Expectations

Attendance

It is important that your child attends school regularly and on time. Students will meet me outside of the classroom by 7:35 am. Please have your child in school no later than 7:40 am. Breakfast begins at 7:15 am. If your child will be absent, please call the school or send a note the following day. If your child will not be riding a school bus, please be there at 2:55 to pick them up.

Clothing

All 5th graders are encouraged to wear sneakers/tennis shoes every day. Although we do not go to P.E. everyday, we do play and run outside each day. Sandals and slick bottom shoes can cause injuries.

Lunch

Children have the option to either bring their lunch or purchase a school lunch. When they arrive at school each day, they will choose which lunch option they want for the day. If they are tardy, they will still be able to purchase a lunch, but may not get their first choice...it will just depend on what is still available. If you choose to purchase a school lunch, you have two payment options.

1. You can pay CASH or CHECK. The check must be made out to RRISD Lunch Fund and your driver's license number must be written at the top. You can pay for the month, or as much time as you feel comfortable with. Your child will have a card that they use like a debit card. This money should be paid to the cafeteria in advance of the day your child wishes to eat at school.

*****Please do not send your child with loose change or money in their pocket. Money must be put into an envelope or baggie marked with the AMOUNT and the CHILD'S NAME.

2. MySchool Bucks is another option. This is an online payment system.

Snacks

Students may bring a healthy snack to eat. Snacks should be easy-to-eat finger foods (like carrot sticks, crackers, pretzels, as opposed to pudding with a spoon). Please do not send any snacks that leave your child’s hands filled with cheese and/or feeling sticky. The students may be working or reading during this time, and I do not want their notebooks or classroom library books to be damaged.

Water Bottles

Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school each day (water only). To prevent them from getting lost, water bottles should be labeled with your child's name.

Electronics

If your child carries a cell phone, please remind them to turn it off when they arrive at school. They can turn it back on after dismissal.

Birthdays

Students can bring in a treat to share with the class on their birthday. Please contact me so that we can decide what time of day would be best to share this.

RRISD Grading Policy

Students earn numerical grades on a 0-100 scale.

Redo/Retake

According to District Policy (EIA Local), “a classroom teacher shall provide students a reasonable and fair opportunity to retake or redo failing work.” In our elementary schools, the focus is on reteaching to provide the student an opportunity to learn the objective and demonstrate an understanding of the concept. This reteaching will occur within 10 days, and corrections may be made to improve a grade up to a 70%.

Number of Grades per Quarter

District Policy (EIA Local) states that grading guidelines shall ensure that grades reflect a student’s relative mastery of an assignment and that a sufficient number of grades are taken to support the grade average assigned. Elementary teachers will take a minimum of seven grades each quarter in each core content area (reading, writing, math, science, social studies).

Grading Categories (weighted):

Classwork/Daily Grades 60%

Assessments 30%

Homework 10%

When calculating a nine-week average for a content area, no single grade will count more than 30% of the total average. No two grades will count more than 50% of the total average.

Late Work

Our goal is for students to learn concepts being presented in class, regardless of the work being late. The focus will be on finding ways to support students in being successful in work completion.

Progress Reports/Conferences

A progress report will be sent home during the fourth week of each quarter. A teacher shall request a conference with a student’s parents at the end of a nine-week period if the student’s grades are not passing. Parents and teachers may request a conference at any other time for other academic or behavioral concerns. Parents are able to view grades at any time through the Home Access Center.