Welcome to Mrs. Izquierdo

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Welcome to Mrs. Izquierdos and Mrs. Littmans
Classes

• Open House 2011-2012
• School Year

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I strongly recommend that you have a laptop or
desktop computer at your house that can access
the internet on a daily basis. Your smart phone
does NOT count as a computer.
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Tonights Agenda

• Parent Portal
• Gradebook/Grades
• Schedules
• Home Learning
• 3rd Grade Retentions
• FCAT/ Task Cards
• Reading Plus
• School Website

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• Mrs. Littman
• Room 82
• Language Arts
• Reading

• Mrs. Izquierdo
• Room 84
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

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Parent Portal

• The parent portal contains information regarding
  the MDCPS and your child.
• Most importantly this is where you find the
  gradebook!
• Access to the parent portal requires you to set
  up an account.
• You need the PIV number which you can obtain by
  going to the main office with a photo ID and
  requesting it. You also need your childs
  student ID number which can be found on their
  report card.

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Parent Portal
1. Type www.dadeschools.net
2. Click on Parents
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Gradebook
Click on the grades to see the assignment
information
To see any missing assignments click on the arrow
to missing assignments and then click get report
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Grades/Gradebook

• Grades are entered into the gradebook about once
  a week.
• Grades are shared with the students once the
  papers are graded.

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Grades/ Gradebook cont

• Please check your childs grades through the
  parent portal. We will only send home a mid-term
  progress report and failure notices when
  necessary .
• If you child is absent it is THEIR responsibility
  to get the make up work.
• Missing assignments can be seen on the gradebook
  in the parent portal. We will not be reminding
  students of their missing work.
• Missing assignments appear as a Z in the
  gradebook and count as a F.

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Grading Scale

• The grading scale is set by MDCPS and can be
  found in the parent handbook.
• It is as follows
• A100-90 4.0-3.5
• B89-80 3.49-2.5
• C79-70 2.49-1.5
• D69-60 1.49-1.0
• F59 and below .99 and below

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HONOR ROLL

• Honor Roll criteria is set by MDCPS.
• Principals Honor Roll is All As, 1s and As in
  conduct
• Silver Honor Roll is an overall average of
  3.60-3.99 with all As and Bs and 1s and 2s
  with conduct 3.0 or higher.
• Bronze Honor Roll is an overall with all As
  and Bs and 1s and 2s with conduct 3.5-3.59.

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Schedules

• Your child has a copy of their schedule in their
  yellow home learning folder
• Students have Spanish everyday unless they are
  being pulled out for tutoring
• Remember to send a water bottle on PE days

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Home Learning

• 30 minutes reading every day, (3 nights a week
  must be Reading Plus)!
• Practice multiplication facts EVERY night for at
  least 10 minutes
• Mon. Tue. Mrs. Izquierdo will give the Home
  Learning.
• Wed. Thurs. Fri. Mrs. Littman will give the
  Home Learning.
• Please check over your childs Home Learning as
  it reflects what is being taught in class.

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FCAT

• FCAT given in April 2012

DONT WORRY! DONT PANIC!
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FCAT and Mandatory Retentions

• FCAT given in April 2012
• There are 3 ways to pass
• FCAT SSS Reading level 2 or higher
• Portfolio Passages done in class
• Additional assessment done in May for those who
  score level 1 on FCAT reading

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FCAT Reading Task Cards
These are in your childs home learning folder.
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Reading Plus

• Required 3 times a week (replaces the 30 minute
  reading)
• Increase reading fluency and comprehension
• Must be done on the computer
• Handout with directions is in your childs home
  learning folder

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www.readingplus.com/users
First run a requirement check on your computer
and update any programs necessary. Be sure to
turn off the pop up blocker.
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Go to the school website http//jdgordon.dadescho
ols.net
Click on parents
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Click on teacher sites
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Contact Information

• Email Littmank_at_dadeschools.net
• elenamizquierdo_at_dadeschools.net
• Email is the best way to reach us.
• Send a note with your child
• We will write back that same day provided your
  child remembers to give us the note.
• School Phone [phone]
• This is probably the least effective way to reach
  us. The school office staff will place a note in
  our box and we will return your call within 48
  hours.

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Any Questions
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• Thank You for all your support. We look forward
  to a great year!