Welcome Parents!

1. Welcome Parents! Mrs. Romero’s3rd Grade Class 2013 – 2014 School Year

2. School Supplies • Things to Go Home Daily • Doral Home Learning Folder & Agenda • Supplies Pouch • AR Book from School Library • Home Learning Notebook • Assigned Home Learning Folders • Things to Stay in Class • Textbooks • Folders (unless needed for HW) • Morning Journal • Reading/Writing Notebook • Workbooks not assigned for HW

3. Our Class Information • Classroom Rules • Rewards • Romero Bucks • Homework Cards • Coupons • Consequences **If any parent would like to donate treats for our classroom rewards, please let me know. (volunteer hours will be granted) **

4. Home Learning • Students have daily home learning. They will copy assignments in their agendas every morning. *Daily Reading (30 minutes)* Class Website. • Weekly Topics • Test Dates & Upcoming Events • Important Announcements • Home Learning Assignments(Agenda) www.doralacademyes.org

5. Student Grades All students’ grades are available online on the parent portal! • http://www.dadeschools.net • Click on Parents • Click “Login to Portal”

6. Our Daily Class Schedule

7. Birthday Celebrations • ONLY during lunch (12:10-12:40) • Cupcakes and Juice • 18students

8. $ School Fees $ • For Sale: • Agenda - $10 • School Folder $2 • Field Trip T-Shirt - $12 • Lunch is $3.25 / Breakfast $2.25 ($0.40 for reduced price meals)*Applications are available only online* • Early Arrival Fee: $1.00 per minute (before 8:00 A.M.) • Late Pick-up Fee: $1.00 per minute (after 3:15 P.M.) *Morning Care and Afterschool Care are available through Leap Services. (Enrollment Required)

9. Doral Academy Attendance Policy Tardies(5-7-10 Rule) • 5 tardies: • Notification to parent (phone call or email) • 7 tardies: • Written notice sent home to parents • 10 tardies: • Referral issued .3 Referrals = Expulsion • Classroom door opens at 8:10 and instruction begins promptly at 8:30. • Students are marked tardy after 8:30

10. Doral Academy Attendance Policy • Absences(5-7-10 Rule) • 5tardies: • Notification to parent (phone call or email) • 7tardies: • Written notice sent home to parents • 10tardies: • Referral issued • .3 Referrals = Expulsion • Excused Parent Notes • Only 10 parent notes are allowed in a school year, when you have reached your parent note limit only doctor’s note will be accepted. • Notes to excuse an absence will NOT be accepted after 48 hours.

11. Doral Academy Attendance Policy • Early Dismissal • Students will be penalized for excessive early dismissals. • 5 unexcused early dismissals = referral. • For the early dismissal to be considered excused a doctor/dentist note is required within 48 hours of the appointment. • No child will be dismissed after 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. • If your child needs to leave early for any excusable reason they must leave before 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday by 1:30 p.m.

12. Dismissal Procedures Parent Pickup • 3rd grade will dismiss in the same area as 2nd Grade (Carlos Albizu Parking) • Child must notify me when leaving • Please, no “mini-conferences” at dismissal • Rainy Day Dismissal Reminder! If any changes are made to your child’s usual dismissal area please call the school to notify me! After Care • Students will report directly to after care teacher. (Enrollment REQUIRED!!) Bus • Students are picked up by our assistant and escorted to the bus area.

13. New Policies @ D.A.C. • NO items (home learning, book bags, projects, etc.) will be brought to the classroom after instruction has begun. • Lunch boxes that are dropped off will be taken directly to the cafeteria and placed on an unsupervised table for your child to pick up during their scheduled lunch period. • Our staff has increased yet again, therefore NO PARKING IS ALLOWED IN THE FRONT!!!! • If you must get off the car for any reason, you must park in Carlos Albizu University. • If you are running late you may NOT leave your child in aftercare unless they are pre-enrolled.

14. Uniform Policy • Students should come to school in their Doral Academy uniform everyday. • Rolling book bags are NOTallowed. • Every Friday is Jean Day for $1.00.Students are allowed to wear jeans and Doral Academy t-shirt.

15. FCAT • All third graders in the state of Florida take the Reading and Math FCAT. • Students must pass the Reading portion of the FCAT with a level 2 or higher to be promoted to fourth grade • The 2013 FCAT will begin April 22nd. • More information will be given during FCAT Parent Night. • Don’t panic 

16. Programs Offered at Doral Academy • Accelerated Reader (AR) • Reading Plus • Reflex Math • SuccessMaker • Saturday FCAT Tutoring (Starting in February) . *Parental support is PRICELESS!*

17. Reading Plus www.readingplus.com/users • Reading Plus is an online program to help students improve reading skills. • Students will be given a username and password to use in both school and home. Username/password will be in the agenda and should be memorized. • For home learning, students will be required to complete the weekly assignments. • Students should not attempt to log in to Reading Plus until they are given a username and password, and until they have been instructed to do so by the teacher. • Reading Plus will be counted as a grade at the end of every academic quarter. • Students will be able to complete Reading Plus on iPads and some tablets. A FREE app must be downloaded. • Please DO NOT assist your child at home in completing the assignments.

18. Accelerated Reader • Students will receive an individualized AR goal and are expected to meet it on a weekly basis. It will be counted for a Reading grade at the end of every quarter.. • 30 minutes of daily silent reading is a MUST! • . • To check if a book is AR and to determine the reading level, go to.www.arbookfind.com

19. Summer Reading

20. Volunteer Hours • All families must complete 30 volunteer hours for the 2013/2014 school year • Families participating in “Before and After Care” programs for the duration of the entire school year, receive 15 hours per program (15-before care & 15-after care). • Please check class web page and emails for volunteer opportunities. • There is a wish list attached to the open house packet • 1 volunteer hour given per $2 spent. Please turn in receipts with any donations. • Families with more than one child at Doral Academy Elementary may split their hours between teachers.

21. Volunteers The School Volunteer Program consists of electronic registration and background checks. There are two different levels of volunteers. Any individual interested in volunteering in Doral Academy MUST register through the Community Portal at www.dadeschools.net

22. Walmart Wish List Scholastic Book Clubs • Online Orderingwww.walmart.com • Free Shipping with Site-to-Store • Easy access to my online wish list Registry #26772273206 • Volunteer Opportunities • Online Orderingwww.scholastic.com • Free books for our class! • Volunteer Opportunities

23. Contact Information • Email: ARomero@doralacademyes.org • Phone: (305) 597 – 9999 • Send a note in student agenda or paper Email is preferred! 

24. Any Questions?