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2. Fill out Allergy Form

3. Fill in the dismissal guide

4. Find your desk

5. Fill out the folder

6. Place supplies all LABELED

Ms. Viera

&

Ms. Castellanos

Downtown Doral Charter

Elementary School

DDCES is a Bilingual Charter School whose mission is to

provide students with a comprehensive

dual curriculum and bicultural/bilingual education.

http://www.ddces.org

Office: (305) 569-2223

School Information

http://www.ddces.org/DownTown/About/about-us

Ms. Viera

❖ Born and raised in Miami, FL.❖ Fully bilingual in both English and Spanish.❖ Graduated from Florida International University with a

bachelors in Elementary Education with ESOL and Reading endorsements. Graduated with the Cum Laude Honors.

❖ Taught third grade at DDCES and fourth grade last year.

Ms. Vergara

Mrs. Castellanos

❖ Born in Cuba.

❖ Graduated from Havana University with a Bachelor’s

degree in Law.

❖ Areas of teacher certification: Pre K – 3rd , ESOL, ESE,

Math 5th – 9th and Math 6th – 12th

❖ Worked as a 3rd grade teacher for two years at

DDCES and a 4th grade teacher last year.

❖ Married and has a daughter that is 18 years old.

School Safety o DDCES has an assigned police officer to monitor our school.

o Security guards

• Morning and afternoon shift

o Entrance and office door will be locked at ALL times! In order to

come into the school you must buzz the office at the door.

* You can not enter through the side doors.

o Electronic system will be in place where all visitors will register

with the computer and a name tag will be printed.

o Each parent must have their ID provided by PTO.

o Motion sensors and cameras throughout the school.

o Barracudas for each classroom.

School Safety • No Cell Phone Use in Car Line

• Car dismissal: Students will not be placed in a car without a hanging

decal.

• Parent ID Badges:

- Badges from last year are still valid until October 11th.

- A special sticker will be given to parents once they are cleared as

a volunteer.

- Volunteer Clearance-parents must first complete the process on

the Dade Schools portal. Once they receive the email stating

they are clear, they come to the office to complete the process. - Dade Schools Portal for volunteer clearance begins August 16th

- October 11th : parents without the 2019-2020 badge and sticker

will need to check into the office for a visitor’s sticker. NO

EXCEPTIONS.

Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School has a

mandatory uniform policy.

All school polos, pants, & skirts must have the DDCES logo.

The polos must be teal.

All students must wear closed-toed shoes. (Please visit the

student handbook for the revised uniform policy).

*Sweater must be engraved.

Purchase Uniforms

Ibiley Uniforms10564 SW 8th Street

** PTO shirt will be mandatory

for all field trips this school year. (Sold at Skyros)**

CommunicationEmail

adviera@dadeschools.net

L-castellanos@dadeschools.net

Communication Folder

Important handouts will be sent home in this folder.

Go Green Communicator: found on the DDCES website

Class Website

https://ddces.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=103992

1&type=u&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=751307

http://www.ddces.org/DownTown/Parents/parentshttps://ddces.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1039921&type=u&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=751307

Communication

New DDCES App!—

Download• In your Play or App store,

search and download for Educational Networks

• Once the EN app appears,

search for Downtown Doral

Charter Elementary School

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Ms. Viera’s Homeroom Class: msvierah

Mrs. Castellanos’ Afternoon Class: mscpm

• A Home Learning newsletter will be

posted on each of the the fourth grade

teachers page on the DDCES website

on Thursday nights. (Math will be given

on a daily basis and it can change).

• Homework will be given on a daily

basis. It is the students responsibility to

copy the HW each morning in their

agenda.

***Homework is subject to change

(Check the agenda) ***

As per the DDCES Homework Policy:

K & 1st Grade: 30 minutes per night, five days

2nd & 3rd Grade: 45 minutes per night, five days

4th and 5th Grade: 60 minutes per night, five days

These times do not reflect the additional 30 minutes

of required reading for all students K-5. Participation

in the Dual Language Program and/or Gifted

Program often requires additional home learning assignments on a daily basis.

***Gifted class will start Monday***

❖Decorate your journals with each

subject’s theme.

Journals:

1. Reading/ Language Arts

2. Writing

3. STEAM

4. Social Studies

5. Ciencias Naturales

6. Lengua

7. Matemáticas

-Attendance is ESSENTIAL to success in school!

-After 8:30 AM the student will be considered TARDY. Students will be

picked up from the cafeteria at 8:15 AM.

-If your child is ABSENT an excused note must be signed and turned in no

later than 3 days after the absence.

- An excused note is a Doctor’s note or a note from the parent stating the child was sick. Other reasons’ for absence will be determined and

approved by administration.

- Excused absences include illness, death in the family, or for religious

reasons.

** As per school policy, 1 tardy will result in the loss of perfect

attendance award**

- Perfect Attendance means PERFECT! (No

tardies and no absences).

- Tardy Policy

- 3 tardies = 1 detention

- 3 detentions = privilege to

attend a school event will be

revoked.

FIRST 2 DAYS OF SCHOOL ONLY

8/19/19 – 8/20/19

Parent Student drop-off:Parent must park and drop off their child in the classroom by 8:30

AM.

Arrival Procedure Beginning on Wednesday, August 21st

Drive through entrance is on 52nd ST

Child will wait in the cafeteria until 8:00 AM.

Parents can enjoy breakfast in our dining room until 8:00 am.

At 8:00 am, they must depart the building.

After 8:30 am student is tardy!

No dismissal is permitted half an hour before the end of the

school day, unless authorized by administration. (3:30 pm)

Two Dismissal Options:

1- Parent Pick-up

- Ms. Castellanos’ Classroom (215)

2- Drive thru (52nd St)

- Large decal will be given to

display on window

** PLEASE let the Homeroom teacher know in writing if there are any dismissal changes**

24 hrs advanced notice is required for dismissal changes.Please call the office if you have an emergency during dismissal time.

Does your child get picked up through

private transportation?

Examples: United Martial Arts, All Stars, etc.

If so, please let the teacher know.

School Map

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School Entrance is on 52nd St

NO parking on south side of DDCES

▪ Each family has to volunteer 20 volunteer hours throughout the

school year. • Must volunteer, donation of school supplies does not count.

▪ All volunteers must be cleared by Miami Dade County Public

Schools.

• Meeting: 8/30/19 at 9:00 am•Parent Volunteer Link at DDCES.org

• Homeroom helpers!

• If you are interested in being a room parent, please notify the

teacher via email.

•The first room parent meeting is on September 3, 2019

Volunteers

http://www.ddces.org/DownTown/Parents/volunteer-registration

Parent Associations

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School Entrance is on 52nd StWe invite you to learn more about:

PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)

PIPA (Portuguese International Parent Association)SIPA (Spanish International Parent Association)

PTO Video:

https://youtu.be/jDQjaflo2U0

PTO website:https://ddcespto.membershiptoolkit.com/

• Please visit their booth located in the cafeteria after

meet and greet!

https://youtu.be/jDQjaflo2U0https://ddcespto.membershiptoolkit.com/

Specials Mr. Almonte Ms. TrehanPhysical Education

Ms. Mercado & Ms. Espinoza Counselors

Ms. MendezMs. Gomez- MartinezArt

Ms. PazMr. RivieraMusic

Ms. O’ CampoScience Lab Facilitator

Supplies

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School Entrance is on 52nd StPlease bring all supplies labeled with

student's name by Monday, August 19,

2019.

Copy is available on www.ddces.org.

**All summer reading assignments will be

due Monday, August 26, 2019.

Seat Sack

Seat sacks must be

purchased

14 inch Seat Sack

8:30 – 10:00 : Reading/Language Arts

10:00-11:00 : Math

Switch

11:00-12:30 : Lengua

12:30-1:00 : Science

1:00 -1:30 : Lunch

1:30-2:30 : Contenido

2:30 - 3:30 : Specials

3:30 – 4:00 Social Studies

4:00 Dismissal

***Gifted starts on Monday***

Classroom Rules are posted clearly at all times and

students are expected to follow them.

1. Student Conference

2. Parent Communication

Grades

A 90 - 100%

B 80 - 89%

C 70 - 79%

D 60 - 69%

F 59 - 0%

Grades can be checked through Parent Portal:

www.dadeschools.net

Breakfast/LunchFree breakfast will be available everyday from 7:45 am

until 8:15am in the cafeteria.

• Lunch is available to all students.

• Daily lunch is $2.25

• PayPAMS.com to activate account.

*Stop by the cafeteria to meet the staff!

Lunch and Breakfast at the school- First week of school it

is recommended to bring lunch from home

Snacks

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School Entrance is on 52nd St

Each child should bring a small labeled bag

with a healthy snack on a daily basis.

**Snack time will take be a working snack**

Suggestions

• Apples

• Grapes

• Crackers

• Gold fish

• Pretzel's

BirthdaysBirthdays can be celebrated during snack time or

recess. Please coordinate with the teacher in

advanced. No siblings are allowed to attend.

Can include:

Cupcakes with juice

Cookies with juice

Water bottles

**No candles or balloons allowed**

25 students in each class

Please send the cash or check inside a closed

envelope.

The envelope must be labeled with:- Date

- Teacher’s name

- Student’s name

- Reason for payment

- Amount

After-School CareWe invite you to visit the after school

activity fair in the cafeteria!

Morning Care 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM (Must Pay).

(Students may be dropped off beginning at 8:00 am).

Enrichment Activities begin the week of September 16th.

After-Care begins at 4:00 PM.

Visit DDCES for the list of Enrichment Activities.

Online Access and Payments

Payment for August is due no later than Friday, August 16th, 2019 at 6pm. A late fee of $35 will incur if payment is not made by the above date.

If you wish to donate an item to our class from the wish list, please choose from the wish list

attached to the supply list online or contact the teacher personally.

Thank you!

Allergies

Please let us know if your child has any

allergies we should be aware of.

Do you have any questions or concerns?

It is going to be an AWESOME school year!