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Cluster 8-3 Welcomes you to the 2008-2009 School Year
August 25, 2008
Our mission is to unite students, teachers and parents in working
as a team toward the mental, physical and emotional success of every child.
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the 2008-09 school year. We are very excited to have your child in cluster 8-3, which consists of about 150 students, five academic teachers, and one extra homeroom teacher. As teachers, we will meet several times per week to discuss student progress. You can be involved in your child’s success by monitoring his/her agenda, contacting us by phone or e-mail and scheduling conferences, which we hold on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:15-1:50 p.m.
PROGRESS: During each six week marking period, you will receive two reports of your child’s progress. Progress reports are sent home at the three-week mark, and report cards go home at the end of the six weeks. Check your child’s agenda for the exact dates these documents go home.
Please sign each and have your child return it to his/her homeroom teacher the next morning.
TESTS: Test days will be flexible because of block scheduling. The cluster will work together to schedule tests fairly. Test days will be noted on the monthly calendar, which will be sent home with each child at the beginning of the month, starting in September. This same calendar is posted on our cluster website.
DISCIPLINE: All students are expected to follow the Pershing Code of Conduct. Consequences for minor disciplinary infractions will be dealt with by the teacher and/or cluster. More severe cases will be addressed according to the level of offense as per HISD guidelines.
TARDIES: Being on time to class is imperative! Students are expected to be IN THE CLASSROOM when the bell rings. Any tardiness will be dealt with by the teacher and/or cluster. Excessive tardiness will be referred to the deans’ office.
HOMEWORK and CLASS WORK: Individual teachers will assign homework and/or class work, and students are expected to write down these assignments in their agenda, which they should take home everyday. Your child will have homework EVERY night and will have no time to complete it during the school day. If your child loses his/her agenda, a new one may be purchased at the school store.
MAKE-UP WORK (missed work due to an absence from school): Cluster 8-3 follows the make-up policy for excused absences found in the agenda.
LATE WORK (work turned in late because it wasn‘t completed or it was forgotten the day it was due): Cluster 8-3 follows the school-wide late work policy as described in the student agenda.
TUTORING: All teachers hold tutorials at some point during each week. Check with each individual teacher for specific times.
CLUSTER SUPPLIES:
(2) combination locks (no key locks)
unlimited notebook paper
(2) rolls of paper towels
(2) boxes of Kleenex
dark blue or black ink pens (no felt tips or Sharpies)
red ink grading pens
number 2 pencils
Additionally, each teacher will give a list of
supplies needed for their specific class. These
supplies may or may not be on their class syllabus.
CLUSTER 8-3:
Julie Bennett- cluster leader, language arts, creative writing and journalism teacher, extension 381 or jbennett@houstonisd.org
Cathy Waxler-
Stephanie Meldrum- math and algebra teacher, extension 385 or smeldrum@houstonisd.org
Don Marion- homeroom teacher, extension 358 or dmarion@houstonisd.org
If you want to contact an individual teacher, please do so by using the above extensions or e-mail addresses.
If you want to schedule a cluster conference please contact Mrs. Bennett, the cluster leader. Conferences include the five aforementioned academic teachers. Conferences with elective teachers, homeroom teachers or teachers from other clusters must be scheduled separately as they will have different conference times.
