NORMA BUTLER

BOSSARD ELEMENTARY 2016-2017

Open House 2019

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary School

Principal: Mrs. Concepcion Santana

Assistant Principals: Dr.Gebara Mrs. Parker

Kindergarten Teacher: Ms.Rasua

Arrival •All visitors to our school, must show a picture identification upon

entrance to the main office.

**Students are allowed into the classroom at 8:10 am and are

considered tardy if they are not in the classroom by 8:20 am.

Dismissal**Our school day ends at 1:50 pm.

**There is only one entrance to the building during dismissal: the front

gate.

**Persons picking up students MUST have a pink dismissal pass (provided at the beginning of the year) and present it to the teacher

in order to pick up their child.

•As per School Board Rule, Students will not be dismissed 30

minutes prior to dismissal (after 1:20 pm). Please schedule

appointments, etc. accordingly. •Parents will not be allowed to wait in the office from 2:00 pm - 3:00

pm for older siblings to be dismissed.

Early Sign Out- Board Policy 5200: 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 10:20 am,

for students in grades K-1, will be marked absent for the day. The early release of students causes disruption to the academic

performance of all students and may create safety and security

concerns. No students shall be released within the final 30

minutes of the school day unless authorized by the Principal or

Principal’s designee (i.e., emergency, sickness).

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

The note must include the following information:Student’s nameDate(s) of absenceReason for absenceParent’s signature

Please Note:-Students that are tardy or are released early a total of 5 times

will not be qualified to receive a Perfect Attendance Award.

-After 10 absences, a note from a doctor is required for an

absence to be excused.

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary will be monitoring excessive absences

once students reach:o five (5) or more consecutive absences (excused and/or unexcused) within a

nine-week grading period;

o five (5) or more unexcused absences in a semester; or

o seven (7) or more cumulative absences (excused or unexcused) at any point

in the school year.

When students reach these monitoring points in reference to their school

attendance, parents/guardians will receive phones calls and letters.

If students continue to accumulate absences (excused and/or unexcused) a

formal meeting will be conducted at the school site and may warrant

referral to the District’s Truancy Intervention Program.

Tardies will be monitored as well.

“Blue Chips” for daily attendance are awarded to students who come to school on time.

Daily attendance drawings are conducted during the morning announcements for various prizes.

School Board Attendance Policy 5200 states

the following:•A student who is absent more than nine (9) days within a

semester or more than four (4) days for schools on a block

schedule, will not receive a passing grade for the semester

•The student shall have reasonable amount of time, up to three(3) school days, to complete make-up work for excused

absences.

•Any student who has been absent from school will be

marked unexcused absent until he or s/he submits the

required documentation. Failure to provide required

documentation within three (3) school days upon the return to school will result in an unexcused absence. Unexcused

absences do not require that the teacher provide make-up

work for the student.

8:10-8:20 – Arrival8:20-9:50 – Language Arts/Reading

9:50-10:20 – LUNCH

10:20-11:30 – EFL/Spanish

11:30-12:30 – Math

12:30-1:20 – Science/Social Studies1:20 – 1:50 – P.E./Recess

Kindergarten Grades

Numerical Value Verbal Interpretation

Grade Point Value

E (A) 100 – 90 % Outstanding

Progress

4

G (B) 89 – 80 % Above Average

Progress

3

S (C) 79– 70 % Average Progress 2

M (D) 69 – 60 % Lowest

Acceptable

Progress

1

U (F) 59 – 0 % Working Below

Grade Level

0

• Red Folder will contain the Home Learning packet/Journal and daily behavior log. Red Folder must be brought to school everyday.

• Home Learning packets are passed out every Monday and

collected the following Monday. • Please make sure that your child is bringing their homework folder

with their homework packet to school daily.• Your child’s conduct will be documented daily on a behavior

sheet, located in the red Home Learning folder.

• Your child’s behavior may affect their participation in any field trips or special school activities.

• A blue Parent Communication Folder will be required for all students. Important school notices will be sent home in this folder

every Tuesday.

Testing•Students will be tested formally three

times per year using the i-Ready Diagnostic Assessment as prescribed by

the School District in order to monitor progress towards the Florida Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

•Kindergarten students are also tested

every year in April using the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10) in Reading and Mathematics.

Testing•Students will be also be tested formally

and informally on information taught at school during the week.

Students will be tested in the following subjects:

ReadingLanguage Arts

MathScienceSocial Studies

i-Ready Students are administered three diagnostic assessments:

August/September 2019

December 2019

May 2020

Once the assessment has been administered, the student is given an

overall placement and a placement in each domain assessed.

Based on the performance for each domain, the student is provided

lessons tailored to his/her instructional needs.

Students are expected to complete a specific number of minutes

per week. The classroom teacher will advise the parents of the minutes that are required for each student to complete once all the

students are done taking the first diagnostic assessment.

Students are to independently complete the lessons that are provided within the program.

The i-Ready program is accessed through the student portal.

Mandatory Uniform• Polo Shirt Colors: Gold, Navy, or gold and navy combo • Bottoms: Khaki (pants, shorts, skorts) No jeans!

• Friday : Navy Bee Shirt

***Friday/Field Trip T-Shirts AKA Navy BEE SHIRT can be purchased

at our school through our PTA. Order forms are available in the

Main Office at all times. Shirts may also be purchased in person from the PTA on Wednesday afternoons at dismissal time.

• Students may wear NBB Friday t-shirts and jeans on Friday.

• Students who are in clubs may wear their club shirts with

uniform bottoms on Wednesdays. (As per monthly calendar)

• When dressing up for our FUN T-Shirt days sponsored by PTA students must wear uniform Bottoms. (As per monthly calendar)

• You must register to become a volunteer every

school year.

• Volunteers must wear the NBBE Friday t-shirt on

field trips and events here at school.

• We welcome parent volunteers in the cafeteria!

• Birthday celebrations are allowed in the

cafeteria but you must be a cleared volunteer.

Store bought cupcakes only please, no pizza,

no balloons, etc.

• Don’t wait for the last minute to get cleared ! It

is a process that cannot be rushed.

SEL (Social Emotional Learning)Our school believes in educating the whole child, therefore all our students participate in social emotional classroom and schoolwide activities and incentives. The following are examples of how our NBB family supports our student’s emotional needs. In class;Cozy cornerTeacher talkBreathing exercisesFriendship circleGo Noodle Brain Breaks School wide;Core Value of the month recognitionOpen Mic Monthly Counselor Classroom Visits

STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, arts, math)

Our school believes in educating the whole child, therefore

all our students participate in various Steam activities and events throughout the school year. STEAM is designed to

give students a more project based and hands on learning

experience.

In class;

4 semester projects including all STEAM areas. 1 per semester.

School wide;

Fieldtrips

FALL STEAM Night

April Steam Night

NBB was awarded a SILVER STEAM designation for our first year participation!!! This year we are aiming for GOLD!!!

PTAParent Teacher Association

*Asking for participation in joining the PTA.*Membership helps support students, teachers, and the school.

*Volunteering is not necessary for membership; those that are able to volunteer will receive additional emails about upcoming events that

they may participate in.

Parent Academy - Parent workshops

Please watch for flyers in the Parent Communication folders

Thank You!

Questions?