Dear Falcon Families,

We look forward to continuing to celebrate Black History Month this week! We will wrap up our door decorating contest, reading challenge, and presentation series with more visitors from our community. We have enjoyed seeing student learning and presentations focused on influential African Americans throughout the month.

We will also begin celebrating Read Across America this week! This event highlights the importance of reading and will motivate students to read with fun and exciting activities.

Please remember that this Wednesday is a LONG Wednesday and students will be released at 3:00pm.

Trevor Honohan, Principal

The Audubon Park School K8

trevor.honohan@ocps.net

• 2/27: Middle School Track Tryouts Begin
• 3/1: LONG Wednesday (Dismissal at 3:00pm)/Cookies and Lemonade for Sale After School
  
• 3/3: Kindergarten Round Up
• 3/8: Yum Yum Pops for Sale After School
• 3/9: Middle School Mental Health Day
• 3/10: Hurricane Make Up Day/Elementary Field Day/End of Quarter 3
• 3/13 - 3/17: Spring Break
• 3/20: Begin Quarter 4
• 3/22: Yum Yum Pops for Sale After School
• 3/24: Falcon Fling
• 3/28: SAC Meeting
• 3/29: Cookies and Lemonade for Sale After School

Thank you Chief Washington from the Orlando Fire Department for visiting our students as part of our Black History Month presentation series!

Our middle school Builders Club served dinner Friday night at the Ronald McDonald House!

Congrats to first grader Maisie B. and seventh grader Cole B. for placing in the top 5 in the county chess competition!

Congratulations to the APS students who participated last weekend! Shoutout to Tucker and Asher for receiving a Good; Tripp, Connor, Dasani, Jacqueline, and Yasmeen for receiving an Excellent; and Andrew, Kirill, and Mason for receiving Superiors!

Last weekend, nine members of our Student Government team traveled to Coral Springs to attend the Florida Association of Student Council's State Convention. They were recognized for their work in five of the 10 categories for Project of the Year. They received third place for Citizenship Development (Start With Hello Week), Community Service (Harbor House Donation Drive), and Fundraising (Parents' Night Out). They received second place for The State Project which was to help the unhoused (Warmth for Winter Donation Drive) and for Membership Motivation.

Thank you to our sponsor, Ms. Halon!

Field Day is coming! It is going to be on Friday, March 10th.

This year we are bringing the parents back! PE needs your help! If you are able to assist with one of the stations or decorations, please sign up of APS’s Field Day Station Volunteer Sign Up. If you are a Station Volunteer you will have to remain at your station during the 9 Station rotation, however, you will still be able to watch your child during the Tug of War Challenge. PE can really use the help in order to make the event run efficiently and smoothly.

To assist with stations, you must be an Additions Volunteer. The link to become an Additions Volunteer HERE.

Please sign up to help PE's Field Day HERE.

Our Middle School Art Snap! Raise fundraiser kicks off Friday, February 3! Please share our link to encourage support! New this year: Snap! Store! Purchase cool merch to represent your support for APS Visual Arts!

Fundraiser: https://tinyurl.com/apsartsnapraise

Store: https://tinyurl.com/apsartsnapstore

We are officially one month away from the 2023 Falcon Fling - Groove is in the Park!

Falcon Fling: Groove is in the Park!

Friday, March 24 at 6:00pm

Winter Park Events Center

Come join us for an adults only night out throwing it back to the 90s. Our totally awesome Falcon Fling tickets are on sale now via the Handbid site or app. Tickets include admission, drinks and food for $95. You can also sponsor a table or purchase a teacher ticket by visiting www.tinyurl.com/GrooveTix.

Don't forget about the silent auction, photo booth fun, costume contests & more!

We look forward to an awesome event to celebrate our Falcon Family & benefit APS!

Dear Audubon Park School K-8 Families,

Orange County Public Schools invites all students in grades 4-12 and all families with a student in grades K-12 to participate in the 2022-23 annual stakeholder survey. These surveys offer valuable feedback as OCPS works to ensure every student has a promising and successful future. (See the full parent letter attached for more information.)

The family survey window is January 17 – March 10, 2023.

Families can access the anonymous link to complete the survey at bit.ly/ocpsfamily

The family survey is available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Arabic and Portuguese and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Parents, if you have not yet done so, please complete this Health Form and return it to school. Thank you!

Don't miss out! The deadline to sign up for this amazing opportunity is March 31!

The Winter Park High School Boys Lacrosse team is now selling bagged mulch for their annual fundraiser, bringing mulch to your home, business, or rental property within the school district.

Follow the link below to place your order.

https://www.winterparklax.com/mulch

Delivery is included for any order over 20 bags and will be on March 3rd and 4th, with the team offering install available for a fee.

The team is offering Cypress mulch, Pine bark mulch (mini nuggets) and Pine bark fines.

Please call 407-421-6158 or email with any questions.