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Today’s Agenda
Thank you for joining us tonight!
The purpose of this meeting is to share some basic information about our fifth grade and to answer any questions you may have about the upcoming school year.
Plano ISD 2024-2025 resource page is linked below.
https://www.pisd.edu/districtupdates
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Introductions
Counselor:
Karla Bryd
Karla.Bryd@pisd.edu
All About mrs. kotara
Plano ISD. I earned my degrees from U.T.S.A, UNT, and Texas Woman’s Universities.
I have a Masters and Bachelor Degree in Education with Certifications in Principal Administration, Gifted, Bilingual, Early Childhood and Intervention.
Building student capacity is my passion. Reading, traveling and spending time with family are my happy place.
All ABout ms. shahidi
I am so excited for another amazing year at Shepard! This will be my fifth year teaching 5th grade. I graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with my Bachelor's and my Master's in Education! In my free time I love to spend time with my family, play soccer, and hangout with my fur babies Charlie and Legend. I’m ready to have a great year with my Shepard Elementary family!
All ABout Ms. Tombo
Hello everyone!
This is my first year teaching, and I am so excited to be joining the Shepard Squad! I grew up in Garland, Texas. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S.A. in Mathematics and a B.A. in French Studies. In my spare time, I love to read, draw, and watch movies with my family. I also run and hope to complete a full marathon one day! I look forward to truly making this a year to remember!
Supplies
Master Schedule
Library every other week-Friday
PACE
Wednesday 8:45-11:35 am
Guidance Wed-Friday
AMPed Schedule
Attendance Policies
Tardies: Please remember school starts at 7:40 am. Once the school doors are closed your child enters through the office for a Late Pass and a tardy will be recorded. ONLY a note signed by a healthcare professional can excuse a tardy.
Absences: (or arrival after 9:00 am) Call and leave a message on the school’s Child Safe Line at (469) 752-3100. Dial #1 for English, or #2 for Spanish, and then dial #3 to report your child’s absence.
Please leave your child’s name, grade, the reason they are absent and when they might be returning to school.
Attendance Policies Cont.
Excused Absences: Please send a doctor’s note or a note from a parent with the following information:
· Your student’s first and last name
· the date(s) they were absent
· the reason for their absence
· a parent’s hand written signature
All notes must be received by the school within 3 days of your child’s return to school to be considered for excused absence.
Unexcused Absences: Absences such as vacations, trips, baby-sitting, working (including modeling), non-school sponsored athletic events and programs shall be considered unexcused.
Communication
-Phone Calls/ Video Conferences
-Scheduled meeting
- Weekly newsletter will be sent out every Friday
-Students will take home Shepard Take home folder each day listing assignments and other important school communications.
-5th Grade Newsletter will include information about 5th grade
Curriculum
-Literacy
-Math
-Science
-Social Studies
-AMPed (Art, Music, P.E.)
-Library
-Counselor (Whole Group)
-Character Strong SEL
You can find our learning objectives for each week in our Friday Newsletters
Technology
-Each student will be assigned their own Chromebook to use.
-Chromebooks will remain at school each day.
-Each class will have their own Google Classroom.
-Webdesk will allow students to access programs.
- Engaging learning apps like Dreambox and HMH
Plano Academic and Creative Education
(PACE)
A program for students who require gifted services
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PACE: PLANO ACADEMIC CREATIVE EDUCATION
Questions?
Notify your child’s teacher or the campus gifted specialist.
If you believe your child needs to receive gifted services….
PACE is similar to Special Education in that it is an enrichment service designed to meet the needs of a different kind of learner.
PACE is not an Honors program.
Students requiring gifted services may...
Kelly Bender
kelly.bender@pisd.edu
SLIDESMANIA.COM
Please contact the campus gifted specialist for specific details about the PACE program.
PACE Specialist: Dr. Kelly Bender
Positive Classroom management
-Students are held to the Shepard Code of Conduct and strive to foster positive behavior.
-We encourage Patriot “P.A.T.S.” Behavior:
Polite
Always Responsible
Thoughtful
Safe
Dismissal
Dismissal Choice will need to be communicated to your child’s teacher beforehand, to ensure they are directed to the correct area.
Fifth Grade Business
-Water Bottles- Please ensure your child’s water bottle is labeled with their name. We encourage them to bring their water every day.
-Snack- Students will have the opportunity to eat a quick, mid-morning snack each day. Please send a healthy snack each day.
-Lost and Found- Shepard has a lost and found located in the hallway outside of the music room.
-Personal Items- Students are to leave personal items at home. Phones can be in their locker, use during the day is not permitted.
-Homework- Students will receive homework every Tuesday. Math homework is due every Tuesday. 100 minute Reading logs are due every Friday.
Breakfast and Lunch
Parents can go on PISD Website to Food and Nutritional and go into School Café where they can put money in account, check balances, check menus etc.
Parents can also go to Shepard home page and they can navigate their way to School Café and Menus that way.
Safety First
-Drills are conducted monthly throughout the year
-Background Check- All classroom volunteers and chaperones complete the district's volunteer application and submit a background check annually.
-Raptor System- We ask that visitors enter the building through the office and attain a badge.
More information
Detailed information about the following policies can be found by visiting the District Updates
-Attendance Policy
-Health Procedures
-Dress Code
We are excited for an awesome School year!
Questions?
Thank you for being flexible while we continuously adapt to teach your children!