1. Welcome to Open House 2016 - 2017! 12451 Pellicano El paso, Tx 79928
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2. Drugan’s Fabulous Fourth Grade Team
Mrs. Bolaños – Challenger TBA
Mrs. O’Hara – Challenger 112 –
Mrs. Ortiz – Challenger 111 –
Mrs. Piña – Challenger 114 –
Mrs. Yerena – Challenger
Conference:
Monday – Friday
9:35 am – 10:20 am

3. Classroom Expectations

4. Attendance Policy
-Written notes due to front office within 48 hours to excuse absence. -If student is absent for 3 consecutive days, a note from a doctor licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. is required. -Students will have two days for each day absent to make up work missed

5. Final morning bell rings at 7:45.
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Final morning bell rings at 7:45.

6. SAFETY & VISITORS
All visitors must enter through the front of the building, and report immediately to the office.
All visitors requesting to proceed to another area of the building must wear a visitor’s badge. Badges must be obtained in the front desk.
Parents wishing to meet with teachers need to schedule an appointment during the teachers assigned conference time. Parents should never go directly to their child’s classroom without getting a pass from the office.

7. Uniform
Tops
Bottoms
Black
Khaki
Navy blue

9. TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES AND OTHER DEVICES
The use of telecommunication devices and other devices in class will be at the teacher’s discretion and should be only used for academic purposes.
Students who use a device in any way that violates the law, Board Policy, or the Student Code of Conduct shall be subject to disciplinary action.
student’s failure to promptly and peacefully relinquish a device will result in more serious disciplinary action.
Devices will be returned only to a parent/guardian. Multiple infractions will lead to a $15 return fee.

10. DROPOFF LOCATIONS /PARKING/TRAFFIC SAFETY
 Note that parking is not allowed within school zones and the bus loading and unloading area. Parking or stopping at crosswalks is not allowed. “U” turns in school zone are prohibited.

11. Grading
Quizzes, daily assignments 85%
Assessments/home projects %

12. Homework Policy
Daily homework should not exceed more than one hour per night, in addition to 30 minutes of Reading.
At home Projects need to be completed at home. students will be given 1-2 weeks to complete, depending on project. This does not count towards the 1 hour of daily homework.

13. Redo Policy
It shall be the student’s responsibility to seek the opportunity to redo an assignment or test for which he/she received a failing grade within five school days upon which he/she received notification of a failing grade.
The grade earned when redoing an assignment or test shall be averaged with the grade earned on the first attempt, and the averaged grade shall replace the failing grade.
Students shall be given one opportunity to redo a failed assignment or test.

14. REPORT CARDS / PROGRESS REPORTS
The Socorro Independent School District has implemented a nine-week grading policy.
progress reports will be sent home at the third and six week point of each grading period.

15. pecific: Detailed
easurable: How will you know?
ttainable: Is it possible?
ewarding: Do something special and meaningful
imely: Weekly (W.O.W)

17. Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Bullying is prohibited at John Drugan. All students are expected to abide by the following rules as adopted from the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, 2012:
I. Drugan Dragons will not bully others;
II. Drugan Dragons will help students who are bullied;
III. Drugan Dragons will integrate all students;
IV. If we know of someone being bullied, we will notify an adult at school and an adult at home.

18. Staar testing dates Tuesday, March 28th - Writing
Monday, May 8th – Math
Tuesday, may 9th - Reading

19. At home reading strategies that will start the 2nd nine weeks.

20. Reading Passage

22. Math Problem Solving Model

23. Has become

24. Beyond Excellence!