Maplebrook Elementary School Pre-k 2018-2019 School Year

1. Maplebrook Elementary School Pre-k 2018-2019 School Year

2. Theme ExCeptioNal year for our Bear cubs!!! A Year to

3. Absences and Tardies Procedures Absence • Call the absence Hotline 281.641.2919 • Send a note on their return the next day (absence will be unexcused after 2 days) Tardies Your child is tardy/late after 8:00 a.m. and has to be checked in through the school office

4. Breakfast & Lunch Procedure All pre-Schoolers have free breakfast this school year Breakfast starts at 8:00-8:30 Lunch is at 10:20 -10:50 Payments can be made through this link https://www.schoolcafe.com/

5. Health and Fees To avoid and/or curb the spread of infection Activity Fee and Party Fee •Your child should stay home if he/she has fever, diarrhea, vomiting or on a fever reducing medication. •Your child must be 24 hours fever/diarrhea free to return to school. •Green or Yellowish nasal discharge should be monitored at home until clear before sending your child to school. • $20.00 activity fee covers • Field trip T-shirt • Field trip cost

6. NEW PTO WEBSITE Winter and Friendship Party Fees Visit the new PTO website to learn more about the PTO, access important forms, documents, and receive notifications for volunteer opportunities. • $11 to PTO • Winter party • Friendship party • Any class need

7. Dismissal Procedure Dismissal is at 1:50-2:05 PM •Car riders-Will dismiss from the Soccer Field car rider loop Please ensure your “Car Rider” tag is visible. •Bus riders Parents have to be at child’s designated stop to pick them up. If not at the stop, your child will be brought back to school. If this happens 3 times, your child’s bus privilege will be suspended for one week. If it occurs 4 times, it will be suspended for a year (kindly refer to the student handbook) For safety Reasons: We cannot release students who are car riders/bus riders to anyone who walks up to pick them up. To change mode of dismissal for a day or permanently • Send a note in your child’s folder or notify the office no later than 12:45 pm on the day this change is taking place. • Do not send an e-mail or leave this message on the classroom telephone. Phone messages is not monitored while the students are in school.

8. Upcoming Events • Fall Pictures, September 5th • Cub Scout Rally Night, Wed. Sept 12th, 7:00-8:15pm • KISS Luncheon September 14th • Spring Creek Spirit Night, September 20th, 5-9pm • Fall Book Fair, September 24th-28th • Book Fair Evening Event, September 27th, 6pm

9. CLI-Children’s Learning Institute Circle Progress Monitoring Children are rapidly developing in early childhood, especially the first three years. What is CLI? A University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Research initiative to use developmental milestone checklist to track children’s progress across important early skills

10. Daily Schedule 7:30-8:00 Arrival in Cafeteria 8:00-8:30 Breakfast 8:30-8:45 Morning Meeting – Family Time, Social Skills (dino school) 8:45-9:00 Restroom Break 9:00-9:20 Calendar, Weather, Moving and Learning 9:20-9:40 Work Stations 9:45-10:15 Recess 10:20-10:50 Lunch 10:50-11:00 Restroom Break 11:00-11:20 Frogstreet Literacy Lesson 11:20-12:00 Work Stations 12:00-12:30 Science/Math Lesson 12:30-1:00 Gross Motor 1:00-1:10 Restroom Break 1:10-1:30 Quiet Time (We will transition to Ready Rosie soon) 1:30-1:40 Snack Time 1:40-1:50 Closing Circle/Reflection 1:50-2:05 Dismissal 2:10-2:40 Teacher Lunch 2:40-3:10 Conference/Classroom Planning