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December 2010

Volume 4, Issue 5 During this holiday season, I have been reflecting over the past three years of Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center’s existence. I remain in awe of the cohesiveness of our community, the kindness and maturity of our students, the support from our parents and family members, and the dedication of our staff and staff. Truly, serving as the principal of this outstanding school is one of the best gifts I have ever received. I wish each of you a joyous and relaxing holiday season!

Sincerely,

Reva A. Vangates, Principal

Principal’s Message Reva A. Vangates, Pr incipal

I leana Robles, Assistant Principal

L i l iana D. Suarez, Ass istant Principal

Calendar of Events

12/1 Parent Newsletter E-mailed FAIR Testing Begins (All K-3 and Selected 4-8) 12/2-9 Hanukkah 12/3 National Junior Honor Roll Induction Ceremony

First Grade Field Trip to Zoo Miami

PTA Jeans Day and Pizza Sale 12/6 Deadline to Pay for the PTA Holiday Dance 12/8 Interim Progress Reports Go Home 12/10 PTA Holiday Dance 12/13 Seventh Grade Field Trip to the Joseph Caleb Center

Inside this Issue

Principal’s Message 1

Thank You! 1

Scholastic Book Fair 1

Calendar of Events 1

Club News 2

Tips for Reading at Home 2

Creating a Culture of Peace

What Parents Can Do 3

What Students Can Do 4

Holiday Blues 5

School News (K-2) 6

School News (3-5) 7

Elementary Special Areas 8

School News (Middle) 9-11

City of Doral Toy Drive 12

Adopt-A-Classroom 13

December’s Calendar 14

January’s Calendar 15

Thank You!

Our sincere thanks for your generous contributions! Thank you to all who donated to the City of Doral’s Police Department Canned Food Drive. Your contributions helped make a huge difference for families in need during this holiday season.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair was back with lots of books for our students to browse and purchase. This annual event allowed us to raise funds for our school’s library. Your participation encouraged your child to develop a love for reading as well as assisted our

school to do the same.

12/14 Picture Re-Takes Eighth Grade Field Trio to Reagan Senior High

School-Classical Arts Show 12/15 EESAC Meeting /Media Center at 8:00 12/16 Second Grade Fieldtrip to Zoo Miami

Fourth Grade Fieldtrip to the Railroad Museum

The City of Doral Annual Toy Drive Ends 12/17 Happy Birthday Ms. Vangates! Deadline for all Science Fair Projects PTA Jeans Day and Pizza Sale

12/20- 12/31 Winter Recess 1/3 Classes Resume

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Club Sponsor Days & Time Location Room #

Chess Club

Mr. Pineiro

Mondays and Thursdays 3:25 - 4:25

Room 401

Elementary School Activities Club

Ms. C. Perez Fridays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 114

Florida Future Educators of America

Ms. Faehnle Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 108

Science Club Ms. E. Romero Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 237

Foreign Language Dr. Perez Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 330

Student Council Ms. L. Gonzalez Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 309

Band Mr. Reyes Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 404

Music Room

Art Club Ms. Carroll Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Room 500

Safety Patrol Mr. Payne Mondays

3:25 - 4:25 Media Center

Drama Club Ms. Quintero Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:30

Cafeteria

Guitar Club Ms. Cordero Tuesdays

3:30 - 4:30 Room 404

National Junior Honor Society

Ms. Ward Tuesdays

3:25 – 4:25 Conference Room

Ten Tips for Reading at Home

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1. Choose a quiet place that is free from distractions for your child to read. 2. Have your child read aloud to you every night. 3. As your child reads, point out spelling patterns like cat, hat, pat. 4. Ask your child to tell you in his/her own words what happened in the story. 5. Before getting to the end of the story ask your child what he/she thinks will happen and why. 6. Let your child see you reading for pleasure in your spare time. 7. Take your child to the library regularly and explore the children’s section together. 8. Offer special incentives to encourage your child to read. 9. On gift giving occasions give books that interest your child. 10. Extend your child’s positive reading experience. For example, if he/she likes elephants, take your child to the zoo to see an elephant.

Club News


1. Recognize that keeping firearms in your home may put you at legal risk as well as exposing you and your family to physical risk. In many states, parents can be held liable for their children's actions, including inappropriate use of firearms. If you do choose to keep firearms at home, ensure that they are securely locked, that ammunition is locked and stored separately, and that children know weapons are never to be touched without your express permission and supervision.

2. Take an active role in your children's schools. Talk regularly with teachers and staff. Volunteer in the classroom or library, or in after-school activities. Work with parent-teacher-student organizations.

3. Act as role models. Settle your own conflicts peacefully and manage anger without violence. 4. Listen to and talk with your children regularly. Find out what they're thinking on all kinds of topics.

Create an opportunity for two-way conversation, which may mean foregoing judgments or pronouncements. This kind of communication should be a daily habit, not a reaction to crisis.

5. Set clear limits on behaviors in advance. Discuss punishments and rewards in advance, too. Disciplining with consistency helps teach self-discipline, a skill your children can use for the rest of their lives.

6. Communicate clearly on the violence issue. Explain that you don't accept and won't tolerate violent behavior. Discuss what violence is and is not. Answer questions thoughtfully. Listen to children's ideas and concerns. They may bring up small problems that can easily be solved now, problems that could become worse if allowed to fester.

7. Help your children learn how to examine and find solutions to problems. Kids who know how to approach a problem and resolve it effectively are less likely to be angry, frustrated, or violent. Take advantage of "teachable moments" to help your child understand and apply these and other skills.

8. Discourage name-calling and teasing. These behaviors often escalate into fist fights (or worse). Whether the teaser is violent or not, the victim may see violence as the only way to stop it.

9. Insist on knowing your children's friends, whereabouts, and activities. It's your right. Make your home an inviting and pleasant place for your children and their friends; it's easier to know what they're up to when they're around. Know how to spot signs of troubling behavior in kids-yours and others.

10. Join your school's Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and work with other parents to develop standards for school-related events, acceptable out-of-school activities and places, and required adult supervision. Support each other in enforcing these standards.

11. Make it clear that you support school policies and rules that help create and sustain a safe place for all students to learn. If your child feels a rule is wrong, discuss his or her reasons and what rule might work better.

12. Join up with other parents, through school and neighborhood associations, religious organizations, civic groups, and youth activity groups. Talk with each other about violence problems, concerns about youth in the community, sources of help to strengthen and sharpen parenting skills, and similar issues.

Creating a Culture of Peace and Safety in schools:

What Parents Can Do




1. Refuse to bring a weapon to school, refuse to carry a weapon for another, and refuse to keep silent about those who carry weapons.

2. Report any crime immediately to school authorities or school police. 3. Report suspicious or worrisome behavior or talk by other students to a teacher or counselor

at your school. You may save someone's life. 4. Learn how to manage your own anger effectively. Find out ways to settle arguments by

talking it out, working it out, or walking away rather than fighting. 5. Help others settle disputes peacefully. Start or join a peer mediation program, in which

trained students help classmates find ways to settle arguments without fists or weapons. 6. Mentor a younger student and be a role model and friend. You can make it easier for a

younger person to adjust to school and ask for help. 7. Start a school crime watch. Consider including a student patrol that helps keep an eye on

corridors, parking lots, and groups, and a way for students to report concerns anonymously. 8. Ask each student activity or club to adopt an anti-violence theme. The newspaper could run

how-to stories on violence prevention; the art club could illustrate costs of violence. Career clubs could investigate how violence affects their occupational goals. Sports teams could address ways to reduce violence that's not part of the game plan.

9. Welcome new students and help them feel at home in your school. Introduce them to other students. Get to know at least one student unfamiliar to you each week.

10. Start (or sign up for) a "peace pledge" campaign, in which students promise to settle disagreements without violence, to reject weapons, and to work toward a safe campus for all. Try for 100% participation.

11. Take pride and responsibility for your school. Each one of us plays a part in school safety. Be a part of the solution!


Creating a Culture of Peace and Safety in schools:

What Students Can Do


If your child has experienced any of the following events, they may be at risk for something called the Holiday Blues. Sadness is the most obvious sign of the holiday blues. But children also show the blues by withdrawing from their family, being irritable, uncooperative, aggressive and also verbally abusive. Helpful suggestions to assist your child with these difficult events are provided. Your school Guidance Counselor, TRUST Specialist, School Social Worker and School Psychologist are also available to assist upon your request.

DEATH IN THE FAMILY The trauma of losing a loved one is softened when children are surrounded by relatives during the holiday season. Family get-togethers with relatives are a wonderful way to help children feel connected and loved. Expect tears and words of missing the family member who has died. When tears surface over the loss, be supportive by expressing similar feelings and cry together. There is relief when members of a family experience their grief together.

Ask the children what they think mom or dad or the grandparent that they have lost would want them to do during this first holiday season without them and then do it.

Consider putting some time aside to visit the cemetery for prayers and flowers.

Put together a special album of photos to celebrate the life of the family member who has died. At an appropriate time look over the photos and recall the fun times of the past and talk of the person who everyone misses.

DIVORCE

Work out a schedule prior to the Holidays for sharing the children with each parent; so children know they will be with both parents and spared the experience of their parents arguing over them.

Refrain from quarreling in front of the children.

Refrain from saying disparaging things to the children about the other parent.

Each parent should plan a fun activity to help the children realize that they are still part of a family and there is now mom's house and dad's house.

LOSS OF INCOME There is an old saying that "the best things in life are free." Parents should remember this saying and look in the newspaper for all sorts of special events for the holiday that the family can enjoy together FREE or at a small cost.

Encourage everyone to make gifts this year.

Encourage relatives who normally give gifts, to give your child the one special gift they are wishing for.

Get together with another family in the same financial situation and make plans for creating fun.

Consider finding a way to give to a family or a charity that is less fortunate than your family.

Involve the family in making cookies, decorations and preparing the Holiday meals. PARENTS IN THE MILITARY Children whose parents are part of the armed services are especially affected during the holiday season.

Parents in the military can rely on relatives who are caring for the children to buy a special gift for their child so she/he will know it came from mom or dad.

E-mails and video clips can help children to know that their mom or dad is safe and okay and that next Christmas the family will be together.

Tape recorded messages or tape recorded bedtime stories are a good way for children to feel connected to their mom or dad.

The holiday blues can be very real for children, but with a little bit of thought and preparation, the holiday season can still be special for children who have recently experienced a sad event.

Holiday Blues in Students




Kindergarten

First Grade

The theme for first grade classes is “Family and Friends”. Students are reading stories and poems about special times with friends and family. As we read, we are learning how to draw conclusions and how to compare and contrast. We are learning about special customs related to Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa as we nervously wait for a visit from a holiday friend. So, we are being especially good…and we hope you are too. Happy holidays from the first grade students and teachers of Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center.


During the month of November the kindergarten students went on an exciting adventure to Zoo Miami, where they had the opportunity to learn about animals and the habitat in which they live. As part of our Harvest Festival, the kindergarteners had their first Harvest Lunch. We dressed up in costumes that celebrated the change of season, carved pumpkins, and created many fun projects! Our November Thanksgiving Feast was a great success! Many of the students experienced their very first traditional Thanksgiving meal! We look forward to the month of December and all the fun activities that await us!

Second Grade

Second grade will be learning to subtract two digit numbers with and without regrouping in their mathematics class. In social studies, they will learn about Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. In science students will learn different sources of energy and the usage of energy. In reading students will Compare/Contrast, Monitor/Clarify, and make distinctions between Facts and Opinions.

Fifth Grade

The Fourth Grade students at Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center will be reading the story of The Polar Express. The story will be used to build students’ reading and writing skills. Later, we will attend a field trip to the Gold Coast Museum to learn more about how the railroad changed Florida’s history.

Fourth Grade

It’s hard to believe that the year is already coming to an end! The month of November brought new challenges, great ideas, and cool weather! Our fifth graders have learned, and continue to learn so much. In Reading we began Theme 3 – Voices of the Revolution. We learned about characters, real and fictitious, and all the challenges they faced during this difficult time. In Math we investigated how to balance equations, learned how to use substitution to solve equations, and finally compared and ordered integers. In Science we continued to learn about the different types of energy, as well as all the concepts related to weathering. We also took some time to remember and honor our Veterans. We learned about why we celebrate Veteran’s Day on November 11 th each year, and watched videos of the men and women who have served America. In addition to academics, we also showed community spirit by bringing in many food items to support the City of Doral Canned Food Drive for the needy. Let us continue the spirit of giving and being thankful, as we celebrate the coming New Year!



It has been a busy month for our third grade bunch. Students started working on their Science Fair projects, took their fall interim assessments, collected lots of canned goods to feed the needy and enjoyed a field trip to the Miami Art Museum. At the museum, students got the opportunity to explore paintings and artwork created by local artists. In their spare time, our little readers have been busy reading all the wonderful books they purchased at the book fair. With the holiday right around the corner, our third graders are excited about their upcoming book exchange and class celebrations.

Third Grade

Art


In Art class, we will be transitioning from our studies involving the Art and Culture of Polynesia to the study of the Mexican Self-Portrait Artist Frida Kahlo. Students will have the opportunity to research and review the life of Frida Kahlo including how events took place in her life and how she responded to them through her artistic interests. We will then go on to develop self-portraits that reflect our features as well as our personalities and characteristics. Students will find new meaning in the Arts in terms of how Art can become a new language for expressing oneself. Students will share their artworks and join in on collective conversations between themselves and their classmates pertaining to how their 'new language' and self-portraits communicate their life events and convey their interests in the Arts.


During the month of December in the Physical Education classes, students will be learning how to play basketball. The students are very excited since the Miami Heat season just started! We will be learning a variety of techniques and playing many small group games. On Wednesdays we will continue to do our Rhythms and Dance Unit.

Physical Education

For the month of December, the music department is very excited preparing a program for the upcoming winter show. Some of the things we are working on are singing, recorder, bells and guitar ensembles. We are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable show!

Music

Spanish

The Spanish teachers continue to work with students to reinforce the knowledge and skills that will be measured on the FCAT. We want to take this opportunity to wish students and their families a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season.


Language Arts

Ms. Margaret Shepard For the month of December, eighth grade language arts students will complete the study of the novel, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, and begin preparing for midterm examinations and FCAT Assessments. The seventh grade language arts students will complete the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, and prepare for midterms examinations and FCAT Assessments. The Creative Writing classes will be creating an original composition to be presented by way of Movie Maker. The reading class will continue to review and strengthen the basic skills required for effective reading. All classes will review for the Middle School Mid-Term Exams given in January 2011. Ms. Melissa Figueredo Language Arts classes just finished reading our very first class novel, Esperanza Rising and thoroughly enjoyed it from the beginning through to the end. We are all looking forward to our next novel, The Giver. My Reading students continue to work on reading comprehension skills and as always continue to strive to be the BEST they can possibly be! Happy Holidays to all! Ms. Aileen Baez For the month of December, seventh grade Language Arts students will complete the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. Sixth grade students will finish reading the novel, Esperanza Rising by Pam Ryan Muñoz. Eighth grade Intensive Reading students will continue to practice and strengthen their reading strategy skills for effective reading. All students will prepare for midterm examinations. Dr. Eusebio Perez My language arts through ESOL classes are analyzing the literary elements of fiction and non-fiction. They are also building vocabulary for reading and writing. They have begun to read their first novels, Esperanza Rising, Where the Red Fern Grows, and The Old Man and the Sea. For some of them, this is their first novel in English. We are all very excited about this. Ms. Cynthia Saavedra Happy Holidays! This month the eighth grade Language Arts students are delving into many literary genres and focusing on persuasive writing techniques. Their reading project is due December 13th. The seventh grade Intensive Reading students are strengthening their reading comprehension skills by focusing on compare and contrast relationships between texts.


Mathematics

Ms. Angelica Perez Mrs. A. Perez’s 6th grade math classes are finishing up their lessons on decimals and fractions. Soon we will be entering the exciting world of linear equations. We will continue to implement our lessons in fun classroom activities and continue to have a creative learning environment. We will also begin to prepare for the mid-terms which will take place in January. Ms. Carolina Milyanovich Course 3 students are finding solutions for linear problems by creating or interpreting tables, graphs, or models. Algebra students are determining the missing value in a sequence of numbers, graphing a set of data in two variables, identifying the x-intercept and y-intercept of a line, and determining the dependent variable, independent variable, domain, and range. Geometry students are learning about perpendicular lines, altitude in a triangle, and parallel line properties. Ms. Janet Gutierrez The start of the second nine weeks is finally here. The month of December will bring many new challenges to the students as they begin to explore systems of equations, functions and proportionality. We will be working diligently in mastering these topics in these upcoming weeks. Mr. Oscar Marquez

My seventh grade students are working on solving proportions. While my eighth grade students are working on functions.



Mr. Juan Deliz Students in the comprehensive science class are involved in learning the different aspects of motion, speed, velocity and momentum. These concepts are part of the topics in physics which is the main subject this grading period. As part of the Earth Science program, students in the Honor’s Science class are learning about the relation between the sun, atmosphere and topography and global climate. The students know how climatic patterns on Earth result from the combination of the mentioned factors and how human activities can affect the climate. Ms. Gleider Crombet Currently, my sixth grade classes are learning about the transformations that take place on the soil caused by the weather. I am also teaching the erosion and deposition that occurs as the result of the energy found in water. During the next week, we will be working on a lab where we will have the opportunity to observe the effects of chemical and mechanical weathering. My seventh grade classes are learning about Earth’s place in space. They also continue to strengthen their understanding about energy. Finally, we will be reviewing everything we have learned so far in preparation for midterms during the month of January. Mr. Brian Bustillo In the month of December, my sixth grade science classes will be presenting their science fair projects. Once the science fair projects are presented, our focus will shift over to the midterm. The midterms will consist of all the information that has been covered in class. Each student will receive a study guide to help them prepare for the exam.

Science

Social Studies

Ms. Ida Graham In my Civics’ class, the students have just completed a discussion on The Bill of Rights and an abbreviated lesson on the Civil Rights Struggle. We are embarking upon an understanding of why community service is so important in the United States. Students will complete ten volunteer hours for a Community Service Project. In my U.S. History classes, students have just been assigned a Community Service Project, as well. We are completing our study on how and why this country went to war against Great Britain for independence and are preparing for a complete discussion on The American Revolution. Mr. Richard Rodriguez In my sixth grade Geography class, we will study the rest of Central America and venture into South America where we will study countries like Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. My seventh grade Civics students, after completing a study of the political party and elections system; will look at the three branches of the Federal Government (i.e. the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial branches) and their roles and responsibilities. Mr. Ramon Rodriguez My sixth grade World Geography students are learning about the different cultures and religions there are on our planet. The seventh grade Civics students in my class are studying the Constitution of the United States of America and they are focusing on the first ten amendments also known as “The Bill of Rights.” My eighth grade United States History students are focusing on the “Road to Independence” where they are learning about important events such as the Boston Tea Party and the Declaration of Independence. Ms. Katherine Varona My sixth grade students are learning about Latin America, starting with Mexico! They are envisioning Mexico's land, economy, its rich history, and the current status of Mexico's government. They are understanding the differences between institutions of Eastern and Western Civilizations and ways the landscape and society change as a consequence of shifting from a dispersed to a concentrated settlement form. We are also excited about the holiday season and I'm wishing everybody a blessed one!

Ms. Eraine Porter In my seventh grade Civics class, we are learning the significance of The Bill of Rights (First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution) and how it guarantees certain basic rights to all Americans. My eighth grade U.S. History students are discovering the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and how the U.S. Constitution established a republic, in which power is held by voting citizens through their representatives. All classes concluded their Native American Heritage Group Projects with success.

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Congratulations to Alexandra Anez, who is an eighth grade art student in Ms. Cambeyro’s class. Alexandra won twice in the Begging, Borrowing, and Stealing Art contest.



Mr. Omar Reyes The school’s band is preparing a music program to play during the holiday season celebration. Our music program will include

traditional Christmas carols.

Ms. Elizabeth Cambeyro My art students will study the Elements of Art Color as one of the most basic tools in Art. They will understand the different kinds of colors like the primary, the secondary, the intermediate, complementary, analogous, warm and cold. My students will understand that black and white are not colors and that they are only used to change the value of a specific hue. Students will learn the term hue, intensity, value, color and their definitions to apply their knowledge in artworks.

Ms. Marion Larmond Our Middle School Physical Education and Health Literacy classes are engaged in a wealth of Health Awareness this semester. My sixth grade students will focus on Cell and Heredity, Endocrine System, Puberty, Personal Health and Body Care and Decisions on Personal Safety. As the seventh grade classes progress to their second year of Physical Education and Health Literacy they will have an in-depth study of Self-Esteem, Values, Family Planning, Marriage and Child Abuse. The advance eighth grade classes will be working on how to go about making the right decisions by following the Decisions Making Process, knowing more on Dating, Abstinence, Family Planning and Child Abuse Prevention. All of my students will continue to participate in physical activities and team sports as we approach the holiday season. We wish all of you holiday cheers.

Ms. Mercedes Castro Students in my Spanish class will be reading across texts to connect ideas and themes using various FCAT skills to develop reading comprehension. They will read and interprets selections appropriately and use critical thinking. I will motivate my students to read fragments of “Don Quixote de la Mancha” by Miguel de Cervantes.

Mr. Corey Black We are currently using Microsoft Power Point in my Computer Application class in order to complete our community service project. Students were divided into teams of two or three and asked to create a presentation about local volunteer programs, such as one at a local hospital. Students are using the Internet, local publications, or personal contacts to research volunteer opportunities in their community. Students in my Introduction to Computers class are currently creating a Microsoft Excel Worksheet named Candy is Dandy. Students will be given a Hands-on Assessment using Microsoft Excel where they will have

to input formulas and charts.

Computers

Art

Music

Physical Education and Health

Spanish

1 Parent Newsletter E-Mailed FAIR Testing Begins (All K-3 and Selected 4-8 Grade Students)

2 Hanukkah (2nd-9th)

3 National Junior Honor Roll Induction Ceremony First Grade Field Trip to Zoo Miami PTA Jeans Day & Pizza Sale

6 Deadline to pay for the PTA Holiday Dance

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8 Interim Progress Reports Go Home

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10 PTA Holiday Dance

13 Seventh Grade Field Trip to the Joseph Caleb Center

14 Eighth Grade Field Trip to Reagan High School Classical Arts Showcase Picture Re-Takes

15 EESAC Meeting 8:00 a.m. in the Media Center

16 Second Grade Field Trip to Zoo Miami Fourth Grade Field Trip to the Railroad Museum City of Doral Toy Drive Ends

17 PTA Jeans Day & Pizza Sale All Science Fair Projects Due

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Winter Recess (20th-31st)

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24 Christmas Day! (25th) Kwanzaa Begins (26th)

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31 New Year’s Eve!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

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Classes Resume District Writing Mid-Year Test Begins (1-8)

4 5

Parent Newsletter E-mailed

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Middle School Mid-Term Exams Periods 1 & 5

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PTA Jeans Day and Pizza Sale Middle School Mid-Term Exams Periods 2 & 6

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Middle School Mid-Term Exams Period 3

Florida Alternate Assessment Test Begins (Only includes ESE students exempted from standardized testing (grades 3-8)

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Middle School Mid-Term Exams Period 4

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Science Fair

14

Science Fair District Writing Mid-Year Test Ends PTA Pizza Sale

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No School

18 19 20

End of Second Grading Period

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Teacher Planning Day No School Arbor Day

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Begin 3rd Grading Period Interim Assessment Tests Begin: Winter Reading, Mathematics, and Science (3-8) Grade 3 Reading Student Portfolio Begins National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – Grades 4 & 8

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EESAC Meeting 8:00 am in the Media Center

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PTA Jeans Day and Pizza Sale

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FAIR Testing Ends (All K-3 and Selected 4-8 Grade Students)

Middle School Mid-Term Exam Review

Middle School Mid-Term Exam (Make-Ups)

Joy of Reading Week 1/24/11-1/28/11

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