Policies
Arrival
7:20-7:30
*Drop off car riders in the upper circle drive in front of the school.
*Students will enter the building through the exterior cafeteria doors and wait in the cafeteria until the first bell.
7:30-7:40
*1st bell rings at 7:30 and 2 teachers will pick up students from the cafeteria.
*Cars can access the lower bus lane for drop off. DO NOT use the lower bus lanes earlier than 7:30 AM please
* Students enter the building through the middle doors, between the library and gym. Students may proceed directly to their classroom.
7:40
*The 2nd bell will ring. Students will be counted tardy if they are not in the building when the 2nd bell rings.
7:40-7:45
*Morning announcements will be in the classroom (Monday-Thursday)
**ALL Kindergarteners will go directly to the cafeteria to meet their teacher on the first day of school.
Assessments
Assessments of your child's progress will be a continuous process throughout the school year. Your child's social-emotional growth, work habits, speaking skills and listening abilities will be based on daily observations. Your child's development in reading readiness and math will be based on work products and individual assessments. Writing development will be observed through daily writing activities. Growth in understanding science and social studies concepts will be observed through class participation. You will be provided with a complete overview of your child's progress at our conference at the end of the first quarter. Report card grades and comments will be provided at the end of the remaining three quarters.
The following are assessments used in kindergarten:
-Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
-Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
-Formative Assessments
-Quarterly Benchmark Assessments
-IPT Oral Proficiency Test (Spanish)
Backpacks and Daily Folders
Each day your child will be responsible for bringing things to and from school. It is essential for your child to have a regular-sized backpack that he/she can open and close easily and will hold library book, folder, lunchbox, etc. Please label the backpack and all personal items with your child's name. Check your child's backpack EVERYDAY for his/her Daily Folder which may contain special notes and reminders.
Birthdays
We will honor each child’s birthday (including summer birthdays) during morning announcements. Children will also be invited to stand and be recognized during Assembly on Friday of their birthday week. Please remember that party invitations distributed at school MUST include every single child in the class, boys only, or girls only--this includes parties hosted in the BPE gym. Please be sensitive when hosting parties where not everyone is included (ie congregating in front of the school to gather before the event).
Conferences
Our annual parent conference will be scheduled at the end of the first quarter. The students will have early dismissal on these 3 days: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, October 24, 25, 26th. MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Sign-ups will take place in early October through Skyward. You may also schedule a conference to discuss your child at anytime during the school year.
Discipline and Classroom Responsibilities
Our discipline policy has been created with the idea that our classroom is a community with the common purpose of learning, growing and developing friendships. We are on this journey together and it is important that we are kind, encouraging, respectful and supportive of one another. In addition, it is important that each child learns to develop self-management and good work habits.
There are three basic components to our discipline plan: classroom agreements, classroom community and logical consequences. Throughout the year we will revisit, through modeling and discussion, what these agreements mean and how they affect us in our classroom.
We also have a system in place that rewards positive choices and actions. When misbehavior occurs, consequences are related to the misbehavior and act as a solution or restitution for the problem. By having the consequence directly related to the act, students begin to understand cause and effect. If classroom rules are severely or persistently broken, parents will be notified by note, email or phone call.
Our classroom is a special place where children should feel valued and free to take risks. Establishing good classroom discipline is essential to each student's success, confidence and well-being.
Focused Instruction Time (FIT)
FIT occurs Monday-Thursday from 9:45-10:15. The purpose of FIT is to provide targeted instruction specific to the needs of each student.
Headphones
Please send headphones labeled with your child's name to be kept at school. Earbuds are not recommended.
Homework
Homework in kindergarten is focused on reading and increasing responsibility. Please read with your child for at least 10 minutes each night.
Library
Your child’s class will visit the library once a week. Children are encouraged to keep their library book in their backpack. Your child may check out a new book ONLY if she/he has returned a book.
Lunch
You may monitor and manage your child's lunch account online. If paying by check, please make it out to the Eanes Child Nutrition Center and include your child's name and account number. You may place restrictions on your child's purchase of extra items, such as soup, bagels and yogurt. Treats are offered on Fridays.
Parents, younger siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and nannies are welcome to join us for lunch! Our lunch time is 10:45-11:15. Please sign in at the office and get a visitor's badge. Due to allergies and/or dietary restrictions, you may only provide food for your own child. Be ready to say good-bye as we leave the cafeteria.
*Please allow our class time to acclimate to the lunchroom routines. You are welcome to join us after Labor Day.
Snacks
Your child may bring a snack each day. We suggest "low maintenance," nutritious munchies such as fresh fruits and veggies, cheese, crackers, or fruit leathers/bars. Please do not send juice, candy, cookies or chips. Please be mindful of all ingredients if your child is in a nut-free class.
Transportation and Dismissal
Make sure your child’s Smart Tag information is up to date so your child's teacher and the office know how your child is getting home from school EVERYDAY. All changes must be made through the SmartTag system by 1:50 pm. Your child's teacher will be notified before dismissal each day. THE SMART TAG SYSTEM IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE OR CHANGE DISMISSAL PLANS.
If you are picking your child up by car , meet your kindergartener at the designated kindergarten car rider waiting area. It is located on the flagpole side of the main stairs.
Please remember there should be no cell phone use in active school zones.
There will be no guest riders on any bus.
7:20-7:30
*Drop off car riders in the upper circle drive in front of the school.
*Students will enter the building through the exterior cafeteria doors and wait in the cafeteria until the first bell.
7:30-7:40
*1st bell rings at 7:30 and 2 teachers will pick up students from the cafeteria.
*Cars can access the lower bus lane for drop off. DO NOT use the lower bus lanes earlier than 7:30 AM please
* Students enter the building through the middle doors, between the library and gym. Students may proceed directly to their classroom.
7:40
*The 2nd bell will ring. Students will be counted tardy if they are not in the building when the 2nd bell rings.
7:40-7:45
*Morning announcements will be in the classroom (Monday-Thursday)
**ALL Kindergarteners will go directly to the cafeteria to meet their teacher on the first day of school.
Assessments
Assessments of your child's progress will be a continuous process throughout the school year. Your child's social-emotional growth, work habits, speaking skills and listening abilities will be based on daily observations. Your child's development in reading readiness and math will be based on work products and individual assessments. Writing development will be observed through daily writing activities. Growth in understanding science and social studies concepts will be observed through class participation. You will be provided with a complete overview of your child's progress at our conference at the end of the first quarter. Report card grades and comments will be provided at the end of the remaining three quarters.
The following are assessments used in kindergarten:
-Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
-Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
-Formative Assessments
-Quarterly Benchmark Assessments
-IPT Oral Proficiency Test (Spanish)
Backpacks and Daily Folders
Each day your child will be responsible for bringing things to and from school. It is essential for your child to have a regular-sized backpack that he/she can open and close easily and will hold library book, folder, lunchbox, etc. Please label the backpack and all personal items with your child's name. Check your child's backpack EVERYDAY for his/her Daily Folder which may contain special notes and reminders.
Birthdays
We will honor each child’s birthday (including summer birthdays) during morning announcements. Children will also be invited to stand and be recognized during Assembly on Friday of their birthday week. Please remember that party invitations distributed at school MUST include every single child in the class, boys only, or girls only--this includes parties hosted in the BPE gym. Please be sensitive when hosting parties where not everyone is included (ie congregating in front of the school to gather before the event).
Conferences
Our annual parent conference will be scheduled at the end of the first quarter. The students will have early dismissal on these 3 days: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, October 24, 25, 26th. MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Sign-ups will take place in early October through Skyward. You may also schedule a conference to discuss your child at anytime during the school year.
Discipline and Classroom Responsibilities
Our discipline policy has been created with the idea that our classroom is a community with the common purpose of learning, growing and developing friendships. We are on this journey together and it is important that we are kind, encouraging, respectful and supportive of one another. In addition, it is important that each child learns to develop self-management and good work habits.
There are three basic components to our discipline plan: classroom agreements, classroom community and logical consequences. Throughout the year we will revisit, through modeling and discussion, what these agreements mean and how they affect us in our classroom.
We also have a system in place that rewards positive choices and actions. When misbehavior occurs, consequences are related to the misbehavior and act as a solution or restitution for the problem. By having the consequence directly related to the act, students begin to understand cause and effect. If classroom rules are severely or persistently broken, parents will be notified by note, email or phone call.
Our classroom is a special place where children should feel valued and free to take risks. Establishing good classroom discipline is essential to each student's success, confidence and well-being.
Focused Instruction Time (FIT)
FIT occurs Monday-Thursday from 9:45-10:15. The purpose of FIT is to provide targeted instruction specific to the needs of each student.
Headphones
Please send headphones labeled with your child's name to be kept at school. Earbuds are not recommended.
Homework
Homework in kindergarten is focused on reading and increasing responsibility. Please read with your child for at least 10 minutes each night.
Library
Your child’s class will visit the library once a week. Children are encouraged to keep their library book in their backpack. Your child may check out a new book ONLY if she/he has returned a book.
Lunch
You may monitor and manage your child's lunch account online. If paying by check, please make it out to the Eanes Child Nutrition Center and include your child's name and account number. You may place restrictions on your child's purchase of extra items, such as soup, bagels and yogurt. Treats are offered on Fridays.
Parents, younger siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and nannies are welcome to join us for lunch! Our lunch time is 10:45-11:15. Please sign in at the office and get a visitor's badge. Due to allergies and/or dietary restrictions, you may only provide food for your own child. Be ready to say good-bye as we leave the cafeteria.
*Please allow our class time to acclimate to the lunchroom routines. You are welcome to join us after Labor Day.
Snacks
Your child may bring a snack each day. We suggest "low maintenance," nutritious munchies such as fresh fruits and veggies, cheese, crackers, or fruit leathers/bars. Please do not send juice, candy, cookies or chips. Please be mindful of all ingredients if your child is in a nut-free class.
Transportation and Dismissal
Make sure your child’s Smart Tag information is up to date so your child's teacher and the office know how your child is getting home from school EVERYDAY. All changes must be made through the SmartTag system by 1:50 pm. Your child's teacher will be notified before dismissal each day. THE SMART TAG SYSTEM IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE OR CHANGE DISMISSAL PLANS.
If you are picking your child up by car , meet your kindergartener at the designated kindergarten car rider waiting area. It is located on the flagpole side of the main stairs.
Please remember there should be no cell phone use in active school zones.
There will be no guest riders on any bus.