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TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE(S) ACCIDENTS ......................................................................... 1 ACCIDENTS INSURANCE ........................................................... 1 AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM ................................................. 1 ATTENDANCE ....................................................................... 1 BREAKFAST/ LUNCH PROGRAM ................................................... 1-2 CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT .................................................... 2 COMPREHENSIVE READING PLAN ................................................. 2-3 CONFERENCE WITH TEACHER .................................................... 3 EARLY DISMISSAL ................................................................... 3 EMERGENCY CONTACT CARD ..................................................... 3-4 FIELD TRIPS ......................................................................... 4 GRADING POLICY ................................................................... 4-5 HOME LEARNING POLICY ........................................................... 5-6 HONOR ROLL ........................................................................ 6 ILL STUDENTS ....................................................................... 6 IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM .......................................................... 6 INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS ...................................................... 7 LOST OR DAMAGED BOOKS ......................................................... 7 LOST AND FOUND .................................................................... 7 PERSONAL BELONGINGS ............................................................ 7 PARENT/ TEACHER/STUDENT ASSOC. ............................................ 7 RAINY DAY DISMISSAL ............................................................... 8 REPORT CARDS ...................................................................... 8 SCHOOL HOURS ..................................................................... 8 SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS .............................................................. 8-9 SECURITY ............................................................................. 9 STUDENT DROP OFF ................................................................. 9 SUPERVISION .......................................................................... 9 STUDENT MESSAGE ................................................................... 9 TELEPHONE USAGE ................................................................... 9 TRANSFER/WITHDRAWALS ............................................................. 9-10 UNIFORMS ............................................................................... 10 VISITORS ................................................................................. 10 WORKSHOP SAMPLES ................................................................... 10 |
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ACCIDENTS In the event that your child is injured at school, we will do everything possible to make him/her comfortable. You will be called immediately and if you cannot be contacted, we will contact the person you have listed on the emergency contact card. If the injury or condition warrants, paramedics will be called. ACCIDENT INSURANCE Student insurance covers accidents that happen on school property; 24-hour coverage may be purchased through the school at the beginning of the school year. Information about this insurance is sent home with each student early in the year, and is available in the school at all times. AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM The After School Care Program at Biscayne Elementary School offers a variety of activities, including homework assistance, indoor and outdoor games, music, technology, arts and crafts. If we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to call us at (305) 868-7727 (ext.119). Our fax number is (305)864-5543. Office hours; 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m./ Room 11 Fees Story Hour 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. $15.00 per week (5 days) After School Care 2:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m $30.00 per week Students must have a school insurance policy. Parents must supply the school with current emergency contact information. All students must be picked up by 6:00 p.m. or an additional fee will be charged. Please visit the After School Office, room 11 for more information. ATTENDANCE It is extremely important for your child to attend school every single day. Also, arriving at school by 8:25 a.m. will insure your child is not marked tardy and begins the day calmly and trouble free. Every absence and tardy must be followed by a note from home which should include the date, the nature of the illness or the reason for the late arrival. If your child is absent for more than 2 consecutive days, please call the school and inform the attendance clerk of the reason for the absence. We are part of the Florida State Attendance Truancy Intervention Program (TIP). BREAKFAST/LUNCH PROGRAM Breakfast and lunch are free for those students who have been approved using the application form provided to each child in the beginning of the school year. Application forms are also available in the school office. Each student must eat a lunch. Students have the following choices: ★ Breakfast is available in the cafeteria beginning at 7:35 a.m. daily. The full price is $.60 and $.30 for students who have been approved for a reduced price. Breakfast ends at 8:05 a.m. ★ Students may buy the approved lunch for $1.25 Students who have been approved to receive a reduced lunch price pays $.40 a day or $2.00 per week. Lunches should NOT include candy, gum, canned or bottled soft drinks. No glass containers, please. We wish to preserve a safe and pleasant place for your child to eat. It is necessary to set high standards of conduct in the cafeteria. Your child’s conduct will be closely monitored He/She is expected to: ★ Follow directions of adults the first time they are given. ★ Stay in his/her seat unless given permission by and adult to get up. ★ Talk quietly. ★ Not to skip in line or save a place at the table for friends. ★ Always use your best manners. ★ Not to share food. ★ Pick up food and paper around his/her area. ★ Students continuously violating the above rules may be suspended from school. CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT The Miami-Dade County School Board utilizes a Code of Student Conduct which outlines the rights and responsibilities of students, the duties of teachers and administrators, and the suggested responsibilities of parents. It defines violations, which disrupt the educational process and disciplinary actions that must be taken in order to deal with the misconduct. You will receive shortly a copy of “The Code of Student Conduct”. Cooperation from you the parent or guardian is essential if we are to provide the best help for each child. Please review these basic rules with your children. 1. Remain quiet and orderly in classrooms and hallways. 2. Behave courteously to all adults and other students. 3. Observe all cafeteria rules. 4. Refrain from engaging in any type of fighting. 5. Refrain from intimidating, harassing, bullying, or threatening others. 6. Refrain from the use of profane language or gestures. 7. Refrain from damaging or destroying property belonging to others. 8. Refrain from leaving school grounds without permission during school hours. 9. Inform an adult at the school if another student is intimidating, harassing, threatening, or hitting you. The Code of Student Conduct also clearly stipulates that: “Individuals caught using, possessing, and /selling drugs or weapons will be subject to expulsion from the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.” The Miami-Dade Public School Board is clearly saying that students who possess weapons or drugs at school are subject to expulsion. COMPREHENSIVE READING PLAN The Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Comprehensive Reading Plan is designed to ensure that students read on grade level before entering Grade 3, and to diagnose and accelerate the reading performance of all students in all grade levels. Included in the plan are the standards, strategies, benchmarks, and assessments which support the Language Arts/Reading Competency-Based Curriculum and the Sunshine State Standards. Parents will play an integral part in helping the school to implement one of the district’s most important components of the Comprehensive Reading Plan; the Independent Reading Requirement which states that students in grades 1-5 are required to read a minimum of five books during each nine-week grading period. Students in grades 1-5 must have a daily 30-minute independent reading period in school and a daily 30-minute independent reading homework assignment. The role of the parent/guardians is critical to the literacy development of the child. Parents/Guardians are the child’s first and continuing teachers. The role of the parents/guardians includes: ✳ Making education a high priority for the student ✳ Setting high expectations for performance in school ✳ Providing opportunities for conversations about the way the world works ✳ Providing activities to broaden the student’s background experience ✳ Providing books and magazines for home use ✳ Reading aloud to the student or providing books on tape ✳ Working collaboratively with the school to increase student achievement ✳ Becoming knowledgeable about strategies they can employ at home to assist the student in achieving the goals of the school’s reading program. Please contact your child’s teacher or Ms. Austin, our Reading Leader, if you have any questions or need assistance. CONFERENCE WITH TEACHER Good communication between home and school is necessary for your child’s success. The home and school must work together. Sometimes what seems like a problem is simply a lack of communication. A parent may have a conference with a teacher by appointment. When you wish to arrange a conference with your child’s teacher, please send a note to the teacher and include your phone number so that the teacher can contact you to arrange a time to meet with you. You may also call (305) 868-7727 Mrs. Conchita Medina to arrange conferences. We appreciate your cooperation in not seeking “instant conferences” during school hours. EARLY DISMISSAL An authorized adult must come to the school office to request an early dismissal for your child. No student will be released except to those adults authorized by you on the Emergency Contact Card. Picture identification is required. Teachers will not release students from the classroom to a parent during school hours. EMERGENCY CONTACT CARD In case of an emergency, we must have accurate emergency information. It is necessary that each student have an accurate and updated emergency contact card on file. 1. Please include home, work telephone numbers, beeper, cellular, a relative’s or neighbor’s telephone number. 2. Correct address. 3. All authorized/unauthorized persons who may or may not pick up your child. If you move or if your telephone number is changed, please notify the school office. A form will be sent home during the first week of school to update our records. Please complete and return it immediately. School records must be kept up-to-date so that you may be reached in an emergency. Remember to advise the school of any change in the name and numbers of your emergency contact (the person we may contact if unable to reach you). In the event that neither the parent nor the emergency contact can be reached the Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue will be called. FIELD TRIPS Another learning experience may be offered to your child through field trips planned by the teacher. All approved trips will be appropriate for the student’s age and will relate to subjects being studied in the classroom. We believe that school time is valuable and that it should be used to help each student make the best possible academic progress. In addition to being carefully planned, field trips must be adequately supervised. Parents are asked to assist the teacher as chaperones on field trips. Parents serving as chaperones may not bring other children or people with them on the field trip. Parent permission must be on file for a child to participate in a field trip. Money and permission forms must be returned by the cut-off date or the student will not be permitted to go. GRADING POLICY You are urged to discuss your child’s progress with his/her teacher. The teacher will be able to explain the requirements upon which a grade is based. In addition, the teacher is able to offer valuable suggestions and recommendations that will assist you and your child. Additionally, students not reading at grade level will not receive a grade of “C” or higher on their report card until the student is able to read at his/her respective grade level. GRADES 1-5 Academic Grade Numerical Value Interpretation A 90 - 100 Outstanding ,excellent, consistently higher than the typical student B 80 - 89 Good, above that of the typical student C 70 - 79 Satisfactory D 60 - 69 Minimally acceptable: improvement needed, below grade level F 59 or below Unsatisfactory, below grade level EFFORT 1 Works diligently towards completing all assigned tasks 2 Sometimes finishes assigned tasks. 3 Not completing assignments or not completing assignments to the best of his/her ability CONDUCT A Consistently demonstrates outstanding behavior B Behaves well in school C Behaves satisfactorily with room for improvement D Conduct needs significant improvement F Regularly violates school rules of conduct Before promotion to the next grade level, a student must have mastered those basic skills identified for the present grade. By grade 3, the student must be reading at FCAT level II or above or the student will not be promoted to the next grade. HOME LEARNING POLICY The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida recognizes regular purposeful home learning as an essential component of the instructional process. Regular home learning provides opportunities for developmental practice drill, the application of skills already learned, the development of independent study skills, enrichment activities, and self discipline. Home learning is assigned to provide reinforcement and extension of class instruction, and serves as a basis for further study and preparation for future assignments. Home learning is provided seven (7) days a week. In addition, the student must read a book for the allotted number of minutes. The minimum required number of minutes for daily home learning assignments: Grade Level Number of Minutes K- 1 30 minutes 2- 3 45 minutes 4- 5 60 minutes Student’s Responsibilities 1. Completing assigned home learning as directed 2. Returning home learning to the teacher by the designated time 3. Submitting home learning assignments that reflect careful attention to detail and quality of work. Parent's Responsibilities 1. Establishing “home learning time” in the household where, at a certain time each day, your child goes to the assigned area in the house to complete home learning assignments. 2. Providing continued interest and concern for the child’s successful performance in school through encouraging and supporting the child in his/her performance of assigned home learning. 3. Indicating an interest in assignments and assisting, if possible, when requested by the child, but not to include completing the work for the child. 4. Supporting the school in regards to the student being assigned home learning. 5. Requesting assignments for students when short term absences are involved. Reading is recognized as a universal skill that relates to all subjects. When the homework assignment is completed in a shorter period of time, every student will read minimally for the amount of time specified. According to the Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Reading Plan, all students should read at home for at least thirty (30) minutes per day. Kindergarten teachers shall exercise judgment in making homework assignments by considering the child’s readiness level and the type of work to be accomplished. HONOR ROLL The following qualifications are necessary to achieve honor roll status at Biscayne Elementary Community School. 1. Principal Honor Roll: Academic Average 4.00 Academic Grades All A’s Effort All 1's Conduct Grade All A’s 2. Honor Roll: Academic Average 3.60 to 3.99 Academic Grades All A’s and B’s Effort All 1's Conduct Average 3.60 or greater Conduct Grades All A’s and B’s ILL STUDENTS If your child is ill in the morning, please keep your child home for the day. This will help us protect your child from further infection and protect the other children as well. We cannot keep ill students in school. If your child becomes ill, we will contact you immediately using the information provided on the emergency contact card. IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM All students must have the approved shots prior to entering school. The forms are available at your doctor’s office. Students entering on temporary immunizations must complete the series of shots before the expiration date. Please return the form completed by the doctor to the school office. It is your responsibility as a parent to keep your child’s immunizations current. IF THE EXPIRATION DATE PASSES, YOUR CHILD WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND SCHOOL UNTIL THEIR RECORDS ARE UPDATED. PLAN AND BE PREPARED! INTERIM PROGRESS REPORTS You will receive Interim Progress Reports approximately four weeks after beginning of each grading period, which will inform you of the progress your child has made and where improvement is needed. Like all reports, they are to be signed and returned to your child’s teacher. Parents are encouraged to have a conference with the teacher to discuss any unsatisfactory progress. You should receive the Interim Progress Reports on the following dates: First Grading Period September 7, 2005 Second Grading Period November 9, 2005 Third Grading Period February 15, 2006 Fourth Grading Period April 19, 2006 LOST OR DAMAGED BOOKS Your child’s Textbooks are extremely valuable and should be well cared for by your child. Children are responsible for all textbooks or library books issued to them. Parents must pay for all lost or damaged books. If the lost book is found, monies paid will be refunded. Please bring your receipt that was issued to you by the secretary/treasurer. All monies collected are recorded and are paid to the proper fund for replacement purposes. LOST AND FOUND Items that have been lost by students are turned into the school office through out the school year. If your child loses an item, he/she may come to the office to see if the item has been returned to the Lost and Found. PERSONAL BELONGINGS/ELECTRONICS Please discuss with your child the importance of taking care of money and personal belongings. Students should only bring the minimum amount of money necessary. No valuable jewelry, including watches, rings and earrings, should be worn to school. (Students may Not bring CD players, radios, electronic games, recreational equipment, etc. All personal belongings should be properly labeled with your child’s name. This would include sweaters, purses, lunch boxes, wallets, etc). PARENT/ TEACHER/STUDENT ASSOCIATION (PTSA) Since the greatest portion of your child’s day is spent at school, his/her growth and development are our joint responsibility and concern. The PTSA serves our school in many ways. The PTSA provides you with the opportunity to be informed and involved. We urge everyone to become active in helping to further the goals and growth of the PTA. We will be requesting your aid and support in the near future. Please watch for notices of the membership drive and upcoming meetings and events. Please join; it’s a small investment towards a fruitful future. RAINY DAY DISMISSAL Please plan ahead and make the necessary arrangements so that your child knows what to do on rainy days. During heavy downpours, children will not be dismissed until the downpour subsides. School bus children will be dismissed as busses arrive. Children will not be allowed to use the telephone. Unless it is an emergency please communicate what you expect your child to do on rainy days and inform the teacher as well so that everyone understands what to do in the event of rain. REPORT CARDS Report cards are issued every nine weeks and demonstrate your child’s progress. Anytime your child’s average falls below a “C” you will receive written notification. Expect your child’s report card on or around the following dates. First Grading Period October 19, 2005 Second Grading Period January 11, 2006 Third Grading Period March 29, 2006 Fourth Grading Period June 7, 2006 (Mailed or Picked up) Sign and return the envelope to school immediately. The final report card will be mailed to those parents who submit stamped, self-addressed envelopes or may be picked up at the school office. SCHOOL HOURS Pre K- Grade 1 8:30 - 2:00 p.m. Grades 2 - 6 8:30 - 3:00 p.m. Wednesdays 8:30 - 2:00 p.m. ALL STUDENTS PRE K - GRADE 6 Please pick students up promptly at the appropriate dismissal time. Our school office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Your child may not arrive at school before 7:45 a.m. unless he or she is enrolled in the before care program. There is no supervision prior to this time. SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS Children of parents who volunteer at school have a more positive attitude toward learning and earn better grades. Parental support is vital to the effectiveness of the overall school program. Volunteer programs involving parents and other community members can help strengthen existing school programs or introduce new programs. Volunteers in the school provide much needed help and support for students and teachers. All parents are encouraged to become involved in our volunteer program. The primary requirement is an interest in the education of children. It is important to be dependable and be prepared if specific skills are involved. Training is available. We encourage your participation. Volunteers can serve the school in many capacities. Some possibilities are: classroom assistant for special projects, student instructional tutor, library aide, clerical assistant to teacher or staff, listener of student reader, and assistant in the computer center. If you are able to give at least an hour or two each week see Ms. Mager. Volunteers must complete a Miami-Dade County Public Schools Volunteer Application and sign in and out in the office in the Volunteer Book. SECURITY The security of our students and staff is of utmost importance. In order to maximize student and staff security, we will take measures including, but not limited to, requiring students to go to the restroom or to other destinations in pairs. We will lock entry /exit areas of the school that do not compromise fire evacuation routes and we will have security guarding key areas around the school, including restrooms, to minimize the possibility of an unsafe situation. STUDENT DROP-OFF |
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