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

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

55thth Grade Donations Grade Donations

$17.00 covers the cost of Language $17.00 covers the cost of Language workbooks, Math workbooks, and daily workbooks, Math workbooks, and daily planners. planners.

STI Home is available for a cost of $5.00STI Home is available for a cost of $5.00 per child. (This can be combined into per child. (This can be combined into

one check with the grade level fees.)one check with the grade level fees.)

Make checks payable to Arab Make checks payable to Arab Elementary School.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.

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!

Binders/PlannersBinders/Planners

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

Weekly assignments are written in the Weekly assignments are written in the planners on Monday.planners on Monday.

Planners should be kept in your child’s Planners should be kept in your child’s binder and brought to school daily.binder and brought to school daily.

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 are sent home ****Report Cards are sent home every every 9 weeks9 weeks..

HomeworkHomework

In order for your child to have a In order for your child to have a successful school year, independent successful school year, independent practice is necessary. Sometimes, this practice is necessary. Sometimes, this independent work isn’t finished at school independent work isn’t finished at school and must be completed as homework.and must be completed as homework.

3 homework notices = detention warning3 homework notices = detention warning 5 homework notices = after school 5 homework notices = after school

detention detention

DisciplineDiscipline

Grade level policyGrade level policy Continual disruption and/or failure Continual disruption and/or failure

to follow instructions = 5 sentences.to follow instructions = 5 sentences. Failure to turn in 5 sentences the Failure to turn in 5 sentences the

following day = 10 sentences.following day = 10 sentences. Failure to turn in 10 sentences the Failure to turn in 10 sentences the

following day = after school following day = after school detention.detention.

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, tea, Extra items such as ice cream, juice, tea,

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

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

Extended DayExtended Day

Registration is located in the Registration is located in the lunchroom.lunchroom.

2:45-5:30 Monday – Friday2:45-5:30 Monday – Friday

PTOPTO

PTO is located in the lunchroom. PTO is located in the lunchroom. Please go by and see them Please go by and see them tonight before you leave.tonight before you leave.

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!