WELCOME TOPARENT NIGHT

2014-2015Hubenak Elementary

First Grade

Homework Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Reading: Read 20 minutes and record on reading log.Spelling: Complete one speller’s choice activity.Math: Activities Vary

Reading: Read 20 minutes and record on reading log.Spelling: Complete one speller’s choice activity.Math: Activities Vary

Reading: Read 20 minutes and record on reading log.Spelling: Complete one speller’s choice activity.Math: Activities Vary

Reading: Read 20 minutes and record on reading log.Spelling: Complete one speller’s choice activity. Math: Activities Vary

 Enjoy your weekend!

Helping Your Child Read at Home

Students are expected to read 20 minutes each night. This

should be recorded on the reading log. This can be completed

in a number of ways:

Independent reading

Reading to a family member or other adult

Reading with a family member or other adult (the student and the

adult take turns reading the same book)

A family member or other adult reads to the student

Reading and ELA CurriculumSchedule

We do a readers and writers workshop.

Teacher models a skill, then students practice the skill independently.

Curriculum Reading skills:

Comprehension/Cognitive Strategies (making connections, predicting, questioning, inferring, determining importance)

Decoding (reading strategies) Fluency

Writing skills: Grammar and spelling Writing conventions Composition writing

(narratives, friendly letters, expository)

MATH

Calendar MathProblem SolvingAddition and SubtractionNumber Sense (making sets, identifying numbers, place value)TimeMoneyGraphsMeasurement & Estimation

Science and Social Studies Science1. Scientific Process

2. Classifying Matter

3. Changes Caused by heating and cooling

4. Forms of Energy

5. Magnets and Patterns of Movement

6. Rocks, Soil, Water, and Bodies of Water

7. Weather and Air

8. Seasons

9. Objects in the Sky

10. Characteristics of Living and Nonliving

11. Plants

12. Animal Characteristics

13. Animal Life Cycles

Social Studies1. At School

2. Family, Friends, and Me

3. Everyone Works

4. All Around the World

5. Historical Figures

6. Holidays and Celebrations

7. The United States and Texas

8. Technology Then and Now

9. Land and Water

10. Time, Chronology, Skills

Re-teaching/Reassessment

If a student scores below a 70 on an assignment that is not a CSA, guided reading rubric, a sight word assessment, or and independent reading rubric, then they will be retaught the information and then reassessed. When they are reassessed, the highest grade they can receive that second time is a 70. (i.e. If a student receives a 60 on an assignment, then it is re-taught and reassessed and scores an 80, the child will then receive a 70 for their final grade. If a student gets a 60, is retaught and reassessed and scores a 65, then that child will receive a 65.)

DRA Every student will be

given the DRA test at the beginning, middle, and end of the year.

Each student is tested one-on-one with the teacher.

DRA is a state test that identifies what each student’s reading level is at that point in time.

TECHNOLOGY

There are computers in the classroom as workstations.

Hubenak has laptop computers for the students to use in class.

Each classroom has a Promethean Board that will be used in lessons across the curriculum.

There are a number of iPads and other technology materials available for teachers to checkout in the library for class use.

LIBRARY

The students will have a library lesson every other week with the librarian.

The students will have the opportunity to check out books weekly unless there is testing going on throughout the campus.

Skyward Family Access View your child’s

grades online

View your child’s attendance online

Starting with the 2014-15 school year, LCISD guardians will be able to make changes to items such as phone numbers, email addresses, emergency contacts, etc., all online through the Skyward Family Access Center. Guardians will be able to make these changes through Friday, September 19. After September 19, many of those areas will be dialed back, but some areas, such as email address, will always be available for changing online.

  There is a video on the Family Access

page of the district web site that walks parents through how to make changes.  This is the direct link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l53jXRi4ro8

BIRTHDAYS

Birthday TreatsStudents may enjoy store bought birthday treats (i.e. cupcakes or cookies) the last 5 minutes of school. The students can eat their treat and then go home. Please inform your child’s teacher before sending treats. Please do not bring birthday invitations to class. If you would like to be on a class birthday list, please fill out our contact form before you leave.

BEHAVIOR AND REPORT CARDS

Starting the 1st Nine weeks the students will receive numerical grades:

•90-100% Excellent progress “A”•80-89% Good Progress “B”•75-79% Work is of average quality “C”•70-74% Work is of poor quality “D”•Below 70% Failure “F”

Each subject, (Math, Reading, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies), will have a minimum of 7daily grades and/or quizzes and 3 major grades each nine weeks. Every subject will have a minimum of 10 grades on each report card. The report card grade in each subject will reflect a weight of 50% daily grades and quizzes and 50% major grades.

SUCCESS ASSEMBLIES-Perfect Attendance: Students are present each day of the nine weeks with no more than 1 tardy. To get perfect attendance for the year, the students must be present each day and have 4 tardies or less.

-“A” Honor Roll: Students have all “A’s” for academic subjects. To receive this award for the year, the students have to of had all “A’s” for all four 9 weeks. First grade students must be on the expected reading level for the nine weeks in order to earn the award.

-“A/B” Honor Roll: Students have any combination of “A’s” and “B’s” for academic subjects. The students must have at least one “A.” First grade students must be on the expected reading level in order to receive this award.

-Citizenship Award: One boy an one girl are selected for this award. The guidelines are based on the character traits from the TRUST initiative. 1st 9 weeks: Honesty & Respect, 2nd 9 weeks: Responsibility & Positive Attitude, 3rd 9 weeks: High expectations & Discipline, 4th 9 weeks: Integrity & Life Long Learner

-Lead Husky: Students must have all “A’s”, all “S’s” for work habitats and conduct, and no absences or tardies.

Rubrics

Discipline Color Code System:

Each day every student begins on Green. If the student is doing more than what is expected of them, they will have the opportunity to move up to Gold. Students that move up to gold will receive a reward based on their grade level incentive program.

 Students who are misbehaving will first get a verbal warning. If the student's behavior continues, they will be asked to place their conduct sheet in the stop box as a visual reminder of the undesired behavior. If the student continues to misbehave while their conduct sheet is in the stop box, they will be asked to place their conduct sheet on the teacher's desk and will receive a mark and move their color from Green to Blue. If the student does not have any more misbehavior while their conduct sheet is in the stop box, they will not receive a mark and will stay on Green.

 If the student has another incident in the school, they change their color from Blue to Yellow and a note, phone call to parents, or a parent conference may be requested and a conduct mark will be recorded.

 If the student has inappropriate behavior after several warnings and color changes, they change their color from Yellow to Red and a parent conference will be required as well as an office referral based on the level of the offense.

Conduct Cards will be at the bottom of the weekly Homework Sheet and should be signed daily.

Conduct Expectations for each 9 Weeks

Conduct Expectations:

S= 0-5 marks N=6-8 marks U= 9 & up

*6 marks total in any category equals an “N” in classroom conduct

*9 marks total in any category equals a “U” in classroom conduct

*1 discipline note to the office will be an automatic “N” in classroom conduct.

*2 or more discipline notes to the office will be an automatic “U” in classroom conduct.

Work Habits:1. Uses time wisely

2. Listens attentively

3. Follows directions

4. Participates

5. Completes homework

6. Works independently

Social Behaviors:1. Displays a positive attitude

2. Respects authority

3. Respect others

4. Works well with others

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Social ContractsDuring the first week of school, the students will create a class social contract that states how they have agreed to act in the class as well as in the school.

Husky BucksStudents are able to earn husky bucks for good behavior in the classroom and throughout the school. Students can also loose husky bucks for not following directions, but can earn those bucks back. At the end of every week, the students can turn in their husky bucks to their teacher in order to earn different rewards.

  Treasure Box $15 Stinky Feet $20 Help a teacher $25 Extra Computer Time $30 Lunch with the teacher $50

Husky HangoutAt the end of every nine weeks, the students can earn husky hangout for having the Letter “S” on all sections of conduct on their report card. Husky hangout is a nice time for all of the students to celebrate their good behavior throughout the nine weeks with the grade level. They will play games, watch movies, or have a technology game day.

Visitors to Hubenak When visiting

Hubenak, please be sure that you only enter through the front door.

Also, you will need to check in with the front desk to get a name badge.

REPORT CARD CONFERENCES

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on November 6th and 7th. All parents must attend the conference in order to receive your child’s report card. We will be sending home information at the end of September for you to pick a time and date.

Both days will be early release days. Dismissal will be at 11:30.

DAILY FOLDERS

Starts Tuesday, September 2nd.Main form of daily communication.Homework, conduct, transportation changes, notes, money, etc. will be in this folder. Please place any notes or money in the empty sheet protector.It is your child’s responsibility to return their folder daily. Folders are checked on a daily basis.If a student does not return their daily folder they will receive a color change for not having their homework completed.

TRANSPORTATIONIf there is a change in the way your child will go home on any particular day, it is very important that the parent write a note and send it in the clear sleeve in the daily homework folder so that the teacher will receive it. Parents may not call and leave a message or e-mail the teacher. In an emergency or unexpected occurrence, the parent MUST call the front office prior to 2:00 p.m.

Husky Folder Husky folders will be sent home every Thursday. These folders will contain graded papers and other

important information. Please empty Husky folders each Thursday and

return any papers that need to be signed the next day. Please place any papers that were in the Husky folder that need to be signed and returned in your child’s daily homework folder. This is the only folder that is checked by the teacher daily.

Husky folders should be returned every Friday.

LUNCH & SNACKS

Lunch schedule: 12:00-12:30 or 12:05-12:35

Please feel free to come and have lunch with your child any day except during STAAR testing days. You will be informed when these days are.Snack time will be a set time every day in the morning around 10:30. Please make sure your child is bringing a healthy snack. Please no utensils. The teacher will not provide snacks. Water is the only drink allowed in the classrooms.Children are not allowed to share food.

Cafeteria Breakfast/Lunch

Students may charge meals up to the value of 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches or $15.00. A low balance reminder will be sent home to elementary students and an automated phone call will occur, for all students, when a negative balance appears on the students account. If a student reaches a charge limit of $15.00, an alternate breakfast of a cereal and milk will be provided. During lunch service, a cheese sandwich and milk will be provided until the negative balance is paid or 5 alternate meals have been served. After 5 alternate meals, families should make other arrangements for meals during the school day. A la carte items are not available for charging. This policy will be consistent for all grade levels on all campuses.

• Parents can put funds on the student account prior to meal service. Payments can be made at the school cafeteria with cash or check. Also, payments can be made at www.parentonline.net. For further assistance, please contact Food Service at 832-223-0180.

SPECIALS Music

Gym (Make sure your child wears tennis shoes.)

Art

Computer Lab

Specials on Fridays will vary. A schedule of the Friday specials will be posted on the teacher website when it becomes available.

SPECIALS

Specials Rotation:-The specials classes will be on a rotation each week. Specials consist of art, music, PE, and computer lab. -Students will be in their homeroom classes when going to specials this year. There may be a class or two per grade level that will be split from their homeroom when going to specials due to numbers.-The weekly special schedule will be found on the music, PE, and Hubenak websites.-Please be sure that your child wears tennis shoes to PE.-PE, art, and music grades and conduct are separate from the classroom grades. Computer lab conduct and library conduct will count toward the classroom conduct grade.

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP THEIR LIBRARY BOOKS IN THEIR BACKPACK SO THAT THEY HAVE THEM AT SCHOOL ON THEIR LIBRARY DAY. STUDENTS WHO FORGET THEIR LIBRARY BOOKS ON THEIR ASSIGNED LIBRARY DAY WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ROTATION DAY TO CHECK OUT A NEW BOOK.

Library Procedures

MEDICAL EXCUSES - IF A STUDENT NEEDS TO BE EXCUSED FROM PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR MEDICAL REASONS, A WRITTEN EXCUSE FROM THE PARENT MUST BE PROVIDED IF THE STUDENT IS TO BE EXCUSED FOR 2 OR LESS DAYS. IF A STUDENT IS TO BE EXCUSED FROM PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS, PLEASE PROVIDE A WRITTEN EXCUSE FROM THE DOCTOR. PLEASE REFER TO THE ELEMENTARY PARENT HAND BOOK.  APPROPRIATE SHOES – ON DAYS WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS PE, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CHILD WEARS FLAT, RUBBER-SOLED, TENNIS SHOES THAT ARE FIXED FIRMLY ON THEIR FEET, COVER THE ENTIRE FOOT, AND DO NOT LEAVE SCUFF MARKS ON THE FLOOR. YOUR CHILD WILL BE RUNNING, JUMPING, AND DOING VARIOUS OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR TENNIS SHOES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A HUGE SAFETY PRECAUTION AND A NECESSITY TO MAINTAIN THE GYM FLOOR, BUT IT IS ALSO PART OF YOUR STUDENT’S PE PERFORMANCE GRADE. EACH TIME YOUR CHILD DOES NOT WEAR THE PROPER SHOES TO PE, HE/SHE WILL RECEIVE A MARK IN THE GRADE BOOK. THREE MARKS IN A SINGLE 9-WEEKS WILL CONSTITUTE A DROP IN HIS/HER PE PERFORMANCE GRADE.

PE Guidelines and Policies

EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE TWO GRADES IN ART, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT.  PERFORMANCE - MASTERY OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN ASSIGNING PERFORMANCE GRADES. THREE GRADES WILL BE TAKEN DURING EACH 9-WEEK PERIOD. AT ANY POINT DURING THE GRADING PERIOD THAT THE STUDENT’S GRADE FALLS BELOW AN S, HE/SHE WILL RECEIVE A PROGRESS REPORT THAT SHOULD BE SIGNED BY THE PARENT AND RETURNED PROMPTLY. PLEASE SEE PAGE 8 OF THE LCISD STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR SPECIFIC GUIDELINES REGARDING SPECIALS ASSESSMENT. CONDUCT - BEHAVIOR WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE CONDUCT GRADE. A STUDENT’S SPECIALS CONDUCT GRADE IN PE, ART, AND MUSIC IS SEPARATE FROM THE CLASSROOM CONDUCT GRADE. CONDUCT IN THE LIBRARY WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE CLASSROOM CONDUCT GRADE SPECIALS TEACHERS WILL COMMUNICATE CONDUCT MARKS WITH A WRITTEN NOTE THAT WILL BE STAPLED IN THE STUDENT’S AGENDA. EACH NOTE SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED PROMPTLY. CONDUCT GRADES ARE ALIGNED WITH THE GRADE LEVEL POLICIES. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Content Grades in PE, Music and Art

Grades K - 2   Grades 3 - 5

S = 0 - 2 notes   S = 0 - 1 notes

N = 3 notes   N = 2 notesU = 4+ notes   U = 3 notes

WEEKLY E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS

A newsletter will be sent out to parents each week with important information, dates of upcoming events, and what students will be learning the following week.These newsletters will be posted on the teacher websites.

Campus Facebook Page Joe Hubenak Elementary

now has a face book page. Please check our facebook

page for important information from Ms. Parks and Mrs. Boarman.

This is a great way to keep you informed.

Ms. Parks will also make call-outs to keep you informed of important upcoming events.

Tardy Policy Tardy bell rings at 7:45. Students are

allowed to enter the school at 7:00 and are sent to their classes at 7:30.

1st tardy: warning 2nd tardy: lunch bunch 3rd tardy: no recess and lunch bunch 4th tardy: 45 minute after school detention

with teacher until 3:30 (Parents are responsible for arranging transportation for students in detention.)

Additional tardies: 45 minutes after school detention, teacher notifies the assistant principal. The AP will then contact the parent.

Tardies are considered a minor offense according to the LCISD Elementary Student Handbook. Serious and/or repeated violations may result in a more severe consequence or referral to the next level.

Tardies count against Perfect Attendance.

Dress Code

Hubenak maintains a policy on dressing and grooming designed to prevent distraction from learning and to protect the student’s health and safety. The uniform dress code at Hubenak is as follows:

Dress Code Continued… Students are to wear a collared, plain, navy, black, light blue, red, or white shirt. It can have a small logo on it.

Sweatshirts and hoodies must be solid navy, light blue, red, white, or the Hubenak hoodie. Solid denim jackets are allowed. Hats and hoods must be removed in the building.

Students may also wear an approved Hubenak shirt such as the PTA Hubenak T-shirt or the grade level shirt. Friday is our spirit day where children can wear their class T-shirt.

Dress Code Continued…

Student’s pants or skirts need to be denim, navy, or khaki. Jeggings are not allowed unless worn under a skirt. Athletic or sweat pant material is not an approved item

Shorts or skirts must be no shorter than fingertip length.

Shoes must be safe for recess and physical education and must have backs. Flip-flops, backless shoes, etc. are not allowed.

Earrings on males are not permissible.

Extremes in hair styles; mohawks; psychedelic colors; lines, letters or designs shaved in the head is considered inappropriate.

Daily Schedule 3 teachers, (Mercer, Price, Cauley), will

follow the schedule below:

7:55-8:05 calendar 8:05-8:20 morning message 8:20-8:35 phonics 8:35-9:35 reading 9:35-10:25 specials 10:25-11:30 math 11:35-12:05 recess 12:05-12:35 lunch 12:35-12:55 math continued… 12:55-1:40 writing/grammar 1:40-2:30 science and social studies

4 teachers, (Littleton, Holtman, Moses, Carmona), will follow the schedule below:

7:55-8:10 calendar 8:10-8:20 morning message 8:20-9:35 math 9:35-10:25 specials 10:25-11:30 reading 11:30-12:00 recess 12:00-12:30 lunch 12:35-12:55 reading/phonics continued… 12:55-1:40 writing/grammar 1:40-2:30 science and socials studies

TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICESCellular phones, telecommunication devices, MP3 players, cameras, or any other types of electronic devices are not allowed to be turned on or in use inside the school building unless being used for specific instructional activities. Campuses have the discretion to identify appropriate opportunities for electronic device use. The time frame for grades Pre-K-5 is immediately upon entering the school building until exiting the school building at the end of the day.

Please see the district handbook for further information.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES and PTAWe would love to have 100% participation of parents volunteering this year. Please take time after our meeting to sign up to help in the classroom. Don’t forget to join PTA- A well supported PTA allows for a better organized and successful school community. Working hand in hand for our children.

Elementary Parent Handbook Posted on-line on the

district page under the tab-Students/Parents-then Handbook and Policies

Great source of information that goes into more detail

Bus Transportation If you have concerns,

please contact Transportation at 832-223-0550.

Bus Discipline Students are expected to

observe the same rules of conduct while riding the bus as they do in the classroom.

Bus safety rules are outlined on pgs. 25-26 of the Elementary Student Handbook.

Should rules be broken, disciplinary action will be taken upon investigation.

Our goal is to get students to and from school safely.

First Grade T-Shirts Our grade level theme is

Batman. We are taking orders for a 1st grade t-shirt that can be worn any day with uniform bottoms. In addition, we are encouraging the 1st graders to wear this special shirt each Friday to show our team spirit and on our field trip. 

Please take an order form on your way out.

CONTACT INFORMATIONLaura Littleton- llittleton@lcisd.org

Julie Mercer- jmercer@lcisd.orgLourdes Carmona- lcarmona@lcisd.org

Lindsey Price- lprice@lcisd.orgJanelle Moses- jmoses@lcisd.orgKelsey Cauley- kcauley@lcisd.org

Jennifer Holtman- jholtman@lcisd.orgThis power point will be uploaded to the 1st grade teacher’s

websites for future viewing.