Handbook

Introduction:

       The purpose of this handbook is to make you aware of our classroom routines, procedures, rules, and policies.  You will find a lot of information on various areas of our classroom life.  It is provided as a quick resource for you so that you have all of your information in one place. This is not the official school handbook, but rather a handbook specifically for 3^rd and 4^th grade.

Classroom Routines

Morning:

Enter classroom after 7:50 bell

Hang up coats

Empty backpacks

Use restroom

Turn in homework

Talk quietly

In seats at 8:05 bell

Quiet at 8:07 bell

(Students not in classroom by this bell will be considered tardy.)

Attendance

Lunch Count

Pledges/Prayer

Morning Break and Lunch Break

Dismissal by rows to get coats, snack, toys

Leave room quietly single file

Wait for 1^st and 2^nd grades

Return to classroom quietly, hang up coats, sit down

Restroom pass begins.

Lunch Time

Dismissed by rows to get lunches at 11:20

Line up

Walk quietly to lunch room

Return to classroom for dismissal to break

End of day

Rows are dismissed to get things at 3:00, return to seat and straighten desks.

Mid-West bus riders dismissed at 3:05 bell.

Dismissed by rows to all purpose room at 3:10

Dismissal by teacher in charge

Classroom Schedule

Monday – Thursday bell schedule

7:50am – allowed to go to classroom

8:05 am – warning bell

8:07 am – tardy bell

10:00 am – first break bell

10:15 am – first break ending bell

11:15 am – lunch bell

12:15 pm – lunch break ending bell

3:05 pm – Mid-west/early dismissal bell

3:10 pm – leave classroom bell

Friday bell schedule *

7:50 am – allowed to go to classroom

8:05 am – warning bell

8:07 am – tardy bell

9:30 am – first break bell

9:45 am – first break ending bell

10:00 am – chapel bell

12:15 pm – lunch break ending bell

3:05 pm – Mid-west/early dismissal bell

3:10 pm – leave classroom bell

* Revival week, Friday bell schedule is followed everyday.

Academic Schedule (subject to change)

AM*

8:00 am – 8:30 am           Preliminaries

8:30 am – 9:00 am           Bible class

9:00 am – 9:30 am           3^rd Grade Spelling, Writing, and Language

9:30 am – 10:00 am          4^th Grade Spelling, Writing, and Language

10:15 am – 10:30 am         Restroom pass

10:30 am – 11:00 am         4^th Grade Math

11:00 am – 11:20 am         3^rd Grade Math

* No Bible class on Monday and Friday due to chapel. Friday’s math is after lunch.

PM*

·         Afternoon schedule varies depending on times for Art, Music, Cherub Choir, and Library.

Other Classes:

Chapel:

Students will attend “little” chapel (in the elementary auditorium) on Mondays and “big” chapel, (school-wide services, held in the tabernacle) on Friday.

Music:

Students will attend music class once weekly. This ½ hour class is taught separately for each grade by Mrs. Jessica Maloyed.

Art:

Students will attend art class once weekly. This ¾ hour class is taught separately for each grade by Mrs. Lori Sanford.

Library:

Students will be able to check out books from our school library once weekly. This ½ hour session is supervised for 3rd and 4th grade by Mrs. Bernice DeStefano.

Cherub Choir:

Cherub Choir is a combined choir of 1^st-4^th grade students. This ½ hour class is taught twice weekly by Mrs. Jessica Maloyed.

Physical Education:

Physical Education is held twice weekly at lunch recess. This ½ hour class is held for 3^rd and 4^th grade together, and is taught by ______________.

Tutoring:
PVCA is provided with tutoring services via CSIU. Mrs. Melissa Fisher tutors children in reading and math.

Classroom Rules

Our classroom has three general rules. They are as follows:

1.  No Walking Without Permission

Students must get permission to be out of their seats for any reason.

2.  No Talking Without Permission

Students are not to talk unless invited by teacher or given permission of teacher.

3.  Keep Your Hands and Feet to Yourselves

Students are not to touch anyone else or anything that does not belong to them.

Elementary Rules

There are several rules that apply to all students in the elementary building. They follow:

1.     Respect – All teachers must be respected and obeyed. Any teacher has the right to respect from all students whether the student is in that teacher’s class or not.

2.    Quiet Zones – The hall and the outside porch are quiet zones. There is to be no talking by students in these areas during school hours.

Discipline procedures

       These are the steps that will be taken in the event that discipline becomes necessary. Depending on the seriousness of the infraction, the initial steps may be skipped. Anything beyond step 2 will result in a note being sent home so that you and the teacher have documentation.

1.     Warning – student will be warned about behavior.

2.    Serving time – student will serve time at break.

3.    Time and Sentences– Student will serve time at break and write 10 sentences.

4.    Office – Student will be sent to office to meet with Assistant Principal

5.    Principal – Student will meet with Principal (after 2 visits with Assistant Principal)

6.    Corporal Punishment – Student will be given spanking. You will be notified according to school procedures.

Break procedures

1.     Students will play outside at break as weather permits. (If you wish for your child to remain inside because of a cold, please send a note.)

2.    Students will play with their own classmates.

3.    Students must ask permission from the teacher-in-charge to go into the building for any reason.

4.    Students will follow the designated playground equipment schedule.

5.    When bell rings, students will line up quickly and quietly to return to classroom.

Lunch procedures

1.     Students may buy lunch upstairs, downstairs, or pack lunches.

2.    Students who forget lunches or money will eat upstairs and bring money to school the next day to pay for their meal.

3.    Students will sit at assigned tables.

4.    Students are not to share meals with other students.

Grade policies

1.     The grading scale that we use can be found in the student handbook.

2.    Grades will be weighted. Tests count for a higher percentage of the grade than homework.

Homework policies                           

1.     Any work that students do not finish in school will be sent home as homework. Students must complete it and return it the next day.

2.    Twice weekly reading assignments will be sent home. These should be read to an adult, who will sign that they have been completed. Tuesday assignments will be due on Thursday, and Friday assignments will be due on Monday.

3.    Study sheets will come home before History and Science tests. These should be filled in with the test date. Please help your child prepare for these tests.

4.    Scripture, Catechism, and Song memory work for Bible class will be sent home at the beginning of each six weeks. Please study these with your child so that he/she will be ready for the tests on this material.

5.    Spelling lists will be sent home at the end of each week. Unless you are notified otherwise, spelling tests will occur every Friday. Please be sure that your child gets adequate study time for this test.

6.    If you are in revival, and your child cannot complete his/her homework, please notify the teacher in writing.

Class parties

1.     There will be a sign-up sheet for class parties at the first parent teacher conference.

2.    You will be able to choose which parties you would like to help with, and what you would like to bring.

Supplies list

Teacher and School Contact Information

Teacher Information

Mrs. Bethany Morford

(570) 541-2805

morfordmail@yahoo.com

School Information

Penn View Christian Academy

PO Box 970

Penns Creek, PA 17862

(570)837-1855

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