Bienvenidos! Puesta del Sol Kindergarten Information Night

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1 Bienvenidos! Puesta del Sol Kindergarten Information Night Mission: Puesta del Sol is a Spanish Immersion School that ensures a Spanish language learning experience in which all students thrive academically and socially as members of a caring and safe community.

2 Tonight s Presentation Information about our Program Alumni video Kindergarten info / video Important dates Lottery Process Questions

3 Bellevue School District s Spanish Immersion and International Spanish Academy Program: 31 Years of Excellence Orca Pre-school Puesta del Sol (K-5) Tillicum Middle School (6-8) Newport & Sammamish High Schools (9-12)

4 Puesta del Sol and the Bellevue School District Puesta del Sol s School-wide Goal: 100% Growth and 100% Proficiency

5 Puesta del Sol Founded in Students in K-5 program for Spanish Immersion Teachers 6 Teaching Specialists - Art, Music, Band/Orchestra, Library, PE Support Staff School Counselor, Nurse, School Psychologist, Special Education Teacher and Paraeducators, ELL Facilitator, Main Office Staff, and Educational Specialists Building Leadership Principal, Assistant Principal, Instructional Technology Curriculum Leader

6 Spanish Immersion Program Description and Mission At Puesta del Sol, students learn all of the BSD regular elementary curriculum. The unique purpose of the program is for students to develop skills to understand, speak, read, and write in Spanish as well as English. Students receive the majority of their subject matter instruction in Spanish.

7 Open to all students in Bellevue Our program is open to all families with children that reside inside of the Bellevue School District attendance area.

8 Hard Work Huge payoff Students work very hard here. The same Bellevue School District curriculum, but in Spanish. At Tillicum, the International Spanish Academy classes will be some of the most challenging classes your child will have.

9 A Family Commitment as well Involvement, presence at school Involvement, support of child at home - English development Recognition that outside of school activities need to keep Spanish in mind S.O.S.

10 Middle School 2 classes each year within the Spanish Academy 6 th Spanish language, literature and culture Intro / Social Studies 7 th Sp. Language, Lit and Culture L1 / Social Studies 8 th - Sp. Language, Lit and Culture L2 / Social Studies / DELE B1

11 High School 9 th grade - AP Spanish Language 10 th grade - Honors Hispanic Studies and Humanities 11 th grade - AP Spanish Literature 12 th grade - Honors International Spanish Academy/ DELE B2

12 The benefits of learning a second language at an early age: Enriches and enhances a child s mental development Encourages more flexible thinking Improves a child s understanding of his/her native language Gives a child the ability to communicate with people she/he would otherwise not have had the chance to know

13 Opens the door to other cultures and helps the child understand and appreciate people from other countries Gives the child a head start in language requirements for college Increases job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset La persona que habla dos lenguas vale por dos.

14 Research has shown that foreign language study in the early elementary years improves cognitive abilities, positively influences achievement in other disciplines, and results in higher achievement test scores in reading and math. Successful foreign language programs for elementary schools include immersion, FLES, and FLEX programs. Stewart, J. H. (2005). Foreign language study in elementary schools: Benefits and implications for achievement in reading and math. Early Childhood Education Journal, 33(1),

15 We expect our students to: Achieve such a degree of proficiency in Spanish and English that they are able to continue their studies in both languages. Perform as well as or better than their English counterparts on standards-based achievement tests administered in English.

16 Puesta del Sol s Instructional Initiatives: Academic Success

17 READING & MATH: STAR ASSESSMENT GRADES 1-5

18 Grades 2-5 End of Year STAR READING Performance EOY STAR Reading Data, Spring nd Grade (98) 3rd Grade (97) 4th Grade (89) 5th Grade (87) Urgent Intervention Strategic Intervention On Target Advanced

19 Grades 1-5 End of Year STAR MATH Performance EOY STAR Math Data, Spring st Grade (98) 2nd Grade (97) 3rd Grade (96) 4th Grade (89) 5th Grade (86) Urgent Intervention Strategic Intervention On Target Advanced

20 Common Core State Standards Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) Pass Rates for STATE DISTRICT PUESTA DEL SOL GRADE 3 ELA 53% 73% 82% MATH 58% 78% 77% GRADE 4 ELA 56% 75% 82% MATH 55% 74% 73% GRADE 5 ELA 59% 79% 88% MATH 49% 73% 73% GRADES 3-5

21 Kindergarten Curriculum Reading and Writing Mathematics Science Socio-emotional Learning P.E./Art/P.E./Library/ Music (Some English)

22 Elementary STEM Giving Students an Early Start College and Career Ready

23 Elementary Stem and Engineering in Action Design challenges at each grade level. These complement the traditional FOSS science instructional materials.

24 It s Not Just During the School Day Family engineering night Robotics clubs: BeeBots, Lego WeDo, and Lego Mindstorms

25 Puesta del Sol s Instructional Initiatives: Positive and Productive Life

26 CASEL: Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning

27 BSD SEL Standards: 27 3 Goal Areas

28 K-5 SEL Progress Report Criteria 28

29 BSD K-5 SEL Curriculum Resources Target Audience Curriculum/Resource P-2 Second Step & Child Protection Unit 3-5 RULER Pre/K-12 Virtues

30 Kindergarten Transition June: Kinder Family Readiness Potluck Date TBD August: English Reading Assessment & Kinder Camp Dates TBD Please plan to be available within last 2 weeks of August

31 Our School Day 9:05 AM - 3:35 PM *End at 1:15 PM on Wednesdays Bus Service 6 Buses serving Puesta del Sol District website for route information Bus service is free

32 Kindergarten Schedule Day starts at 9:05 AM and ends at 3:35 PM Wednesdays end at 1:15 PM Lunch at 11:25 AM and two recesses Students experience Art, Music, Library and PE Please note: We do not have a half-day kindergarten option

33 Kindergarten Lottery Applications APPLY ONLINE NOW DUE FEBRUARY 9 BY 4:30 PM

34 Application Process Applications will be submitted via an online process available on the school or District websites Applicants will receive a notification that their application has been received and, depending on the school, their lottery number; this notification will be sent to the verified address Families who do not have internet access may Request a paper information form that will be entered into the online application process by Student Placement These families will receive off-line communication regarding their application

35 Lottery Reminders For a younger sibling to be guaranteed a spot because an older sibling is already attending the school, the application for the younger sibling must be submitted by the due date February 9 at 4:30 PM. If we do not receive an application by the due date, the younger sibling will not be accepted to the school Applications received late or incomplete will not be accepted and the student will not be included in the lottery Multiple applications for the same student will not be accepted and the student will not be included in the lottery If you need to update an application, please contact Student Placement at studentplacement@bsd405.org

36 Lottery Notification Notification of lottery results will be sent on March 16, 2018 The lottery will be held at the District office and witnessed by A member of the School staff A member of the PTSA A member of the District staff The lottery will not be a public event Residency verification will be required in the timeframe provided If, after acceptance to the school, residency cannot be established in the timeframe required, the student will forfeit their place at the school and it will be offered to the next student on the waiting list

37 More Application & Lottery Info Only one application may be submitted per student (twins have one lottery number but will take up 2 enrollment seats) Siblings of current students still need to apply

38 More Application & Lottery Info In-District Siblings of K-12 Students fill up to 50% of the allotted slots. Then In-District Residents After allowing for siblings (50% of seats) lottery cards are pulled up to 96 seats. After 96 seats are filled, the process continues establishing the beginning of the waiting list.

39 Important Dates January 8, 2018 Online applications available on BSD website; Computer available at Puesta del Sol February 9, 2018 Deadline for online application 4:30 PM March 16, 2018 Lottery results will be ed to families.

40 Lottery Process On March 16, 2018 Check for results Please do not call as student names and information will not be given over the phone If your child is accepted, registration packets will be available online. If your child is NOT accepted initially, you will receive your child s waiting list number in the communication.

41 In order to be fair and transparent with all involved in this process, we cannot make exceptions.

42 For specific information about residency requirements or enrollment guidelines that have not been clarified tonight or in the information packet you ve received, please call: Linda Rochlin, Puesta del Sol s Office Manager. (425)