Welcome to Open House
2016 - 2017!
12451 Pellicano
El paso, Tx 79928
PH #: 937-6800
http://www.sisd.net/johndruganp8
Drugan’s Fabulous
Fourth Grade Team
Mrs. Bolaños – Challenger 106 - TBA
Mrs. O’Hara – Challenger 112 – [email protected]
Mrs. Ortiz – Challenger 111 – [email protected]
Mrs. Piña – Challenger 114 – [email protected]
Mrs. Yerena – Challenger 113 - [email protected]
Conference:
Monday – Friday
9:35 am – 10:20 am
Classroom Expectations
Attendance Policy
-Written notes due to front office
within 48 hours to excuse absence.
-If student is absent for 3
consecutive days, a note from a
doctor licensed to practice medicine
in the U.S. is required.
-Students will have two days for
each day absent to make up work
missed
Tardies
Final morning bell rings at 7:45.
SAFETY & VISITORS
All visitors must enter through the front of
the building, and report immediately to the
office.
All visitors requesting to proceed to another
area of the building must wear a visitor’s badge.
Badges must be obtained in the front desk.
Parents wishing to meet with teachers need to
schedule an appointment during the teachers
assigned conference time. Parents should
never go directly to their child’s classroom
without getting a pass from the office.
Uniform
Tops
Bottoms
• Black
• Khaki
• Navy blue
TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES AND
OTHER DEVICES
The use of telecommunication devices and other devices in
class will be at the teacher’s discretion and should be only
used for academic purposes.
Students who use a device in any way that violates the law,
Board Policy, or the Student Code of Conduct shall be
subject to disciplinary action.
student’s failure to promptly and peacefully relinquish a
device will result in more serious disciplinary action.
Devices will be returned only to a parent/guardian.
Multiple infractions will lead to a $15 return fee.
DROPOFF LOCATIONS
/PARKING/TRAFFIC SAFETY
Note that parking is not allowed
within school zones and the bus
loading and unloading area.
Parking or stopping at
crosswalks is not allowed. “U”
turns in school zone are
prohibited.
Grading
Quizzes, daily assignments
85%
Assessments/home projects
15%
Homework Policy
 Daily homework should not
exceed more than one hour per
night, in addition to 30 minutes of
Reading.
 At home Projects need to be
completed at home. students will
be given 1-2 weeks to complete,
depending on project. This does
not count towards the 1 hour of
daily homework.
Redo Policy
It shall be the student’s responsibility to seek
the opportunity to redo an assignment or test
for which he/she received a failing grade
within five school days upon which he/she
received notification of a failing grade.
The grade earned when redoing an assignment
or test shall be averaged with the grade
earned on the first attempt, and the averaged
grade shall replace the failing grade.
Students shall be given one opportunity to
redo a failed assignment or test.
REPORT CARDS / PROGRESS
REPORTS
The Socorro Independent School
District has implemented a nineweek grading policy.
progress reports will be sent
home at the third and six week
point of each grading period.
pecific: Detailed
easurable: How will you know?
ttainable: Is it possible?
ewarding: Do something special and
meaningful
imely: Weekly (W.O.W)
Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program
Bullying is prohibited at John Drugan. All students
are expected to abide by the following rules as
adopted from the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program, 2012:
I. Drugan Dragons will not bully others;
II. Drugan Dragons will help students who are bullied;
III. Drugan Dragons will integrate all students;
IV. If we know of someone being bullied, we will notify an
adult at school and an adult at home.
Staar testing dates
Tuesday, March 28th - Writing
Monday, May 8th – Math
Tuesday, may 9th - Reading
At home
reading
strategies
that will
start the
2nd nine
weeks.
Reading Passage
Math Problem Solving Model
Has become
Beyond Excellence!