4. I have been teaching for 12 years. I have taught 2nd grade, Pre-
Kindergarten and 1st grade. In my family I have an 8 year old little
girl in the 3rd grade named J’Maalyah. I also have a fiancé who just
finished the police academy. Last, but not least, I have a little
Shih Tzu named Nala.
I teach Reading Recovery in the morning. In the afternoon I teach
Math, Science and Health.
5. Be prompt
Make sure your child arrives to school on
time so they can be ready to learn when class begins
School Day
Our school day is from 8:10 am - 3:10 pm.
Students will receive a tardy slip at 8:20 am
Leaving Early
It is understood that emergency situations occur, but please try to
limit picking up students early so that a full day of instruction is
provided
Absences
If your child is absent from school, please send a note to school
when your child returns. Include the reason for the absence and the
days your child was absent. If a note is not received, it will be
counted as an unexcused absence on their report card.
6. Dismissal
Our school day ends at 3:10 pm.
Car riders, daycare, walkers and bus students have designated
areas to dismiss
Please be patient if you pick your students up from school by
waiting
Our goal is to get students dismissed quickly but most
importantly safely
7. Uniforms are not mandatory but “strongly” encouraged!
Polo Style Shirts and Spirit Shirts
Polo style shirts can be worn any day for the week
in the colors of: white, gold, green and red
Sprit shirts can be worn on Fridays
Bottoms
Khaki bottoms are worn with the polo style shirts
and spirit shirts
Inappropriate Dress
No open toe shoes, flip flops or house shoes
No sleeveless tops for girls
Mohawks are prohibited
8. CHAMPS
School-wide behavior expectations
Posters for hallway expectations posted around the campus
Classroom CHAMPS expectations and classroom rules posted
3, 2, 1, 0
School hallways are to be orderly and quiet at all times
Glover has a 3, 2, 1, 0 hallway expectation (show chart)
Color Chart System
Green means excellent day!
Colors will be changed if the CHAMPS classroom and school
expectations are not followed
1st Grade Team Discipline Plan
First grade team has a discipline plan to give students opportunities to
correct behavior to prevent sending the child to the principal’s office
If this plan does not improve the child’s behavior, the parent will be
notified and the child will be sent to the principal’s office
9. For students with good behavior, there are school wide and
classroom incentives.
Classroom Incentives
10 minutes of Free Time
Fun Friday (treats, games, dancing, etc.)
Stickers
School Wide Incentives
Eagle Bucks
Eagle Bucks Cart (can spend Eagle Buck money to buy items on the
cart)
10. B.E.E. is an acronym for Bring Everything Everyday
The B.E.E. binder is a 3 pronged folder that houses
EVERYTHING students and parents need to keep up to date with what
is going on at school in one folder
They help students to establish good organizational skills that can
carry on throughout their time in school.
Bee books will be sent home every night. Please return them every
school day.
What Does The B.E.E. Book Hold?
Money and notes pouch
Behavior chart – to be signed DAILY
Homework pouch
Contact information
Breakfast and lunch menu
STAR Words cards (Sight Words)
STAR Words Chart
Class Schedule
11. What Are Tuesday Folders?
Tuesday folders are school wide folders sent home
with every child each Tuesday
Graded Papers
Each Tuesday your child will have graded papers in
their Tuesday folder
Important Notes from the School and Teacher
Glover sends home important notes from the
school about events each Tuesday and papers that
have to be signed and returned will be sent home in
Tuesday folders and also in the B.E.E. Book
12. There are two designated restroom times to take
restroom breaks and get water as a class
Please communicate if your child has a medical
condition that may cause them to frequently go
to the restroom
In extreme emergencies the students will be
allowed to go the restroom
This system is put into place for classroom
management, to limit classroom disruptions during
teaching, to keep students safe and to cut down on
discipline issues that could occur
13. Why Do Homework?
Homework is practice of skills learned and good
review
Homework is an expectation and non negotiable
How Is Homework Done?
Homework should be done Monday-Thursday
Homework should be done with an adult in
case help is needed
Please do not do homework for your child,
allow them to do it independently and use a
parent/guardian for a guide for help
14. Reading Homework
Monday and Wednesday: Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Tuesday: Journal Prompt
Thursday: Read by yourself or allow a parent to read to you
Spelling Homework
Monday : Write your spelling words 3 times each
Tuesday: Write your spelling words in a sentence
Wednesday and Thursday: Study your spelling words for test on Friday
Math Homework
Monday and Wednesday: Math Worksheet
Tuesday and Thursday: Math Worksheet/Activity/Game
No homework is given on Fridays
15. Envision is a supplement to our math
curriculum.
If you would like to have your child review
topics learned during school online, please
indicate your preference on the sign-in sheet.
16. 1st Nine Weeks
September 20th
2nd Nine Weeks
November 15th
Our Grading Scale
3rd Nine Weeks • 100-70% = S
January 31st • 60% or Below = N
4th Nine Weeks
April 25th
17. 1st Nine Weeks
October 25th
2nd Nine Weeks
January 10th Our Grading Scale
3rd Nine Weeks • 100-70% = S
March 28th • 60% or Below = N
4th Nine Weeks
May 30th
18. Reading Recovery serves children most at risk of reading and
writing failure. Reading Recovery helps students to develop
effective strategies for reading and writing through individualized
thirty-minute daily sessions with a specially trained teacher.
Children make accelerated progress in twelve to twenty weeks.
The goal is for them to reach the average level in their classrooms.
For students to exit the program successfully after 20 weeks, it
is crucial for parents to read the books sent home with their
children daily!
19. First grade will take two field trips this year.
One field trip will be in the fall and the second
field trip will be in the spring.
When the date and destination of our field trip
has been established, a permission slip and note
will be sent home.
20. Parents are always welcome to help in our classroom
and for the first grade team!
Here are a just a few ways that you can help:
Chaperone for field trips
Donate items to the classroom
Help make games for workstations
Volunteer in the parent center to help laminate,
cut out materials, etc.
Help set up for programs and awards
day
Volunteer in
our
Classroom!
21. Fort Bend ISD’s Website provides links to curriculum, student
handbooks and other valuable information.
Go to http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us
Click on the tab Student and Parent
Information
The links to right of the screen gives information
to parents of various topics
The Academics and Programs link at the top of
FBISD homepage, shares all the programs in the
district, including Reading Recovery
http://www.fortbendisd.com/academics-programs
22. Please allow 24 hours to respond to emails and phone calls.
How To Schedule A Parent Conference
Please email, call or write a note to schedule a parent
conference
Please wait for a reply to make sure that a conference has
been scheduled at your requested date and time
Conference Times
Monday, Thursday and Friday from 1:15 pm -2:00 pm
If the time does not accommodate your schedule, please
contact the teacher with a time that is suitable and within a
reasonable time
23. Please allow 24 hours to respond to emails and phone calls.
Teachers are always here to help parents in any way
with problems or concerns.
We ask that any problems or concerns are addressed
with the teacher first and not immediately directed to
the principal.
In the event that a concern is not resolved, please work
with the teacher to schedule a meeting with the
principal.
24. Please allow 24 hours to respond to emails and phone calls.
Email
Email is the quickest way to reach us
Ms. Bass- kanika.bass@fortbendisd.com
Ms. Alexander- aisha.alexander@fortbendisd.com
Phone
The number to our direct phone line is: 281-634-8483
If a call is made before 3:45 pm your call will go directly to
voicemail
After 3:45 pm calls will ring in the classroom
Notes
You may write a note and place it in your child’s
green Take-Home folder.
25. Go to http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us
Click on the word Campuses (another menu box will open)
Click on the words Campuses Websites
Go down the page to Elementary Schools and click on Glover
(Glover campus webpage will open)
Click on the tab Classes
Click on the teacher’s name
By the word Navigation, click the down arrow and choose
Resources.
Click Go
26. for taking the time to attend Open House!
We look forward to working with you and your
child this year. It is going to be a wonderful
year filled with exciting learning activities!
