ORANGE BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Transforming Education One Student at a Time School Wide Title I School Dr. Joanne Nitti, Principal Dr. Diane Pressman, Assistant Principal http://orangebrook.browardschools.com/ Week of may 9-13, 2011 DATES TO REMEMBER: 5/10 Report Cards Issued 5 th Grade Olsen Middle School Field Trip (Select Students) 5/10-5/11 Primary Reading Test 1 st and 2 nd Grades 5/11 5 th Grade Field Trip to SPARZ 5/12 4 th Grade Field Trip to the Museum of Discovery & Science Papa John s Pizza Night 5/13 2 nd Grade Field Trip to Buehler Planetarium 5 th Grade Apollo Middle School Field Trip (Select Students) 5/18 Haitian Flag Day 5/23 PTA Meeting Election of Officers for 2011-2012 OurVision Allchildrenwillreceiveaqualityeducationinasafeandcaringenvironment. OurMission ThemissionofOrangeBrookElementarySchoolistoprovideaqualityeducation,instillaloveforlearningand preparestudentstobecomeproductivemembersofsociety.weprovideastimulating,interestinganddisciplined environmentwithdiverseactivitiesandexperiencestomeettheneedsofallstudents. MATH COMPETITION RESULTS Congratulations to our fourth grade students who participated in the district math competition (BCCTM). They placed fourth in the individual competition and placed second in the team competition that also included several private schools. The students, Michael German, Jamze Sabdul, Luke Samuel and Armando Miller will be recognized at a ceremony at Plantation High School this month. We would like to extend a great big thank you to Mrs. Moorman who coordinated and prepared our math team for this event. Way to go!! FCAT WRITING TEST RESULTS Congratulations to our fourth grade teachers and students for the outstanding job on the FCAT Writing test. The overall results were exceptional and we are so proud of our fourth grade students. The school will receive the hard copy individual test results sometime in the end of May and we will also advise parents when they can access these results online. Additional information will be forthcoming. SMART SUMMER TUTORIALS SMaRT summer math and reading tutorials will be available from May 23, 2011 through July 15, 2011. Please see the attached information on how to access the online tutorials. The student needs to have their 10-digit identification number (student number) and the 4-digit school number is 0711.
PTA NEWS Election of officers for the 2011-2012 school year will be held on Monday May 23, 2011 at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. The date for submission of Nomination forms has been extended until May 12th. If you have misplaced your form, you can print one from the school website at http://orangebrook.browardschools.com/ or pick one up from the office. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Registration for Kindergarten started May 1, 2011. Your child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2011 to qualify for the 2011-2012 school year. When registering, please bring the following: 2 proofs of residence (this could be a bill, rent receipt, lease, driver s license, etc.) Official Birth Certificate Evidence of a medical examination performed within twelve months of August 22, 2011 Florida Certificate of Immunization (Form DH 680) HELP US In order to help us begin planning for next year, please call the office if you are planning to move out of Orange Brook school boundaries. If you are moving and require your child(ren) s records, please provide the office with 1-2 days notice in order to prepare the paperwork. Please ask for Mrs. Lewis or Mrs. Montgomery. Thank you for your help in this matter. UNIFORM DONATIONS If you would like to donate your students used or outgrown school uniforms so we can replenish our supply we are currently accepting donations. Students can bring them in a plastic bag marked donated uniforms and send them to the office. In addition, if your child has borrowed uniforms from the office we would appreciate if you would return them after they are cleaned. Your assistance and donations would be greatly appreciated. PAPA JOHNS NIGHT May 12 th is our next Papa Johns Night so please plan to have dinner at Papa Johns. Our area Papa Johns location is 4309 Hollywood Boulevard for walk in orders or 954-894-7272 for delivery. When ordering just mention Orange Brook Elementary and your child s teacher. Every dollar that is spent by Orange Brook families will result in a 15% donation to our school and the class with the most participation will win a pizza party. We encourage you to support our Partner and our school. LOST & FOUND Parents ~ Please have your child look for lost items of clothing in the lost and found box located on the stage in the cafeteria. We have many items in the lost and found box. All items not picked up by will be donated to charity. The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination and/or harassment complaint may call the Executive Director, Benefits & EEO Compliance at 754-321- 2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities (EEO) at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158. The School Board of Broward County, Florida expressly prohibits bullying including cyber bullying, by or towards any student or employee. See Policy 5.9: Anti-Bullying for additional information.
SMaRT (Summer Math and Reading Tutorials) DearFamily, Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyourchildhasbeenenrolledinthe SMaRTsummertutorialprogram.Throughthisinternet basedprogram yourchildwillhaveaccesstotutorialsinbothreadingandmath.the tutorialscoverconceptsandskillsthatyourchildlearnedduringthis schoolyear.inaddition,thetutorialswillintroduceyourchildtonew conceptsandskillsthattheywilllearnduringtheupcomingschoolyear. Didyouknowthatsomestudentsloseasmuchastwomonthsofgrade levelequivalenceoverthesummer?thesmarttutorialscanhelpyour childretainwhattheyhavelearnedthisyear.theassignmentsare designedforstudentstoworkintwenty minutesessionsoverthecourse oftheprogram.wehopeyouwillencourageyourchildtocompletethe tutorialsonaregularbasis.remembertheoldsaying useitorloseit ; SMaRTcanhelpyourchilduseitandnotloseitthissummer! TheSMaRTtutorialswillbeavailabletoyourchildbeginningonMay23, 2011untilJuly15,2011.Seetheattacheddocumentforstep by step directionsonhowtoaccessthetutorials. HaveaSMaRTsummer!
SMaRT Pwogram konpitè ki bay leson matematik ak lekti disponnib diran vakans ete (Summer Math and Reading Tutorials) Lafanmi, Nou kontan annonse ou nou anwole pitit ou nan yon pwogram SMaRT diran vakans ete. Se yon pwogram konpitè prepare pou bay timoun yo leson. Avèk pwogram Entènèt sa a, pitit ou gen aksè nan konpitè ak ansèymanasiste(tutorials)nanlektiakmatematik.pwogramansèymanangenladannkonsèpakteknikpitit outeapranndirananneeskolè sa a. Diplis,pwogramansèyman anvakòmanseesplikepitit ounouvokonsèp akteknikelèvklas lipralapranndiranpwochènanneeskolè a. Èskeoukonnenpandanvakansgenelèvkikapabbliyesayoteaprann? Kifè,yopèdifasilmandemwaakizisyonkonnesansnanklasyotapfè a. Pwogram SMaRT kapab ede pitit ou retni sa li aprann pandan anne a. Pandan tout tan pwogram nan, devwa ak leson yo prepare pou elèv yo travaysouchakaktivitenanvenminit.nousweteouvaankourajepititoufiniregilyèmanleson yo.sonjepwovèb lakidi itilize lioswapèdi li ; kidonk pandan ete a, pwogram SMaRT kapab ede pitit ou kontinye pratikeepipapèdiabilte li! PwogramSMaRTvadisponnibpoupitit oudepi23me,2011rive15jiyè, 2011. Gade papye ki tache a kap ba ou pazapa esplikasyon sou jan pou oujwennaksènankonpitèakleson yo. PaseyonboneteakpwogramSMaRT!
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SMaRT (Cursos Tutoriais de Verão de Matemática e Leitura) Destination Math e Destination Reading 23 de maio de 2011 a 15 de julho de 2011 Acesso ao portal: http://beep.browardschools.com (Obs: SEM o www) Clique em: Student Portal Clique: No botão SMaRT, para navegar para: Login do Estudante: Nome do Usuário: número da identidade escolar com 10 dígitos Senha: número da escola com 4 dígitos Para completar uma lição: Clique no botão GO ao lado da lição Assistência Técnica HMH: 1-888-327-2906 A assistência técnica não pode fornecer o nome de usuário e a senha. Como Desativar ou Permitir as Janelas Pop-Up: Para permitir temporariamente as janelas pop-up mantenha a tecla Ctrl pressionada antes de clicar em Log In Firefox 1. Selecione Tools 2. Clique em Options, e depois o botão de Content 3. Caso a janela pop-up bloqueada estiver marcada, clique no botão de exceptions à direita 4. Digite 5. Clique em Allow 6. Clique em Close Internet Explorer 1. Selecione Tools 2. Selecione Pop-up Blocker 3. Selecione Pop-up Blocker Settings 4. Digite 5. Clique em Add 6. Clique em Close
Pou fèmen oswa pèmèt Pop-Ups: SMaRT (Pwogram konpitè ki bay leson matematik ak lekti disponnib diran vakans ete) (Summer Math and Reading Tutorials) (Haitian Creole) Destination Math ak Destination Reading 23 me, 2011 rive 15 jiyè 2011 Jan pou ou jwenn aksè nan pòtay-la (portal): http://beep.browardschools.com (Pran nòt: PA gen www) Klike sou: Student Portal Klike sou: bouton SMaRT-la pou navige ale nan sit: Jan pou elèv antre (login) nan sit-la: Non itilizatè (username): 10 chif nimewo idantifikasyon kòm elèv ID # Modpas (password): 4-chif nimewo ki deziyen lekòl-ou Pou ou kapab konplete yon leson: Klike sou bouton GO akote leson-a Sipò teknik HMH: 1-888-327-2906 Sipò teknik pa kapab ba-ou username oswa modpas-ou. Pou pèmèt pwovizwaman pop-ups peze kle Ctrl anvan ou klike sou Log In Firefox 1. Seleksyonnen Tools 2. Klike sou Options, apre sa klike sou bouton Content 3. Si yon fennèt pop-up deja bloke epi li tcheke, klike sou bouton exceptions ki sou dwat-la 4. Tape 5. Klike sou Allow 6. Klike sou Close Internet Explorer 1. Seleksyonnen Tools 2. Seleksyonnen Pop-up Blocker 3. Seleksyonne Pop-up Blocker Settings 4. Tape 5. Klike sou Add 6. Klike sou Close