BPOP Meeting

The Bilingual Parent Outreach Program (BPOP) will be presenting a workshop in Media Center on Thursday, April 2. This parent workshop will focus on The Media and how it influences children. We hope you will take the time to attend this most important meeting.

VPK Lotery

Registration for the VPK (Voluntary Prekindergarten) Program is now open. Seminole Elementary’s lottery for the 2009-2010 VPK Program will be held on Friday, April 24th at 8:45 am. The lottery will take place in Room 102. All registrations must be received before Wednesday, April 22 by 3:00 p.m. Registrations received after this deadline will not be eligible for the lottery.

Parent Involvement Survey

Please take a few minutes and let us know about your experiences as a parent of a student attending Seminole Elementary. The Parent Involvement Survey will be available online fro March 30 through April 24, 2009. Your answers should be based on the current school year. I f you have children attending different schools, please answer the questions with regard to only one school at a time. Parents may submit a survey for each school.

The survey is located here. The survey is located in the upper right-hand corner of the page. The survey is available in both English and Spanish. Please contact the school if you have any questions or concerns regard in the survey. We really appreciate you help!

PTA Spring Sale

Seminole Elementary’s PTA is sponsoring the Spring Sale beginning on April 1 through April 3. The Spring Sale will take place in the Breezway from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Individual items will be priced at $2 and up.

Free Saturday School Classes

The Miami-Dade County Public School district would like to inform all community members that a FREE Saturday School program is being offered at Hialeah Adult Education Center. The classes listed below are offered from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, from April 18, 2009 through July 27, 2009. 
        •        FREE Citizenship
        •        FREE G.E.D. Classes
If any additional information is needed, please contact them at 305-822-1500 (after 2 pm) or via e-mail at hialeahadult@dadeschools.net. 

No School-Teacher Workday

There will be no school on Friday, March 27th. This is a Teacher Workday. Enjoy the long weekend!

Language Updates to PIV

Effective immediately, the District's Gradebook can now provide automated email alerts/reports in English, Spanish, and Creole to parents and students. Parents and student who register for the Parent Internet Viewer (PIV) email alerts will automatically receive their email alerts and reports in English, Spanish, and Creole. Parents and students already receiving alerts/reports have no action to take. Parents and students who wish to start receiving automated email alerts/reports can do so via the PIV link in the parent portal.

Registration intructions as well as a description of all alerts/reports can be found on the gradebook support page at:  http://gradebooksupport.dadeschools.net/piv-resources.asp

Town Hall Meeting

On March 18 hundreds of concerned parents converged on Tallahassee to take a stand against further budget cuts to public education. On Monday March 23, get an update on the Rally to Tally, and join PTA members, parents, students, neighbors and school district employees at a town hall meeting to advocate the same position of no more cuts to public education! This very important meeting will take place at Coral Gables Senior High School and will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The FCAT is Over!

Seminole Elementary’s PTA wants all students to join them in celebrating the culmination of the FCAT. On Friday, March 20th, students will be permitted to wear regular clothing to celebrate the end of the FCAT. The PTA will be collecting a one dollar donation for this special event.

No School

There will be no school on Friday, March 27th. This is a Teacher Planning Day.

Tutoring Cancelled

All tutoring (including morning tutoring and after-school tutoring) have been cancelled due to FCAT and SAT-10 testing. Morning tutoring will be offered once all testing has been completed. Please see your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

Standardized Testing

FCAT and SAT-10 testing begins Tuesday, March 10 and runs through Tuesday, march 17th. Remember, it is important for your child to get a good night’s sleep each night before the FCAT and to eat a healthy breakfast the morning of the test. Free breakfast is available to all students. (Breakfast beings at 7:30 a.m.) Please take advantage of this great program. Also, make sure your child is not late to school on the days of testing.

Bilingual Parent Outreach Program

The Bilingual Parent Outreach Program seminar will be held on Thursday, March 5 at 8:30 am. This free workshop will take place in our Media Center and will focus on Immigration Laws and Pathways to Become a Citizen. We encourage all parents to take advantage of this worthy program.