WELCOME TO OPEN HOUSE

I am very excited about being your

childs teacher and want to provide an
enriching, respectful, and safe learning
environment while they are in my care!
CLASSWORK
All graded work must be done at school per HISD
policy.
Class work might not always be paper and pencil
activities or assignments.
Graded work will go home in Tuesday folders.
HOMEWORK
Homework is for practice only, but we will check it for
accuracy and as a learning opportunity.
Your child checks his/ her own homework in class.
I keep a record of whether the homework was done or
not, which will be reflected on the report card.
Homework is daily and is due in the morning the
following day.
Please help your child to the degree to which you are
comfortable.
All assignments are listed on the board, and it is your
childs responsibility to copy it into their agenda.
Please sign your childs agenda every evening.
20 min. of reading every night are mandatory for the
year.
ACCOUNTABILITY
It is your childs responsibility to have you sign their
agendas, discipline cards (if sent home), etc. They
also need to remember to bring their homework
home, complete it, and bring it back to school in the
morning. Please do not enable them by coming to
the rescue and taking care of these things for
them.
I expect them to come to school prepared every
day, and it is to their benefit when they learn the
skills necessary to take care of this on their own.
GRADES
Formative:
Motivation Books
District Assessments
Daily work
Novel Studies Activities
Readers notebook
Spelling
Caf/ Daily 5
Experiments
Class discussion
Math Journal
Weekly Readers



Summative:
Unit Test
Reading Levels
Comprehension Passages
Final projects
Final Compositions
IIM
IB Summative
Final test by theme
Chapter Test
Novel studies test



Grades are based on class
work and one-on-one
evaluations with teachers.
There will be at least 6
formative and 2 summative
grades given per subject.
ABSENCES
Always send a note/ email after the absence.
Students are responsible for making up work at
school because graded work cannot be sent home.
They can attend study hall during recess if
necessary to complete work.
If you know in advance of an absence please let
me know, we can try to complete work before.
Always email the attendance office.

TARDIES
The tardy bell rings at 7:45 am every morning, and
your child needs to be in our classroom at that time.
When your child comes in late, his/ her day begins
in catch up mode because they miss the time I
give them in the morning to get homework out/
check, eat breakfast, and begin warm-up.

EXTRA CREDIT
There is no individual assigned extra credit in my
class.
There are sometimes bonus questions on
Summative Assessments.

CONDUCT
Based on the Essential Agreements the students
created.
If a rule is broken, I will mark their conduct chart on
the day that the problem occurs
Sign the conduct chart at the end of the week.
Initial by the conduct marks the day they occur
Incentives are used to encourage students to make
good choices
Tickets- Students are given tickets throughout the week.
A drawing is held at the end of the week and students
choose various prizes. *If you would like to donate to
the treasure box it is appreciated.


STAAR MATH & READING
Math is April 21st
Reading is April 22nd
IOWA
IOWA testing is May 4-8
We will be using test prep materials in the spring
Listening and comprehension was our lowest
Stanford scores from last year and will be a focus.
FIELD TRIPS & PARTIES
Please sign the list if you want to help with either.
Field trips are in the works will let you know when
plans are firm.

IB UNITS OF STUDY
Who We Are
Where We Are In Place and Time
How We Express Ourselves
How the World Works
How We Organize Ourselves
Sharing the Planet
http://blip.tv/international-baccalaureate/education-
for-a-better-world-the-ib-primary-years-programme-
3671148



CURRICULUM
Science and Social Studies are hands on and
research based.
Math- differentiated instruction based on pretests.
Combination of Everyday Math and Go Math.
Writing- assessed for different purposes.
Spelling- Spelling Connections.
Reading- Literature Circles by interest or reading
level and novel studies.
Subjects will connect with our units of inquiry as
much as possible.
COMMUNICATION
Conference time- 10:05- 10:55
Best way to reach me is to email me at
sargue@houstonisd.org
Also check out our class website for information. It
is updated regularly www.stacyargue.weebly.com

SNACKS
Please bring healthy snacks
Water bottles are great!

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND FOR
ALL YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR! THIS
IS GOING TO BE A TERRIFIC YEAR!
Stacy Argue