Proclamation by Mayor Judy Paul
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November-Parent-Newsletter-2011
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/mh-blue-ribbon-schools-20110915,0,5369558,print.story
By Kathleen McGrory, The Miami Herald
10:16 PM EDT, September 15, 2011
Six South Florida schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools, the federal Department of Education announced Thursday.
The honorees: Somerset Academy Davie Charter in Broward; and Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary, Oliver Hoover Elementary, Archimedean Academy, Archimedean Middle Conservatory and Scheck Hillel Community Day School in Miami-Dade.
This year, 305 private and public schools nationwide were recognized with blue ribbons. They were chosen for overall academic excellence or for making strides toward closing the achievement gap.
“National Blue Ribbon Schools are committed to accelerating student achievement and preparing students for success in college and careers,” U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said. “Their success is an example for others to follow.”
Dina Miller, the principal at Somerset Academy Davie, said her school had worked hard to create a family-like atmosphere — and earn three consecutive A grades from the state.
“When we found out about this honor, we were so excited,” Miller said. “It really rewards the teachers and the children for their hard work.”
Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary principal Maria Tavel-Visiedo credited her team of teachers.
“It’s about looking at the whole child, not just academics,” she said.
The schools will be honored at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., in November.
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By Lisa Orkin Emmanuel <http://www.nbcmiami.com/results/?keywords=%22Lisa+Orkin+Emmanuel%22&author=y&sort=date>
| Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 | Updated 12:50 PM EDT
Six South Florida schools were named National Blue Ribbon Schools of 2011 on Thursday. The schools are: Archimedean Academy, Archimedean Middle Conservatory, Ethel Koger Beckham Elementary School, Oliver Hoover Elementary School, Somerset Academy Davie Charter School and The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School/The Ben Lipson Hillel Community High School. The schools will be honored at an awards ceremony on Nov. 14-15 in Washington, D.C.
“National Blue Ribbon Schools are committed to accelerating student achievement and preparing students for success in college and careers.Their success is an example for others to follow, ” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in an email statement.
The award honors public or private elementary, middle and high schools where students are high-level achievers or where the gap in achievement is getting smaller.
For 2011 there will be 304 schools honored. For more information on this year’s winners click here <http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html> .
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STUDENTS GET SPECIAL VISIT FROM CRIME FIGHTING DOG
The 3rd grade class at Somerset Davie got a special visit on Thursday, April 21 from McGruff, the crime fighting dog.
“In an ongoing effort to ensure the safety of all our children, we invited the highly successful McGruff Safe Kids program to visit our school,” said Dina Miller, Principal. “The students watched videos about being aware of their surroundings, and how to deal with and protect themselves from a bully. Of course, they’re favorite part was posing for photos with McGruff.”
In addition, parents had the opportunity to have their child participate in the identification system program. The system provides children and their families with a full size ID card that contains their child’s digital photograph and all 10 digital forensic quality fingerprints and vital personal information + 2 laminated wallet size ID cards.
Somerset Davie is a high performing, K-5 public charter school located at 3788 Davie Road in Broward County.
PICTURED: 3rd graders pose with McGruff, the crime fighting dog, during his visit to Somerset Davie.
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation and Florida statute require that schools provide
parents with an annual school status report at the beginning of each school year. The Florida
Department of Education has produced a No Child Left Behind/School Public Accountability
Report (NCLB/SPAR) for each school containing all the required NCLB indicators, including
the indicator on Annual Yearly Progress (AYP).
http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/schoolimprove
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Welcome back to the new school year! We are so proud to share that our amazing students earned our school an “A” for the second year in a row. Congratulations students!
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Our staff is excited to see you at our open house on Friday Aug. 20. K, 1, 2 will come at 1:00 and 3, 4, 5 will start at 2:00. Dance, TaeKwon Do, and Art. will have their information about their after school programs at open house.
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Be sure to consider our after school activites and register for LEAP our after school program. Registration forms are available online.
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We will need you to order your lunches for the month of August on or before the open house.
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Our office hours are from 8-3 if you have any further questions or would like to make payments early for lunch or aftercare.
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