Main Street Elementary

Mission

Motivate, Support, Educate each student to become their best self.

Vision

At Main Street Elementary, we strive to Motivate, Support and Educate each student to become a strong communicator, a team player, a problem solver, a responsible community member, and adjustable in an ever-changing environment.

Our Collective Commitments

• Motivate
  • We will frequently recognize positive student choices.
  • We will use student engagement strategies when planning and implementing lessons.
  • We will celebrate student growth and success regularly.
• Support
  • We will build and maintain strong relationships with families, students and each other.
  • We will identify and provide access to a multi-tier system of support for students, as needed.
  • We will meet weekly with our collaborative teams to engage in the teaching and assessing cycle.
• Educate
  • We will have established structures, routines and procedures that guide the functioning of the classroom.
  • We will utilize district provided Tier 1 resources and differentiate within those resources based on analysis of data to meet students' needs.
  • We will plan and provide quality Tier 2 and Tier 3 instruction for students who need additional learning support.

Attendance

Our goal is for students to be at school at least 90% of the time. If your child will be absent from school please contact the office (636)528-4809. Absences will impact your child’s attendance even when a doctor’s note is provided, however it is appreciated for documentation of the absence.

MSE Way School Wide Expectations

At Main Street Elementary, we strive to provide a school environment where all students feel safe and can focus on learning.  In order to ensure all students and staff members work together to support this safe learning environment, we follow the “MSE Way” each day.  At MSE, we are safe, respectful, responsible and accountable every day.  We ask all those who join us at MSE to help us show safe, respectful, responsible, and accountable choices in each area of the school, using the matrix below as a guide. 

If a student is not showing the MSE Way School Expectations, the following procedures will be used:

Warning:

The first time the student is not showing the MSE Way, the adult will give the student a verbal warning.  The adult may say something like, “Are you showing the MSE Way? To do that right now means to...” or “Showing respect means you are listening to the speaker.  Are you showing respect right now?”  If the student can demonstrate that they understand the behavioral expectation, they may remain in their seat.  However, if the student continues to have difficulty showing the MSE Way after the warning, the student may be asked to go to the Chill Zone.

Chill Zone:

Each teacher will have a spot in the classroom for the Chill Zone.  There will also be Chill Zones in the halls, on the playground, in the cafeteria, and near the restrooms.  If the student cannot show the MSE Way after the warning, the adult will ask the student to move to a Chill Zone.  While in the Chill Zone, the adult will continue instructional activities with the other students.  The student may be asked to sit quietly and think about what happened.  He/she may be asked to draw or write about what happened.  The teacher may also give the student his/her work to complete.  When the adult feels the student is ready, they will be asked about what happened and will also be asked what they should do when they return to their seat.  This reflection conversation between the adult and student is focused on learning to make better choices, it is not punitive in nature. If the student continues to be a disruption to the class while sitting in a Chill Zone, the student will be asked to move to a Buddy Room.

Buddy Room:

If the student cannot show the MSE Way while at the Chill Zone, the adult will ask the student to move to a Buddy Room.  The Buddy Room is another classroom in the same grade (if available).  While there, the student may be asked to sit quietly and think about what happened.  The student may also be asked to draw or write about what happened.  The teacher may give the child his/her work to complete.  The teacher in the Buddy Room will send the child back to their regular classroom when they are showing the MSE Way.  The student will speak with his/her teacher before returning to his/her regular seat.  Again, this reflection conversation between the adult and student is focused on learning to make better choices; it is not punitive in nature.  If the student continues to be a disruption to the class while sitting in a Buddy Room, the student will be asked to move to the office.

Office:

If the student has been a disruption in the Buddy Room, he/she will be taken to the office.  The student may sit quietly until he/she is ready to follow the MSE Way School Expectations.  The principal will speak with the student about his/her choices and make a phone call to the parents/guardians.  The principal will use discretion to determine if other consequences should be given based on the LCR3 Student Code of Conduct.  Then, the student may be allowed to go back to the classroom.  If the student disrupts the classroom again that same day, they will automatically return to the office.

Communication tools regarding the MSE Way School Wide Expectations

Chill Zone Report:

If a student has to go to the Chill Zone or Buddy Room any time during the day, the teacher will fill out a Chill Zone Report that will be emailed to the parent.  This report is a communication tool between the teacher and parent.  It is meant to allow the parent to understand the reflection conversation that took place at school regarding their child’s behavioral choices.  It is different from an Office Discipline Referral (see below). 

Office Discipline Referral:

Students will receive an office discipline referral as outlined in the LCR3 Code of Conduct in the Student Handbook or if they refuse to go to the Chill Zone or Buddy Room.   Parents will be notified via a phone call or email.

Lion High Five:

A Lion High Five is a positive behavioral referral that can be written by any staff member at Main Street Elementary.  A staff member can write a Lion High Five for a student who is making positive behavioral choices and/or is showing positive character traits.  Students who receive a Lion High Five will celebrate with the staff member who wrote the referral as well as staff members in the office.  The Lion High Five will be sent home with the student and the student’s name will be announced during morning announcements the following day.

MSE Way

Be Accountable

In all areas: 

• I take ownership of my actions and decisions
• I understand what is expected of me 
• I am responsible for how I respond to a situation 
• I accept my consequence when I do not follow the MSE Way

Arrival

• Students may be transported to and from MSE either by district bus transportation, walking or by vehicle.
• Our doors will open at 8:50 a.m. each morning.  The school day begins at 9:10 a.m. when students are in their seats, ready to learn!  If you bring your child to school,  there will be someone to greet your child at the door (inside and outside). 
• If your child needs to eat breakfast, they should report to the cafeteria before going to class. Breakfast is served daily from 8:50 to 9:10 a.m.
• Students who arrive after 9:10 a.m. will need to be accompanied by an adult and signed in at the office.
• If you want to walk your child into the building on the first day of school, we ask that you park in the back parking lot, walk your child into the gym, and then allow them to proceed to the classroom with MSE staff members.
• Students who walk to/from school will enter and exit through the front doors. *Parents are not allowed to park in the front or on the side of the building to pick up walkers.   
• Buses use the back and front of the school for drop-off and pick-up.  These are designated areas for buses and day-care vans only.  Please do not enter these areas between the hours of 8:50-9:10 a.m. and 3:45-4:10 p.m. 
• All K-5 students who are car riders will be dropped off in the rear of the building and enter through the gym. To help keep the front of the building safe for walkers, please do not use the front driveway for pick-up or drop off. Doors will be opened to students at 8:50 a.m.  Students are not to arrive before 8:50 unless they are attending Latchkey or a school-sponsored activity.
• Cars entering by Clonts Field are to turn left and drop off students along the fence.  Please stay in your car and pull up as far as you can.  There will be adults to assist with student drop-off and pick-up.  Cars parking behind the school should use the parking lot next to Highway 47 when bringing students into the building.  Please do not walk between cars that are dropping off in the drop off zone.  Please walk behind for the safety of all our students. 

Dismissal

• Our car riders will be dismissed at 4:10 p.m. and will walk out with a grade level teacher or paraprofessional.  Car riders will be dismissed only from the rear of the building.
• Students leaving Main Street Elementary as car riders will only be allowed to leave with adults that have the proper pick-up tag. Those who do not have a proper pick-up tag will be asked to show a photo ID and staff members will contact the MSE office for verification.  You may be asked to park during this process. 
• Regular dismissal will be 4:10 p.m. for all bus riders.  The bus riders are escorted to their bus with their classroom teacher.
• Any transportation changes are to be made before 3:00 p.m (2:00 p.m. on Wednesday).  In case of an emergency, necessary changes after 3:00 p.m. must be made through an administrator.
• No student is to be dismissed early except in case of an emergency.  No student is to leave school early without checking out through the office.  Students leaving early must be signed out in the office by a parent/guardian or a previously designated person. A parent, guardian, or designated person must have identification to check out a student.  
• Students will not be allowed to be checked out of school after 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday or 2:35 on Wednesday to allow for our dismissal process to safely happen. 
• All visitors are expected to check in with a photo ID at the Main Street Elementary office upon entry.

PreK Arrival/Dismissal Times

• All PreK students are car riders and will be dropped off in the front of the building from 8:50-9:10 a.m.
• All PreK students will be dismissed at the front of the building from 4:10-4:20 p.m.
• On Wednesday, PreK students will be dismissed from the front of the building from 3:00-3:10 p.m.

Student Birthdays  

As part of our building wellness policy, we ask that you please not send in sugar-based treats (cake, cupcakes, cookies, candy, etc.) for your child to share with his/her classmates for his/her birthday.

Instead, we have a “birthday menu” that will be sent home with your child a week or two before his/her birthday. You and your child may pick an option from the menu and send in your selection by your child’s birthday. (For students with summer birthdays, you will be sent a menu on your child’s half birthday. This is to avoid a large number of students celebrating his/her birthday in May.  For more information, please contact the office or your child’s teacher.

While we understand that your child’s birthday is a special time, please do not have deliveries of flowers or balloons sent to school. These items cause a disruption to the school day and will need to be picked up at the end of the day. Additionally, these items may not be allowed to go home with your child on the bus. 

When sending in healthy treats, please send individually wrapped, store-prepared items for each child. Suggested items: fruit snacks, packaged crackers, granola bars, etc. Please refer to the “birthday menu” for choices.

Please do not send drinks, cakes, cupcakes, big cookies, or candy. 

A nonfood item such as pencils or stickers is also appropriate. Please refer to the “birthday party menu” for choices.

If you send birthday party invitations to school, please be sure to include all members of the class.  If you choose to only invite, select students from multiple classes please make other arrangements to deliver the invitations.