WELCOME TO

NORMA BUTLER BOSSARD

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

O P E N H O U S E

S E P T E M B E R 2 7 , 2 0 1 7

MORNING ARRIVAL• The building opens at 7:30am• Students are to be dropped off at front gate or by the

cafeteria only.• Drop off at the curb through the driveway is encouraged.• Parents must drive through the drop off lanes slowly; use caution

with other drivers and students in the driveway.• No parking is allowed in neighborhood driveways.• Parking lots are for Faculty/Staff only – please do not block.

• Utilize crosswalks at all times.Do not leave your car unattended with valuables inside (purses).

MORNING ARRIVAL

•Free breakfast is served from

7:30 am to 8:10 am

•Classroom doors open at 8:25 am

•Classwork begins promptly at 8:25 am

•Students arriving after 8:35 am will be marked tardy.

DISMISSAL• Our school day ends at 3:05 pm

• You must have the purple dismissal pass in order for the teacher to dismiss your child; 4 passes are given per child at the beginning of the school year.

►If you forget your purple dismissal pass, you must go

to the main office and receive a written notification

to be given to the teacher.

• If you are changing the way your child is going home, a note must be written to the teacher, even if it is for just one day. No emails will be allowed for any dismissal changes.

• No animals are allowed in the building.

OUR SCHEDULE

LANGUAGE ARTS/ READINGLUNCH (10:30 – 11:00)SPANISHSPECIALS (ART –MRS. KARABOYAS,

MUSIC – MRS.BARICA & P.E. COACH CARONI)MATHSOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCERECESSDISMISSAL

SCHOOL FORMS• Emergency Contact (needs to be kept updated at all times)

• Receipt and Review of Parent Handbook

• Receipt and Review of Code of Student Conduct

• Responsible Use of Technology by Student Form

• Media Release Form

• Model and Talent Release Form

• Free and Reduced Lunch Application (online…please apply!)

Please submit any forms that have not yet been

returned to your child’s teacher by Friday!

ATTENDANCE POLICY• Students are to be counted in attendance only if they are actually present for at

least two (2) hours of the day or engaged in a school-approved educational activity which constitutes a part of the instructional program for the student. Therefore, a student Released Early before 10:25 am in grades 2-5, will be marked absent for the day.

• Every absence must be followed by a written note from home on the day that the students returns to school.

• The note must include the following information

– Student’s name

– Student ID

– Date(s) of absence

– Reason for absence

– Parent’s signature

SCHOOL BOARD RULE 5200 DEFINESEXCUSED SCHOOL ABSENCES AS:• Student illness

• Medical appointment

• Death in the family

• Observance of religious holiday service when it is mandated for all members of a faith that such a holiday or service be observed.

• School-sponsored event or activity previously approved.

• Attendance at a center under Department of Children and Families Supervision.

• Other individual student absences beyond the control of the parent or student, as determined and approved by the principal or principal’s designee.

ATTENDANCE POLICY• If your child is absent for five (5) or more consecutive days, a doctor’s

note is required upon return to school.

• Excessive absences will be monitored and will be documented when a student reaches five (5) absences.

• After 10 absences only doctor’s notes will be accepted for any further absences.

• Assignments missed due to an excused absence may be given to your child to make-up within three (3) days of the absence.

• A zero “Z” may be given for assignments missed due to an unexcused absences.

• Any student who has a total of five (5) or more tardies/excused early each grading period will not qualify to receive a perfect attendance award.

ATTENDANCE POLICY• Per School Board Policy, the early release of students causes

disruption to the academic performance of all students and may create safety and security concerns. Students will not be released within the final 30 minutes of the school day (after 2:35 pm; 1:20 on Wednesday) unless authorized by the Principal or Principal’s designee (i.e., emergency, sickness). Please schedule appointments, etc. accordingly.

MANDATORY SCHOOL UNIFORMS

EVERYDAY UNIFORM• Skirts/Skorts

• Khaki (must reach fingertips)

• Shorts/Pants• Khaki

• Shirts• Navy Blue or Gold

• Closed shoes

• Jackets• Navy Blue or Gold

FRIDAY UNIFORM

• Any school T-shirt

• Blue jeans

Only blue colored jean or jean shorts

• NO holes or ripped jeans/jean shorts

• Shorts must be appropriate length.

Voted on by parents

Students must wear the Friday NBBE t-shirt (navy or gold) for field trips.

PTA sales on these teachers on Wednesday at dismissal in room 26.

MEDIA CENTER HOURS

•Students are encouraged to check books out from the media center.

•The Media Center is opened in the morning:

8:05 am - 8:30 am

•The Media Center is also opened in the afternoon:

Wednesdays from 1:50 pm – 3:05 pm

•Accelerated Reader (AR)

VALUES MATTER MIAMI• Nine (9) Core Values will be discussed throughout the year.

• Make connection between home and school.

1. September : Respect

2. October: Responsibility

3. November: Citizenship

4. December: Fairness

5. January: Pursuit of Excellence

6. February: Kindness

7. March: Cooperation

8. April: Honesty

9. May: Integrity

VOLUNTEERS• Must re-apply each year

• Must be cleared in order to participate in events that include

– Field trips

– Field day

– Classroom celebrations

– Birthday lunch celebrations

• Must wear yellow or blue Friday T-shirt when volunteering or chaperoning.

• Must ride on the bus – cannot be with students if not a chaperone.

• Must sign-in and receive volunteer pass in the office.

INCENTIVES AND REWARDS• An incentive will be given at the end of each nine weeks.

• Perfect attendance award for students who qualify.

• School Incentive Plan:

I-Ready Reading Goal

I-Ready Mathematic Goal

• Incentive plan will begin the second nine weeks to allow for time to complete the I-Ready diagnostic test.

• I-Ready reading and mathematics goal will depend on student’s level.

STUDENT PORTAL• Single Sign-on

• Username: Student ID#

• Password: Student ID #, lowercase initial

• Universal Questions:

–Lucky number: 1

–Favorite book character: bee

–Favorite song: happy

• Please DO NOT change your child’s log-in information; students need it to utilize the web-based programs in school.

HOME LEARNING• Students will have home learning every day and sometimes Friday. It

will be written in the agenda and be kept in their Home Learning folder on a daily basis.

• Home learning is used to reinforce skills taught in school and is a vital component for overall academic success.

• Home Learning Time Length: 45 minutes daily.

• Your child is expected to read for 30 minutes everyday.

• After five (5) missed Home Learning assignments he or she will receive a detention.

• During special units of study, family home learning projects will be sent home.

ITEMS IN BOOK BAG• Home Learning Folder (red)

• Take Home Tuesday Folder ► Important school notices will be sent home in this

folder every Tuesday; this folder must be returned every Wednesday.

• Student’s Agenda

• Green Folder (Spanish)

• Blue Folder (Music)

• Library Books

• Pencil Pouch with all Materials

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PLAN• In order to create and maintain a positive learning

environment, students must follow our classroom rules.

–Classroom Rules

• Work quietly

• Follow directions

• Work and play safely

• Respect other’s property

• Keep to your own space

• Listen to others

–Golden Rule- treat others the way you wish to be treated.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PLAN• Please review these rules with your child. Conduct grades will be based on

the observance of these rules.

• The first time a student misbehaves, he/she will be given a verbal warning.

• Any misbehavior following this warning will require your child to flip his/her conduct card on the behavior chart. •

• Your child’s conduct will be documented and will be used to track their conduct grades for report cards.

• If a student’s behavior becomes a problem in class, a behavior sheet may be sent home requesting a parent’s signature. This documentation will be used to determine your child’s report card grade in conduct.

• Please note that if your child’s behavior does not improve, this will affect his/her participation on fieldtrips or special activities.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PLAN

• Rewards

–Treats/Stickers

–Treasure Box

–Note/Phone call home

–Computer Time

• Consequences:

–Warning

–Change card/ color

–Move seat to another location

–Note/ Phone call home and detention

–Office

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS• Variety of genres

–Fiction

–Nonfiction

–Informational

–Expository and Narrative Text

–Poetry, etc.

• Comprehension Skill

• Vocabulary Strategy

• Grammar Skill

• Writing Trait and Task

MATHEMATICS• Number Sense

• Place Value

• Two-Digit and Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction

• Telling Time

• Measurement

• Collect, Graph and Analyze Data

• Geometry

• Fraction Concepts

• Sums and Estimation

• Equal Groups

SCIENCE

• The Practice of Science

• Matter and Its Changes

• Forms of Energy

• Forces and Changes in Motion

• Living Organisms

• Heredity and Reproduction (plants and animals)

• Earth Structures, Systems and Patterns

SOCIAL STUDIES• Geography and Map Skills

• Economics

• American History

–Native Americans

–Colonial America

–Immigration

• Civics

–Citizenship

–Government

THE FLORIDA STANDARDS• Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) and Mathematics

Florida Standards (MAFS) provide a clear set of goals and expectations.

• Define what students should know and be able to do at each grade level – kindergarten through grade 12.

• Emphasize success in college and careers.

• Prepare students with 21st century skills.

• Provide more rigorous content and application of knowledge.

• Place emphasis on critical and analytical thinking.

• Establish clear, consistent guidelines for instruction.

WHAT DO THEY MEAN FORTEACHING AND LEARNING?

LAFS

• Regular practice-complex text and academic language

• Reading, writing, listening and speaking grounded in evidence from text

• Build knowledge through content-rich text

• Different writing genres

MAFS

• Deeper understanding of mathematical concepts

• Builds habits of mind of productive mathematical thinkers

• Real-world applications

• Modeling with pictures technology, graphs, and manipulatives

HOW ARE STUDENTS ASSESSED?• LAFS and MAFS are assessed by the Florida Standards

Assessment (FSA):

–English Language Arts (ELA): grades 3-5

–ELA Writing Component: grades 4 and 5

–Mathematics: grades 3-5

• Science FCAT 2.0 continues as the grade 5 Science assessment which assesses the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS).

STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST (SAT-10)

• Administered to students in grades K-2 • Administered in April (specific dates will be

announced)

• 1 Day for Reading

• 1 Day for Mathematics

GRADING• Students will receive weekly grades in:

– Reading

– Language Arts

– Math

– Content

• Science and Social Studies

• Spanish, Art, Music and PE grades will be provided by the assigned teachers to the class.

• Please check the Parent Portal to see how your child academic progress.

GRADING SCALE

Second

Grade

Grades

Numerical

Value

Verbal

Interpretation

Grade Point

Value

A 90-100% Outstanding Progress 3.5-4.0

B 80-89% Above Average

Progress

2.5-3.49

C 70-79% Average Progress 1.5-2.49

D 60-69% Below Average

Progress

1.0-1.49

F 0-59% Failure 0 – 0.99

GENERAL INFORMATION• Free breakfast daily

• School lunch costs $2.25 (daily) or reduced lunch costs $0.40 (daily).

If a student owes money to the cafeteria, he/she will receive an alternate lunch each day until the balance is paid in full.

Apply for Free or Reduced Lunch online; Please see Ms. Aquino in the main office if you need assistance.

• Birthday Celebrations

Store-bought cupcakes/doughnuts only.

No balloons, tablecloths, goodie bags, pizza, juice, ect. will be permitted.

Must be a cleared volunteer to distribute the cupcakes or doughnuts during our class lunch time.

• Scholastic Book Club

ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATIONS• The District Electronic Grade Book provides automated email

notifications to parents and students who subscribe for this service.

• Parents who wish to start receiving automated email subscriptions can do so via the Electronic Grade Book link in the parent portal.

• Registration instructions, demonstration videos and a description of all notifications can be found on the PIV resources page at:

–http://gradebooksupport.dadeschools.net/piv-resources.asp

TIPS FOR PARENTS• Please visit our school website.

–http://bossard.dadeschools.net/

• Click on the Parents tab, and then on Open House for additional resources.

• For information and resources visit:

– http://theparetacademy.dadeschools.net

• Download the Norma Butler Bossard APP

• The school will communicate important information via Connect Ed. Please make sure we have your current phone number.

IMPORTANT REMINDERPTA

Parent Teacher Association

• We ask that you please join the PTA. Membership helps

support students, teachers, and the school. Membership fee

is $10.00 per person.

• PTA membership forms are available tonight at the PTA

table in the courtyard area.

Parent Academy

• Parent workshops: please inspect Take Home Tuesday

folders for information/flyers about upcoming workshops.

CONTACT INFORMATION:•Ms. Florez

sflorez@dadeschools.net

(305) 254-5200

Thank You For Coming!

Please Remember to Sign-In and

Visit the Book Fair in the Media Center