 WELCOME BACK TOSCHOOL!!!
IMPORTANT GENERAL INFORMATION
Grade Level Time Schedule: M,T,Th,F Wed.ONLY
Kindergarten 8:25 – 2:50 8:25 –1:45
1stthrough 3rd grades 8:25– 2:50 8:25 – 1:45
4th through 6thgrades 8:25 – 3:00 8:25 – 1:45
Absentee/TardyProcedure: When your child is absent, please call 765-4333and leave a message. Do Not call the office. Theoffice is very busy in the morning and can not answer calls regarding absences.Messages will be listened to by 9:00. When a student arrives late, he/she is to go tothe officeand obtain a “PASS” BEFORE going to the classroom. The office will then know that the student should not bemarked absent and correct the attendance record. This will help the office staff from making unnecessaryphone calls about a student’s absence when the student is actually in theclassroom. Students need to knowthe importance of being to school on time and we thank all of you parents foryour cooperation. IndependentStudy Forms: Ifyour child/children will be absent for FIVE (5) or more consecutive days, PLEASE NOTIFY THE OFFICEASAP so the appropriate forms can be filled out. This way your child and theschool do not miss out. MealProgram: Breakfast cost is $ 1.25 Lunch cost is $3.50(includes milk) Milkonly is $.25 Paymentis made in the office. All cash payments must bein an envelope labeled with the student’s first and last name, date andamount enclosed. All check payments need the student’sfull name on the check. Ifyour child eats hot lunch several days a week, prepayment (monthly or weekly)would be appreciatedto save time and paperwork. Pleasetrack your child’s hot lunches and do not rely on the office to call when youraccount is out. Please feel freeto call the office to get your child’s account balance. NOCHARGING OF LUNCHES(as stated on the menu) except in an emergency. In which case, your child will be asked to call forpermission to charge that day’s lunch. Payment is expected the next day. BusPasses: Mondaythrough Friday (8am to 4:30pm) at the District Office (845 Crinella Drive) youcan purchase yearly passes for $150.00, trimester passes for $58.00 or a bookof 10 tickets for the occasional rider for $18.75. Questions – please call the District Office, 765-4321 orTransportation, 765-4308. Applications for free and reducedpasses are available at the District Office. Medical Authorization: Ifyour child requires medication during the school day, each year you need to fill out an authorization form,available in the office, with the name of the medicine, amount of dosage,doctor’s signature, and parent’s signature. All medicine must be in the prescription bottle withidentical information as on the authorization form and must be kept in thenurse’s office. Visitor/VolunteerProcedure: Forsecurity reasons, please do not enter classrooms while lessons are insession. Everyone must checkin and out of the office and wear an I.D. badge. Thank you for your cooperation! RestrainingOrder: Apicture of the person named on the order must be provided along with a copy of therestraining order. Volunteer Field Trip Drivers:Two Weeks PRIOR to the trip, you arerequired to fill out the appropriate form in the office and provide aCOPY of insurance with expiration date for proof of coverage, and a copy ofdrivers licence.
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Breakfast Program Begins Monday February 1, 2010 La Tercera will be offering a breakfast program beginning next week, February 1. Breakfast will be available from 8:00-8:15 each morning. Students can pick up the breakfast and eat in the multi until 8:15 and then take whatever they have left and eat it during the first five minutes of class or save it until snack recess. We will no longer be serving snacks during morning recess. The purpose of switching to the breakfast program is to provide students with a protein rich, nutritious snack to last them until lunch. Many schools have experienced profound benefits once they've implemented as similar type of breakfast program. Students who purchase the Grab and Go breakfast will receive: 1. Either yogurt, a hard-boiled egg or string cheese (each day two of these three will be available). 2. Either cereal or a granola bar 3. Fresh fruit or apple sauce and, 4. Choice of milk or fruit The cost for a fully paid breakfast is $1.25. The breakfast program is also part the free and reduced lunch program so, students who receive free lunch will also receive a free breakfast. For students on reduced lunch prices, breakfast will cost $0.30. We have been trying to get a breakfast program started at La Tercera for many years and we are pleased that we finally are able to offer this. Many students are hungry when they arrive at school and, as a result, have a difficult time focusing on their work. Hunger also effects student's moods and social interactions so we expect to see significant improvement in both academic work as well as behavior and reduced tardiness. Parents can drop money off in the office to be placed in your child's account for the paid breakfasts (just like for lunches). If your child does not eat at home in the mornings, please encourage them to pick up a Grab and Go breakfast in the multi when they arrive at school.
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What's New at La Tercera? Accelerated Reader (posted 11/16/09) At La Tercera School, students are actively using the Accelerated Reader (AR) program. 
Using Accelerated Reader, students are encouraged to select books at their own level, read, and take a computerized quiz at Renaissance Place, the AR web site, to measure their comprehension. Book levels can be adjusted up or down, depending on how successful the student is at their current level. Reading is one of the most important skills children will ever learn. The child who reads well and loves to read will excel in school and achieve personal growth.
The most important goal regarding Accelerated Reading (AR) is to encourage a love for reading by developing confidence through practice. Research demonstrates that reading practice is the most important factor in a student's literacy development. Literature-based reading practice allows students to perfect the reading skill they learn so that they can move beyond the struggle of decoding text and begin reading for learning and pleasure. Accelerated Reading is an individualized reading program for students. The book levels range from 0.2 to 13.5 so we gave a wide variety of books for students to select. We encourage students to choose books within their reading level that are of interest to them. The love of reading will develop when students are not frustrated by the text in the books they select. Accelerated Reading is a wonderful tool for allowing this love of reading to happen.
Accelerated Reader has three main objectives: · To dramatically improve student reading performance, as measured by standardized tests · To improve student's critical-thinking skills · To instill in students a lifelong love of reading Here is the AR website which allows a student, parent or teacher to login: https://hosted89.renlearn.com/282810/ Parents request a password and then monitor their child's progress. The username for students is the first letter of their first name followed by the first 4 letters of their last name (example - john smith's username would be jsmit). The password would be the student's initials (js). Once logged in, a student clicks "take a quiz." The student/parent can then search for books by title or author. The ATOS book level is listed for each book (2.2 means second year, second month) Remember to bookmark the site so you can return to your log-in page for future use. Accelerated Reader is a great way that parents can participate in their child's learning. Walk and Roll Day (posted 10/12/09) Walk and Roll Day was a great success! Here are the pictures to prove it: http://extracredit.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/10992/more-walk-and-roll-photos/ . Why Promote Walking and Bicycling? Communities are using the walk or bike to school as the first step to change community culture and create environments that are more inviting for everyone, young and old. Here are some reasons to support walking and biking to school: http://www.walktoschool.org/why/index.cfm . ******************************** Visual Thinking Strategies (posted 9/28/09) Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an exciting new program at LT this year. Please check out the youtube video as well as the VTS homepage to learn more about what students will be experiencing this year.
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