1. Mrs. Arnold’s First Grade
Welcome Parents!

2. My Goals
To help your child develop intellectually, morally, emotionally and socially.
To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment that promotes learning.
To help your child discover new interests.

3. Arrival
The school opens each morning at 7:00 am. Students sit with their class in the first grade hall until the 7:25 bell. During this time we encourage the students to read. Help your child remember to keep a favorite book in their backpack!
At 7:25 the children come to the classroom. If they are not in the room by 7:30 they are tardy and will be sent to the office to get a tardy slip.

4. Dismissal
Dismissal begins at 2:30. Be sure your child is aware of their dismissal (car rider, walker, KINs, daycare etc.)
If there is a change in your child’s dismissal plan or you must check out early, please send a note or call the office.
If there is a dismissal change during the school day please call the office. I cannot guarantee I will get an or remind message.

5. Medicine
ALL medicine, over the counter and prescribed, must be on file in the nurses office.
You can come in to the school and administer medicine to your child at any time.
Please do not send your child with ANY medication. This includes cough drops and Tums.

6. Menus are sent home monthly and may be accessed on the NEISD website.
Breakfast and Lunch
Lunch cost -
$2.30 students $3.35 Adult/guest
*students may also purchase extra items
Breakfast cost
$1.10 students $2.15 adult/guest
You can send in cash/check for student accounts OR pay online at
Menus are sent home monthly and may be accessed on the NEISD website.
You are also welcome to come eat lunch with your child
any day during our lunch period.

7. Home/School Connection
Daily Take Home folder
Weekly Newsletter
Homefun
Weekly Work Folder (work from the week)
Class website -
Remind – to 81010
Cibolo Green:
Planning time 12:35-1:25 (daily)

8. Daily Class Schedule 7:25 - 7:40 Unpack/Announcements
7:40 - 8:00 Morning Meeting
8:00 - 9:20 Language Arts
9:20 - 9:50 WIN/RAP
9: :10 Recess
10: :35 Writing
10: :00 Math (number talk/problem solving)
11: :30 Lunch
11: :30 Math
12:35 - 1:25 Specials (PE daily, MWF Music, T/TH tech
1:30 - 2:10 Science/Social Studies
2:10 - 2:25 Pack Up/Dismissal
Library
Wednesdays 8:45

9. SNACK
Our morning is long and we all get a little hungry. Research shows that we all learn better when we are fed and watered.  Please send your child to school with a healthy snack everyday. This should be something they can eat and clean up in about 5 minutes. Students may bring a water bottle every day too! Please be sure that it has a top and doesn’t leak. It’s also a good idea to label it with your child’s name.

10. Scholastic Book Order
Extra Extra read all about it. I will send home a Scholastic book order monthly. Ordering books through Scholastic is a bargain. And even better, for every book that you order, our class will receive points to order resources for the classroom! EVERYONE’S A WINNER. Please be on the lookout for these orders to come home soon!

11. Weekly Spelling Tests
There will be two sets of words each week – words with a focus on spelling patterns and high frequency words.
Every Friday students will be tested on spelling these words and writing them in two dictated sentences.
Spend some time throughout the week practicing these words with your child.

12. Weekly Work
Grades will be posted online weekly. Student work will come home in their weekly work folder on Tuesdays. Please take the time to review work with your child. Celebrate successes and set goals for improvement. Remove papers, sign and return the folder the next day.

13. Our Classroom Community
In order to provide and safe and productive learning community students are expected to
follow rules. As a class we generated and agreed upon a list of rules.

14. Behavior Communication
I will communicate your child’s behavior in your child’s Take Home folder. Be sure to sign and return it daily.
Blue Day = Super Leader
Your child demonstrated exceptional leadership behavior.
Stamp/Sticker on calendar
Sweet Treat
Positive note to parents.
Green Day = Ready to Learn
Your child demonstrated good leadership behavior.
Stamp/sticker on calendar
Orange Day = Stop & Think
Your child’s behavior had to be redirected.
Loss of stamp/sticker
Conference with teacher
Red Day = I Can Do Better
Your child’s behavior had to be redirected multiple times and/or they were disruptive or disrespectful.
Loss of stamp/ sticker
Note to parent

15. Classroom Rewards
Students that have blue/green and no more than 1 orange day for the week will have a choice of treasure box or coupons on Friday.
Coupons
Shoes off
Show & Tell
Stuffed Buddy
Lunch with the teacher
I will need parents help to keep our treasure
box filled throughout the year!

16. 7 H A B I T S

17. Conferences
I will schedule a conference with every parent on November 1 & 2. All parents are required to attend the first quarter conferences. These are early dismissal days.
I am not available to meet with parents in the morning or during dismissal.
Active communication is encouraged, please contact me via or note to make an appointment for a conference.
Conferences are typically held during support time, but I am available before and after school as well.

18. Thank you for coming! Let’s have a great year!
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