1. Welcome to Open House!

2. School-wide Positive Behavior Plan Be a Star Challenger!

3. STAR S- Safe Keep hands, feet, & objects to yourself. T- Tolerant & Respectful Be Kind with words and actions. Follow directions. A- Active Learner Focus on tasks and instruction. R- Responsible Care for your belongings.

4. Classroom Behavior Plan Students earn star bucks for meeting the schoolwide expectations and following classroom rules. Each month the school will have a reward activity for students who have earned a designated amount of star bucks. In addition, students earn stickers in the classroom and may choose from a treasure box each Friday if they earn enough stickers for being on time, in uniform, having agenda signed, work is complete, and behavior is appropriate.

5. Attendance Absences- Note required upon returning stating the reason for absence. Students must be in school for most of the day in order to receive credit for being present. Have students to school on time. Students arriving after 8:00 are required to check-in at the office by an adult. Please try not to check your child out early. They will miss valuable instruction time.

6. Arrival Students may be dropped off no earlier than 7:30. Breakfast is served at 7:30 Students may enter the classroom at 7:45. Students are tardy after 8:00

7. Dismissal Every one will be dismissed at 2:30. Parents, please pick your child up at his/her designated area. Do not come into the classrooms or hallways. If you pick your child up early or visit the school, go to the front office for sign in or check out. For the safety of your child, adults are no longer allowed on campus without a visitor’s pass.

8. Curriculum Maps Guide for instruction…roadmap Keeps instruction focused Used District-wide

9. Reading Block Uninterrupted 90 minutes…please do not check your child out during this time. 8:10 – 9:40

10. Math Block Uninterrupted 60 minutes…please do not check your child out during this time. 10:30 – 11:30

11. Homework Your child will have HW periodically. HW will consist of a language arts or a math activity. Please sign agenda every day after you have checked over your child’s HW and/or other information.

12. Media Center Our class will usually go to the media center to check out books and possibly learn a media related skill on Fridays. Please be sure books are returned to school each Friday.

13. Online Resources Renzulli Learning- Your child can access this from home. Destiny- Library program…it’s used to help your child find books in the library. Success.net FCAT Explorer- more info to come later in the year. As soon as your child gets his/her password for these programs, you can begin accessing them from home.

14. FCAT Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Focuses on Reading, Math, and Science (5 th grade only). If FCAT Reading is not passed in 3 rd grade, the student will be retained. Later in the year, there will be a Parent Night at school dedicated to help parents better understand FCAT.

15. Communication Between Teacher and Parents Agenda Phone: 648-3515

16. Conferences I am available: – before school from 7:30-7:45. –Mon., Wed., and Thurs. after school from 2:45-4:00. Please schedule a conference with me if you have individual student concerns.

17. Any Questions?