost: Student $2.25/Adult $3.65
Our Lunch Time: 11:35-12:05

5. Cafeteria/Meal Time, cont…
To promote healthy eating habits, money placed into your child’s lunch account is for purchasing one meal at breakfast and/or one meal at lunch. Students can bring cash from home for purchasing extra snacks.
To reduce interruptions, we request that fast food be brought to students on Fridays.
Due to Texas Guidelines, food provided to other students is prohibited. Parents can bring lunch for their child only.
Students may not share food due to possible food allergies.
Menu Hotline:

6. Car Riders/Car Poolers
For pick up, post car plaques with your child’s name and grade level written in large black print. Extra plaques or replacement plaques are located in the office if needed. Place plaque in vehicle either hanging from the rear view mirror or closest to the driver’s side of the car
Please use daily all school year.
Cell phone usage prohibited in school zones and drop off/pick up areas.

7. Celebrate Responsibility!
Be On Time Ready to Learn 7:30 a.m. Sharp!
Students are released to classrooms promptly
at 7:30 arrival to school.

8. CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES
Check your child out through the front office or on the sign-out sheet during special events with your child’s teacher.
For your child’s safety, send written requests for early pickup and/or changes in dismissal procedure to the teacher at the beginning of the day. FAXED NOTE, VOICE MAIL OR S will NOT be accepted.
Unexpected dismissal changes must be made prior to 2:30 through the front office.

9. Stay Informed

10. DISMISSAL 3:23 Bus Riders/Day Care/Car Poolers 3:26 Car Riders
3:30 Bikers & Walkers
Please Post Car Plaque in Front Window!
Your promptness in picking up your child
is very important.
Supervision is not available:
After 3:45
The Front Office closes at 4:00 p.m.

11. DISMISSAL on a RAINY DAY
Make an alternate plan with your child(ren) for rainy day dismissal.
Students will be released at regular times if it is just raining.
Bikers and walkers will be held in the front foyer at PFE if it is thundering and lightning Students can be released to parent or dismissed to head home when safe.
Bike racks are not locked overnight. Keep your bike safe by not leaving
it at school overnight.

12. DRESS CODE
Any form of dress or grooming that attracts undue attention, is unsafe, disrupts school, or detracts from the learning process is not acceptable.
No short shorts, spaghetti straps, strapless or halter tops, low-cut shirts, flip flops/backless shoes and baggie pants.
Please refer to the Humble ISD Elementary Student Handbook for more details.

13. EARLY RELEASE Please mark your calendars
9/20, 10/4, 10/25 & 10/26, 11/8,
12/15, 1/31, 4/18 and 6/1
*Lunch is not served these days
Dismissal times begin at:
11:40 car riders, car poolers, day care
11:45 bus riders
12 NOON walkers, bikers, YMCA

14. EXPECTATIONS
Be Responsible.
Be Respectful.
Be Safe.
Be a Learner!

15. EMERGENCY
In the event of an emergency communication will be shared via School Messenger.

16. VISITORS To ensure the safety of our children:
Please check in at the security vestibule in the front foyer by presenting your driver’s license each time you visit our school
Thank you for your patience! ☺
Badge must be worn on your upper body while you are on campus
Return badge to the front office at check out.
Building CLOSED to visitors on STAAR Testing Weeks & District Assessment dates listed in the PFE Flyer and in our PFE Website.

17. PANTHER PROUD of our PTA!
PFE PTA has purchased FABULOUS RESOURCES:
Literacy Library Resources
Grade Level iPad Carts
Campus Motivational Programs
BRAND NEW School Marquee
“Fall Festival!”
Saturday, 10/21
our school carnival

18. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION
Late Work Policy (As stated in the Parent/Student Handbook)
Assignments and tests must be completed and turned in on the assigned date in order to receive full credit.
Any assignment not submitted upon the request of the teacher will be considered late work.
Student grades will be deducted no more
than 10 points for late work.

19. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION
STAAR Testing/SSI
Fifth graders take the Reading, Math, and Science STAAR tests. Dates: Math STAAR –April 10, Reading STAAR- April 11, Science STAAR –May 16.
Fifth Grade is a Student Success Initiative year. Students that do not pass the first attempt of STAAR will take the test again.
2nd Round Math STAAR- May 14 and 2nd Round Reading STAAR- May 15.
Our goal is communication with parents- we will keep you updated on your student’s progress and meet with you in October for parent/teacher conferences and periodically throughout the school year.

20. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION Cell phone consequences:
Students are permitted to have a cell phone on campus for communication before and after the school day ONLY. The student must keep the phone in their backpack/purse turned off and out of sight during the school day.
Cell phone consequences:
First offense: Warning – Ask student to turn off phone and place in backpack.
Second offense: Ask student to turn off phone and notify parent.
Third offense: Turn phone into the front office, clearly labeled with student and teacher name. Teacher notifies parent to retrieve phone from front office.

21. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION
Tutoring
Students need to be on time and in attendance for tutoring
sessions. These are small group instructional settings with minimal distractions. The groups are flexible and will change throughout the year depending on assessment data and student needs.
Tutoring will start the beginning the week of September 11th.
Tutoring Schedule:
Childress (Math): Tues/Thurs afternoons 3:40-4:10
Howard (Reading): Mon/Wed afternoons 3:40-4:10

22. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
Ice cream treats can be purchased through the cafeteria and served at the end of lunch.
Distribution of food treats and party invitations are not permitted at school.
To order your ice cream treats, contact the Cafeteria Manager, Jacque Darsy

23. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:
Ice cream treats can be purchased through the cafeteria and served at the end of lunch.
Distribution of food treats and party invitations are not permitted at school.
Due to regulations set by the state, cupcakes and cookies are not allowed to be served to children during the school day.
Exceptions: Three party days per school year
Winter Party
Friendship Party
Super Kids Day
To order your ice cream treats, contact the Cafeteria Manager, Jacque Darsy

24. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION
Resources:
There are many resources available to students at home. Please check out my website for links. Below is some resources that are available.
IStation
icivics.org

25. GRADE LEVEL INFORMATION Thank you for coming to Panther Premiere,
please remember to:
Join our wonderful PTA in the front foyer.
Sign up to volunteer in your child’s classroom and to be a Room Parent.
Place money in child’s lunch account in cafeteria.
Visit our Spirit Store in the front foyer or order online – Show your Panther spirit wear your PFE spirit shirts on Fridays!

26. We are going to have an amazing year!!!