1. Be sure to include your child’s name on both cards.
Welcome!
Please use the NEON note cards on your chair to write your child a positive note.
Please use the white note card to let us know anything you would like us to know about your child.
Be sure to include your child’s name on both cards.
You can leave your cards in the basket at the semi-circle table on your way out!

2. Mrs. O’Brien & Mrs. Love

3. Communication WES Webpage MelissaOBrien@TomballISD.net
WES Webpage

4. Rules & Mindset

5. Conduct Each Wednesday you
will receive a conduct page in your child’s folder with any marks and the current conduct grade. Please review it, sign it and have your child return it on Thursday. Folders not returned or not signed will result in a conduct mark. Graded papers will also be sent home for review as well as any pertinent forms from the office.

6. Homework
Homework will typically go home Monday-Thursday. Quality work and effort must be evident.  It is not about getting answers right or wrong.  It is about fulfilling daily responsibilities, and putting forth your best effort! If you miss a homework assignment or do not meet teachers’ standards of effort, you will be required to turn it in the next day, and you will receive a conduct mark. We are working this year to prepare your child for intermediate school where homework is given and graded as well!
*Please keep in mind, your homework may look different from other classes based on your teacher or class’ needs.
*Note: Please have your child bring in a set of headphones to be used for classroom activities if you have not done so already!

7. Grades Math: 6 daily, 3 major Science: 4 daily, 2 major
Quarter 1 only changes: 4 daily, 2 major
Science: 4 daily, 2 major
Quarter 1 only changes: 3 daily, 1 major
Reading: 3 daily, 2 major
Quarter 1 only changes: 2 daily, 1 major
Writing: 3 daily, 2 major
Social Studies: 4 daily, 2 major
50% major, 50% daily

8. Late Policy/Attendance
If your child arrives late for school, a parent must sign him/her in at the front desk in the office any time after 8:40.
Make up work for absences is expected to be returned promptly. 1 day absence = 1 day to make up work.
Late Work:
1 day late (-5 points)
2 days late (-10 points)
3 days late (grade = 0)

9. Home Access Center To view grades online, you will need a code.
Tomball ISD Website
Enter ID number and password.

10. Specials
Students alternate between music and PE and art and PE on a rotational basis.

11. You can help by working to memorize multiplication facts 0-12.
How can I help at home?
Math:
You can help by working to memorize multiplication facts 0-12.
Reading:
Please make sure that you are requiring your child to read 20 minutes each night. Research has shown vast improvement in all areas of school when they are reading.

12. How can I help at home?

13. STAAR Writing: Math: Reading: Tuesday, April 10th Monday, May 14th
Tuesday, May 15th

14. https://everykidinapark.gov/
EVERY KID…

15. Conferences
Data conferences will begin during the first week of October. An will be sent to you shortly with a link to sign up for conferences. Both the ELA and math teacher will be present during the conference. We will be limiting our first conferences to 15 minute increments in order to accommodate the 43 or so families that we would like to meet with as soon as possible!  We are also available to do phone conferences as well if that will work better for your schedule!

16. Conferences

17. Questions?
*We will post this PowerPoint presentation to our teacher webpages for easy access.
*Please make sure you signed in on one of the Parent Orientation sign-in sheets that are circulating around the classroom .