School Information

School name: West Laboratory School
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School Web site: http://westlab.dadeschools.net/

School telephone number: 305 661-7661

School address: 5300 Carillo Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Principal’s name: Barbara R. Soto

Principal’s telephone: 305 661-7661

Principal’s e-mail address: sotoap@dadeschools.net

Asst. Principal: Isabel S. Capote
Asst. Principal’s e-mail address: icapote@dadeschools.net

Secretary’s name: Damy Gonzalez

Secretary’s telephone: 305 661-7661

Secretary’s e-mail address: dayamygonzalez@dadeschools.net

School Times:

8:15 am – 3:00 pm

** Early release on Wednesdays at 2:00 pm

School Information:

Forms For Schools

Volunteer Program Registration Form

Visitors:

Parents are encouraged to visit West Lab. Please check in with the front office prior to entering the building. You will be asked to sign in and use a visitor’s name badge.

Absences:

Please send a note with your child explaining their absence. Children that are late to school should report to the office prior to entering the classroom.

Homework:

Miami-Dade County school district's homework guidelines call for 30 minutes of daily work in kindergarten and first grade, 45 minutes in second and third grade, an hour in fourth and fifth grade, 75 minutes in middle school and two hours in high school.

This does not include work not completed during class time or the required 30 minutes READING time.

Scheduled Classes:

Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for P.E. (No flip flops)

Parent Volunteers:

I encourage as much participation as possible.

Personal Belongings:

Make sure all of your child’s personal belongings are clearly marked with their name. Toys, Gameboys, pets and other personal items need to be left at home. Cell phones are allowed but must be turned off and kept out of sight.

Books/Software Orders:

Book orders will be sent home regularly. Ordering from these books orders helps me enhance our literature collection in the classroom. If you choose to purchase any of the items, please send checks or money orders only and make them out to the book company.

Daily Agendas:

Students will be required to write their assignments down in their agenda on a daily basis. It is their job to bring the agenda to you for you to sign. Please help them pull it out of their backpack and sign it.

Reports:

**If the student failed a test or quiz, a note will be sent home by me, signed by the student, that must also be signed by you, stating that you are aware of the failure. **Please return the notice the next day.*

     Again, it is the student’s job to have you sign the items sent home saying you have seen everything. It is the student’s responsibility to keep these items in a safe place and not to lose them (expandable folder).

      Please, review the above mentioned items with your child, sign and return them to school with your child the next day. ***** Please include any comments you have for me, and I will respond in a timely manner.

Water Bottles:

It is strongly encouraged that all students bring
a full water bottle to school each day.
Please only send water.

Special Area Schedule

Awards Assembly 9:00

MONDAY P.E. 9:30 - 10:00

Music 12:30 - 1:30

TUESDAY P.E. 9:30 - 10:00

Art 12:30 - 1:30

Ms. Espinosa, Couselor 2:15 - 2:45

WEDNESDAY P.E. 9:30 - 10:00

Spanish 12:30 - 1:00

THURSDAY P.E. 9:30 - 10:00

Spanish 12:30 - 1:30

Library 2:15 - 2:45

FRIDAY P.E. 9:30 - 10:00

Spanish 12:30 - 1:30

Grading Policy: The following scale indicates how students will be graded on major tests and assignments:

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