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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=120 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e55f620.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="98" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Citrus Glen Elementary </B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Citrus Glen Elementary "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Citrus Glen Staff"><U>Citrus Glen Staff</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Suggestions"><U>Home Suggestions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Speech Intervention Program"><U>Speech Intervention Program</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="IEP Speech Services"><U>IEP Speech Services</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PTA"><U>PTA</U></A>   |   <B>General Information</B>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Involvement"><U>Community Involvement</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tardy Policy"><U>Tardy Policy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendars"><U>Calendars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Accelerated Reader"><U>Accelerated Reader</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>General Information</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS</B></div> <div> The Citrus Glen school office is open on school days and most inservice days </div> <div> from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SCHOOL HOURS</B></div> <div> Citrus Glen school playground opens at 7:40 a.m. Students are not to be dropped off at school prior to this time unless they are having breakfast which is served in the cafeteria at 7:30.  Children should go straight to the cafeteria and not to the playground.  When the 7:55 a.m. bell rings, students should go directly to the classroom line. </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAILY SCHEDULE</B></div> <div>      <B><U>Monday-Thursday</U></B><B>               </B><B>                                                           </B><B><U>Friday </U></B><B>               </B></div> <div> 7:55                     First Bell Rings                                          7:55                       First Bell</div> <div> 8:00                     Instruction begins:                                     8:00                       Instruction Begins</div> <div> 9:30 - 9:50          Primary Recess                                         9:30 - 9:50            Primary Recess</div> <div> 10:00 - 10:20      Upper Recess                                           10:00 - 10:20         Upper Recess </div> <div> 11:00 - 11:45       First  Lunch                                               11:30                      Dismissal of Kindergarteners</div> <div> 11:25 - 12:10      Second Lunch                                           11:40                      Dismissal of Primary grades                      </div> <div> 11:35 - 12:20      Third Lunch                                                11:50                      Dismissal of Upper grades     </div> <div> 11:50 - 12:35      Fourth Lunch                                             11:40 - 12:15         Lunch for all who want to stay</div> <div> 12:05 - 12:50      Fifth Lunch                                                12:15                      All students leave campus</div> <div> 1:30                     Dismissal of Kindergarteners     </div> <div> 1:30 - 1:45          Primary Recess</div> <div> 2:30                     Dismissal of  Primary grades</div> <div> 2:35                     Dismissal of Upper grades </div> <bR> <div>             </div> <div> <B> BANKING TIME SCHEDULE     </B></div> <div> Citrus Glen School uses a "Banking Time" schedule to create time for staff to learn and collaborate on instructional strategies, curriculum, and State Frameworks that directly impact both teachers and students. This innovative schedule has proven to be beneficial for our students because of increased teacher knowledge, understanding and skills that are used in the classroom.</div> <bR> <div> The logistics of the schedule are as follows: Instructional time is added to each of four days in the school week and on the fifth day instructional time is reduced by that total amount. School hours are 7:55 a.m. to 2:30 and 2<B> </B>:35 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7:55 a.m. to 11:35  and 11:40 a.m. on Fridays.</div> <bR> <div> The school receives funds based on each student's daily attendance.  The school district loses funding each time a student is absent. Additionally, your student loses valuable class time. Therefore, please do not use banking time Fridays to lengthen the family weekend.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SATURDAY ACADEMY</B></div> <div>  Saturday Academy will be held periodically for those students who have missed one or more days of school in the 2009-2010 school year.  Students will be able to participate in a variety of enriching and exciting activities, such as arts and crafts, math games, writing and bookmaking, reading games, Readers' Theatre, Accelerated Reader and quizzes, science videos, intervention packets for English Language Arts and Math, and physical education.  Brunch will be provided free of charge at 10:00 a.m. for all children who participate.  We will be able to have two classes with twenty seats in each class, which will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.  Be the first to return your completed forms so your child can benefit from this wonderful learning experience at Citrus Glen Elementary School.  Know, too, that you are also helping improve our Average Daily Attendance rates. No busing will be available for students.</div> <bR> <div> <B>TELEPHONE</B></div> <div> The office telephone <U>is not to be used by students except when absolutely necessary</U>. Students are not to use the phone to make personal arrangements such as requesting to go to a friend's home after school.  Due to various classroom schedules, <B><U>the office is not able to guarantee</U></B> that messages for students will be received before the end of the day.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>