Transcript Spanish Lake Elementary

Spanish Lake
Elementary
Jacqueline
AriasGonzalez
Principal
Mrs. Kathy Bustamante
Dr. Cynthia Williams
Assistant Principals
Meeting Agenda
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Grade Level / Classroom assignments
Mandatory Uniform Policy
Drop Off Procedures
• Early Childhood Center
Dismissal Procedures
• Early Childhood Center
• Rainy Day Procedures
Bus Eligibility
After Care
Cafeteria
BISO/Bilingual School
State of the Art Technology School
PTA
Kindergarten Information
Mandatory Uniform Policy
• Spanish Lake Elementary (SLE) has a mandatory school
uniform policy
• Red polos WITH SCHOOL EMBLEM
• Shirts tucked in with belts
• Khaki bottoms: pants (no cargo pants), skirts, skorts,
shorts (all bottoms no shorter than 2 inches above the
knee)
• Closed toe shoes. Preferably black sneakers. No
sandals or flip flops.
• Fridays: SLE Spirit T-shirts with uniform bottoms. PTA is
selling them for $10 each.
Grade Level / Class Room Assignments
K
1st
ECC
Main
700 Bldg:1st Floor
and 800 bldg.
1st Floor
200 & 300 BLDG
2nd
ECC
2nd Floor
2nd
3rd
Main
Main
1st Floor 400 BLDG
Main
Main
2nd Floor 300 BLDG
4th
5th
2nd Floor 200 and
300 BLDG (both
floors)
2nd Floor
400 BLDG
Drop Off Procedures
• 1st Week (August 24 – 28, 2009)
OParents will be able to walk their children to
class
•2nd Week (August 31 - September 4th, 2009)
and thereafter.
Closed Campus (for safety purposes)
•Parents will drop their children off
at designated areas. Students will
report to breakfast and/or line up
areas on their own.
•All visitors report to office for pass
if need to enter school grounds for
authorized reason.
School Hours/Drop off
• Schools Hours:
Kindergarten: 8:30am – 2:00pm daily
Second through Fifth Grades:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,Friday: 8:30am – 3pm
Wednesdays: 8:30am – 2pm
PLEASE DROP OFF YOUR CHILDREN FROM 8AM8:20AM. PLEASE DO NOT BE TARDY. Supervision
starts at 8am around the school. Breakfast in both
cafeterias begin at 7:30am.
Student Morning Line Up Areas
Early Childhood Center (ECC)
• All students on the first floor of the 700
Building will line up inside the building
alongside their classrooms where signs
are posted.
• All students on the 2nd floor of the 700
building as well as the Kindergarten
students in the 800 building will line up
under the Shelter area, outside of the
cafeteria.
Breakfast
ECC and Main Campus
• Breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:15 in
both the ECC and the Main Campus.
Please make sure that your child arrives
early to eat and enjoy their breakfast.
Pick UP
• Please pick up children promptly at 2pm for Kindergarten and First
Grades
• Please pick up children at 3pm promptly for 2nd -5th grades and 2pm
on Wednesdays
• If you will be late, please enroll in the YMCA. There is no
afterschool supervision from the school.
• If you have a child who is a sibling in 2nd-5th grade and cannot pick
up your Kindergarten or First grade child at 2pm, please enroll your
child in YMCA from 2pm-3pm. There is a discounted price.
• If your dismissal procedure changes, please send a note to your
classroom teacher with a copy of your driver’s license prior to the
morning of the change.
• We only release your child to people on the emergency contact
card. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ADD EVERYONE THAT WILL
POSSIBLY PICK UP YOUR CHILD ON THE EMERGENCY
CONTACT CARD.
Drop Off
Procedures
Early
Childhood
Center
Entrance
800
BLDG
1st Floor: 712-731
2nd
Floor: 751-760
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700
BLDG
1
Cafeteria
Main Hallway
Exit:
Turn
Right
Only
Dismissal Procedures
Parent Pick-Up
Early Childhood Center
Mon, Tue, Thurs. & Fri.
• Teachers located in classrooms in the 800 building will walk out
through the front of the school using the main hallway on the east
side. (800 bldg. parents: please park to pick up students outside of
hallway gates)
Wed.
• Teachers in the 800 building will exit through the first and second
holding areas. (800 parents: go through loop; stay in cars today)
Mon - Fri
• Rm. 712, 713 & 715 will exit through the first holding area.
• Rm. 718, 720, 721 & 723 will exit through the second holding area.
• Rm. 726, 728, 729 & 731 will exit though the third holding area.
• Please do not leave cars on the traffic loop to have parent/teacher
conferences as it will block the flow of traffic. Call to schedule
meeting, please.
Dismissal Procedures
Parent Pick-Up
Early Childhood Center (ECC)
Mon-Fri
• 2nd Grade students will be walked to the front of the school using the main
hallway on the east side.
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Parents will be asked to please display their child’s Parent Pick-Up sign on the
passenger side of their dashboard for easy visibility.
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Parents are asked to please not park at the loop as this will interrupt the flow of
traffic.
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Your child will be escorted to your vehicle.
**All Bus students from the Early Childhood
Center will be escorted to the Main Building daily
for Bus Dismissal.
** YMCA K and 1st students will be picked up by
YMCA counselors.
Rainy Day Procedures
• Please remember to purchase
raincoats!
• Morning Drop Off
– Students will be housed in the
cafeteria in each of the
buildings
• Dismissal
– Parents will pick students up
at their respective classrooms
at the Early Childhood Center
(ECC only)
• Bus students will be housed in
the main cafeteria.
Bus Eligibility
• Transportation Department will possibly be
available on the first couple of days of
school to answer questions.
• Bus eligibility: two miles or more from school
• Existing bus routes
• If you have any questions regarding Bus
Eligibility please visit the Spanish Lake Main
Office or call Transportation Dept. (305)
633-6909. Please note: School does not
make transportation eligibility decisions.
After Care
• YMCA. Lourdes (Manager) 786-378-1332
/305-746-4774
• YMCA central ph#: (305) 357-6622
Saturday 8/8/09 9:30am
Main Campus
Monday 8/10/09 6pm
Main Campus
Tuesday 8/11/09 6pm
Main Campus
8/24-26/09: 7am – 10am
Everyday: 1:45pm-6pm
Main Campus
cafeteria
Cafeteria
• Breakfast is free for MDCPS
students
• Lunch full payment:$2.25
• Payments will be accepted in
the cafeteria on Mondays
from 7:30am-8:30am0 Any
other day, payments will
have to be paid through
Paypams online service
(most efficient way) at
www.PayPAMS.com, or
student pays in line.
Students can bring their $.
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications
• Everyone is highly encouraged to apply. Free
and reduced lunch applications sent home for
completion on 8/24/09
• Free and Direct Students (i.e. food stamps, etc)
will receive letter of eligibility on 8/24/09. No
need to reapply.
• Last year free & reduced status good until
9/18/09. Must re-apply AND be approved prior
to this date or need to pay until new status has
been received.(free, reduced, pay)
• Class assignment postcards sent home the week
before school starts. New registrations will find
out 8/24/09 on posters.
• This is a BISO (Bilingual school) Spanish
everyday. K and 1 grades: addition of Spanish
writing;
• 300 minutes of Spanish Language Arts, 1 content
area + 10 minutes of Math.
• Mandatory BISO grades K-3 this year.
• Appropriate modifications occur for monolingual
students.
State of the Art Technology
 Smart Boards in every class
 Main building: Surround Sound Speaker
system
 Successmaker Instructional Technology
Program
 Testmaker for benchmark assessments to
monitor students’ progress
 ELL students: Achieve 3000 web-based
program
Parent Involvement
• Please join the PTA. $10 membership per
person this year. There are many wonderful
events involving student achievement, parent
workshops and family events that are promoted
by the PTA. $ goes back to the school for
student programs. PLEASE JOIN.
• PTA will be selling items every Friday morning
• Become a volunteer. Go to the office for
volunteer application.
• Go to www.dadeschools.net parent section for
more parent information.
School Website
• http://sle.dadeschools.net
• Calendar of school events is posted. Changes made
on monthly basis or as needed. Please keep informed.
• Supply lists.
• Link to district food and nutrition website for monthly
cafeteria menu.
• Parent/student handbook will be posted for review of
policies.
• Links to appropriate and helpful educational websites
• PTA events and information posted.
Kindergarten Information
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Parents will be receiving information packet on the first day of
school. PLEASE CHECK BOOK BAGS DAILY ESPECIALLY
DURING THE FIRST WEEK .This packet will include information
such as:
School Rules
Home Learning and Class work assignment procedures
Procedures on how to schedule conference with teachers
Attendance procedures
Emergency Contact information
Additional dismissal information
Supply list (Place all items in a brown paper bag with the child’s name
only on the bag not the supplies. Do not bring supplies in until
Wednesday, 8/26/09 after class orientation. )
Thank you for coming
• Please make sure to have signed in for
parent involvement documentation.
• Ibiley uniforms, in association with the
PTA, will be selling uniforms today until
5pm in front of the main office.
• PTA will be selling spirit T-shirts and
additional items today.