PTA
Library, Textbooks and
Student IDs
& School Closing
Subject
Area
Commonly asked Questions and Student Information
Welcome
Welcome to Canyon Creek Elementary School! We are looking forward to an exciting and successful school year. We have prepared this handbook to provide a better understanding between school, parents and students. We ask for your cooperation so that we may provide your children with a rewarding and enriching educational experience.
Canyon Creek Elementary will be a positive, supportive environment where learning is maximized by high expectations, accountability, and the efforts of faculty, students, and community working together.
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Proof of residence (mortgage, house title, lease agreement or RRISD tax statement)
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Birth certificate or hospital certificate.
Kindergarten students must be five years of age on or before September 1.
First grade students must be six years of age on or before September 1. -
Immunization record from a physician or clinic
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Social Security number is requested (please bring the card)
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Records from previous school
Absences
A child not in class at 9:00 will be marked absent for the day. PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE EACH DAY YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT. A written note from the parents is required when the student returns to school. If an absence or tardy due to a doctor’s appointment is unavoidable, it is important that parents notify the office that their child will be arriving late or leaving early due to an appointment with a health care professional. Please request a note from the doctor’s office for the child to bring to the attendance registrar. Students will be counted present if they begin classes or return to school on the same day of the appointment. State law requires 161 days of attendance as a condition for promotion to the next grade.
ALL PARENT DELIVERIES MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE OFFICE. Please do not take forgotten items directly to the classrooms. Write the child’s name and teacher on the item and leave it in the office. Items will be delivered by the staff or picked up by the student.
Classroom visits in your child’s classroom are
welcome at Canyon Creek Elementary School. In order to assure parents of
the continuous quality of education for all children, we are asking that
parents observe the following guidelines:
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Please make an appointment with your child’s teacher. This
courtesy enables you to schedule the visit for maximum benefit.
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Sign in at the school office before going to the classroom.
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All visits are limited to approximately 30 minutes to limit
classroom distractions. You are welcome to return for additional visits of
30 minutes throughout the year.
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Teacher-student interactions must not be interrupted at any
time. You are asked to observe quietly in a location designated by the
teacher.
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Younger children may not attend classroom observation time
as per district policy.
If you wish to discuss your visit or any other aspect of the school,
please set up a conference with the teacher at a mutually convenient time.
Students in grades K, 1, 2 arriving prior to 7:35 must go to the cafeteria. The first bell rings at 7:35 and students may enter their classrooms. Students are counted tardy after 7:45. Learning begins begins when students enter the classroom; please schedule parent conferences for other times.
Students are dismissed at 2:45. Due to RRISD in-service training, there will be occasional Early Release Days scheduled during the school year. Students will be released at 12:45 on these days.
Arriving
Late
or
Leaving Early
Students arriving after 7:45 go to their classroom and their teacher will handle the tardy slip. After 8:00 a.m. parents must sign students in a the office and students must obtain a tardy slip for admittance. Students who are tardy three times or more within a three-week period will receive a letter from the school. Students who are tardy do not meet the criteria for perfect attendance. During the school day all students must be signed in and out through the office. The school is not to release a child to anyone without the consent of the parent who has legal custody.
Schools do not provide medicines for students. Parents must send any medicine that is necessary during school hours or to be kept for emergency use. When medicine must be given at school, Texas law requires that it be furnished in its ORIGINAL LABELED CONTAINER and with the parent’s signed WRITTEN REQUEST and DIRECTIONS. The container and your notes must include: student’s name, name of the medicine, purpose of medicine, dose, time of day or when it is needed and how the medicine is taken. Include telephone numbers where you can be called if there are concerns. THE SCHOOL REQUIRES THAT ALL MEDICINE BE CHECKED INTO THE OFFICE. Medication forms are available in the nurse’s office and the school office.
PTA
is an essential partner in carrying out the educational goals of our
school. Please join PTA. An active, strong group of parents working for
the benefit of the school is crucial to the success of Canyon Creek.
2005-2006
PTA President:
Linda
Johnson 336-9002, jsjnlbj@juno.com
Student lunch - $2.05, including milk
Milk - $.50
Juice -$.50 (provided for students with milk allergy)
Adult lunch - $2.50
Lunch accounts may be funded on the first
day of each week.
Checks are payable to Round
Rock ISD. The correct amount of money for the account
should be put in an envelope with the child’s name, student
account number and teacher’s
name on the front. Lunches may not be charged. A sandwich and milk will be
provided if a child has forgotten money.
Please do not pass out party invitations at school, as this often results in hurt feelings. As per the Texas Department of Agriculture, parents my continue to bring food products from outside sources to their own child. At a teacher's option, parents may choose to use snack time to provide healthy treats for birthdays and other celebrations. For nutritious snack ideas, see TDA's listing of "Suggestions for Nutritious Snacks," available on request and at www.squaremeals.com. Some children have enjoyed donating a book to the library in celebration of this event.
The Texas Department of
Agriculture has mandated that parents may continue to bring food products
from outside sources to their own child. They may not, however, bring
products to other children or to the classroom as a whole. Under the new
guidelines, the following activities are no longer permissible in the
classroom:
• teachers may not give food items as rewards
• parents may not bring foods for class
consumption
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class pizza/ice cream parties are no longer permissible.
The law does allow the district to designate three days for class parties.
For instructional purposes, teachers can use foods as long as they are not
Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value or candy, such as gummi worms, M&Ms. More
information is available at
www.squaremeals.com. Canyon Creek is a nut-free school. We do not serve
any food containing nuts in our cafeteria or classrooms.
Please label your child’s belongings! The school cannot assume responsibility for your losses, however, if you report them immediately, every effort will be made to help. A Lost and Found box will be maintained for lost items. Items will be kept until claimed by their owner or until the end of the year. All unclaimed clothing will be donated to the Round Rock Clothes Closet at the end of the school year.
Students must pay for lost and damaged books. A receipt will be issued for lost books. Fines for lost library books and student ID cards are collected in the library. Fines for textbooks are collected in the office.
Round Rock ISD Board Policy Book can
be accessed through the Round Rock ISD Web Page at:
www. roundrockisd.org
Canyon Creek Elementary information
can be accessed at:
www.roundrockisd.org/canyoncreek
Folders – Folders containing class work, tests and school memos
are sent home weekly for parent review. Folders should be emptied, signed
by the parent and returned the next day.
Progress Reports – Progress reports are mailed home to parents of
students whose grades are borderline or failing each three weeks through
the nine-week grading period.
Parent/Teacher Conferences – Conferences may be requested by parents
or teachers. Teachers are available for telephone conferences during their
conference time or after school. Conference days are provided in the
calendar.
Report Cards – Report cards are issued every nine weeks. The
district copy must be signed and returned. Any numerical grade below 70 is
failing.
Telephone - Every classroom is
equipped with a telephone and each teacher has voice mail that will be
used during instruction times and when the teacher is unavailable.
When parents call in their child’s absence, they may request that books and assignments be sent to the office or make alternate arrangements for getting the work. Generally, the work will not be available until after 3:00. Class assignments should be requested before noon.
Parents must provide telephone numbers where they (or adult designees) may be reached in the event of a child’s illness or injury during the school day. Please send written notice. If your child needs emergency care and we cannot reach you or others you have named, we will call EMS. Parents are responsible for paying any medical bills for EMS and the hospital they use.
As a general rule, unless it has been
requested by
the teacher, toys, skateboards, roller blades, electronic games, walkman radios, trading cards etc. are not
allowed at school.
Pocket knives are considered weapons and are not permitted on campus.
· Parents should monitor the radio and television stations for early school closing bulletins.
· All school buses transport eligible riders to their designated bus stops.
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Walkers and bike riders need direction
from their parents.
Each child will be checked out through their classroom teacher’s room if
parents come to the school to check out their child. If you want someone
else to pick up your child, please send a note giving permission for that
individual to do so.
Occasions will arise during the year which may not be covered by written material here or in the Round Rock ISD Student Handbook. Behavior that is harmful to the student or others, either by word or deed, is not acceptable. The school will work with students, parents and teachers to enable students to achieve a positive self-image and caring attitude toward themselves and those around them. Our goal is to help our students be well-rounded, self-confident and comfortable meeting daily challenges.
August 5,
8-15
Staff Development/PreparationDay
August 16
First Day
of School
September 2
Elementary Early Release
September 5
Holiday – Labor Day September 20 & 22
Elementary Early Release for Parent/
TeacherConferences
October 10
Staff Development/StudentHoliday
October 14
End of First NineWeeks
November 23-25
ThanksgivingHolidays
December 15
End of Second NineWeeks
December 16
Staff PreparationDay
December 19-January 2
WinterBreak
January 3
Staff Preparation/StudentHoliday
January 4
SchoolResumes January 16
Martin Luther KingHoliday
February 27
Staff Development/StudentHoliday
March 10
End of Third NineWeeks
March 13-17
Spring
Break
April 13
Bad Weather Day/Spring
Holiday
April 14
Spring Holiday
April 28
Elementary Early
Release
May 2 & 4
Elementary Early Release for Parent/
Teacher Conferences
May 25
Last Day of School
May 26
Staff Preparation Day
