Transcript Welcome to Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Welcome to
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Parent Forum Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
Overview of Responsive Classroom Philosophy
“A Day in the Life of a Student at MPE”
Curriculum Overview
Parents As Partners
School-Wide Communication
Tour of School
Responsive Classroom Overview
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Combines social and academic
curriculums
C.A.R.E.S.
Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility,
Empathy, Self-Control
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Components
Morning Meeting, Guided Discovery, Rules and
Logical Consequences, Positive Time-Out,
Classroom Organization, Academic Choice
School Day
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Arrival Time is 8:25 a.m. (Doors Open)
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Morning Announcements 8:40 a.m. (Tardy time)
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Bus Riders Arrive and Depart from the Front of the
School
Contact BSD Transportation at 762-7181 regarding any
questions about bus schedules.
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Car Riders – Arrive and Depart from the rear of
school (back entrance by the cafeteria)
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Breakfast Served from 8:25-8:55 a.m.
Attendance
Excused absences require a note from a parent or guardian.
Reasons to be excused from school:
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If you are sick
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If you need to go to a doctor
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If you have a disease that could make others sick
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If you have a death in your family or circle of friends
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If you are observing a religious holiday
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If you need to get treatments for an illness
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If your principal gives your parent or guardian permission to take you
some place that will help you grow as a learner.
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If you have an emergency and your parent or guardian has spoken to the
principal about it.
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If you are suspended from school.
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If you have legal business
Absences for other reasons are classified as “unexcused”. After an
absence, the student must present a note to the teacher, written by the
parent or legal guardian, within the first 5 days of the student returning
to school.
All B.S.D. Elementary Schools Have the
Following Code of Dress for Students:
• Solid color shirts with collars and sleeves
(short or long) and turtleneck shirts are permitted.
Students should not wear sleeveless, tank tops,
or shirts with messages, characters, or pictures.
• Sweaters or sweatshirts are permitted. If
sweatshirts have hoods, they are not to be worn
over the head inside of the building.
• Black, khaki, and navy blue pants, shorts, skirts,
skorts, dresses and jumpers are permitted. Denim
is not permitted.
• Clothes must fit appropriately so as not to expose
the undergarments. Belts must be worn at the waist.
• Shoes must be tied, buckled, or velcro-fastened. Clogs,
flip-flops, mules, Crocs, and other backless shoes are not
permitted. Sneakers must be worn on gym day.
Special Days
The 1st Wednesday of each month
students may wear MPE T-Shirts or
shirts in school colors – green and
white (the same day as the PTA
mtg’s)
 The PTA will be selling shirts at the
beginning of the school year.
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Lunch
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Lunch $1.50 (2009-2010 price)
Milk $.50
There are several options for paying for meals:
•Prepay with cash or a check. Make checks payable to BSD
Food Service (include student name and ID number in the
memo section) and have your child take the check to the
cafeteria staff. If you pre-pay for 10 lunches you will
receive one free lunch.
•Use the automatic payment system:
www.MySchoolBucks.com
•Federally subsidized free and reduced lunch and breakfast
programs are provided to income eligible families.
Applications for this program are available in the Main
Office.
Memorize New Student I.D.
Number for Lunch Purchases
Registers
Will track all purchases during meal times, maintain a
history of all student transactions, alert cashiers when a
student has a food intolerance or allergy, & accept
prepayments
After your child proceeds through the meal line, he/she
should enter his/her Student ID number on a keypad.
Your child can practice entering his/her number on the
diagram in the family handbook. Your assistance in
helping your child memorize the Student ID number will
increase the speed of the lunch line.
(Food Service should be sending information w/ student
I.D.’s in the mail)
Car Line & Dismissal
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Every family picking up their child
from MPE needs a number card – they
will be distributed at the Back-ToSchool Picnic.
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Present the number card to the staff
on duty to pick up your child.
Car-Line Procedure
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All students must be dropped off and picked up
at the back entrance (by the Cafeteria) of the
school building. For safety reasons, car rider
drop-off and pick-up at the front of the building
is not permitted.
Beginning this school year, the back driveway of
the school will be ONE-WAY at all times. Cars
will be permitted to enter the driveway from
Brandywine Boulevard only, and must exit
through the parking lot onto School House Lane.
Cars are to “double-up” using both lanes as
they enter the driveway. Pull forward to the
“Student Drop-Off Area” by the blue poles near
the back entrance of the school.
Car Line
School staff will be outside to
assist children into and out of
the building from:
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8:25-8:40AM (Arrival)
3:20-3:35PM (Dismissal)
District Office
The district offices will be making
the transition into the back of this
building at some point during the
school year.
 Be prepared for some driveway and
parking lot changes
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“Live By The Code”
In an effort to create a positive,
respectful, orderly school
environment that is welcoming
and inclusive, the students at Mount
Pleasant Elementary will be asked to
follow the Code of Student Conduct
developed by the Brandywine Board
of Education. To make the Code of
Student Conduct more "child-friendly"
the school will be implementing a
campaign called "Live By The Code.“
Curriculum
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High academic and behavioral expectations
for student success
High levels of student engagement
DE Standards
DE Recommended Curriculum
Instructional Materials and Resources
Enrichment (Clusters and Field Trips)
Delaware Comprehensive
Assessment System (DCAS)
The new assessment system will
begin this school year.
 Computer-based assessment
 Students in grades 2-5 will be
assessed at several points
throughout the school year
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Standards-Based Grade Reporting
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Philosophy
The primary goal of a standards-based
reporting system is positive communication
among students, teachers, and parents
through specific feedback about each
child’s mastery of learning goals.
Standards-Based Grade Reporting
(continued)
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Marking Period Summary -
1 page document that shows the content and
concepts taught during a marking period.
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3 Report Cards per year
November, March,
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Interim Reports
October, January,
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June
(mailed mid-marking period)
April
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 18-19, February 18, April 4
Parents as Partners
A critical component of academic success
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PTA (first Wednesday of each month)
3-for-me (volunteer 3 hours)
Dragon Dads (Over 60 this past year!)
Classroom Helpers
PM Academy
Title I Night
Field Trips
Enrichment Clusters
Communication Between
Home and School
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Agenda Books, P.T. Books, Weekly Folders
Newsletters (Homeroom Classrooms & “Dragon Tales”)
Website http://brandywineschools.org/mpe
Alert Now (update numbers and addresses!)
E-mail
Telephone (762-7120)
Home Access Center
Written Notes (must be handwritten)
Welcome to the Mount Pleasant
Elementary School Community
A Tour of the school is available if you
have not already done so.
Thank You for Coming!