1. Make note of new bell time. Tardy bell will ring at 8:00.
7:55 .
3:20
11:05

2. 1:20-2:10 Specials / Conference time
11:05-11:55 Lunch / Recess
If you plan on eating lunch with your child there will be a designated table to sit at with your child only. No parents will be allowed at recess.
1:20-2:10 Specials / Conference time
*** Check with your child’s teacher for a more specific class schedule. ***
I will have our class schedule on my web page soon.

3. ** Your child must be here at 9:55 am to be counted present! **
Students released to classrooms at 7:50am
8:00 Your student will be issued a
tardy by their teacher.
8:15 and after - You must come in the building and sign your student in.
** Your child must be here at 9:55 am to be counted present! **

4. (Please refer to the student/parent handbook for further details.)
If your child is absent, you must write or your child’s teacher AND Laura Roberts.
You have 3 days to report the absence before it is considered unexcused.
(Please refer to the student/parent handbook for further details.)

5. Bike Riders: Dismiss at the bike racks in the back
(Mrs. Terry)
Back Walkers: Dismiss at the crosswalk
(Mrs. Garza)
Front Walkers: Dismiss at the benches near Tree Lane
(Mrs. Evers)
Back Car Riders: Dismiss in the back
(Mrs. Herbst)
Front Car Riders: Dismiss in the front
(Mrs. Gunn)

6. You may send in a note that morning or email before 3:00.
If there is a change in how your student will be going home, we must receive it in WRITING.
You may send in a note that morning or before 3:00.
Please copy Laura Roberts in your

7. Back car riders will wait in the cafeteria.
For the safety of our students, we do not release bicycle riders or walkers during inclement weather.
Students will be dismissed either as front or back car riders on “Rainy Day Dismissal” days.
Back car riders will wait in the cafeteria.
Front car riders will wait in the foyer
until their car arrives.

8. Concerning behavior will be noted through email or by phone call.
Expectations
Bear Necessities:
Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
All the first grade teachers will be using Class Dojo to manage classroom behavior.
Concerning behavior will be noted through or by phone call.
Please make sure to check their folder daily for reminders and updates.

9. 4 Advanced 3 Proficient 2 Basic 1 Below Basic
Students in kindergarten, first and second grades will be evaluated using a developmental continuum. Report cards will be sent home every 9 wks. 4
Advanced 3
Proficient 2
Basic 1
Below Basic
Standard
Consistently meets and often exceeds
Regularly meets
Beginning to meet
Working below grade level
Errors
Rare to none
Limited
Many
n/a
Teacher support
Rarely needs support to meet standard. Independently works with ease and extends
Occasionally needs support. Demonstrates proficiency.
Frequently needs support
Needs strong instructional support.

10. Please spend 20 minutes reading every night!
This should be a combination of your child reading to you as well as you reading to/with them.
Homework will be sent home in their daily folder on an as needed basis.
Please check your child’s folder daily, if there is additional work it will be found here.
SIP students will have homework on most Tuesdays and Thursdays. The first semester all homework will be in English, and will relate to the language arts first grade TEK being covered in the general ed classes. Homework assignments should take no longer than minutes to complete.

11. We are always so very thankful and in need of our parent volunteers, especially for our 1st grade team!!!
If you are interested in volunteering, please let your child’s teacher know. ☺

12. Bear Branch BUZZ-
Please sign up to receive this by each week, or access by clicking the link on the BBE website.
Please read every week, as it contains important information about school wide events and news.

13. Field Trip- to be determined.
Activity fee- please pay your $25 online (field trips, classroom parties, etc.)
Field Trip- to be determined.
***Each student will be required to bring in their own headphones/earbuds to use daily in class. These need to be left at school the entire year. Please label with your child's name.
These may be purchased from Dollar Tree, however I would buy several pairs as they have a tendency to break.

14. For the most recent updates from the 1st grade teachers, please download the Class Dojo App and your child’s teacher will send a sign up handout with more information. Make sure to have your notifications turned on to receive updates.

15. Thinking Snack & Water Only!
First grade will have one snack break. This snack needs to be healthy and something they can eat with their fingers.
*Please do not send yogurt, dips, fruit cups etc. (These will be saved for lunch!)*
While we encourage our students to stay hydrated, WATER is the only liquid allowed in the classroom. Please send water in a sports top bottle. This will reduce the amount of ruined work due to accidental spills.

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*If you need to bring in forgotten items for your child such as lunch, book bags, homework, etc., please drop it off before 10:15. Items may be placed on the table in the front foyer with student and teacher name attached.

17. You may purchase ice cream tickets in the cafeteria
Birthdays!
You may purchase ice cream tickets in the cafeteria
2 weeks in
If you choose to bring a treat (cupcakes, cookies, or something easy to pass out) for your child’s class, please note these will be handed out during your child’s lunch time. Please arrange this with the teacher prior to the date.
*No party invitations will be passed out during school hours. See district handbook for policy.

18. Visit The BBE PTA Website!
Once you register your family, you can:
View the BBE Student Directory
Join the PTA
Signup to VOLUNTEER for PTA events throughout the year
Purchase Spirit Stick
Parent Packs
Keep up with what’s
going on with the PTA

19. Join the PTA
The number one reason to join the PTA is to benefit your child and help BBE, but there are many more advantages. Here are just a few:
Get Connected
Discover Great Resources
Tap into a Network
Watch Yourself Grow
Speak Up
Witness Improvement
Be a Role Model
Anyone at any age is invited to join the PTA. Go to the new PTA website, register, and click Join the PTA. Your $8 membership fee goes to support many programs and events at BBE like Everybody Counts, Bike Rodeo, Healthy Lifestyles, Fall Fest, and Art Masterpiece.

20. I look forward to a great year!
Thank you for coming!
I look forward to a great year!