Dolphin Doings 10/27/2025 🎃

Dear families,

Wow! What an incredible turn out on Friday night for Pumpkin Pizzazz. Thank you to Kerri and James Kibler, Mrs. Calvert-Sloane for the silent auction, amazing parents who donated to the silent action, our wonderful HSA, and our incredible volunteers for making it a success. There were so many fun games, pumpkin painting, tattoos (temporary - of course 😉), and of course, the dunk tank! Shout out to the kids who did not drench me (Ms. Gordon) in the dunk tank!! 😜😜

We are so excited for the great turn out for after school enrichment camp. I know our club sponsors are so excited to kick off the fun this Thursday, 10/30!! As a reminder, parents are responsible for changing their child's dismissal to ""enrichment camp" on days of camp in CurbSmart. If you don't know how to do that, please see this website for more information: https://secure.smore.com/n/t31r2 or call/stop by the front office 754-323-6050.

This Tuesday we will be having our monthly SAC/SAF in the Media Center on Tuesday at 2:15 PM. All are welcome to attend!

🎀It's Red Ribbon Week! Let's SCARE drugs away! 👻 See the picture below for some fun (optional) dress up days!

The Peace Rangers will also be collecting non-perishable goods for our Harvest Drive. These goods go to directly feed families in our area for Thanksgiving. Please help by sending in non-perishable goods such as cans, shelf-stable ingredients like milk, or any of your Thanksgiving essentials. 🦃🦃

🎶🎶🎶Congratulations to Mr. Ciotti for advancing to the Teacher of the Year (TOY) semifinalist round for the 2026 BCPS Caliber Awards! This achievement reflects the exceptional dedication and impact demonstrated in the classroom. We are proud of this accomplishment and wish continued success in the next stage.🎶🎶🎶

Last, but certiantly not least, a big thank you to Mrs. Runyan who help transform our media center into an Italian Masterpiece while we hosted 14 area principals to come see our amazing school last week.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Kasdhin & Ms. Gordon

On Friday, November 7th, students will participate in our annual flag cermony for Veteran's Day. We also showcase a banner each year that represents our families who have served our great country. Please click the photo below to download it. If you need a paper copy or copies, please stop by the front desk at school or e-mail our amazing front office clerk, Ms. Yuliia for a copy at Yuliia.Volynets@Browardschools.com. Please submit all flags by November 5th. ❤️🤍💙

🥪School Breakfat & Lunch

School breakfast is free for all students. School lunch is $3.00 a student. If you are in need of free/reduced lunch prices, please apply online at myschoolapps.com. You can add money to your child's account by going to myschoolbucks.com or sending in cash with your child.

💁‍♀️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 schedule from 9:00 AM to 9:05 AM. 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:

https://harbordale.browardschools.com/contact/report-an-absencex