APRIL 2015 Upcoming Events April 3rd No School April 13-24 FSA testing—5th grade April 14th SAT 10 testing 3rd grade April 17th Honors Assemblies April 17th Discipline Data Chat 10:30 a.m. April 25th Saturday School 5th 9:00am Principal—Sarah Jacobsen Capps We are in the final stretch of the 201415 school year! We have communicated to students that we expect to make the most of every minute until the very end. The students showed great support and encouragement to one another during our SAT-10 and FSA testing. I’m sure this will continue as our 5th graders finish up our FSA during the month of April. Congratulations to Myles Benafield for selling the most Buccaneer tickets for our PTA fundraiser in the fall! He sold 70 tickets and has earned a visit to One Buc Place, along with other incentives. This fundraiser provided $350.00 to our PTA! Be on the lookout for this opportunity again in August. Many of you know our Lead Teacher for Magnet Curriculum Integration, Dianna Uva. Mrs. Uva has been at Dunbar for 8 years, spending her first two years as a 5th grade teacher and the last six as our Lead. Mrs. Uva is highly respected at Dunbar and has been selected as Teacher of the Year and Ida Baker Distinguished Educator of the Year many times. Mrs. Uva will be leaving us on April 28th, as her husband will be working in Germany for the next few years. While we are excited for her and this new adventure in her life, she will be GREATLY missed! Her care for our students and contributions to the school have helped in our success. Personally, she has been a huge support and I’m sure my appreciation for her will only grow in her absence. Please join me in wishing her farewell by sending an email to [email protected]. Our Music Specialist, Ms. Sabio, has been nominated as the Rising Star Music Educator of the Year! In less than three years, she has grown our Music program tremendously to now include chorus, African drumming and Orff ensembles. In addition, thanks to Ms. Sabio, we now have an Intermediate Partnership with the Patel Conservatory for the Arts at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. We will keep you updated as the final award is announced. It is critical that ALL of our students are on time to school each and every day! When students are tardy to school, it disrupts the classroom. Doors open at 7:20 a.m. Thank you for your help with this. As always, please contact me with any questions, concerns or ideas on how to improve the school. 1730 W. Union St. Tampa, FL 33607 Sarah Jacobsen-Capps Principal Phone: 813-276-5677 Fax: 813-272-2254 School Website: http:.//dunbar.mysdhc.org Eric Felder Assistant Principal County School Board Chair— Susan L. Valdes Vice Chair—Doretha W. Edgecomb Members—April Griffin, Sally A. Harris, Carol W. Kurdell, Melissa Snively, Cindy Stuart Superintendent of Schools MaryEllen Elia www.sdhc.k12.fl.us Dianna Uva Lead Teacher Dwayne Davis Guidance Counselor On twitter.com/DunbarHasHEART Attendance Line: 813-276-5677 Magnet Office: 813-272-4811 Magnet Website: http://apps1.sdhc.k12.fl.us/magnet/ School Vision Statement: School Mission Statement: To develop a community of high performing learners by promoting the academic, social and emotional growth of all our students. To provide our students with meaningful, hands-on opportunities to explore medical sciences within a supportive and challenging environment while integrating math, Assistant Principal—Eric Felder Dear Parent/Guardian, The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will be taking the computer-based Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) Grade 5 ELA Reading and Math assessment(s) on April 13-24. If you or your student would like to gain familiarity with the computer-based testing platform, item types, and response formats your student will see on the FSA assessments, training tests and answer keys are available at http:// www.FSAssessments.org/training-tests.The statewide assessment program is designed to provide parents, teachers, policy makers, and the general public with information regarding how well students are learning Florida’s academic standards. According to section 1008.22(3), Florida Statutes, “Participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all school districts and all students attending public schools, including adult students seeking a standard high school diploma under s. 1003.4282 and students in Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as otherwise provided by law. If a student does not participate in the assessment program, the school district must notify the student’s parent and provide the parent with information regarding the implications of such nonparticipation.” If you wish to access this legislation, please go to http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/ index.cfm? App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=100 0-1099/1008/Sections/1008.22.html. For information regarding test session length for all Spring 2015 FSA assessments, please visit the FSA Portal at www.FSAssessments.org, click on the Students and Parents tab, select Student and Parent Resources, select the Computer-Based Testing Information folder, and then select Spring 2015 Testing Times. Please review the following policies with your student before testing: Electronic Devices—Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, including but not limited to cell phones and smartphones, at any time during testing OR during breaks (e.g., restroom), even if they are turned off of students do not use them. If your student is found with an electronic device, his or her test will be invalidated. The best practice is for students to leave devices at home or in their lockers on the day of testing. Testing Rules Acknowledgment—All FSA tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads, “I unPage 2 derstand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Prior to testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by signing below the statement on their ELA Writing planning sheet, ELA Reading worksheet, and/or their Mathematics work folder. Discussing Test Content after Testing—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they sign below the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states, “After the test, you may not reveal details about the passages or items to anyone. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting online, for example, on websites like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.” Please make sure your student understands that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to blogs or social media websites. Test Invalidations—Students are responsible for working on their own during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated. FDOE employs a test security company, Caveon Test Security, to analyze student test results to detect unusually similar answer patterns. Student results within a school that are found to have extremely similar answer patterns will be invalidated. Leaving Campus—If your student leaves campus before completing a test session (for lunch, an appointment, or illness, etc.), he or she WILL NOT be allowed to complete the test session. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for him or her to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please remember not to schedule appointments on testing days. If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Eric Felder at 276-5677. For more information about the FSA assessment program, please visit the FSA Portal at www.FSAssessments.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration. Sincerely, Mr. Felder H O M E O F T H E D O L P HI N Lead Teacher Corner—Dianna Uva USF Department of Public Health will be sending students who are studying for their Bachelor’s Degrees in Public Health to Dunbar this month to present medical exploration lessons to our third, fourth, and fifth grade students. This will be an excellent opportunity for our students to learn about the field of public health and health issues, including water pollution, foodborne illnesses, and recycling. We hope you will be able to join us! Spring Fling is coming! Dunbar will be hosting our annual Spring Fling Carnival on Friday, May 15thth, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. A flyer with ticket sale information will be sent home on Friday, April 17, 2015. We hope you can join us for our Spring Fling and participate in all of our fun activities, including a bounce house, relay races, face painting, spin art, and a water balloon toss. We are in Muffins with Mom will be need of volunteers. If you are held in the cafeteria on Friday, able to volunteer the night of May 8, from 7:00 AM to 7:45 Spring Fling or donate any supAM. All students who attend plies, please let me know. Muffins with Mom with their mother, older sister, grandmothPlease remember to fill out er, auntie, or special friend will receive a free book. A flyer will your application for a magnet be sent home on Friday, April school for the 2015-2016 24th, with additional information. school year. If you missed the Business Partnership Recognition Community Resources Dunbar is excited about our continuing Business Partnerships with Florida Hospital Tampa, USF Health, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. All of these businesses help support our magnet theme of medical and science exploration throughout the school year by providing guest speakers to present lessons to our students. If you are interested in becoming a Business Partner with Dunbar, or know of a business that would be interested, please contact Dianna Uva Parent Involvement Information Please stop by and take a look at Dunbar’s Parent Involvement Notebook, located in the front office. The Parent Involvement Notebook has information about helping your child with different subject areas, information about Title I, and information about parenting. Information is available in both English and Spanish. first application round, the second application round for middle school students will opened on March 24 and will close on April 16. Results will be mailed mid-May. The second application round for elementary students will open April 28th and close May 14th. Results will be mailed mid-June. If you submitted an application for your child who will be entering sixth grade next year, you should have received their placement letters the end of February. If you submitted an application for your child who will be entering elementary school next year, you should have received a placement letter in March. Dunbar has a community resource notebook located in the front office. If you would like any information about community resources that are available to you and/or any information about parent involvement, please stop by and take a look at our notebook. Information is available about ways you can help your child, information about Title I programs, and other resources that are available in the community. Page 3 Guidance Counselor—Dwayne Davis CHARACTER ED March’s character trait we focused on Persistence. In April we will be focusing on Loyalty Testing season is upon us! As you may know, FSA and SAT-10 testing has begun. Our teachers and students have been working very hard all year to make sure that everyone is prepared for these assessments. Primary grade students have taken the SAT-10 in reading and math. Third through fifth grade students will take the FSA. Make sure your student gets plenty of sleep-at least 8 hours each night. Make sure your student eats breakfast each morning. Remember that fuel is needed for both the brain and the body. Make sure your student gets to school on time each FCAT testing day. Send your student to school prepared (glasses, sweater, snack, etc.) Talk with your student about the importance of doing their best. Things parents can do to help their children’s perform Better. Encourage your student to do the following during testing: listen carefully to the teacher's instructions, follow directions, and use the test-taking strategies learned in class. Dunbar Elementary Magnet School’s [email protected] Guidelines for Success Read everyday for at least 30 minutes. DUNBAR HAS HEART Have Pride in My Work Encourage Each Other Attitude is Everything Responsible for My Actions Treat Everyone Nicely Have you joined your Dunbar PTA? We need your support. Please join our PTA family. Membership is $6.00. Together we can achieve greater goals for our children! Call 813-276-5677 to receive more information. Page 4 Math Resource Teacher—Ms. Buchanan 3rd Grade: Congratulations to the 2nd and 3rd Grade Dunbar Math Bowl Teams! Math Bowl is a team competition in which students work together to solve complex math problems. To be chosen to be on a math bowl team is a great honor; students must score highly on a qualifying quiz and be recommended by their teacher as someone who works well with others. The Dunbar Math Bowls will be on May 1st (third grade) and May 8th (second grade). The winning teams will go on to compete at the district level at the end of May. 2nd Grade: Team Burr Marsha Dorcelus Rena Malcolm Dwayne Mathurin Kielyn McCray John Parnes Team Murray Angelyce Baez Tiana Bolds Teri’Yahna Finley Gregory Lott Danielle Myers Team Poteet Jaliyna Camacho Kivaughn Greaux Demetric Johnson Jonathan Oakleaf Vanessa Rodriguez Team Harper A.M. Jodi Charlton Raaghava Deepak Elier Aguilar La Rosa Jason Ramos Amir Stiff Team Harper P.M. Ta’Liyah Grady Brandon Hernandez Henry Jajera Ki’Maud Walker Kennedy Works Team Skirvin Terrance Bolds Joshua Bullerin Vishawn Carter Eddy Pierre-Louis Mikyra Williams Mathematicians of the Month for March: Kindergarten: Salome Bosque Jure & Angelo Fortson First Grade: Sabrina Bosque Jure & Ki’Avia Greaux Second Grade: Liz Walker, Teri’Yahna Finley Third Grade: Sarah Hartman, Jay-Von Newson & Savannah Branson Fourth Grade: Briana Rodriguez-Alvardo, Janice Baez, Jade Leong & Nijon Lee Their teachers nominated these students because they exhibit characteristics of a true mathematician. Check out the bulletin board in the hallway by the front double doors to see more about these scholars! Media Specialist —Mrs. Long Happy spring! March was Bowl Time for the kindergarten and first grade. Congratulations to Mrs. Steinwach's kindergarten class for winning the Fly Guy Bowl. The students had to read seven of Tedd Arnold’s Fly Guy books, and then answer questions pertaining to the plot of each book. This was the first year for a kindergarten bowl, and both Mrs. Steinwach’s and Mrs. Harger’s classes did a fantastic job. Congratulations are also in order for Mrs. Thornberry’s first grade class who won the Junie B. Jones Bowl. Mrs. Thornberry’s team captain was Adeola Adeyemo, and teammates Amir Banner and Savannah Owens. The first grade classes also did a wonderful job and we are very proud of all their great reading. We had holidays and special days in March to celebrate. The first week was Read Across America with Dr. Seuss’s Birthday. It was also Women’s History Month in which we highlighted famous women with books and a scavenger hunt. If you have a fourth grader, please encourage him/her to finish reading as many of the Battle of the Books as they are able. The qualifying test to decide each teacher’s team is on Monday, April 27, 2015. 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