1. Welcome to
open house!!!
*Please sign in at my desk and check that your contact
information is not missing and correct.
*Feel free to explore the classroom, and look at your
child’s work, which is displayed at their desk.
*I have a power point presentation that I will begin
shortly.

2. School starts at 7:45
If your child arrives to school before 7:45
you may take them to the cafeteria. There
is no supervision in the hallway before 7:45
Tardy bell rings at 7:55

3. Mrs. Shetsky
*Graduated from the University of Houston Main Campus
with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Elementary
Education), specializing in Early Childhood and History
*Taught preschool, 1st
grade, and Kindergarten.
*I am fluent in Spanish and understand a little Hebrew.
*I have two sons, Daniel, an 8 year-old 3rd grader and Kyle
is 6 and in 1st
grade at Horn. My daughter Abby is 1!

4. HISD
Scope and Sequence
• *Lippencott/Beginnings
• *Reading Street Adoption
• *AIMS: Activities in Math and Science
• *Guided Reading/DRA, Istation
• *Envision Math

5. Red PTO Folders
*Sent home every Tuesday with
important information concerning
Horn
* Monthly Homework sheets
*Returned Wednesday morning.
*Any correspondence can be sent in
Red folder with your child on
Wednesday.

6. Blue Folder
Communication/Conduct
*Blue folders will be sent home every Friday.
*Any work that your child completed that week will be
inside the blue folder.
*There will be a conduct folder inside the blue folder that
lets you know how your child was for the week
*Your child will be marked for work habits and conduct.
There is a code for each mark in the folder.
E=1-3 checks
S=4-6 checks
P=7-9 checks
U=9+ checks/note from Principal

7. VERY IMPORTANT
Testing Information:
**I-station-administered now
*Stanford Test- December
*Naglieri Test: October

8. Adventures with
Andy!

9. Birthdays!!!
You may bring a small treat for the
class to celebrate your child’s
birthday (cupcakes, donuts, cookies,
ect.) No sheet cakes please!
*Please bring the treat during lunch
10:45-11:15 

10. Volunteers:
*Class events
*Field trips
*Stuffing Red Folders
*Pencil Sharpening
*Laminating/Cutting out
*Help preparing projects

11. Communication:
My email: ashetsky@houstonisd.org
Horn Elementary:
(713) 295.5264
• I will send a weekly Friday email
• I will send an invitation to our class blog
http://shetskyslittleswashbucklers.blogspot.com