Jacqueline Arias-Gonzalez

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Spanish Lake Elementary First - Fifth Grade

• Jacqueline Arias-Gonzalez
• Principal
• Ms.Kathy Bustamante
• Mrs. Lizette Estevez
• Mrs. Anita Marti
• Assistant Principals

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School Hours/Drop Off

• Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade
• Everyday 820am 150pm
• Teachers will pick up students at 810am and
  instruction starts promptly at 820am
• For emergency reasons only, parents may pick up
  students in office no later than 120pm
• Second through Fifth Grade
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 835am
  305pm
• Wednesdays 835 am 150pm dismissal time for
  everyone.
• Teachers will pick up student at 825am and
  instruction starts promptly at 835am
• For emergency reasons only, parents may pick up
  students in office no later than 235pm and120pm
  on Wednesday.

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Please Be Punctual

• PLEASE DROP OFF YOUR CHILDREN FROM 750AM-810AM.
  PLEASE DO NOT BE TARDY.
• Supervision starts at 750am around the school.
  Breakfast in both cafeterias begin at 730am
  (with supervision in cafeteria).
• Breakfast time 730am 810am

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Meeting Agenda

• School Hours
• Grade Level / Classroom assignments
• Student Agendas for Grades 1-5
• Drop Off Procedures
• Early Childhood Center
• Main Campus
• Dismissal Procedures
• Early Childhood Center
• Main Campus
• Rainy Day Procedures
• Bus Eligibility
• After Care
• Cafeteria
• BISO/Bilingual School
• State of the Art Technology School
• PTA

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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). Leggings are to be used
  under skirts or pants only in weather under 50
  degrees.
• Closed toe shoes. Preferably black sneakers. No
  sandals no flip flops. No shoes above the ankle.
• Maintain appropriate hair styles
• 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.

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Attendance Information

• Students that are going to be late or excused
  early from school must notify the school.
• School attendance is counted if students are in
  attendance for at least two hours of the school
  day.
• No student shall be released within the final
  thirty (30) minutes of the school day unless
  authorized by an administrator.

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Grade Level / Class Room Assignments
K ECC 1st Floor
1st Main 1st Floor 200 300 BLDG
2nd ECC 2nd Floor
2nd Main 1st Floor 400 BLDG
3rd Main 2nd Floor 200 BLDG And 1st floor 200
4th Main 2nd Floor 300 BLDG
5th Main 2nd Floor 400 BLDG
Exceptions Gifted grades 1 2 400 bldg (first
floor) Gifted 3rd 200 bldg. (second floor)
Gifted 5th 400 bldg (first floor)
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Student Agenda

• Student Agendas are required for students in
  grades 1-5.
• The PTA is selling the student agendas for only
  5.00
• Complimentary Student Communication Folders will
  be given to all Spanish Lake Elementary. You can
  place notes to teachers and teachers place notes
  for you in this folders, as well as important
  information for parents.

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Drop Off Procedures

• 1st Week (August 20 25, 2012) Parents will be
  able to walk their children to class

• 2nd Week (August 27 August 31, 2012)
• 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.
  

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Student Morning Line Up AreasEarly Childhood
Center (ECC)

• All students in the ECC will line up in cafeteria
  with supervision.
• When additional supervision arrives, approx. at
  750am, Kindergarten students whose classrooms
  are in the 700 bldg will move into the 700 bldg
  to await teacher pickup.

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Student Morning Line Up AreasMain 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 730-810 in both
  the ECC and the Main Campus.

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Drop Off ProceduresEarly Childhood Center
Entrance
1st Floor 712-731
800 BLDG
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2nd Floor 751-760
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700 BLDG
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Cafeteria
Main Hallway
Exit
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Please use the roadway by the NW 82 AVE entrance
for pick-up and drop-off.Roadway is open from
700 AM 400 PM
N.W. 197 Street
Lawton Chiles Middle School
NW 82 AVE
No Left
Cafeteria
Cafeteria
1st Fl 403-416
1st Fl 303-316
1st Fl 203-216
2nd Fl 422-442
2nd Fl 322-342
2nd Fl 222-242
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Dismissal ProceduresParent Pick-UpEarly
Childhood Center

• Mon-Fri
• 2nd 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
  childs 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 Aftercare from the Early
Childhood Center will be escorted to the Main
Building daily for Bus Dismissal and Aftercare
dismissal.
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Dismissal ProceduresMain Campus

• Parent Pick-Up students in grades 1,2,3 and 5
  will be walked to the front of the school.
• 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
  childs 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.

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Additional Dismissal Information

• Main Campus
• Aftercare 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.

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Rainy Day Procedures

• PLEASE REMEMBER TO PURCHASE RAIN COATS.
• NO UMBRELLAS!
• 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 roomand 4th will move to the ECC
  700 building.
• Bus students will be housed in the cafeteria.
• Walkers will call home for possible pickup.

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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 Raquel Dominguez or call
  Transportation Dept. [phone]. 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.

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After Care

• After School ALL STARS
• Office-786-517-2868 305-502-3310

Before Care 7am-830am (if have at least 15 students enrolled) After Care 2pm-6pm -20/week (before school care) -55 /week (after care) -40 Registration before 7/31 -50 Registration after 7/31 -Pay for 2 week intervals of service
Registration 8/13 and 8/14 Main Campus
Ongoing Main Campus

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Cafeteria

• Breakfast is free for MDCPS students
• Lunch full payment2.25
• Payments will be accepted in the cafeteria on
  Mondays from 730am-810am. 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.
• Please pay on time, If students dont pay for
  lunch for 3 days, an alternate lunch will be
  provided.

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Free and Reduced Lunch Applications

• Everyone is highly encouraged to apply. Free and
  reduced lunch applications sent home for
  completion on 8/20/12.
• Free and Direct Students (i.e. food stamps, etc)
  will receive letter of eligibility on 8/20/12.
  No need to reapply.
• Last year free reduced status good until
  9/14/12. Must re-apply each year and before
  deadline. After 9/14/12, children pay lunch with
  new status (free, reduced, pay).
• You can apply online at http//nutrition.dadescho
  ols.net you need your parent pin and student ID
  . Please go to office for this information.

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BISO (Bilingual School)

• Grades K-5 Spanish everyday one content area
  in Spanish. (300 minutes weekly).
• Accommodations will occur, if necessary for
  monolingual students

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Class Assignments

• Class assignment postcards sent home this week.
  New student registration will be able to view
  class assignments outside of the main office on
  8/20/12.
• 8/20/12 ONLY 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)
• 8/21/12 New Registrations

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State of the Art Technology

• Smart Boards in every class
• Main building Surround Sound Speaker
• system
• Success maker Instructional Technology
• Program
• Test maker for benchmark assessments to
• monitor students progress
• Links to Learning software to utilize at home.
• ELL students Achieve 300 web-based

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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 childs grades.
  Please receive your Parent PIN in the office
  (Picture ID required).

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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.

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Thank you for coming.

• Please make sure to have signed in for parent
  involvement documentation.
• All Schools Uniforms, in association with the
  PTA, will be selling uniforms this afternoon in
  front of the main office.
• PTA will be selling spirit T-Shirts and
  additional items today in front of the main
  office/cafeteria.
• Aftercare registration in front of cafeteria
  today.