RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY MANDARIN

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RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY MANDARIN RCSA's mission is to instill a love for learning in a structured and nurturing environment through engaging and stimulating learning opportunities ORIENTATION DAYS

Science Academy Mandarin. We are excited to have so many returning families, and I extend a special welcome to the new families joining us.

1 RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY MANDARIN RCSA's mission is to instill a love for learning in a structured and nurturing environment through engaging and stimulating learning opportunities ORIENTATION DAYS ORIENTATION DAYS Aug 8 Grades 9-11 am Aug 8 Middle 11 am-1 pm Aug 8 Grades 1-3 pm Dear RCSAM Families, I would like to welcome you to the school year at River City Science Academy Mandarin. We are excited to have so many returning families, and I extend a special welcome to the new families joining us. We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our children reach their highest potential. PARENT TIPS Meet your teacher See old friends Sign up for before / aftercare Review class schedules Make lunch deposits Receive log information Complete paperwork Sign up for PVO Meet ESE teachers Purchase uniforms As partners, we share the responsibility for our children s success and we will do our very best to carry out our responsibilities. We ask that you guide and support your child s learning by ensuring that he/she: Attends school daily and arrives on time, ready for the day s learning experience Completes all homework assignments given by teachers Reads daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills Shares school experiences with you so that you are aware of his/her school life Informs you if he/she needs additional support in any area or subject Knows that you expect him/her to succeed in school CONNECT WITH US! Through hard work, effective and creative teaching, and a strong school community partnership, we will reach our goal to provide a quality educational program that meets the needs of all of our students Thank you for your continued commitment and dedication to your child s education and RCSAM. In Partnership, RCSAM Administrators Mark Your Calendars! Orientation: Aug 8th Grades 9-11 am Middle 11 am-1 pm Grades 1 pm-3 pm

GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION BEFORE/AFTER CARE Before care: 6:45-7:30 am $100 per child per session $50 per sibling per session After care: 3:00-6:00 pm $150 per child per

emblem shirt Sneakers Sneakers RCSA School jacket RCSA School jacket Fridays are spirit shirt day SUPPLIES Your class supply list is attached in your information packet.

Your supply bag should be labeled with your child's name, grade, and teacher's name.

TARDIES & ABSENCES Please contact the front office by phone or email if your child will be absent. For an excused absence a parent or doctor's note must be provided.

Schedule will vary depending on grade level. A more specific lunch schedule will be available at Orientation day August 8th.

Lunch payments can be made at the Business Office or online through SLA.com. Breakfast costs $1.75 and lunch costs $3.25.

2 GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION BEFORE/AFTER CARE Before care: 6:45-7:30 am $100 per child per session $50 per sibling per session After care: 3:00-6:00 pm $150 per child per session $75 per sibling per session Before & Aftercare: $220 per child per session $110 per child per session Aftercare payments can be made at the business office or online through SchoolPay.com. UNIFORMS All students are expected to be in full uniform everyday Girls Boys Blue or Tan Khakis Blue or Tan Khakis Blue skort/skirt/jumper Belt Uniform emblem shirt Uniform emblem shirt Sneakers Sneakers RCSA School jacket RCSA School jacket Fridays are spirit shirt day SUPPLIES Your class supply list is attached in your information packet. Classroom supplies are intended to be communal. Please bring supplies to school during Orientation to help create a smooth first day for your child. Your supply bag should be labeled with your child's name, grade, and teacher's name. If you cannot attend Orientation you may bring supplies on the first day of school and we will help deliver them to your classroom. TARDIES & ABSENCES Please contact the front office by phone or if your child will be absent. For an excused absence a parent or doctor's note must be provided. If tardy a parent must sign in the student at the front office. BREAKFAST & LUNCH Breakfast is served 7:30-7:45 am. Lunch is served 10:45 am - 12:30 pm. Schedule will vary depending on grade level. A more specific lunch schedule will be available at Orientation day August 8th. Parents may join their student for lunch any day as long as you have a background check cleared through the district. Lunch payments can be made at the Business Office or online through SLA.com. Breakfast costs $1.75 and lunch costs $3.25. Free and reduced lunch forms can be found online or at the front office. WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER Please keep an eye out for our weekly newsletter sent out every Friday evening that contains information about everything going on at school. If you are not receiving s please come by the front office and confirm your . RCSA CONNECT Stay informed about your child's grades, behavior, events, etc. with real-time notifications. Connect with teachers through direct messaging and . Download the SPARK app in your mobile app store and log in with your RCSA Connect username and password. Please refer to the RCSAM Student Handbook in your agenda for more specific details.

3 DISMISSAL PROCEEDURES During dismissal, parents have a few options to pick up their students. All families are required to complete a safety form that lists any adults authorized to pick up your child. Please be prepared to show photo ID as part of our pick up procedures. We cannot release a student to someone without direct permission from a parent or guardian. No child may be dismissed after 1:30 pm on a normal dismissal day or after 12:30 pm on an Early Release Day. CARLINE During carline, we ask that you do not park dismissal time provided in each grade level. Please come to campus in the specific time frame and come into the front office. Please follow the carline map on the next page to ensure a smooth pick up. Show your carpool tags and make it visible on your dashboard. Make sure all pickup lists are updated in our emergency pickup folder. AFTERCARE We need your signature to check out a student placed in afterschool care. Please do not block regular school carpool or club carpool lane if you are planning to pick up your child placed in the extended day.

4 BACK TO SCHOOL ORIENTATION Please Join Us! Wednesday, August 8th Grades 9-11 am Middle 11 am - 1 pm Grades 1 pm - 3 pm Meet your teachers See old friends Drop off supplies Sign up for Before/Aftercare Review class schedules Make lunch deposits Receive log in information Complete paperwork Sign up for PTO Meet ESE teachers Pick up agendas and spirit shirts Purchase uniforms Check club and team applications You may do multiple siblings paperwork with youngest sibling's schedule. Do not wait until orientation day to puchase uniforms.our summer office hours are 9am-4pm

5 SIXTH GRADE SUMMER SUPPLY LIST 2018

6 Middle School Supply List Homeroom - 2 Boxes of Tissues - 1 Clorox/Lysol Disinfectant Wipes - 1 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer - 1 Pencil Bag - 1 Pair of Scissors - 1 Glue Stick - 1 Pack of Colored Pencils pack of pencils pack of blue or black pens - 1 Pack of Cap Erasers - 1 handheld sharpener - Highlighters (at least 2 different colors) - 1 Ruler (in & cm) - Loose Leaf Paper - Headphones - Flash Drive Math Subject Spiral Notebook - 1 Purple Folder with Pockets & Prongs - Scientific Calculator (7 th Grade Only: Texas Instruments TI-30Xa preferred) Science - 1 Composition Notebook - (Additional Materials may be required later for Science Fair such as display board) Language Arts - At least 3 Composition Notebooks for the year - Pocket dictionary - 1 package on 3x5 index cards - 1 Blue Folder with Pockets & Prongs - 1 Green Folder with Pockets & Prongs Social Studies Subject Spiral Notebook - 1 Yellow Folder with Pockets & Prongs Old St. Augustine Rd. Jacksonville, FL Tel: (904) mandarin-info@rivercityscience.org

7 RESOURCE TEACHER SUPPLY LIST 2018

Resource Teacher Supplies ALL RESOURCE NEEDS (we will share these and find a place to store) K: 1 Paper Towel Roll 1 st: 1 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer (medium-large) 2 nd: Lysol Wipes 3 rd: 1 Box of

8 Resource Teacher Supplies ALL RESOURCE NEEDS (we will share these and find a place to store) K: 1 Paper Towel Roll 1 st: 1 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer (medium-large) 2 nd: Lysol Wipes 3 rd: 1 Box of Kleenex 4 the: Colorful Paper 5 th: 1 pack of Pencils (standard) 6 th: 1 pack of Notebook Paper (not college ruled) 7 th: Head Phones 8 th: 1 Pack of Dry-Erase Markers All RSCA students will share all supplies. Please do not label with student s name. Please label all donations Art. Thank you. K- Crayola Brand Water Colors, crayons, glue sticks, construction paper, Clorox Wipes (any brand) 1 st Black Sharpie Markers, tissues, paper towels, Crayola Brand air dry clay, colored pencils 2 nd Crayola Brand Crayons, Crayola Brand Markers, pencils, glue sticks 3 rd Black Sharpie Markers, paint brushes, Clorox Wipes, Crayola brand watercolor 4 th Pencils. Black Sharpie Markers, tracing paper, paint brushes, colored pencils Art 5 th Ruler, colored pencils, black Sharpie Marker, Clorox Wipes, Paper towels, Crayola brand markers, Lower PE (K-5) 1. Water Bottle 2. Proper Gym shoes 3. General Resource Items (see grade level expectation) 4. Fleece Jacket (recommended for cold days) Upper PE (6-8 th ) 1. General Resource Items (see grade level expectation) 2. Water Bottle 3. Proper gym shoes 4. Purchased RCSA PE Shirt and Shorts/bag Old St. Augustine Rd. Jacksonville, FL Tel: (904) mandarin-info@rivercityscience.org

9 5. Purchased RCSA PE Sweatshirt and Sweatpants (optional for winter). All other winter clothes must be solid school colors, or RCSA fleece. 6. Pedometer Health 1. General Resource Items (see grade level expectation) 2. 3 prong folder with pockets (1) 3. dividers 4. Writing utensils 5. Markers or colored pencils (do not label with child s name) 6. Colored paper (all sizes accepted) Page 2

10 SIXTH GRADE SUMMER PACKET 2018

11 Summer Reading Assignment: Rising 6 th Graders From the list of choices, please select ONE fiction book and ONE nonfiction book to read. Then respond to the following questions, and bring your responses to school the first day. Fiction Book Questions 1. Were there any characters similar to you in the book? How would the story be different if you were the main character? 2. What two events in the story stood out to you as memorable? Why? 3. What was one major theme you noticed in the book? Old St. Augustine Rd. Jacksonville, FL Tel: (904) mandarin-info@rivercityscience.org

12 Page 2 Nonfiction Book Questions 1. What is something new you learned from reading this book? 2. Did any new information surprise you? Explain how this information added to your knowledge of the subject. 3. Did anything change or challenge what you already knew? Please explain.

13 6th Grade World History Summer Writing Topics This is the Social Studies/Writing section of the Summer Packet. This section of the Summer Packet will be the first recorded grade for Social Studies Class. Successful completion of every single question will equate to a 100% grade. Each question that is not complete, or properly answered, will be a 10% deduction from the overall score. For each question, Please answer in 3-5 sentences. Before answering each question, consider the 5 W's; that is, Who, What, Where, When, Why. Also, many of these questions are based on your personal experiences or your personal opinions. For that reason, giving a personal example is a great way to support your answer. Please put your thought, emotion, and effort into these questions, as they are the first impression you will make entering the new school year.

14 1. Describe a situation when somebody was mean to you or another person. How did it make you feel? Why do you think that person was mean? How do you think they felt? 2. Think of a moment in history when a person, or a group of people, were treated unequally. Describe how this inequality made you feel? Please use either the 5 W's to describe a moment in history, or use an experience of yours or somebody you know. 3. Describe a time that you learned from a mistake you had made in the past. What was the mistake? How did you learn from it? Please include the 5 Ws in describing the situation. 4. What does it mean to have power? Who has power in our school? Who has power in our country? Who has power in our world? 5. Why do people live by a code of rules and laws? What do you think the world would be like without any rules or laws? Is it ever okay to break the law? When and Why? 6. Why do people have war? Can you describe a war that has occurred throughout history? Use the 5 Ws to describe that war. Are there any positive effects of war? Are there any negative effects? 7. How has the world changed over time? How do you think the world will change in the future? Are these changes always good? Can you describe a few changes over time that were positive? Can you describe a few that were negative? 8. How do you think technology has changed your daily life? How do you think technology had changed the world? How do you think technology will change the future? 9. You are about to enter 6th grade World History. As the class title indicates, you will be learning about the people, places, and events that have made up our world's history. This is your opportunity to tell me anything that you would like to learn more about, learn for the first time, or questions you may have about the world. Please use this space to write out your th oughts.

16 Middle School Math Summer Work Complete assigned lessons on Khan Academy using the provided codes. CLASS CODES: Incoming sixth grade: EZFNSAVY Incoming seventh grade: RBXAJVWE Incoming eighth grade: 5QVJGSS8 If you DO NOT have a Khan Academy account: Step 1: Go to Step 2: Click Sign Up Step 3: Select Learner and enter date of birth Step 4: Enter your parent or guardian s address, then create a username and password. Click Sign Up Step 5: Select your INCOMING grade level & INCOMING Math grade Step 6: Click Coaches, then enter the class code and click join the class If you DO have a Khan Academy account: Step 1: Go to Step 2: Click Coaches, then enter the class code and click join the class

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES FOR MRS.

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES FOR MRS. BURNSED S 7 TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS PRIDE + RESPONSIBILTY + RESPECT = APRENDE Welcome to 7 th grade Important facts for Parents and Students about my classroom policies Classroom