Pleasant Grove 20112012 School Year Meet the Teacher Night Principal Trael Kelly Home of the Panthers AGENDA Welcome Introductions School VisionMissionPride Pledge Purpose of Meet the Teacher Night ID: 197827
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Slide1
Welcome to Pleasant Grove
2011-2012
School Year
Meet the Teacher Night
Principal:
Trael
KellySlide2
Home of the PanthersSlide3
AGENDA:
Welcome
Introductions
School
Vision/Mission/Pride Pledge
Purpose of Meet the Teacher Night
Information Packets – 1
st
Day
Website - information
General School Information
YMCA before/after Care
Data – Building AccountabilitySlide4
Welcome
Safe environment
High expectations –
“Reaching for Personal Excellence at every opportunity”
Positive home/school partnerships
Strong Classroom Teachers
Frequent
student progress
monitoring
Continued Character EducationSlide5
Introductions
Principal Mr.
Trael
Kelly
Secretary Mrs. Kathy Springman
Office Assistant Lisa Anderson
Counselor Scott Meek
Clinic Assistant Kathy
MeridethSlide6
Important Phone Numbers/Emails
Pleasant Grove Elementary 887-8525
PGES Fax 885-4605
Attendance Line 887-4702 Option 3 before 10:00 am
Principal –
Trael
Kelly
kellyt@centergrove.k12.in.us
Secretary –
Kathy Springman
springmank@centergrove.k12.in.us
Office Assistant – Lisa Anderson
andersonl@centergrove.k12.in.us
Counselor – Scott Meek
meeks@centergrove.k12.in.us
Clinic Assistant – Cathy Meredith
meredithc@centergrove.k12.in.usSlide7
School Vision
“Reaching for Personal Excellence at every opportunity”
Mission:
Pleasant Grove Elementary provides educational experiences to create the foundation for a successful future in our society. Students are prepared for productive lives as responsible and respectful citizens.Slide8
Pride Pledge
I am a member of the Pleasant Grove Family.
I pledge to give my personal best every day so I can be a good citizen.
I am responsible for everything I do.
I will be fair and honest.
I will respect school property.
I will be a good friend and not put down others.
I will take pride in my school and community.Slide9
Purpose of Tonight:
To meet your student’s classroom teacher.
To seek answers to questions you have as a parent.
Reinforce the importance of school to the students.
To gather information on the upcoming school year.Slide10
Information Packets
School
Hours
8:40 Breakfast program
begins – Parent Drop off opens
8:45 Bell rings.
9:00
Students are tardy after 9:00 a.m.
Students must report to the main office.
3:45 Bus dismissalSlide11
Specials
5 Day Rotation (Art, Library, Music, PE, Tech Lab)
50 minute classes, (40 Minutes on Early Release)
Check the Pleasant Grove website for the school calendar and the Day of Rotation.
www.centergrove.k12.in.us/pgesSlide12
Attendance Procedures
Illness – Call the Attendance Hotline 887-4702 Opt. 3
Tardy – A student must walk to the office if they arrive after 9:00 a.m.
Release of students during the day-
Send a note to the office with the time and name of person who will pick up your child. Please confirm this note with a contact phone number.
Your student must be signed out by the parent/guardian in the main office.
Please inform the office of any transportation changes prior to 3:00 p.m.
All parents entering the building must first report to the main office.Slide13
Last Minute Arrangements
Our
office staff will make every attempt to accommodate our families with last minute changes of transportation, after school plans, forgotten lunches or projects. We cannot guarantee such communications to always be
successful, so please be patient and understanding. Slide14
Visitors
All visitors must register in the office immediately upon entering the building and sign out upon leaving. All volunteers must complete a background check through the main office prior to helping out.
All visitors are expected to wear a nametag in the building.
Classroom visits should be arranged with the
teacher prior to the visit.
If a parent would like to have lunch with his/her child and would like to order a lunch, they can order an adult lunch by calling the front office. Please remember to sign in at the front office. Slide15
Dress Code
Students are expected to wear safe, school-appropriate clothing at all times.
Children who wear inappropriate clothing to school will be asked to phone home for appropriate attire.
Ball caps or hats may not be worn inside the school. Heelys,
shoes with
wheels, are not allowed.
To help prevent foot and ankle injuries, children must also wear appropriate shoes on the playground and to Physical Education class (i.e., tennis shoes).
Flip-flop sandals or high-heel shoes are
NOT
appropriate shoes
for school, unless special arrangements are made.Slide16
Dress Code
In addition, any form of dress or hairstyle which detracts from the learning environment of our school will not be permitted. This includes:
Apparel advertising alcoholic beverages or with other obscene or questionable printing;
Very short
shorts and skirts (We use the “fingertip rule” as our guide. When standing with hands to his/her side and shoulders down, the child should be touching material and NOT skin.)
Thin-strapped tops, bare-midriff tops, or tank top jerseys with large arm holes.Slide17
Transportation
ONLY school buses may use the front drive during the usual arrival and dismissal times. After buses arrive, students will be dismissed from the buses at 9:00 and proceed to their classrooms. Slide18
YMCA – Before/After Care
Packets outside the office
Contact the Baxter YMCA
Rob Thompson – 887-8788 ext. 12Slide19
Accountability
As a school, we at Pleasant Grove are trying to eliminate gaps in accountability. For years, schools have not communicated or explained the information/data of student performance with the students or parents.
This will change!
Everyone will stay informed.Slide20
Data Binders
Students will maintain data binders of assessments taken at the beginning/middle/end of the school year.
Things to Look for/at:
Baseline Data – your students starting place
Class Average – how does your student compare
Student Score
Average Gain
PGES NormsSlide21
Academic Achievement
“Research shows that a student’s academic ability is directly proportional to their independent reading level”
You need to know the term RCBM or WPM (words per minute). This means – how many words per minute your student can read correctly ON grade level.
The grade levels may share different information, but it is important to stayed informed of what the data means.Slide22
Additional Information
Pleasant Grove Cares – PBIS
Skyward information
Attendance expectations
Drop Off/ Dismissal
Use the Website – resources/information
Philanthropy
Fundraisers
Background Checks
PTO – no fee to join – just need bodies