Transcript Richey Elementary - Katy Independent School District

Schmalz Elementary
2013-2014
Mrs. Shipley


Students go to Specials once a week for 50
minutes.
Monday: P.E.
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: Music
Friday: Dealer’s Choice
He/she will receive a grade of E, S, or N. There is
also a conduct grade.




Treats must be delivered to the front office by 10:30.
Please choose an individual treat like cupcakes or
cookies that can be easily served-no cakes or candy
and NO DRINKS.
Please let your teacher know in advance so they can
be sure that there will not be double treats. Summer
birthdays can be celebrated in May.
Birthday party invitations cannot be distributed at
school.

CHAMPs is a school wide discipline
approach with clearly stated
expectations.
C: Conversation
H: Help
A: Activity
M: Movement
P: Participate
S: Student Success



Behavior is recorded daily on the discipline
card in their blue Daily Folder. This is a
school wide chart used by all grades.
Please remember to initial your child’s card
each day and return it to school the next day.
All teachers follow the same classroom rules,
consequences and rewards but each has their
own style of behavior management.



Lunch is 12:46-1:16.
Prepaid checks may be sent for lunches. You
may also prepay for your child’s lunch on-line at
www.mealpayplus.com. The cafeteria keeps track
of the meals your child consumes, and lets the
child know when there are only 2 days left on
their allotment.
Please send in an envelope with the amount,
child’s name, and teacher’s name.
Fact Fluency is a Katy ISD math program
which will begin this 9 weeks. The program
focuses on the rapid recall of addition and
subtraction facts. It will help the students
develop fluency and automaticity.
2-4 Fact Checks will be given to the students
each 9 weeks.
They will not be timed in first grade but
students will be encouraged to finish 25
problems in 90 seconds.
An assessment will be given at the end of
each 9 weeks for a grade.

On Tuesdays, a GRADED WORK FOLDER will also go
home.

It will contain important notices from the school.


This folder will contain all graded papers. Praise the
good work and spend a few minutes on those areas
that need improvement.
Please sign and return the folder the following day.
All failed papers will be stapled and returned in the
folder. Please be sure to look over all papers and
respond to notices accordingly.

Homework will be sent home at the beginning of
each week in the BLUE DAILY FOLDER.

Please assist your child with his/her homework
on a daily basis.


Homework should take no more than 10-15
minutes plus an additional 20-30 minutes of
reading each night.
ALL homework is due on FRIDAYS. Each
incomplete homework assignment will be marked
on the discipline card.


All KISD students will be required to wear an
ID badge while attending school. Students
will be asked to wear their badges home but
are expected to return them the following
day.
1st graders will be given a verbal warning the
first time the ID badge is not returned. If
their ID badge is not returned the next day,
your child will receive a conduct mark.

I am thrilled to have your child in my classroom
this year. This will be my 8th year teaching 1st
grade and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I
received my Bachelor’s Degree from Texas A&M
University. Go Aggies! Then I taught 5 years in
Pasadena ISD before getting married and moving
to Katy. This will by my 3rd year here at Schmalz
Elementary and I am excited to be teaching at
such a fantastic school. I had our first child, a
girl, back in December. She is absolutely
precious but I am truly learning what it means to
be a parent. You parents rock!


Students are encouraged to wear their
Schmalz Spirit Shirts every Friday.
You may purchase a kid’s T-shirt from PTA
for $15.00.



Students will have library once every two
weeks. We have library every other Monday!
1st graders may check out 2 books.
Students may ask to go exchange them once
they are done reading them.


If you send money to school (lunches, field
trip, parties, etc), please place it in an
envelope or Ziploc baggie with your child’s
name and the purpose of the money.
You may send money in their BLUE Daily
Folder.


Our school nurse is Mrs. Karen Glasscock.
Medicine sent to the school must go to the clinic.
Teachers are not allowed to administer any
medicine. This does include chapstick and cough
drops.

Please leave prescriptions in the original
containers.

Any child who runs fever should stay home until
free of fever for 24 hours.


Recess is daily when weather permits.
Playground safety rules will be taught, and
proper use of equipment is closely
monitored.

I will send home a Parent Newsletters titled
“Peek of the Month” at the beginning of every
month with important dates and helpful
information.

Grades will begin NEXT WEEK.

A 3 week progress report will go home.


Students will receive a report card every 9
weeks.
Curriculum is based on a 4-Nine Week
grading system/year.




R.E.D. folder means “Read Every Day”
At the beginning of the week, students will take
home a RED Folder with their new Take Home
Reader (T.H.R.).
Students will read for 20-30 minutes every night
with an adult figure. Parents may help sound out
the words and check for understanding.
RED Folders will be returned every FRIDAY.



29 Sight Words will be sent home at the
beginning of every Nine Weeks.
As you receive them, please cut and store
them in a baggie at home to practice them
every night.
In the middle and at the end of every Nine
Weeks students will be assessed and given 2
Reading grades. Students will have 3 seconds
to read each word.


If your child changes his/her regular mode of
transportation, a written notice must be given
to the teacher or a call should be made to the
office. NO EMAILS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Please, do not wait until the end of the day to
notify the office. Otherwise, the child will be
required to travel home as usual. This is a
safety precaution for your child.

Parents and teachers are a team. We are all working
together towards a common goal.

My conference time is Mondays, Thursdays and
Fridays from 11:40-12:30.

I will schedule Beginning of the Year Conferences for
all my students after the first 3 weeks of school.

If you would like to have a conference before then, or
any time thereafter, please contact me at 281-2374500 or [email protected]


First grade teachers love parents to be
involved. Each classroom will have one
homeroom parent.
We will have two parties, a year. And we will
need additional parents to help the
homeroom parent at these parties.



Word Study is the new spelling! Students
learn word families and are able to apply
those word families to make to spell multiple
words.
2 Assessments will be given per 9 Weeks.
A weekly spelling list will not be sent home
and weekly spelling tests will not be given.

A note must accompany a child returning to
school after being absent. It must be signed
by you or a doctor explaining the absence.

After recess at 10:55-11:00.

Students are allowed to bring a small healthy snack.

Snacks must be ready to eat solids.

Liquids are not allowed as spills may cause damage
to school property.

Please send all snacks in appropriate containers and
be sure to include a napkin.

Students may not share snacks and snacks will not
be provided.

Zero is the level of conversation students should
have in the hallway and at the restrooms. All
students are taught appropriate voice levels for a
particular activity. Levels vary from Level 0-Level
4.
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level
0:
1:
2:
3:
4:
No Talking
Whispering
Partners
Group Work
Recess
Schmalz Elementary
Sharks