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Our Mason Manatees know that it’s important to help our community and show that character counts! Mrs. Barnes’ second grade class donated cabbages that they grew in the second grade garden to the St. Francis House. 

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School Policies 

School Hours
8:30am – 2:50pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

8:30am – 1:50pm
Wednesday

Student Access Time
8:00am – 3:00pm (2:00pm)

Attendance and Tardies
Attendance is extremely important for students to be successful at our school. It is also important that students arrive at school on time and ready to learn! Parents are encouraged to utilize school bus transportation. Students not arriving in time to be seated in class at 8:30am must be accompanied by an adult and signed in at the front desk.

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View our
2011-2012 School Public Accountability Report
2012-2013 School Improvement Plan

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2012- 2013 School Calendar
2012 – 2013 Master Calendar

Welcome Mason Volunteers!
We welcome anyone who has an approved volunteer application on file into our school! If you do not have a Volunteer Application on file you can fill one out online (see School Information). The safety of our students is our top priority. Due to this, all visitors and volunteers are required to show picture ID and sign in on our Keep-n-Track computer system before receiving a guest badge to enter the building. Thank you for your cooperation!
Fill out the Volunteer/School Access Application

School Spirit Day
EVERY Friday is School Spirit Day at Mason Elementary! Wear your manatee shirt and/or school colors (Teal & Gray) to show your school spirit.

Quick Links

PARENT RESOURCES

2013 Writing Parent Notification Letter

Redirecting Children’s Behavior Course Information

Common Core Parent Roadmaps

Reading Connection April 13

Parents as Partners – Winter Newsletter

 District News, School Forms and Information

Our Vision
To have a community of lifelong learners.

Our Mission Statement
Mason Elementary School strives to meet the individual needs and maximize the potential of every child.

Otis A. Mason Elementary School is a unique and special school dedicated to providing the best education possible to each student. Our school vision is to have a community of lifelong learners. In order to accomplish this, Mason Elementary’s faculty and staff strive to meet the individual needs and maximize the potential of every child. The faculty and staff work to ensure that the resources and opportunities afforded to students meet their needs both academically, socially and emotionally. We believe that our focus on training, support, best practices, and individual student needs will allow us to achieve our mission.

Mission
Otis A. Mason Elementary School enables every student to reach their highest potential by establishing a curriculum that meets or exceeds government standards for education; providing extracurricular programs that develop children’s’ mental, physical and social skills; and partnering with parents and the community to create an environment geared to the success of all students.

Accelerated Reader

Manatees are “Reading to Succeed”!
AR is a reading incentive program. Your child reads a book on his or her level, takes a quiz online at the AR website, and earns points! Click below to see point goals for each grade level. These are attainable for all students! Log onto Accelerated Reader using your child’s username and password to check their current quiz scores, book levels, and the number of points earned.
AR Home Connection
Parents can use this link to see student AR quiz scores.
Use your student’s AR username and password.

Email Updates

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Find out more

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Parent Newsletter
http://parents.fldoe.org/newsletter

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Mason’s 3rd Annual 5K
to benefit our Relay for Life Team!

Your support was greatly appreciated!!

Thank you to everyone who
participated in the 2012 race.

See results from the 2012 race.

 

 

 Don’t Miss Out!

Order your Mason Manatee 2012-2013 Yearbook

View the Yearbook Order Form.

Empowering Excellence in Educators

triple-eLearn about St. Johns County School District’s new instructional evaluation system that will advance student growth and academic achievement.

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Character Counts at Mason!
Click the Pillars to Learn More

Parent drop off time begins at 8:00 AM and students must be in class no later than 8:30 a.m.

If your student does not arrive in parent drop off in time to get to class before the tardy bell rings at 8:30 a.m., you are required to walk your child into school and sign him/her in.

Breakfast is not served after 8:25 a.m.

If your student arrives at school after this time, please make sure he/she has already had breakfast.

*Student checkouts or transportation changes are not allowed after 2:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday AND after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Changes this late in the school day become confusing and may result in students not being placed appropriately. Please be sensitive to this issue and arrange any changes in transportation prior to 2:30 p.m.

Please address any questions to Administration.

District Information

Does your child do chores?

As the school year starts we begin to think about the new responsibilities our children will have. Chores around the household are some of the best ways to teach our Character Counts traits. View a list of age-appropriate chores. Start helping your children to be responsible by helping them select an appropriate chore to do around your house!

Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) options are available. Parents who wish to consider course or grade level acceleration should review eligibility criteria and process referenced in the District Student Progression Plan and Parent Resource Guide.