Parent Newsletter
Happy New Year January 2021
Priscille Elie, Principal
Michelle Alvarez, Assistant Principal
SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FL
Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Chair
Laurie Rich Levinson, Vice Chair
Lori Alhadeff
Patricia Good
Debra Hixon
Donna P. Korn
Sarah Leonardi
Ann Murray
Nora Rupert
Robert W. Runcie
Superintendent of Schools
From the General Manager
Dear Staff, Parents, Students and Community:
Happy New Year! What a year to remember! I want to continue to thank you, our Palm Cove community for all that you have had to endure during these unprecedented times. As we enter the second half of the school year. Let's continue to work together to make all things possible for all scholars. Our primary goal is to continue to provide high quality instruction as well as help keep our faculty, staff, and scholars safe and healthy during this global pandemic. We thank you for all that you are doing to support your child during these unprecedented times! With love and gratitude to the world’s best community!
Just a friendly reminder to complete the second semester survey on how you want your child to attend school and if you elect to have your child to attend face to face, this will not go into effect until, Wednesday, January 13th at the start of the 3rd quarter.
If ever you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out via email (priscille.elie@browardschools.com) or call the school at 754-323-6800 with any questions, comments, or concerns that you may have. Please read below all pertinent information so that you are up to date with all things Palm Cove Elementary.
Don't forget to follow us on Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram @teampalmcove
Quote: "The greatness of the community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." Coretta Scott King
Educationally,
Priscille Elie
Proud Principal
HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT OUR DECEMBER TO REMEMBER HOLIDAY VIDEO?
"On-Deck" Calendar of Events
- Monday, December 14-18: Holiday Spirit Week See Schedule above
- Monday, December 21-January 1: Winter Break
- Thursday, December 31: New Year's Eve Day
- Friday, January 1: Happy New Year
- Monday, January 4: School resumes following Winter Break
- Monday, January 11: K-2 i-Ready Diagnostic #2 begins
- Monday, January 11: K-2 ELA Session 1
- Tuesday, January 12: K-2 ELA Session 2
- Tuesday, January 12: Early Release Day and end of the 2nd quarter students dismissed at 12pm
- Wednesday, January 13: 2nd Semester/3rd quarter begins
- Wednesday, January 13: K-2 Math Session 1
- Thursday, January 14: K-2 Math Session 2
- Friday, January 15: K-5 Make-Ups
- Monday, January 18: Schools & Administrative Offices Closed-MLK Day
- Monday-Friday, January 25-29: Literacy Spirit Week
Affordable Internet Access Extended through June 30, 2021
Broward County Public Schools is pleased to announce that its internet service provider partners, COMCAST and AT & T, have extended their affordable internet offers through the end of the 2020/21 school year.
See the flyer attached or click on the images below to view details on how to get internet access for less than $10 a month through June 30, 2021.
The 2021 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! theme this year is Humanity tells a story: What’s YOUR chapter? We are excited to announce that this year we are implementing Celebrate Literacy Week Activities Districtwide.
REVISED SCHOOL CALENDAR AS OF 12/17/2020
AT HOME DAILY HEALTH SCREENING
2nd Semester Survey for School Choices
HAVE YOU COMPLETED THE SECOND SEMESTER SURVEY FOR EACH CHILD? IF NOT, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AND COMPLETE BELOW.
POLICY 5.5 ATTENDANCE UPDATE WITH CAMERAS ON ARE REQUIRED
Parent Resource for Supporting Young Learners
PARENTS SEND REUSABLE BOTTLES TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD
HERE ARE SOME MORE GUIDANCE-PLEASE CLICK TO VIEW!
Grab-And-Go Meals Served
Broward County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services (BCPSFNS) now offers FREE Grab-and-Go meals for all children 18 years and younger at all Elementary, Middle, and High schools!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it would extend the summer meals flexibility waiver, which allows BCPSFNS to provide lunch at no cost to all children through December 31, 2020.
Meals bundles will be distributed on
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS in the front bus loop from 11:00am-12:00pm
FRIDAYS are only for students that are face to face learning-which they will receive meals for Saturday afterschool at dismissal on their way home at 2:00pm.
Distribution times vary between school locations.
Check out your interested school's location times.
MASK UPDATES
Technology Support
*** NOTE *** The District Virtual Call Center is closed and all tech support is handled by each school.
Emergency school board approved policies that we adhere to. Please take note. Thank you!
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL THINGS VIRTUAL SCHOOL CLICK THE LINK BELOW
ALSO CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLICK BELOW
Free Educational Websites
i-Ready (Reading and Math):
- Log into https://sso.browardschools.com
- Click Log in with Active Directory
- Log in username and password
- Click on i-Ready
NewsELA:
- Log into https://sso.browardschools.com
- Click Log in with Active Directory
- Log in username and password
- Click on NewsELA
Khan Academy
Readworks:
- Log into https://www.readworks.org/
- Log into https://www.spellingcity.com/
STEMScopes:
- Log into https://sso.browardschools.com
- Click Log in with Active Directory
- Log in username and password
- Click on STEMscopes
Think Central:
- Log into https://sso.browardschools.com
- Click Log in with Active Directory
- Log in username and password
- Click on Think Central
- To see assignments, their due dates, and status, click on “Things to Do.”
- To see test or assignment scores, click on “My scores.” You can view each question, the correct answer and the student’s answer here.
- To access the Student Book, click on “My Library” and choose “Go Math! Student Edition eBook.
- Reading Sites
- IREADY www.i-ready.com
Weekly Reader -The same great magazine used in classrooms around the country has a great website devoted to extending reading activities at home.
http://www.weeklyreader.com
Scholastic's Book Central - https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/home/
Scholastic Activities for families to participate together.
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/kids-activities-and-printables.htm - Kids-Reads A great resource to find out about books, authors, and illustrators.
http://kidsreads.com
Star Fall - http://www.starfall.com
Time For Kids - http://timeforkids.com/tfk/
"Ultimate Guide to Reading Comprehension"
http://www.supersummary.com/reading-comprehension-guide/
Learning Activities At Home
Vocabulary art. Tap into your child’s creative side while she studies her vocabulary words with these two projects.
Word collage. Ask your youngster to write a word and its definition at the top of a page. Then, let her cut out pictures from magazines that go with the word. For instance, if she’s studying simple machines in science, she could find pictures of levers (seesaw, scissors) or inclined planes (wheelchair ramp, playground slide). Have her glue them on her paper and write a sentence to go with each one.
Rainbow words. Suggest that your child sort her words by writing them with different-colored pencils in the shape of a rainbow. Perhaps she could use a red pencil for nouns, a yellow one for verbs, and a blue one for adjectives.
Junk-drawer creativity. Look no further than your kitchen junk drawer to give your youngster’s creative thinking a boost. Try these ideas.
Reuse. Suggest that your child come up with different uses for objects in the drawer. He could use rubber bands to make a ball or turn a cork into a pincushion, for example. Take turns thinking of ways to reuse a bottle cap, a handheld mirror, and other junk-drawer items.
Sort. Let your youngster sort items according to a secret criterion, and you try to figure out his rule. Say he puts a paper clip and a key in one group, and a coupon and a gift bag in another. You might guess that he’s sorting by materials (metal, paper). Next, you sort objects into piles, and have him determine your rule.
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The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. The School Board also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination and/or harassment complaint may call the Director, Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department & District’s Equity Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator at 754-321- 2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158.
Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, (ADAAA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158.
District’s Nondiscrimination Policy Statement 4001.1
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Email: priscille.elie@browardschools.com
Website: https://www.browardschools.com/palmcove
Location: 11601 Washington Street, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Phone: 754-323-6800
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