Welcome Families!

Contact Information

• Kelsey Faber– Email: kfaber@nisdtx.org– Phone: 817-698-7224– Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Domain/4948

Meet the Essentials TeamVisit their Websites

Sarah Ascher, Art Teacher• sascher@nisdtx.org

Stacie Breckley, PE Teacher• sbreckley@nisdtx.org

Kayla Gentry, Music Teacher• kgentry@nisdtx.org

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 2014-15 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 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 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 in grades 1-5 are viewed online through the HAC. If you have not received a HAC letter, please email us at: coxelem@nisdtx.org.

Kindergarten students will receive a paper copy of their report card beginning the second six weeks.

Room Parents for Fifth Grade• Cintia Pacheco

– Email: cintiaj_pacheco@yahoo.com

• Regina McKinney– Email: rmckinney1070@sbcglobal.net

Mathematics• Focus on Problem Solving- open-ended tasks that

teach important habits of mind

• Numbers and Operations- multiplication and division- using the standard algorithm along with other strategies and equivalence

• Algebraic Reasoning- solve expressions and equations using the order of operations

• Geometry and Measurement- classify figures, determine area and volume, and use units of measure

• Data Analysis- solving one- and two-step problems using data from tables and graphs

Science• Processes and Inquiry

– Problem Based Learning (PBL): Wind Turbines– Build and Test Blades for Wind Turbines

• Matter• Force, Motion, and Energy• Earth and Space Science• Life Systems• Outdoor Learning Center (OLC)

– Dates: October 6th and 7th

English Language Arts• Readers Workshop

• Mini-lessons that teach strategies for becoming better readers

• Independent reading, partner reading, read-aloud• Reader’s Notebook, Independent Reading Folder• Spelling

• Writers Workshop• Mini-lessons that model, encourage, and guide

students to become writers• Independent student writing• Celebration, response groups, author’s chair• Writer’s Notebook

Social Studies• United States History

– 1565- Present• Document Based Question

– Use of primary and secondary resources• Early Jamestown: Why did so many colonists die?

• Units of Focus– European Colonization– American Revolution– Government– Westward Expansion– Civil War– Reconstruction

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!