• Jacqueline Arias Gonzalez • Principal • • • Rene Bellmas Kathy Bustamante Lizette Estevez • Assistant Principals

Spanish Lake Elementary

Meeting Agenda

• • • • • • • • • • • • • School Hours Mandatory Uniform Policy Grade Level / Classroom assignments Student Agendas for Grades 2-5 Drop Off Procedures • Early Childhood Center • Main Campus Dismissal Procedures • Early Childhood Center • Main Campus • Rainy Day Procedures Bus Eligibility After Care SES Cafeteria BISO/Bilingual School State of the Art Technology School PTA

School Hours

Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade

: • Everyday: 8:20am – 1:50pm • Teachers will pick up students at 8:10am and instruction starts promptly at 8:20am • For emergency reasons only, parents may pick up students in office no later than 1:20pm

Second through Fifth Grade:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 8:35am – 3:05pm • Wednesdays: 8:35 am – 1:50pm dismissal time for everyone.

• Teachers will pick up student at 8:25am and instruction starts promptly at 8:35am • For emergency reasons only, parents may pick up students in office no later than 2:35pm and1:20pm on Wednesday.

Please Be Punctual

• PLEASE DROP OFF YOUR CHILDREN FROM 7:50AM-8:10AM. PLEASE DO NOT BE TARDY. • Supervision starts at 7:50am around the school. Breakfast in both cafeterias begin at 7:20am (with supervision in cafeteria).

• Breakfast time: 7:20am – 8:10am

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 two inches above the knee) • Closed toe shoes. Preferably black sneakers. No sandals no flip flops.

• Fridays: SLE Spirit T-Shirts with uniform bottoms. PTA is selling them for $10 each. There will be some Friday “Jeans Days” for $1.00 PTA fundraising. Days advertised.

Uniform Sales

All Uniform Wear

Aug. 12 8:00-3:00 Aug 15 Aug 16-19

Ibiley

8:00-6:00 12:00-6:00

Class Assignments

• Class assignment postcards sent home week of 8/15/11. New student registration will be able to view class assignments outside of the main office on 8/22/11.

• 8/22/11: Registrations, transfers, withdrawals, inquiry of bus eligibility/questions will be done on a first come first serve basis. Parents will be given a number to receive assistance. (waiting area- music room)

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Grade Level / Class Room Assignments

1 st Floor ECC 1 st 2 nd Main ECC 1 st Floor 200 & 300 BLDG 2 nd Floor 2 3 4 nd rd th Main Main Main 1 st Floor 300 & 400 BLDG 2 nd Floor 200 & 300BLDG And 1 st floor 300 & 400 2 nd Floor 300 BLDG And 1 st floor 400 2 nd Floor 400 BLDG Main 5th

Exceptions:

Gifted grades 1 & 2 – 400 bldg (first floor); Gifted 3 rd – 400 bldg. (1 st floor)

Grade Level / Class Room Assignments (All First grade classrooms located on main campus) 2 nd Grade Teachers at ECC Lamelas Williams-Lewis Escobar Cone Arrue Shiwpal Hechavarria/ Rivera 2 nd Grade Teachers at Main Campus D. Perez/ Gispert Holness Valdes Irias Llera-Garcia L. Fernandez/ Blaise Martinez

Student Agenda

• Student Agendas are required for students in grades 2,3,4, and 5.

• The PTA is selling the student agendas for only $5.00 They will be selling them today throughout the meeting.

• Complimentary Student Communication Folders will be given to all Spanish Lake Elementary. You can place notes to teachers and teacher’s place notes for you in this folders, as well as important information for parents.

Drop Off Procedures

• 1 st class Week (August 22 – 26, 2011) Parents will be able to walk their children to •2nd Week (August 29 – September 2nd, 2011) and thereafter Closed Campus •Parents will drop their children off at designated areas. Students will report to breakfast and/or line up areas on their own.

•Visitors need to report to the Main Office for authorization to enter school and receive a pass.

Drop Off Procedures Early Childhood Center 800 BLDG Cafeteria

Entrance

1 st Floor: 712 731 Floor: 751-760 2 700 BLDG Main Hallway 1

Exit

N W N.W. 197 Street Lawton Chiles Middle School 8 2 Please use the roadway by the NW 82 AVE entrance for pick-up and drop-off.

A V E Roadway is open from 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Main Building Drop Off Procedures No Left 1 st Fl: 403-416 1 st Fl: 303-316 1 st Fl: 203-216 2 nd Fl: 422-442 2 nd Fl: 322-342 2 nd Fl: 222-242

Student Morning Line Up Areas Early Childhood Center (ECC)

• All students in the ECC will line up under the Shelter area, outside of the cafeteria with supervision. • Teachers will pick up students at the shelter area at 8:10 am.

Student Morning Line Up Areas Main Campus

• Grade 1 will line up inside the first floor of the 300 building.

• Grades 2 through 5 will line up on the PE hard court.

• Breakfast will be served from 7:20-8:10 in both the ECC and the Main Campus.

Dismissal Procedures Parent Pick-Up Early Childhood Center • Mon-Fri 2 nd Grade students will be walked to the front of the school using the main hallway outside next to the office.

• Parents will be asked to please display their child’s Parent Pick-Up sign on the passenger side of their dashboard for easy visibility.

• Parents are asked to please not park at the loop or get off their cars as this will interrupt the flow of traffic. • Your child will be escorted to your vehicle.

**All Bus students and South Florida After-School All-Stars from the Early Childhood Center will be escorted to the Main Building daily for Bus Dismissal and South Florida After-School All-Stars dismissal.

Dismissal Procedures Main Campus

• Parent Pick-Up students in grades 1 through 3 will be walked to the front of the school. • Parent Pick-Up students in grade 4 will be walked to the ECC building.

• Parent Pick-Up students in grades 5 will be walked to the westernmost entrance of school by the drop off loop.

• Parents will be asked to please display their child’s Parent Pick-Up sign on the passenger side of their dashboard for easy visibility.

• Parents will drop off loop from NW 197 St. next to Lawton Chiles (see drop off map in previous slide) • Parents are asked to please not park at the loop as this will interrupt the flow of traffic. • Your child will be escorted to your vehicle.

Early Childhood Center 800 BLDG Cafeteria

Entrance

1 st Floor: 712-731 2 nd Floor: 751-760 2 700 BLDG Main Hallway 1

Exit: Turn Right Only

Additional Dismissal Information

Main Campus: • South Florida All Stars grades 2-5 will be escorted to cafeteria by teachers • • Walkers will report to the picnic tables outside of the cafeteria where they will be escorted by teachers out of the school grounds.

• Bus students will be escorted to designated waiting areas for each bus. Teachers will walk bus students to the bus loop when bus arrives.

Parents

– For safety reasons please note that all parent pick-up must take place at the front of the school by the main office.

Rainy Day Procedures

• PLEASE REMEMBER TO PURCHASE RAIN COATS.

• Morning Drop Off – Students will be housed in the cafeteria in each of the buildings and interior hallways.

• Dismissal – Parents will pick up students in their respective classrooms at the Early Childhood Center (ECC only) – Main campus regular dismissal. Fifth grade will move to music room and 4 th grade will move to art room.

• Bus students will be housed in the main cafeteria.

• Walkers will call home for possible pickup.

Bus Eligibility

• Bus eligibility: two miles or more from school. You should have received a post card from the Transportation Dept. through the mail.

• If you have any questions regarding Bus Eligibility please visit the Spanish Lake Main Office and see Racquel Dominguez or call Transportation Dept. (305) 633-6909. Please note: school does not make transportation eligibility decisions. • Private buses are parked by East side bus area before and after school for inquiry of service.

South Florida After-School All-Stars

After Care

Contact Person before school year starts: Monica Echeverria (305)502-3310 Contact Person after school year starts: Monica Echeverria (305)502-3310 and additional contact person is: Jackie Marron (305)816-0300 ext 3103

Registration Aug. 12 th noon & Aug.15

th  from 8:30-12 Week of Aug16th thru Aug19th  from 8:00 -10:00 am Aug 22 am nd Aug. 23 rd -from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm - Aug. 26 th  from 8:00-10:00 Once school begins: Mon-Fri from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Main Campus Main Campus Main Campus All students enrolled in So. Fl. After-School All-Stars will receive tutoring as part of the after care services at least 2 times a week.

All students will receive homework help as part of after care services.

South Florida After-School All-Stars

After Care

Services Cost Times

Registration Before Care After Care $35.00 1 st child $25.00 each sibling $20.00/week per child $15.00 each sibling $40.00 per week $35.00 per week each sibling 7:00 am to 8:35 am (Grades K & 1) 1:50 pm (Grades 2-5) 3:05 pm Before and After Care Story Hour Rate Teacher Planning Days Late Pick up Fee $55.00 per week 1 st child $50.00 per week each sibling $20.00 per week See above Grades PK, K, & 1 1:50 – 3:05 pm $25.00 for each child $5.00 for each child Every 15 minutes past 6:00 pm

Supplemental Educational Services SES Students in 1 st – 5 th Grade • Forthcoming information will be provided to you at the beginning of the school year through written communication and Connect Ed. • Stay tuned.

Cafeteria

• Breakfast is free for MDCPS students • Lunch full payment:$2.25

• Payments will be accepted in the cafeteria on Mondays from 7:20am-8:10am. 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 also pay daily.

Free and Reduced Lunch Applications

• Everyone is highly encouraged to apply. Free and reduced lunch applications sent home for completion on 9/16/11.

• Free and Direct Students (i.e. food stamps, etc) will receive letter of eligibility on approximately 8/22/11. No need to reapply.

• Last year free & reduced status good until 9/15/11. Must re-apply each year and before deadline. After 9/16/11, children pay lunch with new status (free, reduced, pay).

BISO (Bilingual School)

• This is a BISO (Bilingual school) Spanish everyday. K and 1 grades: addition of Spanish writing + one content area in Spanish. (300 minutes weekly) • Grades K-5: Spanish everyday +one content area in Spanish. (300 minutes weekly).

• Accommodations will occur, if necessary for monolingual students.

State of the Art Technology

      Smart Boards in every class Main building: Surround Sound Speaker system Success maker Instructional Technology Program Accelerated Reader Test maker for benchmark assessments to monitor students’ progress Links to Learning software to utilize at home.

 Brainpop  Student portal technology: (certain grades access particular programs)  Ticket to Read, Gizmos, Riverdeep, FCAT Explorer, Reading Plus

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 on selected and advertised days.

• Become a volunteer. Go to the office for volunteer application.

• Go to www.dadeschools.net

parent section for more parent information. Please sign up and create your account through the

Parent Portal

for important information and to view child’s grades. Please receive your Parent PIN in the office (Picture ID required).

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 and Code of Student Conduct will be posted for review of policies.

• Links to appropriate and helpful educational websites.

• PTA events and information posted.

Thank you for coming.

• Please make sure to have signed in for parent involvement documentation.

• PTA will be selling spirit T-Shirts and agendas Aug.16, 17, & 19 from 9:00 12:00 and during orientation.

• PTA will be selling spirit T-shirts and agendas the 1 st week of school from 8:15 9:30am.