Welcome to

Back-to-School Night

Plans for the Evening…

6:30 - 7:00 General Assembly

7:00 - 8:00 Team and Classroom Visitation

8:00 Closing Announcement

STARRING…

ADMIN TEAM

A WELCOME BACK MESSAGE FROM MR. KAUFFMAN & DR. STARR

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CORE VALUES THAT DRIVE OUR WORK

• RESPECT

• RESPONSIBILITY

• COLLABORATION

• COMMITMENT

• HAVE FUN

• MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY

• BE THERE

• CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE

VALUES THAT DRIVE THE SYSTEM’S WORK

STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL DAY

• The student day is from 8:50-3:05

• Students will be invited into classrooms at 8:45

• Students will be considered tardy at 8:50 and need a late pass to enter--morning

announcements will begin promptly at 8:55

• Instruction will continue until 2:55

• Afternoon announcements will begin at 3:00

• Students will be called for dismissal following the afternoon announcements

SAFETY DURING ARRIVAL

• STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE AT SCHOOL BEFORE 8:30 a.m.

School doors will remain locked until this time.

• They should line up at the designated areas where teachers will be on

duty.

• Kindergarten, grades one, two and LFI will line up in the all purpose

room.

• Students in grades 3-5 will line up in designated hallways outside of the

third and fourth grade clusters and the media center.

DROP OFF CIRCLE/BUS LANE

• Please be reminded that the front of the school is a PICK-UP/DROP-

OFF LOOP ONLY. Parked cars in this area only serve to disrupt the

normal flow of traffic and potentially cause unnecessary accidents.

Please, NO PARKING IN THE PICK-UP/DROP-OFF LOOP! When

picking up students from dismissal, please do not loiter. For safety

reasons, the front area should be cleared promptly.

• Drop-off and pick up should not occur in the bus lane.

CORRESPONDENCE

• Bi-monthly newsletter • Grade–level information• PTA information• Counseling information• Resources• Twitter updates• Pictures from school events

Parent

Involvement

2014-2015 SCHOOL FOCUS

Differentiate small group instruction with a special emphasis on differentiated centers and independent work

Technology Social-Emotional Learning Successfully implement Curriculum 2.0 (K-5) and online

standards-based grading

PTA MESSAGEPresident: Mollie Weikert

VP of Operations and Administration: Jennifer Willis

VP of Education and Programs: Melissa Labriola

Treasurer: Chris Morris

Membership: Elizabeth Joseloff

Recording Secretary: Danielle Sodani

Corresponding Secretary: Mary Ross Southworth

MCCPTA Representatives: Kendra Harris and Joanna Dwin

OUR PURPOSE: DEVELOP 21ST CENTURY

LEARNERS

VISITATIONHAVE A GREAT NIGHT!

LOCATIONS:

KINDERGARTEN: INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS

GRADE 1: MEDIA CENTER

GRADE 2: INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS

LFI: INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE THE BTSN SURVEY AT THE END OF YOUR

VISIT! YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT!