Tuesday, October 9, 2012
NEWS RELEASES: OCTOBER 6 - 8, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Broward middle school students take part in 4-H science day
Eco-friendly robots, or Eco-Bots, will be the focus of the annual 4-H National Youth Science Day, which takes place Wednesday.
Sponsored
by 4-H, the event puts middle school students into scientists’ shoes
for a day. This year, students will develop Eco-Bots programmed to clean
up a simulated environmental spill, learning robotic engineering
concepts along the way.
U.S.
Department of Education Awards the Teacher Incentive Fund: BCPS Wins
$48.5 Million Grant to Reward Effective Teachers and Principals
Broward
County Public Schools was awarded $48.5 million over a five-year period
by the U.S. Department of Education to recognize and reward effective
teachers and principals. The 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund grants will
pay for increased salaries and training for educators who work in
high-need schools. BCPS is one of only six winning school districts in
Florida and 35 districts nationwide from a pool of over 120 applicants.
Broward School District making progress toward reducing class size
Wary
of being slapped with another $66 million fine for violating class-size
requirements, the Broward School District said it was making
substantial progress toward compliance this year. School officials said
84 percent of all class periods meet the state's class-size
requirements so far — compared with 54 percent last year. They also said
80 percent of the classes not in compliance are only over by one or two
students. "We're absolutely moving forward to get on record," Broward
Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Students honored as part of anti-bullying contest
Hollywood, Hallandale students honored as part of anti-bullying contest
South
Broward High School students were recently honored for winning an
anti-bullying contest sponsored by the school district and the United
Way of Broward County. The Hollywood school's contest entry logo for
"Dare to Care" was selected, and they produced a video focusing on the
effects of cyberbullying. "The pride that they feel is immeasurable,"
said teacher Ellen D. Hochhauser, whose students won the contest. "The
kids put a lot of time and effort into this."
20,000 students in Broward read for the record
More
than 20,000 students in Broward County joined millions of kids
nationwide Thursday in an attempt to break the world record for reading
the same book on the same day. Every kindergarten and pre-K class in
the district participated in Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign,
which aims to promote literacy and early childhood education.
Embattled Broward school bus chief still quietly at work
A month ago, it looked as if Broward County's embattled school transportation director was on his way out.
But
Chester Tindall has been working at school district headquarters,
despite announcing Sept. 5 in the midst of a school bus crisis that he
was about to take a six-to-eight-week medical leave and then work with
district administrators to transition out of the job. Though Tindall is
still working, his day-to-day management duties are being handled by
district administrator Jeff Moquin, who was assigned the task by
Superintendent Robert Runcie the day Tindall announced his leave.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Cooper City, Pines pioneers to be honored
A
historic school will serve as the venue to honor 29 Broward residents,
including ones from Pembroke Pines and Cooper City, as part of the
county's 40th annual Pioneer Day. Since its inception, more than 2,300
residents have been added to the list as a Pioneer.
School buses still a problem
Three
recent Sun Sentinel reports raise renewed concerns about the Broward
County School District's transportation department, and prompt some
Editorial Board concerns about the School Board.
Monday, October 1, 2012
MATH SKILLS CONTEST FOR ALL AGES
Is math your favorite subject? Do you have a student that loves math? This contest is for them. Any student Kindergarten to 12th grade can enter. This is a FREE contest. Click on the link below to registrar.
http://www.mathletics.com/americanmathchallenge/Please note this is separate from Mathletes.
Good luck to anyone wishing to join.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
PTA MEETING OCTOBER 3, 2012
PTA General Meeting
October 3, 2012
6:00 PM
in the Cafe.
Come hear what is happening at Tamarac Elementary.
Have a question, a comment or concern come see us.
WE HAVE ANSWERS.
NEWS RELEASES 9/25/12
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
BROWARD WINS CLEAN AIR EXCELLENCE AWARD
Broward
County was awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) 2012 Clean Air Excellence Award for Education/Outreach for the
Conservation and Climate Change (C3) Challenge for schools program at a
ceremony September 19. The Clean Air Excellence Awards recognize
innovative programs that protect Americans’ health and the environment,
educate the public, serve their communities and stimulate the economy.
BROWARD SCHOOLS: SOME IN EAST GAIN STUDENTS; WEST SEES DROP
Call it this year's new math. Some of Broward County's eastern schools are gaining students after years of losses. And booming western schools, including those in Tamarac,Miramar,Margate and
PembrokePines,
are losing many of their students to charter schools, according to the
district's 20-day enrollment count. "I'm sad to see any schools lose
students, but that's great news for the schools in the east," said
School Board member Katie Leach of FortLauderdale."Those are the schools that are most
underenrolled."
SUSTAINING, ‘SCALING UP’ EFFECTIVE PRACTICES OF URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS FOCUS OF RESEARCH
The National Center on Scaling Up EffectiveSchools at Vanderbilt University’s PeabodyCollege announced today the next phase of their partnership with Broward County Public Schools to study and “scale up” effective practices of these Florida high schools.
FLORIDA SAT SCORES LAG U.S. AVERAGES
In Miami-Dade and Florida as a whole, SAT scores are rising, though they still fall short of national averages. Florida’s
SAT scores are inching upward — and more minority students are taking
the exam — but the state continues to lag behind national averages,
according to Class of 2012 results released on Monday. Florida’s
average scores in the reading, mathematics and writing portions of the
SAT were 492, 492, and 476, respectively. The national averages for
those three categories are 496, 514, and 488.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
As you a registered volunteer? Are you available November 7, 2012 from 8:00am to 1:00pm? 5th grade is looking for volunteers to help out at BizTown. This is a field trip where 5th graders learn different skills in a work place. It's a mock town that consist of several businesses that teach the children how they all interact together. They will have a mayor, FPL, Waste Management, Channel 10, Sun-Sentinel, Bank Atlantic to name a few. If you are interested please contact Ms. Ryals at 754-322-8600 as soon as possible.
UPDATES WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24th ~ SEPTEMBER 28th
Monday, September 24: BAT I Testing continues for 3rd - 5th grade.
Tuesday, September 25: BAT I Testing for 5th grade only Science.
Wednesday, September 26: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, September 27: Early Release 1:00pm
Friday, September 28: Interim Reports issued.
Tuesday, September 25: BAT I Testing for 5th grade only Science.
Wednesday, September 26: NO SCHOOL
Thursday, September 27: Early Release 1:00pm
Friday, September 28: Interim Reports issued.
Monday, September 17, 2012
DAIRY QUEEN FAMILY NIGHT
Do you love ice cream? Would your child like to see their teacher serve food? Come visit us at Dairy Queen in Tamarac located at 7105 North Pine Island Road on Thursday September 20, 2012. We will be there from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. 15% of all sales will come back to Tamarac Elementary PTA to help fund our many programs at Tamarac Elementary School. Don't forget to bring in your coloring sheets. We look forward to seeing you there.
SCHOOL PHOTO DATES CHANGED
Due to the change in the BAT I Testing schedule Tamarac Elementary School has rescheduled individual school photos for October 8th & 9th. Look for information coming home with your child soon. If you would like to volunteer during school photos please send us an email at tamaracpta@aol.com or send in a note to your child's teacher. Make sure you have gone to the volunteer website, completed the application and received your volunteer badge.
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS
Does your child have an outstanding obligation at Tamarac Elementary School? This obligation must be paid before you can pay for a field trip online. If you have any questions or concerns regarding outstanding obligations, contact your child's teacher or the front office at 754-322-8600.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Ms. Ryals Gets A Surprise Visit
Did you see news vehicles around the school? Did your children come home saying, "Our school was on TV."? Well they are right. Ms. Ryals, our 5th grade gifted teacher got a surprise visit Monday morning in her classroom as Superintendent Robert Runcie arrived in her classroom with flowers and great news. She has been named one of 6 Finalist for the 2012 President's Science Teacher Award. We are so proud of you Ms. Ryals.
http://wn.wsvn.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=7708429&at1=News&h1=Local teacher receives high honor&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
RAINY DAY DISMISSAL:
Did you receive the Twitter Alert? Do you still have questions? Let us know. Email us your questions or comments at tamaracpta@aol.com. We want to here from you. We will get you the answers you need to make your Rainy Day Dismissal easy.
OPEN HOUSE 3rd-5th GRADE REMINDER
Parents come out and meet your child's teacher. Learn what is happening in their classroom from Math, Reading, Science, etc. You have questions and they will give you the answers. Learn about all the resources out there to help your child when needed. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
EMERGENCY CARDS & UPDATES
Please make sure your student turns in their yellow emergency card. It is for the safety of your child that the school has one on file in case of an emergency. If you have moved or changed your phone number please stop by the office to update your child's records. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school at 754-322-8600.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Tamarac Elementary's Cashless E-Store
Need to make a payment for a field trip? Purchase a recorder for the 3rd grade music class? Tamarac's Cashless E-Store is open. Go to Helpful Links at the top of the screen and Click on Tamarac Elementary Cashless E-Store. If you need assistance with our new e-store please contact the school at 754-322-8600 or send a note to your teacher for "how to" steps. We are here to assist you.
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