Hueco Elementary Student Handbook

**Reading the Hueco Elementary Student Handbook and signing the 2012-2013 Socorro Independent School District Student Code of Conduct acknowledges your agreement to both documents.

Mission Statement
It is the mission of Hueco Elementary School to provide a safe and positive learning environment in order to develop the highest academic, technological, psychological and social potential for all of our community thinkers. Hueco Elementary promotes independent and creative thinking, high moral values and positive self-esteem to ensure that all stakeholders are responsible and successful members of society.

Entrance and Dismissal
Students are expected to line up in designated areas at 7:40 a.m. each morning. Teachers will escort the children to the classroom. All students should be ready to begin the day by 7:45 a.m. Upon dismissal the teachers will escort the children out of the building. For safety reasons parents are required to wait outside.

Visitors
For the safety of our students, ALL VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN AT THE OFFICE when coming into the building for ANY reason. If you are going to any other area of the building, you MUST wear a visitor’s badge. Badges can be obtained in the office by showing a picture identification card that will be returned upon departure.

Volunteer’s
Adult volunteers are needed in various capacities. Parents interested in volunteering may contact the office for an application. All volunteers must pass a yearly background check. They will be required to sign in daily at the office and pick up their volunteer badge.

Attendance and Tardy Policy
Tardies: Please have your children at school by 7:30 a.m. so that they may get to class on time. The instructional day begins at 7:45. Students will be tardy at 7:46. Teachers will document each time a student is tardy. On the 3rd unexcused tardy, a parent-teacher conference will be needed. Students with excessive tardies will receive consequences.

Before/After School Monitoring

Monitors are on playground duty from 7:30-7:40 a.m., during the lunch hours, and from 2:30-3:30p.m. For your child’s safety, it is imperative that you make arrangements to have your child dropped off and picked up according to monitor hours.

Student Drop-Off

Please use the parent drop off driveway in front of the building when dropping off/picking up your child. Please follow the instructions indicated by the monitors to allow more vehicles to approach the area. Do not leave your vehicle unattended or park at any time in this zone. The front parking lot has been designated for Hueco staff members. Vehicles will be admitted only to maximum capacity and handicap spaces are accessible with proper official identification. Please respect reserved spaces. There is additional parking on the south side of the school where parents may park.

Inclement Weather
Students may come inside the building to designated areas before school if weather prevents them from being outside. If the weather is such that school might be cancelled, please refer to major local media coverage (TV and/or radio).

Socorro Acceptable Use Policy

It is expected that anyone having an account with SISD Network accepts and abides by the established policies. Students or parents may request a copy of these policies from the Instructional Technologist. All students must have a Photo Release form on file in order to be photographed or filmed for instructional purposes. Acceptable Use Policy information is embedded in the Socorro Independent School District Student Code of Conduct.

Emergency Information

Nursing services are provided for all students and emergency cards are kept in the nurse’s office. If a student becomes ill during class, the teacher will send the student to the nurse’s office with an appropriate pass. The school nurse will notify the parent or guardian if the child needs to go home. All medication must be given in the nurse’s office and a valid prescription must accompany it specifying the name of the RX, the dosage and the time medication is to be administered. Please notify the nurse, teacher and the office when a change of address or telephone number occurs.

Fire/Emergency Drills
Fire and emergency drills are held regularly during the year. The signal used will be one continuous horn meaning leave the building. After the drill the entrance bell will ring to indicate return to the building. Other instructions will be given over the Public Address system. If you are visiting the school during a drill, please follow the same instructions.

Electronic Devices
Electronic games, devices, smart phones or Mp3’s are not allowed on campus at any time. Cell phones may be used before or after school. The cell phones must be turned off during the instructional day between 7:45-3:15. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Textbooks
The school issues books to students each year and those books are the responsibility of the student. Students must pay for the books if they are destroyed, damaged, stolen, or lost. Fines will be determined by the administration according to policy.

Library

The library is a learning resource center.It is open from for students 7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. to check out and return books.The librarian and the library aide will be available to assist students. Teachers scheduletheir classes to visit the library at least once every two weeks.

Physical Education

P.E. is taught daily by a certified physical education teacher and two P.E. assistants for students in grades K-5th. Pre-K and Kinder students will participate in daily activity through the regular education program or P.E. All students are expected to participate in this program. Parents may have children excused from P.E. when necessary with a signed and dated note.

If non-participation is for more than 3 days, then a note from a U.S. licensed physician will be required.

Counselors

Students are encouraged to come by the counselors’ office and discuss concerns they might have. A counselor is available to help with study habits, personal concerns, health problems, social questions, career plans and general decision-making.

Field Trips

Field trips are planned as additional educational experiences for our students. Each child will receive a permission slip that must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to the school in order for the child to take part in the field trip. Students may be asked to contribute a small amount toward the cost of the trip and approved volunteers may be asked to assist.

Activities

There will be opportunities for children to participate in a variety of contests, clubs, and activities such as but not limited to the following.

  • Art Show
  • Spelling Bee
  • UIL
  • Literacy Anthology
  • Breakfast Club
  • Library Club
  • Safety Patrol
  • SWAT
  • Destination Imagination
  • After School Soccer/ Basketball

No Pass No Play Policy

Students Must be passing all courses in order to be eligible to participate in the chosen extra curricular activity such as (soccer, basketball, UIL, etc…) Students lose eligibility for a three-week period, which is defined as 15 class days. Students may regain eligibility an unlimited number of times throughout the school year. Passing means a minimum grade of 70 on all courses.

Report Cards

Progress reports will be sent out every 3rd and 6th week of each 9-week period with students.Report cards are sent home one week after the end of each 9-week period. Your child’s grades may also be viewed on the EHAC system online.
Report Card Dates are as follows:

  • Oct.
  • Jan.
  • April
  • June

Student Safety

Students are permitted to ride bicycles to school with parental knowledge and permission. We do ask that you walk your bike to and from the edge of school grounds to prevent accidents. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen bicycles. SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, IN-LINE SKATES, OR SKATE SHOES (HEELIES) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON ANY PART OF THE SCHOOL GROUNDS AT ANY TIME.

Parenting Classes

Parents are invited to attend Parenting Classes. Activities and topic of discussion vary. Notices will be sent home with children regarding dates and times. Please call Parent Liaison at 937-7600 for questions.

Additional Forms:
Uniform Policy
Attendance/Tardy Policy
Nurse Information
Consent for Medical Treatment
Parent-Teacher-Student Compact
Parental Involvement Survey
Free Lunch Application
Acceptable Use Policy
Parent Emergency Information
Photo Release
Volunteer Application