WELCOMEThird Grade

Mrs. Filipek

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, & OFFICE REMINDERS

School Numbers • Office - 368.8800• Classroom – 386.8800 ext 8020 (leave a

message) Visitors

• Everyone one must sign in at the office & receive a visitor’s badge which must be visibly worn

• A completed & approved DPS background check must be on file in the office before you will be allowed to volunteer at school or chaperone field trips

Attendance • Absent if arriving after 9:30• Send excuse note within 3 days for office

approval• All absences are UNEXCUSED until note is

approved• Work missed that is to be graded will be

completed in the school setting – recess, lunch detention, or after school Instructional Recovery (parent will be notified)

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, & OFFICE REMINDERS

Drop off/Pick up• Back parking lot is ONLY place for drop off &

pick up• School must have a written note approved by

admin before student’s transportation can be changed

• Students may not be sent to office early to wait• Students are tardy after 7:50 & must be signed

in by a parent• Please refrain from escorting your child to class

POLICIES, PROCEDURES, & OFFICE REMINDERS

CUB Binder

• Contain agenda, homework, and other school communication• Agendas are the best form of communication

Discipline

• Discipline chart is used in the classroom• Clipboard will be used for specials classes• Notes will be written in agendas, if needed• Poor behavior may result in a note, phone call, and/or office referral

Homework

• Sent home Friday and all work is due the following week on Friday

CLASSROOM POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Lunch

• Our lunch time is 12:40-1:10• Money can be sent to school with student or paid

online - go to the elementary website and there is a link to www.mylunchmoney.com

• If you would like to provide cupcakes for your child’s birthday, they will be passed out at the end of the day (2:15).

CLASSROOM POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Our grading policy is stated in the Student/Parent Handbook.

It is as follows:A = 90-100B = 80-89C = 75-79D = 70-74F = 69 and below

GRADING POLICY

Progress Reports

• Will go home every 3 weeks following the 1st 9 weeks or as needed

• Must be signed and returned• Request a conference if you have any concerns

Online Grades – TxConnect Gradebook

• Be an advocate for your child & check grades often

Reports Cards

• Go home 4 times a year at the end of every 9 weeks

• Will receive 2 copies, 1 must be signed and returned, the other is to be kept for your records.

GRADING POLICY

GRADES

Types of Grades• Academic

Measures student understanding of academic objectives

Shall be based on academic performance only• Conduct Related

Measures student behaviorsTime on task, work completion, organization,

refusal to complete work, failure to use strategies, etc.

Conduct• Behaviors will be directly aligned to the conduct

grade, not the academic achievement grade• Students with chronic concerns will be referred to

RTI• Students who consistently turn in late work will

have comments to reflect that on their report card• Only one overall conduct grade will be received

GRADES

CONDUCT GRADESD

aily conduct will be reflected on the report card in homeroom. At the end of each 9 weeks, the number of discipline signatures will be totaled for each student. Every student will begin the 9 weeks with an S.

• Excellent = 0-1 discipline notes in agenda• Satisfactory = 2-6 discipline notes in agenda• Needs Improvement = 7-9 discipline notes in agenda• Unsatisfactory = 10+ discipline notes in agenda

If a student is sent to the office for a severe offense, such as fighting, they will receive an automatic N for the 9 weeks

Any student who is suspended (ISS/OSS) will receive an automatic U for the 9 weeks.

MINIMUM NUMBER OF GRADES

ELAR

• Reading, writing, grammar - 12 grades; with a weight of 2• Spelling - 8 spelling test grades; with a weight of 1

Math

• 10 equally weighted

Science/Social Studies

• 10 equally weighted in each subject

RE-TEACH STANDARDS

50% Failure

• Re-teach & retest when 50% or more fail; no initial grade recorded

20% Failure

• Re-teach & retest for a grade UP TO 80% For example - a 100 will now receive an 80 and a 90 will receive a 72

Less than 20% Failure

• Re-teach & retest for a grade UP TO 70% For example - a 100 will now receive a 70

All students will receive additional instruction prior to assessments. A new form of assessment will be used for the re-test.

PRINCIPAL’S GRADING PLAN

Grading

• Grades are agreed upon by the grade level & aligned with grade level determined grading opportunities

• All grades will be identified with main ideas that represent the TEKS addressed

• Grades will be entered in the grade book NLT 3 days following the due date; all grades, with the exception of ELAR, will carry equal weight

• Each subject will have end of unit assessments.

Categories• Tests• Classwork – special projects*, spelling,

writing/grammar, reading, homework*• Teacher assigned

Assigned at teacher’s discretionAssignments may be counted againNOT used for the purpose of identifying

students in need of intervention

PRINCIPAL’S GRADING PLAN

AWARDS

Principal’s Honor Roll

• A Honor Roll – All A’s and an E in conduct• A/B Honor Roll – 87 ^ and at least an S in conduct• B Honor Roll – B’s and at least an S in conduct

Honor Roll w/out Conduct

• A Honor Roll – All A’s• A/B Honor Roll – 87 ^ and at least one A• B Honor Roll – All B’s

Citizenship

• An E in conduct

QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS

Email • cfilipek@fshisd.net

Phone• 368-8800 ext 8020

Agenda• Checked daily for notes