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March 2020 / Volume 8
Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School
Russell Schwartz - Principal
Janet Calamaro - Assistant Principal
Email: Russell.Schwartz@browardschools.com
Website: novablancheforman.browardschools.com
Location: 3521 Davie Road, Davie, FL, United States
Phone: 754 323-6600
Twitter: @NBFelem
Nova Blanche Forman Elementary Attendance Line 754 323-6602
Broward County Homework Hotline 754 322-1970 4 PM-8 PM
Rumor Control Hotline 754 321-0321
Dates to Remember
March 02 - Spring Picture Day
March 17 - Employee Planning (no school for students)March 19 - Early Release Day
March 20 - Employee Planning (no school for students)
March 23-27-Spring Break - Schools Closed
Nova Blanche Families,
As we close out the month of February, we happily welcome the start of Spring at Nova Blanche Forman! Spring is in the air!!!
As always, safety and security have been a priority for Nova Blanche. On March 5th, in coordination with Broward School Police and Davie Police, we will be conducting a Code Red drill. Broward School Police will offer an assessment with recommendations for improving our response to potential emergency situations. Although we never know exact details of a potential threat, practicing can aide us in how we react in the event of an emergency. We will continue our drills so that everyone knows the expectations in the event of a real emergency.
We are thrilled to share that 95% of our SMART bond money has been spent. Items have been ordered and are being delivered rapidly. All classrooms have either a new carpet (rug) or a new whiteboard table. Technology has arrived and is being imaged and inventoried for immediate use. Media Center and Front Office furniture has been ordered and should arrive in the coming weeks. We are very excited for all our new items arriving!!!
The month of March also means that we are approaching state testing season. Included in this newsletter are the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) testing dates for grades 3-5. I am asking that our families reinforce with their children the importance of doing your very best on these tests. This is our chance to show how successful our school year at Nova has been. Educators and students have worked extremely hard and we want our scores to accurately reflect that hard work and growth.
Please enjoy your spring break (March 23-27) and we look forward to continuing our successful school year!
Sincerely,
Mr. Russell Schwartz
Principal, Nova Blanche Forman
FSA (district-wide scheduled dates):
4/2: Grades 4/5 Writing
4/1-2: Grade 3 ELA
5/5-6: Grades 4/5 ELA
5/12-13: Grades 3-5 Math
5/19-20: Grade 5 Science
Spring Picture Day is March 2nd
PTA Corner:
- Spring into actions with Spring Pictures taken on March 2nd.
- Our Spring Faculty involved fundraiser event will be held on March 6th. Details to come, but you don’t want to miss it!
- Get ready for our next Box Top day, March 18. Remember it is 10 Box Tops or $1.00 donation to participate.
- Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations to Ms. Fossas 2nd grade class for earning a Pizza Party! Remember, it’s $50 for a Popsicle party and $100 for a Pizza Party. Keep scanning those Box Tops.
- Calling all Parents, Guardians etc.. It almost time to select the PTA Board for 2020-2021! Nominations forms are coming home soon. Please join, We Need You!
- We need your donations! Drop off your used clothing, shoes, textiles etc. in the clothing bin in the parking lot.
- Parents don’t forget to order your 2019/2020 “Totally Awesome” Yearbook! Quantities are limited! For additional information you can email NovaBlancheYB@gmail.com
Thursday, April 23rd is Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day
Parents interested in providing input into the performance evaluations of Nova Blanche Forman Elementary instructional and/or administrative evaluations may contact our office at (754) 323-6600 by April 10, 2020.
Please contact Employee Evaluations at 754-321-5067 should you need additional information.
Thank you.
ANNOUNCING A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR MARKERS!
Nova Blanche Forman has partnered with Crayola Corporation to participate in marker recycling. Crayola has repurposed more than 70 tons of expended markers in the United States and Canada since 2013. The plastic is converted to make wax compounds for asphalt and roofing shingles as well as to generate electricity that can be used to heat homes, cook food, and power vehicles.
Students may bring markers from home and drop them into the art room Colorcycle box. All brands and types of markers may be recycled- even dry erase and highlighters. Crayola prepays the postage for students to send the worn-out markers to the repurposing center.
Through the Colorcycle program, Crayola keeps tons of plastic out of landfills each year, and our students have a concrete way to show they care for our earth. As well, there is an additional benefit. Before the markers are packed up and shipped out, the remaining ink is going to be collected and used by our students as watercolor paint!!!
Learn more at http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle
Direct questions about Nova Blanche Forman’s participation to pamela.k.brown@browardschools.com
Nova Cafeteria Information
· Breakfast is free for all students every school day
· Ice cream is $0.65 - served Wednesday’s / frozen fruit shape up’s are $0.50 - served Friday’s
· Free/Reduced applications are available online at www.myschoolapps.com
(The application must be completed each year.)
· Online payments and account monitoring is available at www.myschoolbucks.com
Arrival
School begins promptly at 9:30 AM. Students being transported to school by car must not arrive before 9:00 AM. Upon arriving late, after 9:30 AM, students must report to the front office where they will be given a tardy pass to be admitted to class. Parents must escort their children into the front office. Except in cases of a late bus, students will be marked tardy at 9:30 AM. As per the School Board of Broward County Discipline Matrix, habitual tardies can result in consequences such as time out, detention, social worker interventions and/or rescission of Nova placement.
Dismissal
Children are dismissed at 3:30 PM. If a student is to be picked up early, a note must be given to the classroom teacher in the morning. No child is permitted to leave the school at any time prior to the regular dismissal time unless he/she is signed out in the front office. Students will not be called to the office for early dismissal after 3:00 PM. Only persons listed on the registration form will be permitted to sign out a child. Parents are required to report to the office before visiting classrooms or any other school area. Parents attending after school conferences need to decide prior to the conference how their child is going home or if they will be attending the conference with them.
Per School Board Policy, there will be no dismissal after 3:00 PM. Dismissal begins at 3:30 PM. If your child is a car rider, please be on time, in an emergency call the office.
Children who are car riders at dismissal will be seated according to grade level. Parents who do not wish to park, must wait in the car line. Parents need to wait outside, not in the front office. Students will not be released to meet parents across the parking lot. Names of children and their grade level should be placed in the windshield of the passenger side of the car. It is of extreme importance that children be picked up on time or enrolled in the After Care program at Nova Blanche Forman. Parents who habitually pick their child(ren) up late will be referred to the school social worker.
To ensure the success of your children, it is important that they be in school on time and that they remain in school through the end of the day.
Nova Blanche Forman Unified Dress Code Policy
Students may wear the following:
Tops: Students may wear Polo-style oxford or turtleneck shirts or Peter Pan collar blouses for the girls. All tops must have sleeves and collars with the exception of "Nova Titan" t-shirts sold by PTA. The colors for tops are: solid white, navy, yellow and hunter green. It is not necessary to have emblems on the shirts.
Bottoms: Students may wear cotton twill long straight leg pants, knee length shorts, skirts, jumpers, Capri pants or skorts. Girls may also wear skirts and jumpers. A belt is optional as long as the pants are worn properly at the waist. Jeans may be worn on Fridays or the last day of the school week with a school shirt. The colors for bottoms are: solid khaki, navy, black, and hunter green.
Students can wear jackets, sweatshirts, vests or sweaters with an approved Nova shirt underneath.
Elementary students may NOT wear backless shoes. Sneakers are recommended.
No article of clothing or jewelry that may cause injury, such as belts, bracelets, wallet chains, collars with spikes or heavy link chains are allowed.
Children should be in their classroom by 9:30 a.m. Excessive tardiness as well as excessive early dismissals (early pick-up by parent or guardian) will result in the school initiating appropriate intervention(s) and consequence(s) as provided by School Board policies. If there are excessive tardies, a social worker can be assigned to meet with the family. If the tardies continue, we can request that an Investigator from the State Attorney's Office meet with you. If, after that, the tardies still continue, then charges may be filled by the State Attorney's Office and procedures will be initiated to rescind your child's Nova reassignment.
When a child is tardy to school, it is the parent's responsibility to escort the child into the front office. That way we make certain that your child is safe and in the building.
VOLUNTEERS
We welcome parents, friends, and community to become involved in educating students. Help build a strong future by becoming a Nova Blanche Forman volunteer. Volunteers can assist in classrooms, cafeteria, clinic, media center, field trips, PTA fundraiser, special events and even the office. Teachers determine the degree of volunteer assistance that is needed in their class. All volunteers must complete an online registration form and be cleared to volunteer as required by the Jessica Lundsford Act.
To apply on-line go to www.browardschools.com/getinvolved.
This includes parents who chaperone field trips. Volunteer must always sign in before going to their assignments. Younger children are not allowed to accompany parents on the volunteer’s activities in the school.