East Leesville Elementary
Primary School
LA4
Grade Level Information
School Phone (337) 239-4966
School Fax (337) 239-7082
“Together...Striving to Be the Best We Can Be!”
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Mission Statement:
At East Leesville Elementary, we believe that it is
the responsibility of the faculty, staff, parents,
and community to challenge students to develop to
their highest potential academically, socially,
emotionally, and physically.
School Motto:
“Together...striving to be the best we can be.”
LA 4 Program Goal:
The goal of the E.L.E. LA4 program is to
provide age appropriate activities and experiences
that will facilitate your child’s development in all
areas.
School Hours:
School begins at 7:40 am; dismisses at 2:40 am.
Parent drop off will be held from 7:15 am to 7:35
am. Parent pick up will be held from 2:40 pm to 2:55
pm. First load buses will leave at 2:40 pm. Second
load buses will leave at 3:10 pm.
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Responsibilities of LA4 Parents:
 ATTENDANCE -- Send all doctor excuses to school.
 Students will be marked tardy if they arrive in the
classroom after 7:40 am.
 If you know that your child will be absent for
more than one day, please notify the school.
 READ ALL PARENT LETTERS IN THE FOLDER AND
SEND BACK TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY.
 Look over all newsletters and papers in your child’s
journal/notebooks and review skill papers.
 NOTIFY THE SCHOOL OR THE TEACHER IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
 A conference may be requested at any time. Send a
note to school or call the office.
 Any changes in the afternoon pick up procedure MUST
be written down and SENT in the journal THAT
MORNING.
Change of Transportation:
It is important to your child’s feeling of security to know
where he/she will be going when school is dismissed. If
there is going to be a change, you need to discuss this with
your children prior to their leaving for school. You MUST
send a note to the teacher informing her of the change or
the usual procedure will be followed!! We cannot take your
child’s word about a change. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY
PHONE CALLS OR FAXES CONCERNING BUS OR PARENT
PICK UP CHANGES! This is for your child’s protection.
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Attendance:
We need every child at school every day unless they are ill
or have a family emergency. LA4 students must be in
attendance 5 1/2 hours to be counted present. Check out
must be after 12:45 pm. If absent, LA4 students MUST
have a doctor/dental excuse, obituary information, or
military leave form. Please send this to school as soon as
your child returns. The assistant principal is our attendance
officer. Students can be dismissed from the program for
excessive
absences.
FOR
AN
ABSENCE
TO
BE
CONSIDERED AS AN EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCE, STUDENTS HAVE 5
DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THEIR
ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL TO TURN IN
THEIR EXCUSE. ANY EXCUSE TURNED
IN AFTER 5 DAYS OF THE STUDENT’S
ABSENCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
UPON RECEIVING THE EXCUSE, THE
OFFICE WILL DATE AND FILE THE EXCUSE IN THE
MAIN OFFICE.
Tardies:
If a child is not in the classroom by 7:40 am, he or she will
be counted tardy. Students must be signed in to the office
by an adult and receive an admit slip to be admitted to the
classroom. Students with excessive tardies may be
dismissed from the program.
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Birthdays:
We are not allowed to have birthday parties at E.L.E. However,
birthday treats and special snacks are welcomed and will be served
at snack time. Teachers will assign your child’s snack day on his/her
birthday (or close to it). NO PRESENTS OR PARTY FAVORS ARE
ALLOWED.
**Student’s private party invitations can ONLY be handed out in the
classroom if every child receives an invitation.
Lunch:
Each child must know their first and last name for the
lunchroom. Please help your child memorize their first
and last name. When the children get their lunch tray
they will tell the cafeteria worker their first and last
name. LUNCH MONEY MUST BE PUT IN AN
ENVELOPE WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME, AMOUNT,
TEACHER’S NAME, AND ROOM #. LUNCH MONEY MUST BE PAID
IN ADVANCE BY THE WEEK OR MONTH (NOT DAILY). Include
breakfast money if your child eats breakfast at school. Pay and
monitor account balance at www.myschoolbucks.com.
Teachers send money envelopes directly to the office. Your child may
buy an extra milk for $.50. Do not include it with lunch money. Your
child will be responsible for handling this money in the lunch line.
Children that bring their own lunch MUST ALSO bring a drink or
purchase a milk each time. Milk money CANNOT be deducted from
lunch money accounts.
*Food in restaurant packaging CAN NOT be brought into our
cafeteria according to federal guidelines.*
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Resources: {Title I}
If you would like additional recourses for your child, please come by
the Title I Room (#15/17) to see Mrs. Allison. You may check out
items and/or books to help you with your child at home.
Rest Time:
Every child is expected and required to rest quietly during this time.
Not every child will sleep, but they are expected to remain quiet so
they will not disturb their neighbor. Be sure to discuss this rest time
period with your child. You may send a blanket for your child to keep
in their cubby. Please make sure it is a small reasonably sized
blanket so that it can be kept in a cubby and sent in the child’s
backpack on Fridays to be washed.
Lost and Found:
Parents need to label all jackets, sweaters, book bags, supplies, etc.
with the child’s name and room number in order that they may be
returned if lost. Please do not bring valuables to school.
Field Trips:
When a field trip is to be taken, your child will bring home a
permission form giving the destination and date. This form must be
signed and returned to the teacher before your child will
be allowed to go on the trip.
**ALL students will travel to field trip destination on the
school sponsored bus. If a parent would like to provide
transportation on the return trip, then you must sign out
your own child with the teacher.
**Field trip money is non-refundable.
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East Leesville Elementary School-wide Plan:
Ellie’s Pledge
is for Respect Everyone
is for Obey Rules
is for Act Responsibly
is for Remain Safe
Incentives may include the following:
o
o
Verbal and/or written praise by faculty
daily and weekly
“ELE’s Club” held each Friday
o
o
“Ellie High Five” for Paw Power Button
students
Jungle Jam activities each six weeks
If a student exhibits a minor behavior infraction {wrong choice}, the following intervention steps
will be taken:
1st Infraction – Warning/Reteach Expectation
2nd Infraction – Better-Choice Chair, Student Conference
3rd Infraction – Alternate Recess or Centers
4th Infraction – Minor Infraction Report/Loss of Privileges (parent telephoned)
5th Infraction – PBIS Board Conference/Office Referral
If a student exhibits a major behavior infraction, the administration will follow the VP Discipline
Plan.
Daily Conduct Guide:
Blue – 0 infractions
Green – 1 infraction
Yellow – 2 infractions
Purple – 3 infractions
Orange – 4 infractions
Red – 5 infractions
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A
AB
C
D (parent telephoned)
F
**School Policy: Visiting the office with a written behavior referral is an automatic “F” for conduct
that week.
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These behavioral interventions are used for minor behaviors such as listed below:
Minor Behaviors
Gum chewing/candy
Being off task
Hands-feet-objects on others
Out of work area
Sleeping in class
Willful disobedience
Property misuse
Running in hallway or sidewalks
Being unprepared for class/tardy
Inappropriate verbal or body language
Classroom-lunchroom disruption
Teasing/bullying
Stealing
Uniform violation
Teachers use a classroom behavior chart to keep track of minor infractions.
Charts travel with students throughout the day to all locations and classes. If
there is a compilation of minor infractions within a day, a student will be
referred to the PBIS Board rather than being automatically referred to the
office for these behaviors. However, a fourth referral to the PBIS Board or
excessive minor infractions within the six-weeks will result in an official
behavior referral to the office.
Major behaviors will be directed immediately to the office. These include but
are not limited the following:
Major Behaviors
Blatant disrespect/defiance
Excessive destruction of property
Stealing over $10/repeat offenders
Weapons
Repeated minor offenses
Threats
Battery (Fist fighting)
Alcohol/drugs
Sexual offenses
Daily & Weekly Conduct Grades:
A daily journal will be sent home with your child. You will need to sign the folder,
make any comments if you like, and return the folder to school daily. Weekly
conduct grades will be an average of “Daily Conduct Grades” based on the
following guide.
Blue – 0 infractions
= A
Green – 1 infraction
= AYellow – 2 infractions
= B
Purple – 3 infractions
= C
Orange – 4 infractions = D
Red – 5 infractions
= F
Ex. Blue, blue, green, yellow, blue = green (A-)
**School Policy: Visiting the office with a written behavior referral is an automatic
“F” for conduct that week.
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Expectations for Beginning Kindergarten
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5.
Dress oneself: buttoning, snapping, zipping, lacing, tying
Separates from parent easily without crying and clinging
Uses toilet facilities without assistance
Eats at table without assistance, practices good table manners
Can give important personal information: name, age, address, phone
number and names of family members
6. Uses good personal hygiene: washes hands spontaneously, covers mouth
and nose when coughing and sneezing, uses Kleenex properly.
7. Shows self-control while interacting with others: sharing, controlling
anger, waiting one’s turn
8. Accepts limits and rules: follow rules and accepts consequences.
9. Accepts responsibility: puts away clothing, books, toys, etc.
10. Identifies body parts
11. Respects property of others
12. Recognizes first name in print
13. Sits quietly and listens to a story, recalls story facts
14. Follow 2-step instructions
15. Play/work independently, play/work without disturbing others
16. Knows positional terms: in, out, on, over, under, behind, beside,
between, through, etc.
17. Experience gross motor skills: climbing, jumping, throwing, hopping,
galloping, catching an object (ball or bean bag)
18. Can count to 10; recognize numbers to 10
19. Recognize letters of the alphabet
20. Aware of likenesses and differences
21. Recognizes basic colors: red, blue, green,
yellow, orange, black, purple, brown
22. Knows basic shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle
23. Familiar with terms: left and right
24. Familiar with use of crayons and pencils
25. Uses scissors correctly and safely
26. Identifies common sounds in the environment
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27. Recognize first sounds in words
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