{"id":4717,"date":"2022-08-16T16:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BowieES\/elementary-handbook\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:47:56","slug":"elementary-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BowieES\/elementary-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementary Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL \nFAMILY HANDBOOK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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This campus handbook contains information to help students and parents understand school-specific expectations for our students at Bowie. Parents and students also need to be familiar with the RISD Student and Parent Guidebook and RISD Student Code of Conduct, which are separate documents provided by the district and used to make decisions at the campus level. These documents contain detailed information important to all families such as attendance, truancy, policies, school expectations, and bullying.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Both handbooks are available on the <\/span>Student Services Guidelines Page<\/b><\/a>, as well as the new <\/span>RISD Code of Civility<\/span><\/a>. Please take time to review and discuss these guidelines with your child\/children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Students will be able to enter the building at 7:30 a.m. <\/span>Children dropped off before 7:30 a.m. will not be supervised.<\/span> I<\/span>t is HIGHLY suggested that students do not arrive on campus BEFORE the doors open at 7:30 a.m. Students who arrive between 7:30 a.m. – 7:40 a.m. are required to enter the building through the first set of doors near the cafeteria.\u00a0 Staff will be present to monitor the students. Students eating breakfast will go to breakfast upon arrival. Students not eating will go to the gym. Students will be dismissed from the gym at 7:40 a.m. and will then report straight to their classroom. At 7:40 a.m. the front door to the building and the door near fifth and sixth grade will be opened where students can enter and go straight to their classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

2025-2026 Bowie Arrival Map<\/span><\/a><\/p>

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Parents are asked to adhere to the expectations of the Hug Zone at morning drop-off. Please hug your children and say goodbye in front of the school away from the entrance. Families and students will not wait in the foyer.\u00a0 If you must wait with your child, please do so outside. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Dismissal time is 3:10 p.m. Students must be picked up on time. Parents are expected to follow the dismissal traffic expectations. Help us ensure the safety of all children. Please refer to the dismissal information provided by your child\u2019s homeroom teacher.<\/span><\/p>

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Students meeting younger siblings to walk home must exit at the appropriate door and meet up with siblings outside of the building.<\/span><\/p>

Children and adults on bikes or scooters must WALK with their equipment on school grounds at all times. It is strongly advised that all bikes are locked at the bike racks. Please bring all helmets inside to store with student backpacks. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A picture ID is required to pick a child up from school. Only adults listed on the child\u2019s emergency information may take the child from campus. If you need to pick up children early for an appointment, please try to do so before 2:30.<\/p>

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All students are required to be regular and punctual in attendance. Please refer to the district handbook for absence and truancy information. <\/span>Parents must send a note with the student on the day the child returns to school, or up to 3 days later.<\/span> This note must contain the student\u2019s full name, teacher\u2019s name, date, and reason for the absence. Notes can also be uploaded into your student\u2019s Focus account. <\/span>How to Upload Notes into Focus<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Phone calls from the school and school district often are sent through an automated system. If a student is marked absent in the system, an automated call will be sent to the primary number on file. Please listen to the message before calling the school.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Students are expected to be seated in the classroom at 7:50 a.m. Students arriving between 7:50 a.m.-8:05 a.m. will be documented as tardy. Significant tardy issues will be addressed by the administrators. Individual plans for students with significant tardies will be developed with parental involvement. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Make-up assignments or tests shall be made available to students after returning from any absence and not prior, as we can not predict exact pacing of every lesson as it is dependent on student learning & mastery. The timeline for completing make-up work is one day for every day the student was absent. Teachers shall inform their students of the time allotted for completing make-up work after any absence. Students shall receive a zero (0) for any assignment or test not made up within the allotted time. The teacher shall not impose a grade penalty for make-up work completed within the specified timelines. <\/span>iPads will not be sent home per RISD Elementary policy.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It is important that the emergency contact information in Focus is up-to-date and correct.<\/span> The contact information in Focus is used when determining who should have access to your student in the event the parent cannot be reached. Email the SDS with changes that need to be made as needed. <\/span>gina.johansen@risd.org<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Breakfast and Lunch prices, menus, and other information are available online. Parents can prepay for their child\u2019s meals through the SchoolCafe App.<\/span><\/p>

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Getting students in and out of the cafeteria in a timely manner is a complicated task as our cafeteria is at capacity during most of the lunchtime. In order to set the routines and procedures, there are no lunch visitors in the first three weeks of school. Because space is limited, we ask that you visit according to the following schedule:<\/span><\/p>

Last names A-L: Monday and Wednesday<\/span><\/p>

Last names M-Z: Tuesday and Thursday<\/span><\/p>

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Our aim is for each student to reach the goal of self-discipline and self-responsibility. Students are taught what is expected of them in the classroom, on school grounds,\u00a0 and in common areas of the building. Students know the consequences of inappropriate behavior and the rewards for appropriate behavior. When behavior in the classroom becomes an interruption to the teacher’s teaching or children’s learning, teachers are guided by campus administration to send the student to the office. Our goal at Bowie is to build a community with mutual respect for students, staff, and parents based on the PBIS model (positive behavior intervention system).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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We strive to prevent bullying, however, should an incident occur, we identify and intervene immediately upon the knowledge of the situation. We follow the RISD\u00a0 guidelines for bullying as identified in the Richardson ISD Code of Conduct. Please review that document (link attached on page 1) to be informed about the process.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Report card grades will be reflective of the student\u2019s academic ability and should be a reflection of such in each subject\/content area. Grades reflect the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Grades will be an average of projects, classroom, and homework assignments. The weight of each category varies for each grade level.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A small amount of meaningful practice (i.e. rehearsal of the day\u2019s concepts) may be given by grade levels for regular practice on specific and targeted skills. Additional homework by skill can be provided per parent request.<\/span><\/p>

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Homework assigned by teachers may include:<\/span><\/p>