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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Announcements small medium large WELCOME TO DR. GEIS' WEBSITE. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE O'SHEA , ALVAREZ, AND LEE FAMILIES FOR ADOPTING OUR CLASSROOM. OUR CLASSROOM IS AVAILABLE TO BE ADOPTED THROUGH http://www.adoptaclassroom.org. FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, ETC.,CAN ADOPT OUR CLASS...PLEASE REMEMBER MS. NUDD'S ROOM TOO, SINCE WE BOTH TEACH YOUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPLIES (paper, hand cleaner, towels, etc.) SENT IN BY FAMILIES...WE CERTAINLY WILL USE THEM IN THE CLASSROOM. NO NEW PHOTOS IN THE GALLERY PAGES...GO TO soentpiet.com.... Many of our past projects are on an award winning writer/illustrator's website. Chris Soentpiet and his wife Yin have included our language arts and social studies hands on activities within the CRAFTS portion of their website. They can be viewed at www.soentpiet.com (CRAFTS icon on the left side of the page). All parents should be aware that they must fill out forms and be official (by M-DCPS) to assist with or chaperone school trips and events. If you wish to attend, you may wish to fill out the paperwork in the office now. Students were also given a Media permission form to allow us to take photos. Kindly return the form. THE SITE FOR ATTAINING PAST AND SAMPLE FCAT TESTS IS: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatsmpl.asp also available on http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatrelease.asp PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD USE IT FREQUENTLY. PLEASE CHECK AND UPDATE YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES. EYE for HURRICANES AND EMERGENCIES... PARENTS PLEASE CHECK AND USE THIS WEBSITE FOR M-DCPS. IT CONTAINS THE EMERGENCY YOUTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM... http://eyedadeschools.net/ I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN MY CLASS. WE ARE HAVING AN EXCITING SCHOOL YEAR. VIP papers will be sent home in a manilla envelope. Please sign the papers and return them in the envelope, which will be reused. PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE FREQUENTLY. IT WILL BE A GOOD RESOURCE. EVERY STUDENT IN THE CLASS NEEDS TO MEMORIZE AND BE ABLE TO WRITE THEIR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, LUNCH NUMBER, AND SCHOOL ID NUMBER. Here are some websites for parents of students: http://www.nfgcc.org/index.html http://www.nagc.org www.brainconnection.com www.brains.org nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfam YES! YES! YES! THE KLE MEDIA CENTER IS NOW OPEN FOR AR TESTING AND BOOK CHECKOUT EVERY WEDNESDAY AND MONDAY UNTIL 4:30 PM. ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO SPEND VALUABLE TIME THERE. PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW COMMUNITY LIBRARY ON KENDALL DRIVE. IT HAS NEW BOOKS AND MANY COMPUTERS FOR YOUR USE. AS PER 4 TIMES A YEAR, REPORT CARDS/PROGRESS INTERIM REPORTS WILL BE ONGOING AND COMING SOON. EACH REPORTING PERIOD SHOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF-REFLECTION AND IMPROVEMENT WHERE NEEDED. ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO TRY THEIR BEST AND TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. YOUR CHILD'S GRADES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VIEWING AT DADESCHOOLS.NET. REMEMBER THAT ACCELERATED READER IS A REQUIRED ELEMENT IN REACH. EACH STUDENT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF 27 AR POINTS FOR EVERY GRADING REPORTCARD. EVERY STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO READ AT LEAST 30+ MINUTES OF AR BOOKS EVERY NIGHT FOR HOMEWORK. AT THAT RATE, ATTAINING AN EXCELLENT AR EFFORT GRADE SHOULD BE EASY. READING PLUS COMPUTER PROGRAM REQUIRES AT LEAST 90 MINUTES PER WEEK. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN GRADES FOR READING PLUS. A BOOK AT HOME AND ONE IN THE DESK FOR AR READING WILL BE HELPFUL. AN AR BOOK IN THE CAR DURING WAITING TIMES, WILL ALSO ADD UP POINTS. PARENTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN WRITING OR BY INTERNET (MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS tarjageis@dadeschools.net) IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN OR IF THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN YOUR FAMILY LIFE THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR CHILD'S PERFORMANCE... SUNSCREEN AND A WATER BOTTLE ARE SUGGESTED WHEN WE HAVE DAILY PE OUTSIDE. STUDENTS HAVE VERY LIMITED SPACE IN THEIR DESKS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE VERY LARGE TEXTBOOKS. EXTRA ITEMS SHOULD BE KEPT IN BACKPACKS OR AT HOME UNTIL NEEDED. TOYS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN CLASS. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF SEVERAL SHARPENED PENCILS ARE IN YOUR CHILD'S DESK EVERY DAY ALONG WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF LINED PAPER, SCISSORS, RULER, GLUE, CRAYONS, AND A PEN. EACH STUDENT NEEDS A SMALL DRY ERASE BOARD WITH MARKER (PLEASE REPLACE AS NEEDED, SINCE THEY DO DRY OUT). IF MAGNETS ARE ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BOARDS, THE BOARDS CAN BE STORED UNDER THE DESK, RATHER THAN TAKING UP VALUABLE SPACE INSIDE OF THE DESK. MORE AND MORE EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON LEGIBLE HANDWRITING. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LOWER CASE LETTERS. WRITING SHOULD BE WITHIN THE LINES ON THE PAPER AND CAPITAL LETTERS SHOULD BE USED IN THE PROPER PLACES (NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF WORDS OR BEGINNING COMMON NOUNS). PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S BACKPACK. SOME ARE VERY HEAVY. PLEASE REMOVE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY NEEDED. ALSO, PACKS CAN BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH BROKEN HANDLES AND STRAPS. TEXTBOOKS MAY BE SIGNED OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. THE BOOKS NEED TO BE RETURNED AND SIGNED IN THE NEXT DAY. THEY MUST NOT STAY IN A BACKPACK. I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOU AT BARNES AND NOBLE AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. WONDERFUL!!! EVERY STUDENT NEEDS A PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD (FREE). READING IS A GREAT FAMILY ACTIVITY. THE NEW KENDALL LIBRARY IS BEAUTIFUL, WITH NEW BOOKS AND COMPUTERS FOR YOUR USE. IF YOU WISH TO SEND IN INDIVIDUAL CUPCAKES OR SNACKS FOR CELEBRATIONS, BRING THEM DURING LUNCH. EVERY STUDENT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CLASS PRESIDENT WITH SIGNIFICANT DUTIES. BEING A PRESIDENT HAS MANY OBLIGATIONS AND DECISION MAKING OPPORTUNITIES! THE WEEK YOUR CHILD IS CLASS PRESIDENT, PLEASE HAVE HIM/HER BRING A FRIDAY CLASSROOM SNACK FOR THE ENTIRE CLASS. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK ON FCAT EXPLORER. THE FCAT WORK IS IN SCIENCE, MATH, AND READING. FLORIDA ALSO HAS COPIES OF PAST FCAT TESTS FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE. THESE ARE EXCELLENT RESOURCES AND ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH dadeschools.net. REMEMBER, EVERY FRIDAY IS FAMILY DAY IN THE CAFETERIA. COME AND JOIN YOUR CHILD FOR LUNCH. PARENTS AND STUDENTS NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW GRADES AND AR TESTS AS THEY ARE POSTED RATHER THAN WAITING FOR A WORK FOLDER, PARENT NOTE, OR CONFERENCE. THE M-DCPS PARENT PORTAL REQUIRES A PASSWORD/PIN WHICH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DADESCHOOOLS.NET. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE STUDENT PORTAL, WHICH HAS NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL SITES. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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