Panther Pause

April 21-25 - Scholastic Book Fair & Field Days for Grades 2-5
Wednesday, April 23 - Book Fair Family Night Event 6-8 PM
Monday, April 28 - Field Day for 1st Grade
Friday, May 2 - Multicultural Day
Friday, May 9 - Bring Your Mother to Work Day
May 12-16 - Career Week at Sunset Park (Volunteers needed to come talk to students about their careers)
Monday, May 12 - Science Fair Project due at school
Wednesday, May 14 - Evening annual Science Fair

Science Fair

Science Fair Projects : The Sunset Park Elementary School Science Fair projects will be due in your child's classroom on Monday, May 12, 2008. Our evening annual Science Fair will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2008.

Our Science Fair will be a wonderful learning experience for all students and an opportunity to display your developing Science skills.

It is required for all students to participate in Grades 3-5. Display boards will be available for students to purchase in Mr. Bazan's classroom. The price for each project display board with labels is $6.00. The price for each board alone is $5.00.

Science project boards will be on sale beginning on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. If you are paying with a check, please make the check payable to Sunset Park Elementary PTA.

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS IN BOTH
SPANISH AND ENGLISH GO TO THE SCIENCE FAIR WEB PAGE BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE OR JUST CLICK BELOW.

CLICK THE SCIENCE BOARD TO GO TO THE SCIENCE FAIR PAGE

~ Science Fair Committee ~

CAREER WEEK
May 12-16

During the week of May 12-16, we will be having Career Week at Sunset Park. Career Week consists of parents and other adults who volunteer some of their time to come and talk to students about their occupations. If you are interested and able to come on any day of the week of May 12th for at least one hour to share your career experiences with students, please print out and complete the form below and return it to your child's teacher. Please note that returning the form below does not guarantee that you will be presenting. We will call you first to confirm your presentation.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Blaya
School Counselor

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Career Week Volunteer Form - Sunset Park Elementary

Please cut out and complete by printing the information requested.
Return it to your child's teacher.

Student's Name ____________________________________________________

Teacher __________________________________________________________

Parent's Name _____________________________________________________

Occupation ________________________________________________________

Phone (Home) ______________ (Work) ________________ (Cell) ____________

 

Day and Time When You Are Available to Present:

Monday, May 12 ___ / Tuesday, May 13 ___ / Wednesday, May 14 ___ / Thursday, May 15 ___ / Friday, May 16 ___

One hour that you are available to present between 9 am and 2 pm. ______ am/pm to ______ am/pm

You will be contacted to confirm if and when you will be presenting to the school.
Thank you for for interest in giving to the Sunset Park family of children.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celebrating Reading During Library Week... 

Wear the Most Words Day - (Wednesday, April 16, 2008): There were 22 classes that were awarded prizes for the "most words"! The most creative kids had copied out of a dictionary and took 2 days to make their shirts! Way to go! Most outstanding teacher was Mrs. Rodriguez with her foam words based on a book! Fabulous!

Wear Your Favorite Book Character Hat Day - (Thursday, April 17, 2008): Students have decorated hats and made hats about their favorite storybook characters. Many teachers have been spotted wearing their hat as well. (Mrs. Hoffman selected from the book "Chocolate Fever".)

Congratulations to Mrs. Barreiro and her students!

Just to let you know, Sunset Park had two first place winners in the Spanish Haiku Poem competition in 4th grade, and two first place winners in the 5th grade competition as well.

Please go check out their work which is on display at The Fair.

School Supply Lists:

are shown listed below, for your early shopping convenience. This link will take you there directly.

Sunset Park Elementary School is very proud to have four of the finest and nicest people working right in our very own office. They do so much more
than merely meet and greet people who visit our school. You'll never find a more caring and competent group of women who work so hard to help
everyone.

Mrs. Garcia (Secretary / Treasurer)
Mrs. Baquero (Data Input)
Mrs. Daniel (Community School Specialist)
(ESE Secretary - Hourly)
Mrs. Valle (Elementary School Assistant )

News from the P.T.A.
The 2007-2008 PTA welcomes all new and returning parents and students to Sunset Park Elementary School. The PTA is very excited about the coming year and looks forward to seeing all of you at the PTA meetings and the many exciting activities we have planned. In the upcoming year, Sunset Park PTA hopes to enhance the education of all our children by focusing on child advocacy and increasing communication and parental involvement. We encourage you to become a part of the team of dedicated volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering or would like to get in touch with us, please e-mail our PTA President.

PTA Notes

Please visit the PTA page for information from the PTA.

(Click on the mailbox above to e-mail the PTA)

Schoolnotes.com TeacherWeb.com

More Sunset Park teachers are using or to keep parents informed
More Sunset Park teachers are using Schoolnotes or TeacherWeb to post their weekly homework assignments and areas of study. There is also a direct link below to Sunset Park's Schoolnotes page. Links to other websites are added to further enhance the curriculum. This service also allows visitors to e-mail the teacher. This is just another valuable resource we can use in our technology rich society.

Visit Schoolnotes at http://www.schoolnotes.com and go to "View Notes." You will need to enter the zip code of our school which is 33173.

Visit your teacher's Schoolnotes page directly by clicking on the logo & link next to the teacher whose page you want to visit and you will be taken to their Schoolnotes page. Once there, you are offered an option called "Notify me". If you click on this option and enter the requested information, you will automatically be notified by e-mail every time that teacher updates their Schoolnotes web page.

Teachers currently using:
Sunset Park Noteworthy News and Instant Updates
Click on the notepad. It is a direct link to SPE's (Sunset Park Elementary's) Schoolnotes webpage.
Please mark the box to be notified whenever there are changes to this page. It will help to keep you up to date quickly and easily. Continue to check the school's web pages for updates but be sure to keep up to date with Schoolnotes.

Teachers currently using Schoolnotes:
Mr. Bazan - Grade 5
Mrs. Frantzman - Grade 2
Mrs. Garrison - Kindergarten
Mrs. Glover - Grade 1
Mrs. Goodfellow - Kindergarten
Mrs. Huergo-Jones - Grade 5
Mrs. Luis - CCHL & Spanish
Mrs. Mayers - ESOL Grades 2-5
Mr. Miret - Grade 3
Mrs. Ruehle - Kindergarten
Mrs. Torres - ESOL Kindergarten
Mrs. Vargas
Teachers currently using TeacherWeb:

Thanks to the hard work of our teachers, students, staff, and parents, we excel at what we do!!!
We accomplished a lot last year and expect to continue in that direction. Sunset Park is a community dedicated to excellence
where we all work together to meet and surpass the high goals and expectations we set for our students and ourselves.

 SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY IS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN !!!

The Florida Panther

Our Mascot The Florida Panther is one of the most endangered animals in the world. It is related to the mountain lion. The panther ranged throughout the entire southeastern United States. Today, less than 100 panthers remain in remote parts of the Florida Everglades.

HAVE YOU MET OUR PRINCIPAL, MRS. SARA MARTIN ?

Mrs. Martin's door is always open!
She is here working hard for our Sunset Park Family!

You can email her at saramartin@dadeschools.net

Have you met our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Maricarmen Abreu ?

Mrs. Abreu is here to help you. Say hello and introduce yourself!

Hooray...Congratulations Mrs. Vettel !!!
Sunset Park's Teacher of the Year 2007-2008

Hooray...Congratulations Mrs. Baquero !!!
Sunset Park's Office Employee of the Year 2007-2008

SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS

Pre-K Supply List

Elmer's Glue (4 ounces)
Fiskars Scissors
Facial Tissue
Baby Wipes
Large / Fat Crayons
Large Paint Shirt (t-shirt)
Small Blanket
No backpacks or pillows

Kindergarten Supply List
Please DO NOT send markers, colored pencils, pens, colored glue, glue sticks, small pencil sharpeners, or backpacks with wheels.
Sunset Park does not allow rolling backpacks and the Kindergarten rooms have no storage for them.

Backpack
2 or 3 Sharpened Pencils
Pencil Box
Box of 8 or 16 Crayons
Blunt Scissors
Bottle of White Glue
Folder with Pockets
Sweater (Labeled with your name)

Please write your child's name on all supplies.

First Grade Supply List
School Box (not too large) - caja pequena
2 or 3 primary or regular pencils - lapices
Crayons (no more than 24) - lapices de cera
Blunt Scissors - tijeras
Elmer's Glue or glue stick - pegamento
A large Pink Eraser - borrador
2 Folders with Pockets
Backpack (not on wheels) - maleta (sin ruedos)

Do not bring: No Traer
Pencil Sharpeners - saca puntas
Notebooks - libretas (cuademos)
Magic Markers - marcadores
Colored Pencils - lapices de colores
Toys - juguetes

Since Sunset Park is air-conditioned, you may want to have your child bring an extra sweater that can be left at school. Lunch money should be sent to school in a change purse or in a labeled envelope.

Put your child's name on all supplies including the sweater.

Wish List
Please feel free to help your child's teacher with as many wishes as you like.

Family-oriented magazines (used magazines are fine)
1 large box of tissues for the classroom
1 box of "sealable" bags, any size (storage, snack, sandwich, pint, quart, or gallon, regular or freezer kind)
"Wet Ones" fresh wipes (any brand, please not baby wipes)
1 pkg. of bandaids, kid size, please
1 ream of copy paper, please

Wishes may be granted anytime and as many times as you wish throughout the year! We use a lot of tissues and magazines.

Second Grade Supply List
6 - #2 pencils
1 - Box of 16 crayons
1 - 2-pocket/3 prong duotang folder (red, yellow, green, blue)
1 - nylon or vinyl pencil bag
1 - 5" sharp scissors
2 - Boxes of facial tissue
2 - Marble composition books
1 - Eraser
1 - Glue stick
1 - Red marking pen/pencil
1 - Pack of 200 ct. wide rule filler paper
1 Box of reclosable gallon bags
2 - Reams of 500 ct. copy paper

Please do not send Trapper Keepers or backpacks on wheels. They
do not fit in the desk and they take up too much space. Vinyl or nylon pencil
bags are preferred over pencil boxes. All supplies should be labeled with your
child's name to avoid confusion. An old sweater or jacket is suggested, to be
left at school. (Our building does get cold sometimes.) Thanks for your cooperation.
THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE SPECIAL AREA CLASSES.
THOSE TEACHERS (ART, P.E., MUSIC, GIFTED AND E.S.O.L.) WILL BE POSTED OR YOUR CHILD WILL
BE ADVISED DURING THEIR FIRST CLASS MEETING WITH THAT TEACHER.
Note from the webmaster: I will try to get that information for you and post it. Keep checking.)

2ND GRADE WISH LIST
Dry Erase markers (assorted colors)
Post-Its (assorted colors and sizes)
Hand sanitizer
Clorox Clean-Up wipes
Children's books for the classroom library (that are in good condition)

Items listed above can be donated throughout the year at any time. Check with your
child's teacher regarding items that you would like to donate but are not listed above.

We look foward to a wonderful year! Thank you for your cooperation. The Second Grade Teachers

ESOL Class: See separate list below. Scroll down.

Third Grade Supply List
7 Pocket Duo-tangs with prong (metal clips in the center to hold paper): one of each of the following colors: (red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange)
2 Boxes of Ziploc (or zipper closing) Freezer Bags (one of each size: gallon and sandwich)
3 1-subject notebooks
2 Packs of colored index cards (one of each size: 3"x5" and 4"x6")
1 Bottle of hand sanitizer
1 Box of colored crayons/pencils (24 count) - NO MARKERS
1 Box of tissues
1 Covered and silent pencil sharpener
1 Large box of "Clorox or Lysol wipes"
1 Pair of blunt-edged scissors. NO sharp-edged scissors
1 Zippered pencil case. NO plastic school boxes.
1 Ruler with an inches and centimeters scale

Please ensure that your child has an ONGOING SUPPLY OF THE FOLLOWING:
#2 Pencils and erasers. - NO mechanical pencils.
Glue sticks
Red pens
Wide-ruled filler paper
Yellow highlighters

Please do not purchase correction fluid (White-Out) or large notebooks (Trapper Keepers / binders) as these items are not allowed.

ESOL: See separate list below. Scroll down.

Class Wish List
Dry-Erase Markers
Letter-size copy paper
New or gently used children's books

Fourth Grade Supply List
Your child will need to bring in the following supplies and materials by Friday, August 24th.

Notebook paper (loose leaf paper) (4 Packages)
2 Composition Notebooks
2 Spiral notebooks
3 Duo-tang folders with pockets
zipper pencil case (no boxes)
Pencils (3 Packages)
Scissors
Glue or Glue Stick
Crayons (Box of 24)
Colored Pencils (1 Box)
Markers (Box of 8 or 10)
Highlighters (4 different colors)
Erasers
12" Ruler with inches and centimeters
Facial Tissue (1 Large box)
3"x5" Index cards (1 package)
Dictionary and thesaurus

Supplies Needed for other Classes
Music: Duo-tang folder with pockets; Spiral Notebook; Pencil and a Recorder (instrument)
Art: 1 Sketch book
Spanish: Spanish dictionary (for Spanish S only); Spanish/English Dictionary (for Spanish SL); Composition notebook; Pencil
ESOL Class: See separate list below. Scroll down.

Wish List
Dry-erase markers
Xerox paper (1 ream)
Ziploc or zipper locking bags
Hand sanitizer
Lysol wipes
Paper towels
Disposable camera

It is suggested that extra paper and pencils be kept at home for completing home learning assignments.

Fifth Grade Supply List
4 Packs of Notebook paper (loose leaf)
2 Glue Sticks
2 12" rulers with inches and centimeters
2 Boxes of 12 Red Pens
3 Packs of Pencils
5 Composition Notebooks
5 Duo-tang Folders with pockets
2 Packs of Eraseable Pens (blue or black)
1 Pair of Scissors
1 Large Box of Facial Tissues
1 Box of gallon size sealable bags
2 Reams of Copy Paper
1 Pack of Crayons
1 Set of Colored Pencils
1 Protractor
1 Set of Multiplication Flash Cards
Erasers
1 Package of 5"x7" ruled index cards

Supplies Needed For Other Classes
Music: 1 Duotang folder with pockets; 1 spiral notebook; 1 recorder (instrument); and pencils
Art: 1 Unlined Sketchbook (5"x7" or 8"x10"only)
Spanish: Spanish dictionary (for Spanish S only); Spanish/English Dictionary (for Spanish SL); Composition notebook; Pencil
ESOL Class: See separate list below. Scroll down.

WISH LIST
Dry-erase markers
Xerox paper (1 ream)
Zip lock bags
Hand sanitizer
Lysol wipes
Paper towels
Disposable camera

It is suggested that extra paper and pencils be kept at home for completing home learning assignments. 

Gifted Supply List
Mrs. Prats-Rodriguez/ Gifted

The students need to have the following items in order to have a successful school year.
These items are to be left in the classroom during the entire school year and replenished
once they have been used. (Los materiales se mantendran el la clase duranteel año escolar
y tendran que serreemplazados cuando los estudiantes los agoten.)

: 2 Composition Notebooks ( 2 libro de composicion)
: Glue Stick ( Goma de pegar en barra)
: School Scissors ( Una tijera pequena)
: Pencils (Lapices)
: Pencil Sharpener (Sacapunta)
: 1 Pencil/ Crayon Box ( Caja para lapices/ creyones)
: Crayons/ Color Pencils (Creyones/ Lapices de colores)
: Wide Ruled Paper ( Papel con rayas anchas)
: Ruler ( Regla)
: Multi-color Highlighters ( Marcadores de subrayar en tres diferentes colores)
: 3 Pocket Duo Tang Folders with Fasteners ( 3 folio con bolsillos)
: 2 Red Ball- point Pens ( 2 plumas de color rojo)
: Hand Sanitizer
: Baby Wipes
: 1 Ream of Copy Paper
: 1 Box of Facial Tissue

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO SUPPORT LEARNING

( Materia additional para aumentar el aprendizaje)
: Dictionary & Thesaurus ( Dicionario y Thesaurus)
: An active library card ( Una tarjeta de biblioteca)

Mrs. Prats-Rodriguez

ESOL Class Supply List
These supplies will be kept in your desk in the ESOL classroom.
Please label all items with your full name.
Important: These supplies are not in addition to buying supplies for your
child's homeroom teacher. Your child will need to keep pencils, eraser, crayons
and a pair of scissors in their homeroom unless you want them to carry these
items back and forth daily.
12 #2 Pencils
2 Red Marking Pens
2 Composition Notebooks (not spiral)
3 Duotang Folders with pockets and prongs (1 each: yellow, blue, white)
2 Packages Notebook Filler paper (wide rule - keep one at home)
1 vinyl or canvas bag to hold pens, pencils, and crayons
1 12" Ruler with inches and centimeters
1 Pair Fiskars Scissors
1 Glue Stick
1 Package of 4 Highlighters (4 different colors)
Crayons and/or Colored Pencils
1 Black Sharpie Marker Extra Fine Point
1 Black Sharpie Marker Fine Point
1 Spanish/English - English/Spanish Dictionary - REQUIRED
2 Reams of Copy Paper (Letter size 8 1/2 x 11")
(Office Depot will give you a ream of copy paper in exchange for an empty computer printer cartridge)
2 Large Boxes of Facial Tissues (preferably Kleenex or Puffs- the students always prefer mine.)
Colored Markers (optional)

WISH LIST
"Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface" spray
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (Orange or Lavender)
Liquid soap (we have our own sinks)
More facial tissue
Copy paper, copy paper, copy paper
Box of bandaids
Post Its (assorted colors and sizes)
Dry Erase markers (assorted colors)
Highlighters (assorted colors)
Paper towels
Baby Wipes

ESE Class Supply List

For the Classes of Mrs. Fernandez & Mrs. Thomas
2 Composition books
2 Duotang folders w/ pockets
2 Spiral notebooks
1 Box of 8 basic color crayons
1 Glue stick
2 Packages of notebook filler paper
1 Red pen
1 Highlighter
1 Package or box of pencils
Sharpener
Erasers
Tissues
Baby Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Ziplock bags

Spanish S & SL Class Supply Lists

For Spanish S (Spanish for Spanish Speakers) with Mrs. Barreiro
Grades K-2: 1 Composition notebook and pencils
Grades 3-5: 1 Composition notebook , pencils, and 1 Spanish/Spanish dictionary

For Spanish SL (Spanish for Speakers of Other Languages) with Mrs. Dean
Grades K-2: 1 Composition notebook and pencils
Grades 3-5: 1 Composition notebook, pencils, and 1 Spanish/English - English/Spanish dictionary

Art Class Supply List
1 Box of colored pencils
1 Sketch book (notebook size- must be able to fit in backpack and able to carry easily)
Pencils

Music Class Supply List
1 Compostion notebook
1 Duotang folder with pockets
Pencils
1 Recorder (musical instrument)

Sunset Park Elementary

is offering a

"FREE" Breakfast Program

for all of our students

7:30 to 8:10 am

Daily Menu Includes:
Scrambled Eggs
Yogurt
Toast / Cereal
Fruit / Milk / Juice

 

The teachers at Sunset Park are very talented!
They give it all to your kids!

Developing responsibility in children

Responsibility can not be "taught", it must be given.
Some ways to do this are:

Never do for a child what he can do for himself.

Encourage a child's first attempts to help you or to do things for himself. (Remember, he is learning so he will not do the task as well as you.

Give a child credit for trying to help out.

Give plenty of time to learn.

Don't criticize or make fun of poor results. Encourage him to try again and carefully steer him toward a better way.

When a child is ready for larger responsibilities, let him take them on.

Let a child know you trust and have confidence in him.

Praise more than you punish. Praise for efforts as well as performance.

Let your child make mistakes without feeling guilty.

Be sure the child knows that his help helps the whole family.

Admit your own mistakes when you make them.

Never make fun of or ridicule a child.

Don't keep punishing for the same offense. Help the child find a better behavior.

Don't demand more of a child than he can give.

Remember, "A child needs encouragement as a plant needs water and sunshine."

Let your child make some decisions for himself.

SUNSET PARK'S SCHOOL SONGS Our Salute Sunset Park we honor you With your colors gold and blue. Here you stand so bold and true. Memories we'll have of you. All hail and salute to you. Sunset Park we honor you. School Spirit Song We've got a school. Hallelujah! It's a good school. Good, good, good, good, good! It's buildings are the greatest, And the teachers are the most! The books are all the latest. And we've got the right to boast! We've got a school. Hallelujah! It's a good school. Good, good, good, good, good! A good school doesn't just happen by itself. A lot of good people were good enough to help. A great big thanks to each of you For making a dream of a school come true! We've got a school. Hallelujah! It's a good school. Good, good, good, good, good! Good for the students! Good for the parents! Good for the teachers! Good for the neighbors! Good.... Good, good, good Sunset Park! Yeah!

WE'VE GOT THE PANTHER SPIRIT!

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