1. Welcome Back To School

2. Mission Statement • The Mission of Alexander Elementary Magnet School is to engage family and community in a partnership with the school, so that our students feel supported and encouraged to realize and strive for academic, social and personal success.

3. PAWS RULES • Practice Responsibility • Always Do Your Best • Work Hard • Show RESPECT

4. Classroom Rules Be prepared for class Respect self and others Follow directions first time given by any adult. Be Honest Do your best! Classroom Consequences Positive: Verbal Warning The class will decide on other rewards. Negative: Verbal Warning Student conference Parent Conference ODR Ms. Green’s Classroom

5. Dress Code • Will be enforced starting Wednesday, August 5, 2009 • Pants or Knee Length Shorts, in Khaki or Navy with belt loops and no tags or excessive pockets • White, Black or Royal Blue POLO Style shirts - Must be tucked in • Black or Brown belt with small, plain silver or gold buckle • No Hoodies • No flip flops, No Crocs, No heels higher than 2 inches or heelies allowed

6. Dismissal Procedures

7. Early Dismissal • To ensure a safe and orderly dismissal, students WILL NOT be dismissed after 3:00.

8. No Office Dismissals • Unless a parent is walking or riding public transportation (JTA), students WILL NOT be allowed to dismiss from the office after 3:00pm. Students will need to be dismissed to a vehicle by an Alexander Staff or Faculty member.

9. Pre-K Students and their Siblings • Older siblings of Pre-K students will be dismissed with Pre-K students to be picked-up on Wilkinson Street

10. Bus Riders • A parent MUST send a note to the teacher or call the school office if you are changing the way your child normally gets home OR you are changing their regular stop

11. Car Riders • Each Car Rider will be assigned a # and issued 3 blue placards. • Your child will ONLY be dismissed to the car if you have the # hanging from your rear view mirror. • Cars without their # will be asked to pull over until the office can verify that they are allowed to pick up the child.

12. Late Pick ups • Students must be picked up before 3:20 • After that the Department of Children Services may be called

13. Breakfast • The side playground gate is unlocked at 7:35 am. There is to be NO entry at the side doors by the map. • Children should not be dropped of before 7:35 am • Breakfast is served to students starting at 7:40 am and ends at 8:00 am • Cost is $1.00

14. Before & After school Program • Alexander Elementary offers a Before and After school Program. • Before School Program begins at 6:30 a.m • After School Program ends at 5:30 pm • See Mrs. Williamson - Easley for details and fees

15. MicroSociety • Alexander is the ONLY Micro school in the state of Tennessee! • Students earn their own money, pay taxes, rent and SHOP! • Micro concepts and skills are applied throughout the day. Students report to work at 2:20-2:55 daily. • Alexandria, TN is the name of our society. • This year rather than running a federal type government, we will be operating a local city style government. • You are invited to come and tour the MicroSociety at any point and join your student on his/her consumer break day

16. Agendas • Contains the Alexander Elementary School Handbook/Rules • Sign and return you’ve read (pg. 24) • Replacement cost - $5.00 • This where homework assignments and notes to/from the teacher will be written • Look for each night

17. We Need Your Help • We are “Recycling & Saving” for new playground equipment! Please save and send”Box Top” labels, Campbell Soup labels, aluminum can pop tabs, Tyson Chicken labels and Capri Sun drink pouches

18. If there were an EMERGENCY Could we find YOU? • Please make sure you keep your home, cell and work phone numbers as well as address updated in case of emergency

19. Ms. Green’s Contact Information 1:15-1:45 Tuesday, Wednesday (other days by appointment) School number 422-1841 Send notes by student or write a note in the agenda note book. E-mail www.gdgreen@jmcss.org