Jacqueline Arias- Gonzalez Principal Mrs. Kathy Bustamante Dr. Cynthia Williams Assistant Principals Spanish Lake Elementary

Meeting Agenda 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 KECC 700 Bldg:1 st Floor and 800 bldg. 1 st Main 1 st Floor 200 & 300 BLDG 2 nd ECC 2 nd Floor 2 nd Main 1 st Floor 400 BLDG 3 rd Main 2 nd Floor 200 and 300 BLDG (both floors) 4 th Main 2 nd Floor 300 BLDG 5th Main 2 nd Floor 400 BLDG

Drop Off Procedures 1 st Week (August 24 – 28, 2009) O Parents 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 8AM- 8:20AM. 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 2 nd 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 2 nd -5 th 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 2 nd -5 th 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.

3 Drop Off Procedures Early Childhood Center 700 BLDG 800 BLDG Cafeteria Main Hallway st Floor: nd Floor: Entrance 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 2 nd Grade students will be walked to the front of the school using the main hallway on the east side. 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 as this will interrupt the flow of traffic. 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 1 st 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) Please note: School does not make transportation eligibility decisions.

After Care YMCA. Lourdes (Manager) / YMCA central ph#: (305) Saturday 8/8/09 9:30amMain Campus Monday 8/10/09 6pm Main Campus Tuesday 8/11/09 6pmMain 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 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 parent section for more parent information.

School Website 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  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.