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Welcome Families!
Contact Information• Brigette Hinte
– [email protected]– Phone: 817-698-7218
• Julie Campbell– [email protected]– Phone: 817-698-7216
• Kurt Jeffrey– [email protected]– Phone: 817-698-7215
• Charlotte DeRossett– [email protected]– Phone: 817-698-7217
Visit our Websites and Watch for the Weekly Parent Letter
Teacher web pages: www.nisdtx.org; select Cox Elementary, Staff
Meet the Specials TeamVisit their Websites
Sarah Ascher, Art Teacher• [email protected]
Stacie Breckley, PE Teacher• [email protected]
Kayla Gentry, Music Teacher• [email protected]
Cox Elementary Mission Statement
Cox Elementary is committed to creating a culture of high achievement and performance for all learners, both
students and staff, while fostering positive relationships within our school
community.
What is Love and Logic?Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices.
The Love and Logic process is as follows:
• Shared control: Gain control by giving away the control you don’t need.• Shared thinking and decision-making: Provide opportunities for the
child to do the greatest amount of thinking and decision-making.• Equal shares of consequences with empathy: An absence of anger
causes a child to think and learn from his/her mistakes.• Maintain the child’s self-concept: Increased self-concept leads to
improved behavior and improved achievement.• To learn more about Love and Logic, please visit their website at:
www.loveandlogic.com.
Wayne A. Cox Elementary Cougars’ Plan for Success
• We will treat each other with respect.• If you have or create a problem, you will be asked to
solve it.
• If you have trouble solving the problem, or choose not to, we will do something.
• What we do will depend on each person and the unique situation.
Elementary Student Dress Code
According to the NISD 2015-16 Student Handbook and Code of Conduct, students are required to have safe shoes for physical education and recess every day. Sandals must have a strap on the heel; flip flops do not meet dress code. (Page 35-36)
Flip flops, open-toed shoes, platform shoes, crocks, and boots are unsafe for PE and recess.
Elementary dress and grooming guidelines can be found on pages 35-36 of the NISD Student Handbook and Code of Conduct.
Grades OnlineA letter was sent home for each student with a Home Access Center (HAC) login and password. Progress reports and report cards for students are viewed online through the HAC. If you have not received a HAC letter, please email us at: [email protected].
Mathematics• Focus on Problem Solving- open-ended tasks
that teach important habits of mind
• Numbers and Operations- multiplication and division; focus on addition and subtraction algorithm
• Geometry and Measurement- classify figures, determine area and perimeter, and use units of measure
• Data Analysis- solving one- and two-step problems using data from tables and graphs
Science• Inquiry Exploration (Scientific method and
investigation)• Matter• Force, Motion, and Energy• Earth and Space Science• Organisms and Environments• Problem Based Learning (PBL)• Passion Project
English Language Arts• Readers Workshop
• Mini-lessons that teach strategies for becoming better readers
• Independent reading, partner reading, read-aloud• Reader’s Response Notebook• Goal Setting Notebook
• Writers Workshop• Mini-lessons that model, encourage, and guide
students to become writers• Independent student writing• Celebration, response groups, author’s chair• Students Writing Files• Goal Setting Notebook
Social StudiesIntegrated within Language Arts• Map Skills• Geography• Document Based Question• Understanding the community and the
world• Branches of Government• Cultural Celebrations• Free enterprise systems
Room Parents for Third Grade
• Miss Campbell’s Class: Jessica Flores– Email: [email protected]
• Mrs. DeRossett’s Class: Jennifer Hodges– Email: [email protected]
• Mrs. Hinte’s Class: Stephanie Weathers– Email: [email protected]
• Mr. Jeffrey’s Class: Cintia Pacheco– Email: [email protected]
Thank You for Your Partnership!
• Remember to check district, school, and teacher website for current information.
• Be sure to keep your email, phone, and address information updated with the front office at Cox Elementary.
• Follow us on Twitter @coxelem.
It will be another extraordinary year at
Cox Elementary!