Orlando Science High School
Issue 15
Weekly Newsletter: November 22, 2019
Principal's Corner
Dear Orca Families and Students,
I hope everyone had another wonderful week! As our Thanksgiving Break begins today, we wanted to share with you a few wonderful items and reminders!
As a reminder, Orlando Science Schools will be closed next week due to the Thanksgiving Break, we will re-open on Monday, December 2nd, 2019.
Orlando Science High is ranked number 1school by Orlando Business Journal based upon the 2019 TOP SAT Scores in the Orlando Area Schools! Congratulations to all students, parents, and staff for making Orlando Science Middle/High the best school in Central Florida!
I would like to thank our amazing PVO parents who donated to our staff Thanksgiving luncheon. The food was delicious, and we all enjoyed sharing a meal together before the upcoming break!
Last week, we celebrated our homecoming week and ended with a great OSS High School Homecoming Dance! The evening went very well, and the students enjoyed themselves! Thank you all parents and families for making the event so special and inviting for our students.
We are in the Week-11 in our Science Fair timeline. Please see the details and the required forms at our Science Fair Headquarter Corner. Please reach out your student’s science teacher should you have any questions.
Parents, our 2020-21 school year Re-Enrollment window is opened. Please see the important reminder and the necessary link below to secure your spot for 2020-21 school year.
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving Break and holiday and we will see you on Monday, December 2nd!
It’s great to be proud Orca!
Abdulaziz Yalcin, M.Ed
Principal
Orlando Science Schools-Middle/High
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OSS Middle High Ranks #1 for best public high schools in orlando area
We are proud to announce that Orlando Science Middle High School ranks #1 in the Orlando area according to Niche. This ranking is determined by state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores and teacher quality. To read more click the links below. These rankings are a reflection of the hard work put in by our teachers and students and the support they receive from their families. Congratulations to all of you. Go Orcas! Strive for Excellence!
PSAT 8/9 December 5th
Breakfast with the principal 12/6/2019
Parents, Mr. Yalcin would like to invite you to Breakfast With the Principal. Come enjoy a cup of coffee and some great conversation with your child’s Principal, Mr. Yalcin! This is a good forum to ask questions & give feedback.
Please use the link below to sign up.
9th grade Writing Field Test 12/12/19
On Thursday, December 12th, all 9th grade students will take the ELA Writing Field Test. The purpose of the ELA Writing Field Test is to assess newly-developed writing prompts, which may be used on future operational assessments. Student scores will not be reported for this field test; however, participation in the field test is an opportunity for your student to become familiar with the format of the writing component of the operational FSA ELA assessment that he or she will take in Spring 2020. In the 120-minute session, students will read selected texts and write a response to a prompt. Your student will receive a planning sheet, on which to plan his or her writing, but the official writing response will be recorded via the online test delivery system.
If you have any questions related to this test administration, you may contact Mr. Koebe. For more information about the FSA program, please visit the FSA Portal at www.FSAssessments.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration.
Best,
Nicholas Koebe
Mu Alpha Theta hosts Central Florida Math Tournament 12/14/19
CFMT 2019
The Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society of Orlando Science High School invites all 4th and 5th grade students to compete at the Central Florida Math Tournament (CFMT) to be held on Saturday, December 14th, 2019.
Registration is now open! If you would like to register your student for this year's Invitational, visit the registration page and fill out the form with your student's information. Please note that CFMT is an individual math contest and each student needs to register separately.
Registration must be completed online at our website https://www.ossmualphatheta.com/cfmt no later than Friday, December 6th, 2019. The registration fee is $15 per student and should be paid online via School Pay. The competition is open to first 250 students who apply.
The competition will take place at Orlando Science Elementary School campus which is located at 2611 Technology Drive, Orlando FL 32804.
More information about this year's competition is at our website www.ossmualphatheta.com. Please contact us at ossmualphatheta@gmail.com if you have any questions.
We hope you will find this competition a rewarding mathematical experience for your students, and we look forward to your participation at our invitational on December 14th.
Mathcerely,
Juniors Win Powder Puff 2019!
OSHS's Homecoming Week was last week. SGA hosted a Spirit Week and a Powder Puff Game & Pap Rally on Friday to finish out a fun week at OSHS! The OSHS Band played a live performance and the "cheerleaders" provided half-time entertainment. Students enjoyed the game by wearing their grade level color shirts and supported their grade levels. All grade level teams put forth a good effort. The Powder Puff football winning grade level was the JUNIOR class! Students ended the week with "A night under the stars" Homecoming dance on Saturday. It was a blast, too. Go Orcas!
OSHS News 11.22.2019
Science Fair Weekly Update
Science Fair Week 11 Update:
Continue researching, experimenting and gathering data. Complete as many trials as possible. In one replication you will have many trials, repetitions, and attempts. Try to aim for 30! (Surveys will have 50+ and computer program-based ones will have 100+). One replication should be completed before Thanksgiving break, another during/after Thanksgiving break. Remember to research any questions you might have relating to your experiment. The more knowledgeable you have about your project the better. YOU ARE THE EXPERT on your topic!
At this time all students should have submitted research plans with all the needed forms. Most students have received approval from their teacher to experiment. If you have not received approval, please resubmit your research plan for final approval.
Data notebook reminders. As you collect information in your data notebook/logbook please remember to data and number each page. Remember to always use pen. Never pencil. Do not erase. Do not remove pages. Mistakes should be crossed out with a simple X. The research journal is a diary. It starts with a detailed table of contents. It will have the many parts to the research plan with the page numbered at the bottom. After the plan has been written the daily logs can be placed inside. The research journal logbook will have previous ideas, sketches, contact logs, data, and even pictures of the project progression.
Do you have questions? What were some of the errors? What was off from the goal you are trying to achieve? What was something unexpected, that didn’t go as planned? Take note of all of these and do more research. Gather more sources (add them to your bibliography and binder) to figure out a solution. Then modify your experiment method. Write down the changes in your journal. Then try them out in the next replication.
Remember to use the correct graph when preparing to present your data. The following link is a great resource: www.bozemanscience.com/beginners-guide-to-graphing-data. Begin to think about specific details of your project and how you might present them on your board.
Happy Experimenting!!!
Mrs. Bright
College Career Corner
Class of 2023 1st Quarter College Guidance Classroom Visit Summary
Myself and Mr.I. successfully conducted the first quarter College Guidance classroom lessons to all 9th grade students on October 8th and October 9th. These are the items that were covered during the visit:
- Students logged into their Naviance (same as OSS-Connect) account and took two "personal assessments tests" ("Do What You Are and Career Interest Profiler") and checked their suitable careers based on the results of assessments.
- Learned about Florida graduation requirements for 24-credit standard diploma. http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7764/urlt/1415forwardflyer.pdf
- GPA Calculations with regular, honors, and AP classes for the current year.
- "College and Career Readiness-9th grade" OSS-Connect account has been introduced. You may find some useful sources for the college readiness.
You can reach us at any time if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Gulistan Bolat
NEW School Community Service Hours
OSHS Technology Drive Campus Traffic Map
30/30 Dismissal Rule
What is Delayed Dismissal? 30/30 Rule?
The “30/30 Rule" is a Delayed Dismissal Weather procedure that the nationally recognized. It is required that the “30/30 Rule” be enacted by the school if thunder is heard within 30 seconds of a lightning strike. Orlando Science Middle/High follows this rule.
When 30/30 Rule is implemented, students will not be dismissed until 30 minutes has passed from the last sound of thunder. However, parents/guardians who wish to pick up their child/children during delayed dismissal, will be allowed to sign out their child/children at the cafeteria or front office.
In order to pick up your student(s) from the cafeteria or front office during this procedure, parents/guardians must bring their dismissal sign to the front door of the school to sign their child/children out. If you do not have a dismissal sign, you will need to provide a picture ID and be on the school pick-up list to pick-up the child/children. Bus riders will be delivered home when conditions are all safe for dismissal.
An automated telephone and/or email message will be used to notify parents/guardians about delayed dismissals. Always be sure to update the school when your phone or email information changes. Thank you for your cooperation on our students’ safety.
Parents: Join the OSS Middle High PVO!
OSS Middle High Parents: Welcome back to school! We have some wonderful events planned to make this year a memorable one for our Orcas. Join us in helping to make these events a huge success and register below. We look forward to working with you!
Easy Ways to give back to OSHS
The BOX TOPS Program is all new for 2019!
BoxTops has a NEW way for schools to earn money from your purchases! See the details below. Thank you for your support of OSS!
OSS is an Amazon Smile School
This is an easy way to help raise money for Orlando Science Schools. Use the link below when shopping from Amazon. AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Orlando Science Schools via Discovery Education Services, Inc. whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.
Office Depot & Office Max
Office Depot provides the school with 5% back in credits for FREE supplies when you make a purchase of qualifying school supplies. Simply provide the school ID at checkout.
OSES School Code: 70228302
OSS School Code: 70218341
Important Forms
Report Card Dates and PTC Days
Attendance Matters
OSHS Handbook
Birthday Dress Down Form
Orcas interested in dressing down for their birthday MUST submit a "Dress Down Day" form (found below) to Ms. Rebel at least two business days prior to the requested dress down date.
Walker/Bus Rider Form
OSHS 2019-2020 Tutoring Schedule
Free/Reduced Meal Application
Attention OSS Middle High Families receiving meals for the Free and Reduced Lunch program:
You must complete an application for 2019-2020 school year. If you have not done so, your student's benefits from last year will expire on September 23rd, 2019. It is important to renew your application beforehand so that there is no interruption with your student's meal services. Click the link below to renew your application for 2019-2020.
OSHS December Meal Menu
OSHS Events: Mark your calendars
PSAT 8/9
Thursday, Dec 5, 2019, 08:00 AM
2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Breakfast with the Principal
Friday, Dec 6, 2019, 08:00 AM
2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
OSS High Open House
Sunday, Dec 8, 2019, 11:00 AM
2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
9th grade FSA Writing Field Test
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019, 08:00 AM
2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Orlando Science High School Campus
Email: info@orlandoscience.org
Website: http://orlandoscience.org/highschool/
Location: 2600 Technology Drive, Orlando, FL, USA
Phone: (407)299-6595
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orlandoscience/
Twitter: @OrlandoSciMH