Dear families,

We hope you had a great week! We loved seeing everyone dressed up on Friday! 😊

On Friday, Superintendent, Dr. Hepburn, came to have breakfast with us to celebrate School Breakfast Week! He then joined us on WHBD as a celebrity guest!! 🥞🧇

We want to welcome Bridget Wallace to the Harbordale family as our new Literacy Coach. She joins us from California where she wore many hats! We are happy to have her on our team!

We hope to see you at the parent social at Phat Boy Sushi on Thursday. The food is always delicious, and the raffles are great, too! 🍣

Thank you to our wonderful HSA for the fun activities on Friday for our Walk-a-Thon top classes and earners. Thank you to Kolos' mom for the fun yoga! 🧘‍♀️

Have a great week!!!

Mrs. Kasdhin & Ms. Gordon

Parents, we need your help! The BCPS Annual Customer Survey is here. We want to hear how you think we are doing! Please take a moment to fill out the survey.

We also have students in grades 3-5 take the survey. If you do not want your child to participate, please fill out the form (below) and return to school ASAP.

Thank you!!

Please fill out the permission slip (above) if your child will be attending work with you!

For more info contact: ambroward@gmail.com

💁‍♀️Volunteers

In order to volunteer on campus, including helping at class parties, you MUST be an approved volunteer. You need to fill out the application yearly. Please apply today at browardschools.com/volunteer.

🕔Early Dismissals

Per School Board Policy, no student dismissals can take place between 1:30 and 2:00 PM. Please be mindful that like tardies, minutes students miss school can add up to full days missed. Please reserve picking up students early for emergencies.

🚘Change of Dismissal

All changes of dismissal must be made through CurbSmart by 1:00 pm. To create a parent account, you will need our school code 5305.

⏰Tardies

Students must be in their seats at 8:00 AM and ready to learn. Starting 8/26/2024, students not in their seats at 8:00 AM will receive a tardy. An accumulation of UV tardy minutes may lead to full day absences. It is Florida State Law that all students must be in school every day.

🍎Snack

Snack time is a daily part of our schedules. A snack is a small amount of food eaten between meals. Students may bring in a hand-held item like crackers, a bag of chips, string cheese or a piece of fruit. Items that require a utensil or dipping will be saved for lunch. We strongly encourage healthy snacks for our students.

🎈Birthdays

A child’s birthday is a very special time. We afford parents the option to provide a treat such as store-bought cupcakes or an individually wrapped snack for the class to celebrate this special day. However, we do not accept goody bags or balloons in the classroom. Please no balloons. Please no siblings under 18. 🎈

🪀Toys

With the generous donation of recess equipment from HSA, students have everything they could want or need for recess. Please do not allow children to bring in any outside toys, cards, or items from home that can distract from their learning.

👔Uniforms

We are a uniform school and uniforms must be worn daily. Our school uniform is a solid red or white collared polo and solid navy bottoms. Students may also wear a solid navy dress. Harbordale T-Shirts are reserved for Fridays only. Students must also wear closed-toed shoes daily. Please no black or khaki.

🧃Items from Home

Items forgotten and brought in late to school (lunchboxes, sweaters, water bottles) will brought to students during lunch time to minimize classroom disruptions.

😷Absences

If a student is absent due to a vacation, a special event, etc., assignments will not be available in advance. All missed worked will be provided upon returning to class. Students will be given 2 days for every day absent to complete the assignments. Please notify the front office via our online form, written note, or phone. DOJO notifications to classroom teacher will not excuse any absences. Click the link below to report your child's absence: