Welcome to Arab Elementary School Principal: Mike Shipp Assistant Principal: Denise Porch Address: 241 8 th Ave. Phone: 586-6085.

Welcome to Arab Welcome to Arab Elementary SchoolElementary School

Principal: Mike Shipp

Assistant Principal: Denise Porch

Address: 241 8th Ave.

Phone: 586-6085

11stst Day of School Day of School Monday, August 9 Monday, August 9thth, , 20102010 School Hours: 7:30-2:25School Hours: 7:30-2:25

Car Riders: Car Bell rings at 2:25Car Riders: Car Bell rings at 2:25

PLEASE use the sign provided and display PLEASE use the sign provided and display your child’s name your child’s name in LARGE DARK LETTERS! in LARGE DARK LETTERS!

Sign Sheet for 1Sign Sheet for 1stst day and rest of the day and rest of the year.year.

School Attendance = School School Attendance = School SuccessSuccess

Tardy Bell rings at 7:30Tardy Bell rings at 7:30 Written note within 3 days of absenceWritten note within 3 days of absence Limit of 5 parent notes each semesterLimit of 5 parent notes each semester Review our system-wide attendance Review our system-wide attendance

policy on pgs 8-9 in the Arab City policy on pgs 8-9 in the Arab City Schools handbook OR on pgs 5-6 in Schools handbook OR on pgs 5-6 in our Arab Elementary School handbookour Arab Elementary School handbook

2010-2011 Holidays2010-2011 Holidays

Labor Day – September 6Labor Day – September 6

Fall Break – October 11-15Fall Break – October 11-15

Veteran’s Day – November 11Veteran’s Day – November 11

Thanksgiving – November 24-26Thanksgiving – November 24-26

Christmas – December 20-January 3Christmas – December 20-January 3

MLK Day – January 17MLK Day – January 17

Presidents Day – February 21Presidents Day – February 21

Spring Break – March 14-18Spring Break – March 14-18

Good Friday – April 22Good Friday – April 22

Classroom PartiesClassroom Parties

Two classroom parties:Two classroom parties:

* Christmas* Christmas

* Valentine’s Day* Valentine’s Day

$25.00 covers the cost of reading $25.00 covers the cost of reading workbooks, Time For Kids, workbooks, Time For Kids,

take-home binders and daily plannerstake-home binders and daily planners

STI Home is available for a cost of STI Home is available for a cost of $5.00 per child.$5.00 per child.

Any donations to offset the cost of Any donations to offset the cost of these times are appreciated. Make these times are appreciated. Make checks checks

payable to Arab Elementary School. payable to Arab Elementary School.

STI HomeSTI Home

STI Home is a program that STI Home is a program that allows you to monitor your allows you to monitor your child’s grades using your home child’s grades using your home computer. computer.

Each student is assigned a Each student is assigned a password that allows you to password that allows you to view individual scores.view individual scores.

Daily SchedulesDaily Schedules

HallHall HollandHolland QuillinQuillin SerrettSerrett J HillJ Hill HadenHaden J KingJ King R ThomasR Thomas C HillC Hill HigginbothamHigginbotham

Lunch ScheduleHall – 10:35

Holland – 10:38

Quillin – 10:41

Serrett – 10:44

J. Hill – 10:47

Haden – 10:50

King – 10:53

Thomas – 10:56

C. Hill – 11:03

Higginbotham – 11:06

Mrs. Hall’sSchedule

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

7:40 - 9:40Reading

LanguageReading Language

Reading Language

Reading Language

Reading Language

9:40 - 11:40 Math/Lunch Math/Lunch Math/Lunch Math/Lunch Math/Lunch

Lunch 10:35 10:35 10:35 10:35 10:35

11:40 - 12:10Social Studies

Social Studies Social StudiesSocial Studies

Social Studies

12:10 - 12:40 PE PE PE PE PE

12:40 - 1:10 Computer Music Library Computer Flex

1:10 - 1:40 Science Science

Science Science Science

1:40 - 2:10Gifted/Title

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Classroom Classroom SuppliesSupplies

Please make sure your child Please make sure your child has all supplies and they has all supplies and they are labeled with your are labeled with your child’s name!child’s name!

Take-Home Take-Home Binders/PlannersBinders/Planners

Assignments will be written on a planner board Assignments will be written on a planner board in the classroom and your child will be in the classroom and your child will be responsible for writing these assignments in responsible for writing these assignments in his/her planner.his/her planner.

This binder will include homework as well as This binder will include homework as well as any other school correspondence.any other school correspondence.

Daily conduct grade. These conduct grades are Daily conduct grade. These conduct grades are based on school rules, returning homework & based on school rules, returning homework & completing class work.completing class work.

This will be brought home EACH DAY. Please This will be brought home EACH DAY. Please sign or initial it and return it each morning! sign or initial it and return it each morning!

Graded PapersGraded Papers

Wednesday FolderWednesday Folder Weekly tests & AR reportWeekly tests & AR report Mid Nine-weeks progress reports Mid Nine-weeks progress reports

****Report Cards sent home every ****Report Cards sent home every 9 9 weeks weeks

LunchLunch The daily cost of a student lunch is $2.00 The daily cost of a student lunch is $2.00

($10.00 weekly).($10.00 weekly). Extra milk may be purchased for $0.30.Extra milk may be purchased for $0.30. Extra items such as ice cream, juice, Extra items such as ice cream, juice,

tea, and sports drinks may be tea, and sports drinks may be purchased. These items will be deducted purchased. These items will be deducted from your child’s lunch balance. from your child’s lunch balance. PLEASE DISCUSS ANY LIMITATIONS PLEASE DISCUSS ANY LIMITATIONS WITH YOUR CHILD !WITH YOUR CHILD !

Please consider paying for extended Please consider paying for extended periods of time (weekly or monthly).periods of time (weekly or monthly).

ReadingReading

Reading Grades will be derived from Reading Grades will be derived from the following:the following:

Story/Vocabulary Tests – each Story/Vocabulary Tests – each ThursdayThursday

AR PointsAR Points AR AverageAR Average Literature CirclesLiterature Circles Maximum of 5 teacher choice gradesMaximum of 5 teacher choice grades

Accelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader

Reading levels will be established with Reading levels will be established with the S.T.A.R. reading test and assign the S.T.A.R. reading test and assign individual reading levelsindividual reading levels

Each child is required to earn Each child is required to earn at leastat least 10 points each nine weeks10 points each nine weeks

Average percent correct should be at Average percent correct should be at least 80%least 80%

Two AR reading grades Two AR reading grades (1) 10 points=100 (1) 10 points=100

(2) Average percent correct (2) Average percent correct Read with your child EVERY NIGHTRead with your child EVERY NIGHT

LanguageLanguage

Language skills will be covered weekly Language skills will be covered weekly that coordinate with the reading that coordinate with the reading selection.selection.

Daily Oral Language (DOL) will be Daily Oral Language (DOL) will be completed together in class daily and completed together in class daily and tested on Friday.tested on Friday.

DOL sheets will be sent home nightly in DOL sheets will be sent home nightly in planner to be returned the next day. – planner to be returned the next day. – tested items will be tested items will be highlighted highlighted (1(1stst NINE NINE WEEKS ONLY).WEEKS ONLY).

SpellingSpelling

Your child will be tested weekly Your child will be tested weekly on 15 words.on 15 words.

Tests will be on Friday.Tests will be on Friday.

Saxon MathSaxon MathYour child will bring home a Saxon math Your child will bring home a Saxon math

sheet(s) each day. Side A will have been sheet(s) each day. Side A will have been completed in class. Side B will need to be completed in class. Side B will need to be completed at home. Please work with your completed at home. Please work with your child to check for understanding and child to check for understanding and completion. Please complete and review completion. Please complete and review the fact sheets each night!the fact sheets each night!

Fact and Written Assessments will begin after Fact and Written Assessments will begin after we have completed Lesson 10 and there will we have completed Lesson 10 and there will be both a written assessment and a fact be both a written assessment and a fact assessment after every 5 lessons for the assessment after every 5 lessons for the remainder of the school year.remainder of the school year.

ScienceScience

4 AMSTI modules that promote hands-on 4 AMSTI modules that promote hands-on experiments. experiments.

Human BodyHuman Body

Plant Growth and DevelopmentPlant Growth and Development

Chemical TestingChemical Testing

Earth MaterialsEarth Materials

Other science units include Weather, Moon Other science units include Weather, Moon phases, & Simple Machines.phases, & Simple Machines.

Social Social StudiesStudies

Our Social Studies curriculum is Our Social Studies curriculum is largely integrated into our largely integrated into our reading program.reading program.

There will not be a number grade There will not be a number grade given for Social Studies – only a P given for Social Studies – only a P for participation or an NP for non-for participation or an NP for non-participationparticipation

Time for Kids magazine weeklyTime for Kids magazine weekly

Class WebsiteClass Website

http://www.arabcityschools.org/http://www.arabcityschools.org/ Click on “Arab Elementary School” Click on “Arab Elementary School”

on the left side of the page.on the left side of the page. Click on “Teachers/Staff Directory” Click on “Teachers/Staff Directory”

on the left side of the page.on the left side of the page. Click on my name (Hall, Maggie).Click on my name (Hall, Maggie).

Thank You For Thank You For ComingComing

We are going to have a We are going to have a wonderful school year!wonderful school year!