Lavelle Preparatory Elementary School Parent Orientation

Welcome to Lavelle Elementary School! This page serves as a place for everything that you need to know about your child coming to Lavelle Preparatory Elementary School  for the 2022-2023 school year. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions that are not answered here. 

Save the date! Please join us on September 15th, 2022 at 5pm  for a Back to School Night! This is an opportunity to accompany your student and meet the teachers, administration and staff. It is also a great way to see our brand new state of the art building and peek inside your child’s classroom environment !Should you have any questions, please feel free to  email us at Jcurran@lavelleprep.org or ALoSavio@lavelleprep.org


Location

We are located at 1441 South Ave. on the 3rd  floor of Corporate Commons 3. There are multiple entrances to the campus and the S46 bus line services our location.


Arrival and Dismissal

Students can arrive no earlier than 7:45 am. Students dismiss at 2:15 pm on full days and at 12:00 pm on half days. Our arrival and dismissal procedures are the same.

There is only one entrance to the school where all students enter and exit through.

Students that arrive by yellow bus will be dropped off directly in front of the school and picked up at the same spot.

Students that arrive on a city bus will arrive at the location and take the path below and follow the same path back to the stop during dismissal. Staff members will always be present at the city bus to escort your child to the school.

Students that will be dropped off and picked up will be dropped off in the area below.


Schedule

Homeroom 7:48 AM – 7:58 AM
1st Period 8:00 AM – 8:48 AM
2nd Period 8:49 AM – 9:37 AM
3rd Period 9:38 AM – 10:26 AM
4th Period 10:27 AM – 11:15 AM
5th Period 11:16 AM – 12:04 PM
6th Period 12:05 PM – 12:53 PM
7th Period 12:54 PM – 1:42 PM
Homeroom 1:43 PM – 2:15 PM

Subjects

Kindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade
Reading 5x a weekReading 5x a weekReading 5x a week
Writing 3x a weekWriting 3x a weekWriting 3x a week
Orton Gillingham 5x a weekOrton Gillingham 5x a weekOrton Gillingham 5x a week
Math 8x a weekMath 8x a weekMath 8x a week
Science 1x a weekScience 1x a weekScience 1x a week
Movement 4x a weekMovement 3x a weekMovement 3x a week
Dance 1x a weekDance 1x a weekDance 1x a week
Wellness 2x a weekWellness 2x a weekWellness 2x a week
Visual Arts 1x a weekVisual Arts 2x a weekVisual Arts 2x a week
3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade
Reading 5x a weekReading 5x a weekReading 5x a week
Writing 3x a weekWriting 3x a weekWriting 3x a week
Orton Gillingham 3x a weekOrton Gillingham 3x a weekOrton Gillingham 3x a week
Math 10x a weekMath 10x a weekMath 10x a week
Science 1x a weekScience 2x a weekScience 2x a week
Movement 3x a weekMovement 3x a weekMovement 2x a week
Dance 1x a weekDance 1x a weekDance 1x a week
Wellness 2x a weekWellness 2x a weekWellness 2x a week
Visual Arts 2x a weekVisual Arts 1x a weekVisual Arts 1x a week
Music 1x a weekMusic 2x a week

Food

Students will be served breakfast daily, to be eaten during homeroom. Students will receive lunch daily.

Grades K – 2 Lunch will be 10:27 PM – 11:15 PM

Grades 3 – 5 Lunch will be 11:16 PM – 12:04 PM


Uniform

Uniform information can be found at the following link.

Students are expected to be in uniform every day. Please communicate if there are any issues or complications as failure to comply with the uniform policy can lead to disciplinary actions.


Supply Lists

Kindergarten – 5th Grade supply lists can be found here.


After school Program

Lavelle Preparatory Elementary School will run 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm Monday through Thursday. The program includes enrichment, intervention courses in reading/writing/math and art. Admission is on a lottery basis, so please return your applications in a timely manner. Applications will be available during the first week of school.


Grades and Grading Policy

Lavelle Prep Elementary uses PowerSchool as our gradebook. All families will receive a login and password. You will be able to view your child’s grades as they are entered.

Lavelle Prep Elementary uses a proprietary grading system. On the report card you will see four grades, GLP, HOWL, I & E and their Final grade. Each category is explained below:

Grade Level Proficiency is measured on a scale of 0-100 and is an indicator of how your child is progressing on grade level standards. A high grade is a sign of meeting grade level standards, a lower grade is an indicator of below grade level performance.

HOWL (Habits Of Work and Learning) is measured on a scale of 0-100 and is an indicator of how well your child works in the academic environment. This area includes homework, classwork/group work and participation. A higher grade is an indicator of excellent work ethic and citizenship, a lower grade is an indicator of struggling habits.

Interventions and Enrichment is measured on a scale of 0-100 and is an indicator of student assessments that were given below or above grade level. Often students are not ready for grade level work, so our team tailors the instruction to meet students where they are. This does mean that a higher grade does not always show that a student is meeting promotional criteria. The Grade Level Proficiency grade is a better indicator of that measurement. Students that are meeting proficiency on grade level will be given opportunities for enrichment activities to further their thinking and learning.

Final Grade is measured on a 0-100 scale and is composed of three items, the Grade Level Proficiency grade (50% of final grade), the HOWL grade (20%of final grade), and Interventions and Enrichment (30% of final grade) assessments that were given below or above grade level.


Calendar

Our school calendar can be found HERE.


Communication

We utilize a communication program called ParentSquare. Parent email addresses and phone numbers are automatically transferred from our student information system from registration, so there is no need to download anything. However, if you would like, there is an app available for download. We use this program to private message parents about student progress, send whole school communications, emergency communications, our weekly newsletter, and much more! 

We also utilize Class Dojo. Your child’s teacher will be sending home additional information at the start of the school year to connect to your classroom! This is a free messaging app that allows for ongoing communication. 


Technology

Each student will be issued a chromebook for usage during the school day and will remain in the school building. Students are wholly responsible for their computer which includes appropriate usage and damage.

Return to the Parent Resources page.