Life Skills Primary K-2nd

Parent Orientation

Hawk Elementary School Mission Statement

The mission of Hawk Elementary is to create

successful learners.

People working with your child

Paraprofessionals – Carmela Carrasco, April Gorr

Speech Pathologist – Gia Chandy

Diagnostician – Karen Thomason

General Education teachers

Other services: APE (Dr. Linda), OT (?), MT (Eric Gumm), LSSP (Morgan Price)

Classroom Expectations

TEACCH classroom management system

Daily Schedules / Inclusion minutes

Grade level Room Moms – class parties

Target Binders

Hawk Basic Schedule

7:35 Students may enter classrooms

7:50 Tardy Bell Rings

Lunch time vary (Eating w/ your child – check Whoooo’s Where

board)

Special Areas times – also posted

2:50 Dismissal

Fostering Independence

Morning Drop off

Backpacks

Clothing:

Easy on / easy off, shoes, OOOPS! (keep a change of clothes either in backpack or

cubby)

All those Acronyms!

ARDs – NOW called IEP meeting

IEPs – 5 school days before ARD

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/procsafe.html

http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/SpecialEd101.html

Privacy

Birthday invites – General Ed

Dismissal talk

Mrs. Owen’s conference period: 9:30 – 10:00 and 3:15 – 3:45

My email: kowen@dentonisd.org

Homework

We use manipulatives, learning through play, and hands on activities.

Homework may be given to practice skills (as needed) that are not yet mastered.

Recommended reading (or reading to your child for 20 minutes)

Progress Reports

Grade level Report Cards - in addition to the 6 Week Progress Reports (IEPs).

Teachers and students will be keeping track of their progress in their own Learning Target Folders.

Below 70% Mastery does not mean failing!

H.A.W.K.S. FoldersHelping All Wonderful Kids Succeed

Behavior Folder ~ please check each night, initials are helpful

Communication Log ~ leave notes for me here

Friday folders: work to keep, things to read

Absences

Notes are required by the state

Emails to me are helpful

Grade Level T-shirts

Field trips, Field day

Forms have already gone home

How can YOU help your child?

Check your child’s backpack every night

Establish a firm bedtime and turn off the TV 30 min prior

Foster independence

Have your child write something daily (grocery list, name, lines, tracing)

READ EVERY NIGHT!!!

The only disability in life is having a bad attitude.

Oscar Pistorius, Olympic and Paralympic runner

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