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Regular Schedule:
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| Office Hours Teacher Hours YMCA Start Time Morning Warning Chime School Begins AM PK & Kindergarten PM PK & Kindergarten 1st & 2nd Grade Lunch 3rd & 4th Grade Lunch 5th & 6th Grade Lunch 1st, 2nd & 3rd Grade Lunch 4th, 5th & 6th Grade Lunch School Dismissal |
8:00 - 4:00 8:30 - 3:30 7:00 a.m. 8:5 a.m. (Line up) 9:00 a.m. (Tardy Bell) 9:00 - 11:30 12:50 - 3:20 11:15-11:40/ 11:40-12:00 11:45 - 12:10/ 12:10 - 12:30 12:15 - 12:40/ 12:40 - 1:00 1:45 - 2:00 2:30 - 2:45 3:20 p.m. |
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The first bell rings at 8:55. Students are tardy after the 9:00 bell rings. Please proceed to the office through the student door and sign in and get a pass to class. Children should not arrive earlier than 8:45 a.m. and should leave promptly at 3:20. No supervision is provided before 8:45 a.m. Instructional time is important! Please schedule appointments for before or after school. Students should not leave early or arrive late on a regular basis. |
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Early Release Wednesday:
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| Student Dismissal AM Kindergarten PM Kindergarten |
2:35 p.m. 9:00 - 11:20 12:15 - 2:35 |
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Track-Off Fridays:
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| Student Dismissal AM Kindergarten PM Kindergarten |
1:10 9:00 - 10:50 11:20 - 1:10 |
SCHOOL ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
All Students arriving on campus need to enter the playground from the cafeteria side and walk around to the correct line or playground. No students (with the exception of siblings of kindergarten students should be entering or exiting through the kindergarten playground. Late students should come into the office for a tardy slip. Students should then proceed to class on their own.
Please drop-off and pick-up your students from their lines on the playground. This allows teachers the time needed for preparation for their instructional day. With your help we can model the Spanish Springs Expectations of respectfully entering and exiting the building from the assigned areas.
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1 Hour Delayed Start
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| Morning Warning Bell School Begins AM PK & Kindergarten PM PK & Kindergarten 1st & 2nd Grade Lunch 3rd & 4th Grade Lunch 5th & 6th Grade Lunch NO PM RECESS |
9:55 a.m. (Line up) 10:00 a.m. (Tardy Bell) 10:00 - 11:30 12:50 - 3:20 12:15 - 12:40 12:45 - 12:10 1:15 - 1:40 |
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2 Hour Delayed Start
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| Morning Warning Bell School Begins AM PK & Kindergarten PM PK & Kindergarten 1st & 2nd Grade Lunch 3rd & 4th Grade Lunch 5th & 6th Grade Lunch NO PM RECESS |
10:55 a.m. (Line up) 11:00 a.m. (Tardy Bell) None 12:50 - 3:20 12:15 - 12:40 12:45 - 12:10 1:15 - 1:40 |
The WCSD has a policy of delaying the start of a school day by one hour or two hours if the weather leaves roads unsafe. In the event of a two hour delay, morning Kindergarten is cancelled.
You can tune into local TV news after 6:00 a.m., or call the parent hotline at 334-8373 and press #7 to find out if there is a Delayed Start. There will also be a banner posted at the corner of the school notifying of a Delayed Start.
During a Delayed start there will be NO personnel at the school to watch students. It is very important that you do not drop off your child until the new scheduled time.
We encourage volunteers at Washoe County School District and wish to thank you in advance for your support. For the safety of all children, WCSD has a volunteer screening policy. We appreciate your patience and compliance in keeping our schools safe.
All volunteers must complete a School Volunteer Application and submit to a picture ID check. IDs need to be official (driver's license, passport, etc.). A picture ID copy is attached to the School Volunteer Application. Applications are available at your school office or on the WCSD web page at www.washoe.k12.nv.us/community/volunteering Applications are turned in to the school office. Volunteers may begin volunteering immediately, once the volunteer application has been turned in to the school office. All applications are given a "Wants and Warrants" check.
If you are on an active "Wanted list" (register sex offender, terrorist list, etc.) or if you have an outstanding "Warrant For Arrest", YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOLUNTEER AT WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Overnight Chaperones
If you wish to volunteer as an Overnight Chaperone on a field trip, you must be fingerprinted at least six (6) weeks in advance of the field trip date.
To be fingerprinted for overnight chaperoning, you must take the School Volunteer Application with the attached picture ID to the Fingerprint ID and Background Office. Fingerprinting personnel will give you a confirmation notice that you must return to your school staff person to be cleared for volunteering.
The Fingerprint ID and Background office is located at 425 E. Ninth Street in Reno (Cross streets are Valley Road and Evans Avenue, near the University of Nevada). The Fingerprint ID and Background (FIB) office is located in the back on the left side of the building. If you have problems locating the FIB office, go to the main entrance and ask the receptionist for the Fingerprint ID and Background office and someone will direct you).
Fingerprinting is available "Drop-In" from 8am-12pm and from 1pm-4 pm, every Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). If your time is limited, we recommend you schedule an appointment by calling the Fingerprint ID and Background (FIB) office at 775-325-2084 or email at fingerprint@washoe.k12.nv.us.
You may begin volunteering immediately after you have delivered your confirmation notice to the school staff - showing you have completed your fingerprinting requirement.
Volunteer Coaches
To be a Voluntary Coach, please contact Student Services at 775-348-0375. Volunteer Coaches must fulfill mandatory fingerprinting requirements and additional application requirements.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a plan designed to foster a climate of cooperation, academic excellence, respect, and safety at Spanish Springs Elementary School. School wide and classroom expectations to promote logical consequences and positive reinforcement will continue to be implemented in order to teach students the skills and behaviors necessary to succeed now and in the future. Students, staff, and parents will be rewarded throughout the year with Otter Pops, prizes, and various items for showing off their great behavior.
Here are the top ten positive behavior tips!
- Remember 5 positives to 1 negative
- Set the stage for success, reward the effort
- Give clear, specific directions
- Stay calm, use a calm voice- Nagging gets you nowhere!
- Set reasonable limits- Avoid using “always” or “never”
- Be CONSISTENT! “Yes means Yes and No means No”
- Set the example- Actions speak louder than words
- Proactively anticipate situations
- Have patience- A little goes a long way
- Have fun and enjoy the ride!
The Spanish Springs Philosophy is to provide a challenging academic program in a safe nurturing environment. Classroom management is approached from a belief that teachers use skills/concepts to plan and maintain a learning environment in which students learn decision making skills needed to be responsible for their own learning and behavior. We believe in being proactive and that Positive Behavior Support works best. Students following the school-wide Otter Bes will be rewarded with individual Green Otter Shells and classroom Orange Otter Shells. Otter Shells can be exchanged for individual and classroom rewards. We have monthly Principal Award Luncheons to reward students who demonstrate outstanding citizenship and make positive Otter Be" choices.
Some ways you can earn individual Green Otter Shells: get caught doing something good, help others without being asked, pick up trash off the floor/campus without being asked, be polite by holding the door, saying please and thank you, wait your turn politely, turn in homework consistently, demonstrate exceptional academic classroom behavior, play appropriately and cooperatively during recess.
Each month students that exhibit the “Otter Be” expectations of responsibility, respect, safety, or kindness will be chosen by their teacher to have a special lunch with the principal and assistant principal. Students receive a Principal Lunch Award Certificate and other goodies as well as school wide recognition.
The staff at Spanish Springs School feels it is important to recognize those students who demonstrate strong academic and citizenship skills. Ribbons are awarded to students for the following accomplishments:
Principal’s List - Blue Ribbon1st 2nd Grade: All O’s in academics and citizenship.
3rd 6th Grade: All A’s in academics and citizenship.
Honor Roll - Red Ribbon
1st 2nd Grade: O’s and S’s but mostly O’s in academics and citizenship.
3rd 6th Grade: All A’s or B’s but mostly A’s in academics and citizenship.
Effort Roll - Green Ribbon
Students who have shown outstanding effort during the trimester in either academics or citizenship receive green ribbons.
Attendance - Yellow Ribbon
Perfect Attendance with no tardies or missed instruction.
Ways to Help Your Child Be Successful During Testing
- Make sure that your child is in attendance at school during testing times!
- Make sure your child eats a good breakfast each day.
- Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep.
- Help your child relax by:
- Reading a good book together
- Spending some time together doing things your child enjoys
- Discussing your child's feelings
- Allow plenty of time for your child to get to school.
- Make sure that your child attends school regularly.
- See that your child completes all school work.
- Encourage your child to do his/her best and take pride in things he/she does.
- Participate in school activities
- Join the Parent Teacher Organization.
- Communicate regularly with your child's teacher and school
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WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTENDANCE POLICY NOTICE
The Nevada Revised Statutes 392.122 is the basis for the WCSD Attendance Policy and Procedure 5113. NRS 392.122 states that the Board of Trustees shall establish a minimum attendance requirement for promotion to the next grade or earning credit. The WCSD Board of Trustees has established a policy requiring 90% attendance for promotion to the next grade or earning credit. The emphasis of the attendance policy is on the importance of keeping students in school and providing access to the curriculum. During the 2005 Legislature, NRS 392.122 was revised. Because of this change in statute, the WCSD Board of Trustees adopted a policy that considers a medical absence as an approved/excused absence if the student completes the make-up work.
The attendance policy is for all students at the elementary level, including kindergarten and first grade, and secondary level. There are some differences between the two levels because of the manner in which credit is earned at the secondary level. The major points of the policy are as follows:
Absences that do not count against the 90%.
- 10 Circumstance absences per year for elementary and middle school students or 5 Circumstance absences per each semester for high school students do not count if approved by the site administrator. Examples of these types of absences are:
- Religious
- Family business
- Pre-arranged
- Bereavement
- Legal
- Personal business
- Emergencies
- Medical absences do not count against the 90%. There are two types of codes for medical absences. One code designates a medical absence which has documentation provided by a health care professional. The other medical absence is coded to indicate that the parent/guardian has affirmed that the absence is of a medical nature. The school has the right to request a parent/guardian conference if medical absences become excessive and if there is no documentation of a health concern provided by a medical professional. It is extremely important that parents/guardians provide a note from a medical professional is available and always notify the school of an absence due to a medical reason.
It should be noted that parents/guardians must send a note or call the school regarding any absence. This must be done within three days after the student returns to school. Of course, calls or notes in advance are always appreciated. Pre-arranged absences must be requested at least 2 school days in advance of the absence and should be requested earlier than 2 days in advance if the absence is for an extended period of time.
There are certain types of absences that do count against the 90%.
- Any absence that is not verified by a parent/guardian within the three days after the student returns to school counts against the 90%
- Any Domestic absence counts against the 90%.
- A Domestic absence is any absence beyond the 10 (elementary/middle school) or 5 per semester (high school) Circumstance absences.
- Absences that are within the parents/guardians control also count as Domestic absences. Examples of these types of absences are:
- Staying home to care for siblings
- Didnt feel like coming to school
- Excessive transportation issues
- Sleeping in too late
At the elementary level, missed instruction is recorded when the student does not attend the entire A.M. or P.M. session, but does attend 2/3 of the session. At the elementary level, if a student attends less than 2/3 of the A.M. or P.M. session s/he will be recorded as absent. Make-up work must be provided for any absence, but it is the students responsibility to request the make-up work in advance or on the first day s/he returns to class. Because it is impossible to make-up some in-class assignments, coursework of a similar nature may be assigned. It is the students responsibility to turn in all make-up class work at the designated deadline. Failure to complete the make-up work within the designated deadline will result in no credit received for the make-up work. If your child has failed to meet the 90% requirement, you may ask for a review of the absences. Please note that in order for any absence to be considered for review, the make-up work must have been completed per District policy. The principal or his/her designee will review the absences and notify the parent/guardian of the decision. Students who attend less than 90% of the year or course will be retained or not earn credit.
If you have any questions regarding the attendance policy, contact your childs school. Attendance is a shared responsibility and concern of students and parents/guardians with the assistance and support of school staff and the community. Lets all work together to get our children in school and make every day count!
| AREA | BE SAFE | BE RESPECTFUL | BE RESPONSIBLE | |||
| Everywhere | +Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself +Always have a hall pass |
+Use kind words +Respect property +Dress for success |
+Report problems immediately +Pick up after yourself |
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| Playground | +No bullies allowed. +Tell and adult you trust if you do not feel safe +It is not OK to hit, kick, tease, name call, or be rude |
+Respect others’ games without interfering +Keep sticks, rocks, etc. on the ground +Play where adults can see you +Play away from doors, windows, and fences |
+Follow game/structure rules +Share and take turns +Treat people the same way that you would like to be treated +Line up quickly after you hear the first bell |
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| Office/Clinic | +Always have a hall pass | +Wait for your turn +Use soft voices |
+Do your business +Leave quietly |
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| Classrooms | +Pay attention +Use supplies properly |
+Be an active learner (read, write, speak, or listen.) | +Be on time +Be prepared +Do your best |
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| Hallways | +Walk single file with hands, feet, and objects to self | +Hold door open if some is behind you +Silent voices |
+Stay to the RIGHT +Always have a pass |
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| Restroom | +Report problems immediately to an adult +Wash hands |
+Keep it clean, quick and quiet +Wash hands |
+Go +Flush +Wash +Toss |
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| Arrival and Dismissal | +Walking around building to final destination | +Wait patiently in line for teacher to arrive when bell rings | +Walk directly to destination. +Line up as soon as you hear the bell |
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| Lunch Room (Lunch and Assemblies) |
+Sit with feet on floor, bottom on bench, and hands to self. +Carry tray with both hands |
+Lights off = voices off | +Clean up table, floor, and stack trays +Raise hand for permission to leave seat |
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+Once seated, stay seated +Keep belongings, hand & feet to self +Keep aisle clear |
+Listen and follow driver’s directions +Take all belongings with you when you exit +Keep bus clean |
+Use quiet, inside voices +Respect your driver at all times |
APPROPRIATE DRESS
We expect appropriate clothing at school at all times. This is defined as clothing that is suitable for the classroom, playground activities, and the weather conditions. Home and school must cooperate in the matter of dress. School is a childs place of business. Children who are dressed appropriately for a place of business, and for the weather, are able to better attend to the business of learning. Therefore, in order to promote an academic environment, and to provide for your childs safety on the playground, we strongly urge that your child be dressed appropriately.
INAPPROPRIATE DRESS
Any clothing or accessory that disturbs the learning process will not be acceptable for school wear. Clothing with inappropriate words or pictures, which includes references to drugs, sex, alcohol, tobacco, profanity, or discrimination toward others, or which is noticeably dirty or smelly is not acceptable. This includes pins and other paraphernalia which advertise controlled substances, of display inappropriate words or pictures or are derogatory to any ethnic group, or which intend to cause disruption of any school class or activity.
No artificial hair colors such as blue, pink, or green will be accepted. Also, no make up is allowed to be worn at school. Parents will be notified by phone or home note when problems occur. If the childs dress is such that the problem cannot be easily corrected for the day by school staff, parents will be called and asked to bring appropriate clothing.
Examples of Inappropriate Clothing:- Beachwear
- Swimsuits
- Running Shorts
- Skimpy types of clothing
- Bare midriffs boys or girls
- Tank tops for either boys or girls
- Spaghetti Straps
- Short shorts
- Shorts need to be at least fingertip length
- High Heels
- Thongs
- Floppy Shoes
High heels are not safe on the playground. Slip-ons are not safe for running or games. Shoes should have straps or ties.
Student safety is always a priority at Spanish Springs Elementary School. There are a number of areas where students may be safely dropped off or picked up.
- Students should enter and exit the school grounds along Sky Ranch Blvd., near the bike parking area and the front of the school near the bus area.
- Students should walk from the front of the building around to the back of the building in the morning. No students should be walking through the kindergarten playground or in through the building. All students should meet their classes at the line up area on the playground.
- The parking lot will be closed to parent pick up and will be available for handicapped, visitor, and staff parking.
- There are two turn-in loading zones in the front of the school on Marilyn Mae Dr.
- The first turn-in is FOR BUS USE ONLY.
- The second turn-in is for parent use. The curbside of this area is a loading zone where cars may pause to pick up students. Please do not park or leave your car in this area. The outer lane of this area is for moving traffic when students have not arrived for pick up. Please park on the street and walk in to the school when necessary.
- Please do not block the crosswalk or leave your car at anytime. This includes kindergarten pick up.
- U-Turns are illegal and unsafe in a school zone. Please model good citizenry for our students.
Please be respectful of our neighbors around Spanish Springs E.S. and give appropriate consideration when picking up or dropping off your children.
- Please do not block neighbors driveways.
- Please do not use neighbors driveways or adjacent properties as turn around areas.
- Please do not ask your student to wait/meet you off campus in a neighbors' yard or driveway.
- Please help us provide a safe environment for your children.
BICYCLES --- SKATEBOARDS --- ROLLERBLADES --- SCOOTERS
Any student riding a bicycle or scooter to school must supply a lock and have an understanding of safety and traffic laws. Please WALK ON SIDEWALK AREAS with bikes and scooters. Rollerblades, skate boards, and heelies need to remain at home.
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| Balls | +Kicking balls are footballs, kick balls, soccer balls +Non kicking balls are all other balls +Kick balls in grassy or dirt areas away from building & blacktop +If ball goes out of play area report to an adult |
+Follow adult directions +Share and take turns |
+Use in appropriate areas +Use balls for appropriate activity +Put equipment away |
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| Soccer | +Body contacts ball only +Hands don’t touch ball | +Follow school soccer rules +Be honest +Give encouraging words +Choose teams fairly |
+Be honest about line calls +Follow school rules for soccer | |||
| Funnel Ball | +Stay off pole +Ask for adult help if ball gets stuck | +Share and take turns | +Use correct size ball +Keep score accurately | |||
| Football | +Flag football only | +Follow school flag football rules +Be honest +Give encouraging words +Choose teams fairly |
+Be honest about line calls +Follow school rules for flag football +Use in appropriate areas |
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| Baseball | +Follow school baseball rules | +Follow school baseball rules +Be honest +Give encouraging words +Choose teams fairly |
+Be honest about line calls +Follow school rules for baseball +Use in appropriate areas |
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| Basketball | +Follow school basketball rules | +Follow school basketball rules +Be honest +Give encouraging words +Choose teams fairly |
+Be honest about line calls +Follow school rules for basketball +Use in appropriate areas |
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| Shade House Rules | +Sit with pockets on wall +Sand is not to be slid across – walk across the sand |
+Share the space | +Use areas appropriately +Keep control of self and equipment | |||
| Ball Wall | +Throw balls at the ball wall only +Balls are not to be thrown against school building +Bounce appropriate balls only (no soccer balls, footballs, or basketballs) +Take turns |
+Share the space | +Be fair and kind |
TIME ALLOCATIONS
Kindergarten: 30 min. per week (optional)
First grade: 10-20 min. per night
Second grade: 15-30 min. per night
Third grade: 20-30 min. per night
Fourth grade: 40 min. per night
Fifth grade: 50 min. per night
Sixth grade: 60 min. per night
***Extra time may be required for nightly reading and long term projects.
HOMEWORK MAKE-UP POLICY
All homework that was missed should be made up. With an excused absence, students can take as many days as they were absent plus one additional day to complete missed work. As soon as possible, please pre-arrange absences so that make-up work can be accepted.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Schedule a regular homework time. Ask for help if you don't understand something. Keep a record of assignments-use your agenda book. Have materials available. Be responsible-turn in your homework. If absent, ask for assignments when you return.
TEACHER RESPONSIBLITIES
Communicate homework expectations to parents. Assign, check, evaluate and return student homework in a timely manner. Give homework as practice for classroom instruction. Monitor students completion and progress with homework. Re-teach, re-direct, and intervene in student learning based on classroom and homework progress.
PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Set a specific time and place at home to complete homework. Reinforce the value of homework. Show interest in your childs work, but let your child complete his/her own work Guide your child in doing his/her homework, and encourage him/her to give the best effort. Set up a meeting with the teacher as soon as concerns arise.
MEDICATION
A SIGNED NOTE from the physician and parent MUST BE PRESENTED to the clinical aide or nurse if any medication needs to be taken at school by your child. All medication will be kept in a locked cabinet and dispensed by the clinical aide, nurse, or secretary.
LOST AND FOUND
The lost and found is located next to the school kitchen in the Multi-Purpose room. Labeling items with your students name is very helpful. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity three times during the school year.
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND BELONGINGS
Please leave all toys and valuable items at home. The Washoe County School District is not an agent for any student and is not responsible for losses, theft, or damage to items brought to school by students or stored/left on campus. All students are responsible for instruments, books, and equipment entrusted to them by the school district.
FIELD TRIPS
Field trips are taken to enhance and expand the curriculum. Due to liability issues non-school age siblings are not allowed on field trips. Parents are encouraged to attend with their child. Siblings attending school should not miss instruction at their own grade level in order to attend a field trip aligned with another grade levels curriculum. All volunteers and chaperones must have a current, approved Volunteer form on file in the office. This form takes approximately two weeks for the WCSD to process, so please turn-in your form well ahead of any field trips. If it is an overnight field trip, all applicants must be fingerprinted. This takes about five to six weeks to process. For the safety of our children there are no exceptions to this rule. Volunteer applications are available in the main office, can be filled out at anytime during the year, and are good for one calendar year.
Spanish Springs Elementary School (SSES) provides opportunities for students to increase their academic achievement and model the Otter Bes of being responsible, respectful, safe, and kind on their journey to become college and career ready graduates of Washoe County School District.
We do our BEST to be our BEST!!!
