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Eileen Conners

2015-2016

School Calendar &

Handbook

EILEEN CONNERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3810 Shadow Peak Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89129

Telephone: 702-799-1402 Fax: 702-799-1414 Ms. Blomstrom, Principal

Mrs. Gerber Assistant Principal

Motto:

“Honesty, Honor and Respect for Others”

Mascot: The Eagle

School Colors: Red, White and Blue

Mission Statement:

The mission of Eileen Conners Elementary is to engage our students in a challenging, respectful, positive environment

that promotes successful, well-rounded life long learners.

Dear Parents: We look forward to working with you during this school year. We encourage you to review your child’s work on a daily basis and to communicate with your child’s teacher using grade level progress reports and daily communication folders. Your child’s academic success is our number one priority. This can be accomplished through mutual partnership and respect. Please make arrangements by sending a note to the classroom teacher if your child will be picked up early for a doctor

or dentist appointment. Students will not be called out of class until parents arrive on campus. Students will not be pulled from class after 3:00 p.m. If you need to remove your child from school, please request to do so prior to 3:00 p.m.

Please ensure that all adults (18 years or older) that are authorized to pick your child up from school are listed in your Infinite Campus account. Your child will not be released to any individual that is not listed and they must present picture identification.

Please make arrangements with your child and inform your child’s teacher as to the location where they will be picked up after school. Please provide this information to all adults who you have made arrangements with regarding your child’s pickup from school. Parents are strongly encouraged to enter the school grounds from Constantinople.

City of Las Vegas provides “SAFEKEY” before school and after school care for students enrolled in the program. There is a minimum fee for this program. Enroll your child as an alternative in case you are unable to pick your child up promptly at dismissal time. Please be informed that the office hours of Conners Elementary School are 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

We would like to thank the parents of the Conners Elementary community for your support and understanding as we work to provide your child with the education she/he deserves. Sincerely, Ms. Patricia Blomstrom, Principal Mrs. Jennifer Gerber, Assistant Principal Faculty and Staff

Please schedule parent conferences as needed before school or after school so that instructional time is not interrupted. Teachers are not able to conference with parents when escorting children into the building or during dismissal duty.

Please send your child’s lunch or lunch money with him/her. Classroom instruction will not be interrupted to deliver lunches, forgotten homework or messages.

Please make sure your child knows where they are going and who is going to pick them up after school. We do not deliver telephone messages to students unless a parent comes into the school office and presents proper identification.

Eileen Conners

Elementary School

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year at

Eileen Conners!

Please look through this informative calendar & student handbook. Read through the

pages with your student to better understand school policies and procedures.

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Let’s have a wonderful year!

Look for what character trait we will be focusing on each week! 8/24 & 8/31 - Kindness!

First Day of School August 24, 2015

Labor Day September 7

No School

Staff Development Day September 4

No School

Nevada Day October 30

No School

Staff Development Days November 2 & 3

No School

Veterans Day November 11

No School

Thanksgiving Day November 26

No School

Family Day November 27

No School

Parent/Teacher Confer-

ences

December 14

No School

Winter Break

December 21 -

January 1

No School

Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Day January 18

No School

Presidents’ Day February 15

No School

Spring Break March 21-25

No School

Staff Development Day May 27

No School

Memorial Day May 30

No School

Last Day of School

June 1

Minimum

Attendance Day *

SCHOOL CALENDAR INFORMATION

MINIMUM ATTENDANCE

DAY SCHEDULE

Early Childhood AM 9:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Early Childhood PM 11:20 AM - 12:40 PM

Kinder-Grade 5 9:10 AM - 12:40 PM

Please make the necessary arrangements to have

your child picked up on time. For those students who

ride a CCSD school bus, transportation will be

provided in the usual manner.

PLAYGROUND HOURS

Parents Please Note: The gates to the school yard are unlocked

when playground supervision begins at 8:45 AM Students are

not to arrive before this time unless they are enrolled in the

SAFEKEY program or special arrangements have been made with

a classroom teacher. Conners Elementary School is a closed

campus. The gates are unlocked at 3:15 PM. Please make sure

your child is picked up promptly. Students left after 3:31 PM will

be subject to the CCSD afterschool care policy.

SCHOOL HOURS

Office Hours 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

School Hours 9:00 AM - 3:21 PM

Early Childhood Hours

AM 9:00 AM - 11:40 AM

PM 12:50 PM - 3:21 PM

Teacher Hours 8:20 AM - 3:31 PM

CCSD Breakfast Program 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

LUNCH SCHEDULE

Kindergarten & Rm. 4: 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

1st Grade: 10:55 AM - 11:20 AM

2nd Grade: 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

3rd Grade: 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM

4th Grade: 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM

5th Grade: 12:35 PM - 1:00 PM

Rm. 56 & 58 11:25 AM– 11:55 AM

All grades have a 15 minute recess prior to lunch.


**Every child will be

photographed for the

yearbook on

picture day.

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School

Pictures

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NO SCHOOL

5

6 7

NO SCHOOL

8 9

6 PM - 8 PM

10 11 CHOIR

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

CHARACTER DAY

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13

BEGINS @ SUNDOWN

14 15

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

16 17 18 GOODIES

WITH

GRANDPARENTS

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

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20 21 22

BEGINS @ SUNDOWN

23 24 25

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

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27

BEGINS @ SUNDOWN

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STORY &

SNACK

30 9/15-10/15-Hispanic Heritage Month

9/8 - kindness!

9/14, 9/21 & 9/28 - respect!

9/8 - kindness, 9/14, 9/21 & 9/28 - respect

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS REGARDING

STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY

School attendance is vital to your child’s academic success in school. The laws about school truancy are intended to reduce the high rate of habitual truants in schools.

STUDENT SAFETY STATEMENT

The safety of our students is important to us! It is important to educate, counsel, and provide information to our students regarding student safety. Please be advised that pocket knives, BB guns, sharp instruments, fireworks and handguns are not to be brought to school for any reason. Possession of such items will result in disciplinary action and/or expulsion. Your cooperation and participation in supporting school safety is vital. Parents can help us by checking the backpacks of their children on a daily basis to ensure that inappropriate items are not brought to school. Please remind your child that many dangerous items that may be used during family camping trips, or hunting activities under parent supervision, are considered weapons and are not to be brought to school for any reason. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Together we can maintain the high education and safety standards we expect at our schools.

The principal of the school is required to report the pupils that are habitually truant to law enforcement.

A habitual truant is defined as a “student who has three unapproved or unexcused absences within one school year.”

A truant is a pupil who is absent from school without the approval of the teacher or principal of the school unless the pupil is physically or mentally unable to attend school.

If a pupil is absent due to physical or mental reasons, the parent must notify the school within three days of the absence.

Provides the court authority to order the student or parent to pay a fine of $100.00 or more for habitual truancy. The court can order the suspension of driver license privileges of a student 14 years of age or older for habitual truancy.


1 2 3 10/1-10/31-Crime Prevention Month

10/4-10/10-Fire Prevention Week

10/12-10/16-Natoinal School Lunch Week

10/21-10/25-National School Bus Safety Week

BOOK FAIR - 10/12-10/16

Opens daily at 8:30 AM See flier for details.

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6 7 8

BEGINS

ASSEMBLIES

9:30 AM

10:00 AM

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11 12 13 14 15

16 17

18 19

ENDS

20

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

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23 GRADE 5

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

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25 26

BEGINS

27

STORY &

SNACK

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UNSAT NOTICES

SENT HOME

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NO SCHOOL

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Scholastic Book Fair

10/5, 10/12 & 10/19 - integrity

STUDENT DRESS CODE

1. Students are required to wear shoes that are appropriate for school activities. For safety reasons, children should wear closed-toed shoes.

2. Hemmed shorts that are fingertip length

may be worn to school. 3. Short shorts, halter tops, bare midriffs, or

tops and outfits that provide minimum coverage are not allowed. Dresses and tops that are designed with straps must be no less than 3 inches wide and must cover the shoulder. (CCSD Regulation 5131)

4. All students are prohibited from wearing

hats, except on designated days. (CCSD Regulation 5131) 5. Advertising on clothing which by its

controversial or obscene nature disrupts the educational setting is prohibited.

If children arrive at school dressed inappropriately, they may be asked to phone home for a change of clothing. Students will be detained in the office until arrangements can be made for appropriate school attire.

REPORT CARDS

Report cards are distributed at the end of every semester and are sent home with students. Parents are encouraged to contact the teachers if there are any questions or concerns relating to student progress. The dates that report cards will be issued are as follows:

Grades K - 5 January 22, 2016 1st Semester June 1, 2016 2nd Semester* *Last day of school- Report cards will not be handed out until the end of the school day. If your child is picked up early, or will not be in attendance, please leave a self addressed stamped envelope for the teacher to mail the final report card home.

NEWSLETTERS

Our parent newsletter, The Conners Chronicle, is published no less than five times a year. This will be ava i l ab le t o v i ew o n ou r w ebs i t e http://schools.ccsd.net/conners and will also be emailed through the Parent Portal. Please watch for this publication as it advertises events that are happening at the school and contains important information you need to know. Hard copies will be available in the front office. Additionally, each grade level will send home a newsletter highlighting the specific skills/concepts being focused on for the month. Teachers will also include upcoming events such as field trips, special projects, and information to help parents support the learning that is taking place in the classroom.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

http://schools.ccsd.net/conners/


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DAYLIGHT

SAVINGS TIME

ENDS

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NO SCHOOL

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NO SCHOOL

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MAKE-UP

PICTURES

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8 9 10 11

NO SCHOOL

12 13 GRADE 1

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

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15 16 17

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

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ENDS

20

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

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STORY &

SNACK

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NO SCHOOL

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NO SCHOOL

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29 30 11/1-11/30-Native American Heritage Month

11/16-11/20-American Education Week

11/19-National Parent Involvement Day

11/22-11/28-National Family Week

11/21 - Craft Fair 3:30-7:00 PM. If you are a vendor and interested in a

booth please call Cathrin Joseph at 702-799-1402 x4034. Booths are $35.00.

11/4, 11/9 & 11/16 - responsibility 11/23 & 11/30 - leadership

ATTENDANCE School attendance is compulsory for all children between the ages of seven and seventeen in the state of Nevada (NRS 392.040). It is the parent’s responsibility to see that regular attendance is monitored.

CCSD Regulation 5113 pertains to student attendance and states that a written explanation must accompany students no later than 3 days after the date a student returns to school. Notes cannot be accepted after the third day and the absence will remain unexcused. Phone calls made to the school to report your child absent does not excuse your child’s absence. Additionally, absences shall only be approved when:

The student is physically or mentally unable to attend school, or the absence is related to the student’s disability and the course work has been completed.

The approval of the teacher, principal, or designee has been given for an unavoidable absence due to an emergency.

The student is absent due to a required court appearance or religious holiday.

The absence has been arranged pursuant to the request of a parent of legal guardian prior to the absence and does not exceed the allowable ten (10) arranged days per school year.

A student is to be marked tardy who is not physically present in the classroom prior to 9:10 AM.

BIKE RIDING

A bicycle parking area is located on the Intermediate playground. Each student MUST have an individual bicycle lock to secure their bicycles each day. Bicycles are not allowed to be chained together. The school district will not assume responsibility for any loss or damages to the bicycles. Theft of a bicycle is probable unless it is locked. No scooters or skateboards should be ridden to school due to the inability to secure them in the bike rack. For the safety of all students, bicycles MUST BE WALKED ON CAMPUS.

CAFETERIA

The cafeteria serves a balanced lunch. Breakfast is $1.25, lunch is $2.00 and milk is 25¢. The menu will be sent home on a monthly basis. Children may bring a lunch and buy their milk. The Food Service Department maintains a procedure for charging lunches when children forget or lose their lunch money. The charge must be paid the following day. An FS-60 (charge slip) is sent home with your child. Charges can be arranged in advance by calling the Cafeteria Supervisor at 7 9 9 - 1 4 0 2 e x t . 4 0 1 2 o r v i s i t i n g www.schoolpaymentsolutions.com. Lunches and breakfasts can be prepaid in advance. Applications for federally funded and reduced-priced lunches will be sent home in the back to school packet and are also available upon request in the cafeteria office.

CLOSED CAMPUS

Conners Elementary School campus is closed from 9:00 AM - 3:35 PM. Public access to the playground and the rear of the school is not allowed during these hours. Visitors to the school must report to the office. The gates are opened on the Constantinople and the Shadow Peak sides of the school for student pickup.

HOMEWORK

Students will have homework Monday through Thursday. No homework will be assigned on Friday or on a day prior to a holiday. Homework will provide reinforcement of those skills taught at school. Student assignments are to be completed neatly and returned in a timely manner. Each classroom teacher will communicate with parents and students about specific homework expectations.

MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW


Open

Holiday Shoppe

Hours

8:45-9:00 AM

3:21-4:00 PM

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WINTER CHOIR

PERFORMANCE

6:30 PM

3 4

HOLIDAY

SHOPPE

PREVIEW

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

5

6

BEGINS @ SUNDOWN

7 PRE K & KINDER

8 1ST &

2ND GRADE

9 3RD &

4TH GRADE

10 5TH GRADE

11 OPEN

SHOPPING

12

13 14

NO SCHOOL

15

STORY &

SNACK

16 17 18

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

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27 28 29 30 31 Holiday Shoppe-

Grade levels will only shop

on their designated day

during school hours with

the exception of Friday.

WINTER BREAK

WINTER BREAK

HOLIDAY SHOPPE

12/7 - leadership 12/15 - self-awareness

HOMEWORK HOTLINE

“Homework Hotline” provides assistance to students who need help with their homework, especially in math and language arts. Questions will be answered over the telephone, Monday through Thursday, from 3:30-5:30 PM (702) 799-5111.

LOST AND FOUND

Please label your child’s possessions. In this way, lost items can easily be identified and retuned to the proper child. The school has a lost and found area located near the rear entrance of the Multipurpose Room. The office also has a lost and found for smaller items such as wallets, watches, glasses, keys, etc. Please have your child check both places for items they have misplaced.

STUDENT

BIRTHDAYS

Students may bring, or parents may drop off first thing in the morning, a commercially made and individually wrapped treat to share with his/her class to celebrate their birthday. We ask that parents send a note prior to sending any treats and be sure not to send any items containing peanuts as we have many students with allergies that could become life threatening. Please DO NOT bring balloons, flowers, stuffed animals etc. This causes a disruption in the classroom and teacher instruction, and WILL NOT be delivered to the classroom. Only parents who have been noted on a teacher’s calendar for that day will be permitted down to the classroom. NO EXCEPTIONS. Students will not be pulled from other classrooms to participate in the birthday treat of a sibling. In addition, any birthday party invitations may not be handed out in class during the instructional day.

...and more IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

PERSONAL POSSESSIONS

DO NOT allow students to bring nuisance items (toys) to school which are not a part of the educational program or unless specifically requested by the teacher. Keep chewing gum, candy, radios, CD players, toys, hand-held games, skateboards, scooters, roller blades, soccer balls, footballs, basketballs, Frisbees, baseball bats, baseballs, and all other miscellaneous sports equipment at home!

RESPECT AND CARE

OF SCHOOL PROPERTY

This responsibility includes the school building, furnishings, books and materials among other things. Students may be charged for the damage of any school property and be subject to disciplinary action.

SCHOOL PARTIES

School parties for grades K-5 may be held to recognize special identified events or certain holidays. Your child may be asked to furnish such items as snacks, paper goods or drinks. Details of any special events will be supplied to parents by the classroom teachers at various times throughout the year. Parties will be held during the last hour of the school day.

MEDICATIONS If students are required to take medications at school, parents must obtain and sign a current CCF-643, medication release, form from the health office. All medications, including over-the-counter remedies, must have a doctor’s prescription and be stored in a properly labeled container. Students are not permitted to carry medications with them, this includes over-the-counter cough drops. All medications are kept in a locked cabinet and are dispensed from the nurse’s office according to the directions prescribed by your

physician.


1/28-Christa McAuliffe Day

1/27-2/19-Awards assemblies times TBA

1/21– Kindergarten Patriotic Assembly participating rooms TBA

1/22– REPORT CARDS SENT HOME-Please keep the report card,

sign envelope and return to your child’s teacher

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3 4

CLASSES

RESUME

5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15

END OF 1ST

SEMESER

16

17 18

NO SCHOOL

19

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

20 21 KINDER

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

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24 25 26

STORY &

SNACK

27

5TH & 2ND

GRADE

SEMESTER

AWARDS

28

4TH & 1ST

GRADE

SEMESTER

AWARDS

29

3RD GRADE

SEMESTER

AWARDS

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

30

31

1/4 & 1/11 - self-awareness 1/19 & 1/25 - empathy

SCHOOL

ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWAL

Students must be enrolled through the school office before they will be allowed to attend classes. If they are enrolling from another Clark County School, a transfer form and proof of your current address are required to enroll your child. Parents of kindergarten children and students new to the district must present a birth certificate from the state in which the child was born, immunization records, the parent’s driver’s license, and proof of address at the time of registration. When you are planning to withdraw a student, the office must have at least 24 hours prior notice in order to prepare the necessary documents.

SCHOOL INFORMATION

It is very important to keep your child’s information current. Please come into the school office with your photo ID to inform the school of any changes in address, telephone numbers, at home and at work. This is essential in case of an illness or emergency. Pursuant to FERPA laws, this information CAN NOT be changed over the telephone.

STUDENT RELEASE

DURING THE DAY If your child must be released during the school day for a dentist or doctor appointment, etc., we ask that you notify your child’s classroom teacher via email or a note. Upon your arrival, your child’s teacher will be notified that the student is leaving and one of the office staff will bring your child to the office. Students will not be released from class between 3:00 - 3:21 PM. If you need to remove your child prior to the end of the school day, please make arrangements to do so prior to 3:00 PM.

Parents/Guardians are required, by district policy, to be listed on the CCF-703 enrollment card and to sign the student out of school through the front office. Children are never released on their own for any reason during the school day. Students must be picked up from school by a parent or a parent’s designee (age 18 or older). Please have proper personal identification with you at the time you sign out the student as they will not be released without presentation of a state/government issued ID. Teachers are NOT ALLOWED to release students directly to parents without officially going through the front office.

VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS

Parents who have an opportunity to visit our campus during instructional time are welcome. Please be sure to make prior arrangements with your child’s teacher as to keep unexpected disruptions to the classroom to a minimum. All visitors to the school must report to the office to sign in and receive a visitor’s badge. Photo ID MUST be presented in order to sign in.

Parents are required to schedule their volunteered time with the classroom teacher. Volunteers may assist in the classroom, lunchroom and on the playground. They can listen to children read, check papers, help in the library, help supervise the lunchroom, and be on the playground at lunchtime or before and after school. If you have time to help at school for 30 minutes a day or more, we would appreciate it. This service greatly benefits our children. No siblings are to accompany parents when volunteering.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE

TELEPHONES The office telephones are for school business only. Students need special permission from their teachers to use the telephone for emergencies. Emergencies will not include forgotten items including homework, lunch-es or special projects. Students will not be called from their classrooms to take a telephone call at any time. For the safety of our students, messages will not be delivered to any child unless the parent or guardian comes into the office and presents proper identification. CCSD Policy 5136 provides that students are permitted to bring personal cell phones to school. The policy states that during the instructional day, students may only use these devises with the approval of the principal (or designee).


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7 8 9 10 11 12

FAMILY DANCE

6-8 PM

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14 15

NO SCHOOL

16

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

17 18 19 20

21 22 23

STORY &

SNACK

24 25 KINDER

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

26

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

27

28 29

Nevada

Reading

Week

2/1-2/29-African American Heritage Month

2/8-2/12-National School Counseling Week

2/25-Kindergarten Patriotic Assembly participating rooms TBA

2/29-3/4-Nevada Reading Week: Read, Explore And Discover

02/29-03/4-Nevada Reading Week. Look for flier to come home with

the exciting activities we have planned for the week!

2/1 - empathy 2/8, 2/16 & 2/22 - forgiveness 2/29 - generosity

STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND EXPECTATIONS

The student behavior expectations at Eileen Connors Elementary School are based on mutual respect, dignity, communication, shared responsibility, consistency, positive reinforcement, and appropriate consequences. School should be a safe, secure, home-like environment where violence is never accepted. We feel that students are responsible for their own behavior and that they are partners with parents and school staff.

1. Come to school on time and be prepared to learn.

2. Pay attention and follow directions.

3. Move through halls silently with arms by your side.

4. Keep hands, feet, and unkind words to yourself.

5. Keep your school clean.

High Five Signal: All students will learn and practice the school wide procedures of “high five” and “Voice Levels”.

High Five (used to get attention)

Eyes on speaker. Lips/mouths closed.

Ears listening. Sit up straight.

Hands and feet quiet.

Voice Levels: Level 0 – No voice

Level 1 – Whisper voice Level 2 – Small group voice

Level 3 – In front of class Level 4 – Outside on playground

Bullying

CCSD Policy 5137 (Safe and Respectful Learning Environment: Bullying and Cyberbullying) addressed bullying. The Clark County School District is committed to providing a safe, secure, and respectful learning environment for all students and employees…. Bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation have a harmful social, physical, psychological, and academic impact on victims, bystanders, and even the bullies themselves. The school district strives to consistently and vigorously address bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation so that there is no disruption to the learning environment and learning process.


3/1-3/31-Music In Our

Schools Month

3/1-3/31-Youth Art Month

3/7-3/11-National School

Breakfast Week

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2016-2017

Registration

Packets sent home.

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3 4 5

6 7 YEARBOOK

PRE-SALES

$20 UNTIL

4/28/16

PRICE

INCREASES TO

$25 5/02/16

8 9 10

SPRING &

CLASS

PICTURES

PRE K-2ND

11

8:15AM-9AM

SPRING &

CLASS

PICTURES

3RD - 5TH

12

13 DAYLIGHT

SAVINGS TIME

BEGINS

14 15

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

16 17 18 5TH GRADE

GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

PRESENTATION

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

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20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28

FIELD DAY

SHIRT

PRE-SALES ONLY

LAST DAY TO

ORDER IS

04/18/2016

29

STORY &

SNACK

30 31

GRADE 4

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

Field day shirts are pre-

sale only! Don’t miss out!

$8 youth sizes

$10 adult sizes

Additional charge for plus

sizes.

Nevada Reading Week: Read, Explore And Discover

SPRING BREAK

3/7 & 3/14 - generosity 3/28 - cooperation

In coordination with the school counselor, the Conners staff promotes teaching and helping the students

use effective methods of solving their own problems. Kelso's Choices gives the students options that

help them manage their daily problems. This conflict-management curriculum is based on the premise

that every child is capable of becoming a peacemaker. Designed around Kelso the Frog, this program

offers nine options students can choose from to resolve conflicts (small problems). Our school counselor

visits each classroom to conduct lessons with students on how to solve small problems and helps the

c h i l d r e n l e a r n

strategies to be

successful with their

classmates. Big

p r o b l e m s a r e

reported to adults

for further help

(things that are

dangerous, bullying,

s t u d e n t f e e l s

u n s a f e , e t c . ) .

Kelso’s choices is

used school wide

with all staff and

students is a proven

resource to increase

confidence, reduce

tattling and is a

preliminary tool to

prevent bullying.


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UNSAT NOTICES

2 4/10-4/16-National Volunteer Week

5/11-5/15 BOOK FAIR - Opens daily at 8:30 AM See Flier for details.

4/15-Volunteer Breakfast. Be sure to RSVP if you have received an invitation!

4/28- Take Your Child To Work Day. Details will be sent home 4/18.

4/29 - Craft Fair 3:30-7:00 PM. If you are a vendor and interested in a

booth, please call Cathrin Joseph at 702-799-1402 x4034. Booths are $35

3 4 5 6 7 8

GRADE 2

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY

9:00 AM

9

10 11 12

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

13 14 15 8:15 AM

VOLUNTEER

BREAKFAST

16

17 18

LAST

DAY TO

ORDER FIELD

DAY SHIRTS!

19 20 21 22

BEGINS @ SUNDOWN

23

24 25 26

STORY &

SNACK

27

SECRETARY’S

DAY

28

LAST DAY TO

PREORDER

YEARBOOKS

FOR $20

29

REGISTRATION

PACKETS DUE

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

30

Scholastic Book Fair

4/4 & 4/11 - cooperation 4/18 7 4/25 - gratitude


1 2

A KIND NOTE

3

A PEN / PENCIL

4

SPRING CHOIR

PERFORMANCE

6:30 PM

A SWEET TREAT

5 FIELD

DAY

SHIRTS

DELIVERED

DRY ERASE PEN

6

A FLOWER

7

8 9

8:15AM-9AM

10

SUPER

EAGLE

LUNCHEON

11 12 13 14

15 16

VISION & HEARING

SCREENING

KINDER &

4TH GRADE

17

STORY &

SNACK

18 19 20

FUN TREAT

FRIDAY

21

22 23 GRADE 1

AWARDS

9:30 AM

YEARBOOKS

DELIVERED

24 GRADE 2

AWARDS

9:30 AM

25 GRADE 4

AWARDS

9:30 AM

26 GRADE 3

PATRIOTIC

ASSEMBLY &

AWARDS

9:00 AM

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NO SCHOOL

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NO SCHOOL

31 KINDER

PROMOTION

9:15 & 10:15 AM

5TH

GRADE

BBQ

& AWARDS

11:00 AM

5/1-5/31-Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

5/1 - 5/7 Teacher Appreciation Week - Teacher gift suggestions posted for each day.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

5/2 - gratitude 5/9, 5/16 & 5/23 - enthusiasm

ALL ABOUT EILEEN CONNERS

Eileen Conners was a Clark County School District educator for thirty three years. Mrs. Conners was born in Veteran, Wyoming in 1924. She moved to Boulder City in 1931 at the age of seven years old, when her father moved the family to work on the construction of Hoover Dam. The family traveled from Wyoming to Boulder City in a Model T Ford. A young Eileen attended school in Las Vegas and had to ride a bus to Las Vegas. At the time, Railroad Pass

did not exist and it was quite a trip indeed.

After graduation from Las Vegas High School at the age of fourteen, Mrs. Conners attended the University of Nevada, Reno and returned to Southern Nevada to begin her teaching career. Mrs. Conners was hired into the Clark County School District by Principal Elbert Edwards. Her first teaching assignment was in Henderson, but after one year she accepted a teaching position in Boulder City. She then transferred to Boulder City and taught in the basement of Grace

Church.

She met a young soldier named Bob Conners who was stationed in Camp Williston in Boulder City. They were married in 1943. They remained in Boulder City where they were very active in political and social affairs. The Conners

raised three sons: Dennis, Bill and Tom.

Mrs. Conners was a dedicated teacher for thirty three years. She taught various grade levels at Andrew Mitchell Elementary School. Many referred to her as the most influential teacher they ever had during their school years. She taught with great enthusiasm and her thirst for knowledge was contagious. Her foundation for teaching was honesty,

honor and respect for others. This foundation for teaching was adopted as our school’s motto.

While working countless hours teaching, pursuing her master’s degree and raising three sons, she still felt it her duty to serve her community. She was the founding member of Beta Sigma Phi, which is a service sorority. During the thirty years she was a member, she spearheaded many projects. She served as counselor to another chapter of the sorority which has a scholarship in her name that is awarded yearly to a Boulder City female. She was quite an amateur

archeologist and spent many happy hours scouting the desert for sites of early man.

Her contributions in the educational community were many. She served on a committee tasked to design a new type of school. The result is the pod-type school found throughout the district today. Mrs. Conners served on several

curriculum committees as well.

In 1980, Eileen retired from teaching but remained active in the community. She passed away in 1994. Eileen Conners lived a life of sharing knowledge and a love for learning with countless children. She shared with them her love

of southern Nevada history and culture, and a love for her community.


6/1 - MINIMUM ATTENDANCE DAY

K - 5TH 9:10 AM - 12:40 PM

AM PRE K 9:10AM - 10:30 AM

PM PRE K 11:20 AM - 12:40PM

Report cards will not be handed out until the dismissal bell on 6/1.

If your child will be absent, or will leave before the dismissal time,

please send a self addressed stamped envelope so it may

be mailed home.

Have a great summer!

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2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR.

Character counts!

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