Dear Parents,

This week, we are conducting our baseline standardized testing to assist teachers with student grouping, goal-setting and planning. This test provides a comparison for our winter and spring tests. Although many students with special needs struggle to perform at their actual ability level on standardized tests, the information is still valuable when combined with teacher-directed assessment and observations. These scores are not sent home in the fall, but are available for your review at conference time if you wish.

We are now settling into the routines of school, including homework. The homework is posted daily on the teachers’ web pages at <a href="http://www.delasallefm.org">www.delasallefm.org</a>.  Please remember that the teachers will initial the subject line in the student planner during each class, even if what is written is “No HW”.  If the work is not returned to school the next day, barring any unusual circumstances or prior arrangements, the teacher will stamp the assignment “Past Due”. Teachers are directed to contact the parents within two days if an assignment is not completed and returned to school by that time. We appreciate all that you do at home to support this process. Any problems that you encounter with homework should be shared as quickly as possible with the assigning teacher so that we can help resolve issues. We have learned that routines at school that are supported by routines at home have wonderful positive results for students!

Have a positive and successful week!

Ms.  Moreau

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<p align="center"><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></b></p>
 <b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NEW BUS PROCEDURES</span></b>

At all bus drop-off locations, parents are to meet their student at the <b>bus door</b>.  It is unsafe for children to walk through parking lots unattended.  The bus driver has been instructed to keep children at the bus door until the parent arrives at the bus to receive the child.  On rainy days, the students will remain on the bus until the parent comes to the bus door to collect them.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP CHECKS</span></b>

First Quarter vouchers will be available in the office, afterschool program or with the bus driver beginning <b>Tuesday, Sept. 3.</b> Please plan to sign your check no later than <b>Wednesday, Sept. 11</b>, as unendorsed vouchers must be returned to the Florida Dept. of Education.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SHOEBOXES</span></b>

Ms. Yvonne is collecting shoeboxes in preparation for our holiday program set construction. Please send in any size shoe boxes you can part with.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">EXPLORATORY CLASS</span></b>

Each homeroom from Level A-I participates in an “Exploratory Class” once every nine days in the rotation. This is a class that is designed to expose students to a wide range of information and skills, which is determined by the teacher on a class-by-class basis. The class is currently being taught by Mrs. Gelardi and Mrs. Ferraro (speech therapists) and Mrs. Strom (counselor). We are in the process of hiring a part-time teacher to take this class over from our therapists. To alleviate any confusion on your child’s schedule, this class is <i>not</i> “therapy”.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">P.E. SHORTS and PE SHIRTS</span></b>

Students who opt to wear PE shorts during PE class must change into the mesh shorts <i>at school</i>, rather than arriving in the PE shorts and wearing them all day. To clarify… All students must wear khaki bottoms daily to school. Students who prefer to wear PE shorts for PE class can bring them to school and change into the shorts prior to PE class. The ash PE shirt should only be worn to school on PE days.
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CROP ‘TIL YOU DROP FUNDRAISER</span></b>

Save the date for our first scrapbooking event which will be held on <b>Sat., Sept. 21 from 10 AM ‘til ???</b>.  More information to follow, or call Bonnie Ross in the school office.

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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CLUB NEWS</span></b>  <b><i></i></b>
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	<li><b><i>De LaSalle Chorale</i></b> (chorus) rehearses on Thursdays after school, 3:30-4:30.</li>
	<li><b><i>Chess – </i></b>We are looking for a volunteer to lead our chess club. Please call Bonnie Ross if you are interested.</li>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SPORTS NEWS</span></b>
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	<li><b>High School Bowling Team </b>– Practice is every Tuesday from 4 PM – 6 PM and every Thursday from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM. League play is on Saturdays at 10 AM.</li>
	<li><b>Junior Bowling</b>:  Games are played every Saturday at 10 AM.</li>
	<li><b>All School Golf Team: </b> The team meets on Mondays from 4 PM – 5 PM at the Daniels Driving Range.</li>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CALENDAR REMINDERS</span></b>

Sept. 2         No School – Labor Day

Sept. 5         No School – Rosh Hashana

Sept. 18       Interim Reports go home

Sept. 19       Home &amp; School Meeting at Riverside 6:30 PM

Sept. 21       Crop ‘til You Drop Fundraiser 10 AM - ???

Oct. 1           Fall School Portraits (in uniform-no PE shirts, please)

Oct. 10         End Quarter 1

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