Technology Campus Chronicle
Vol. 3 No. 19
Principal's Corner
The Week Ending 1/10/20
Dear OSES Technology Campus Families,
Welcome back!
Have you ever flown a drone through an obstacle course? Been astounded by astronomy using telescopes? Talked about turtles with real sea turtle experts? Join us on January 23rd for STEM Night, from 5:30 to 7:30, to experience what our local STEM community has to offer. $5 in advance, $10 at the door. More information will be coming home soon, please save the date.
In honor of the great Martin Luther King, there is no school on Monday, January 20th.
Sincerely,
Michael Singleton
The Technology Campus is incredibly thankful for all of our faithful readers, and for that we would like to reward our families. Moving forward we will have a NEWSLETTER QUIZ located under the Principal's corner.
Dress down passes will be rewarded to the students who receive a 100% on the quiz for that week!
We hope that you have fun, and enjoy reading this week's edition! Entries are due the morning of Monday, January 20th
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover needs a name! Any K-12 student in U.S. public, private, and home schools has a chance to name the next Mars rover bound for the Red Planet in July 2020.
To enter the contest, students submit their rover name and a short essay (max 150 words) to explain the reasons why their chosen name is the best. The contest closes Nov. 1, 2019. More information at https://lnkd.in/eNKNbp6
get to know your oss family
Mrs. Gajus spent the break visiting with family and meeting her two newest nieces!
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Mrs. Sokoloff’s class had a great time with our first escape room. We really had a good time, everyone enjoyed the challenge as well as finding out the big surprise!
Field trip forms are due by Thursday January 30th.
The third grade team is busy planning some awesome events over the next couple of months, and we are hopeful that our supportive families are able to contribute! If you are willing, please consider donating from the list below. We will begin using these materials as early as Friday January 17th, so the sooner you may contribute, the better. Thanks SO much in advance! Here is the link to help:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E49ABA62EAAFF2-third1
Ms. Hurley's class has enjoyed getting back into the groove of things with some New Year activities. Students have slowly but surely gotten their 'thinking caps' back on and are ready to continue the school year strong!
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
In Ms Galan and Mrs Berray’s classes students have been researching European explorers. They have been created a research report as well as a speech to share with the class about what they learned. On Friday, students shared some of these fantastic speeches!
On Friday, students also had their AR party. Great job meeting your AR goals, fifth graders!
5th grade science benchmark
There is a science benchmark test on Monday, January 13th. All fifth grade students are encouraged to complete the study guide. The answers to the study guide are available so families can review it together. Both the blank study guide and the one that is already filled out are online: http://bit.ly/sciencestudyguides. Please return completed study guides to the 5th grade science teacher.
Sixth Grade
This week in Mrs. Gajus’ math classes we spent time reviewing procedures and expectations, participated in problem-solving puzzles, and reviewed material from before the break. Next week, Pre-Algebra will be starting our unit on Geometry. We will begin with transformations of objects on a graph and will discuss similarity and congruence of shapes. 7th grade classes will continue our unit on expressions and equations. We will be learning how to solve one- and two-step equations, and how to write equations using information given in word problems. I am looking forward to a great second semester!
specials
Calling All Scientist!!!!!!
The Curtis Rising Stars Science Challenge introduces young students to science competitions and helps them develop teamwork skills. The competition is open to students in Grades K–5, K-2 will be on February 1st and 3-5 on February 15th. The competition starts at 9 and ends around 2:30-3.
Students are first prepared through pre-activities and prompts with their class at school. The experience culminates in the day-long competition at the Orlando Science Center, when students put their STEM skills into practice.
Parents are to stay with their student at the Orlando Science Center during the competition. At the end of the competition, your family will have access to the Science Center for the rest of the day!
We have the ability to have three groups of 4 students per grade level.
The sign up is listed below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/53174D804AEC3EBC60-curtis
If you have any questions please contact Ms.Coy!
math competition
Students in Mr. Thomas’ 6th math elective participated in a math competition on January 9, 2020. We are very proud of the effort of the students. The overall winners are Dylan in 1st place, Elizabeth in 2nd place, and Amirah in 3rd place. All of the students that participated also received a certificate and a gift certificate for a local restaurant. The students also took home a math competition packet that may be completed by Thursday, January 16th. The first place winner of that competition will receive a trophy and the second and third place will receive a medal. All that complete the entire packet will receive a certificate as well as the gift certificate for the local restaurant.
staff commendations/staff character of the month
Do you appreciate what staff members do for our students? Would you like to say THANK YOU to a staff member in our school?
We are giving you the best way to do it!
Recognize any staff member(s) by giving them commendations using the following link. These messages can mean the world for a staff member and will help increase motivation.
Ms. Hurley and Mr. Lawrence both go out of their way to make sure that the learning that happens in their classroom is engaging and memorable. They both also are innovative and take on additional challenges in order for their students to the best year possible. Their innovative and positive spirits rub off on all the rest of us and we appreciate their contributions to our school. Orlando Science Schools would like to recognize both of them as the Staff Character of the Month for the month of OCTOBER
Would you like to recognize someone at our school? Please fill out the online form or scan the QR code: http://bit.ly/staffawesome.
Traveling Orca
Our traveling Orca has been slowly making his way around campus. I am hoping that he makes it back to Building 2 next week. Please check out his blog with your class. It is updated weekly. The kids in the club would love to see some comments added to the posts! Make sure you play the Kindness theme song! It’s a catchy little tune 😊
Support Your School
Amazon
A great way to help raise money for Orlando Science Schools is to use the links below when shopping from Amazon or Office Depot/Office Max.
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3366305
http://www.officedepot.com/a/content/back-to-school/5percent/
OSES School Code: 70228302
OSS School Code: 70218341
Important school Reminders/Information
School Pay
Parents can now make FREE online payments for most school expenses online with School Pay. This includes School Lunch and After Care! Simply log into your secure online School Pay Parent Center account and pay for items including after school care fees, club fees, field trips, class fees, student fees and more. The first step is creating your Parent Center Account at schoolpay.com Please go to "Charter Schools" tab and then choose your school name as "Orlando Science Elementary School" to complete the steps for creating your parent account. If you have any problems using the School Pay system please call 1 888-88-MYPAY
Questions about your student’s school pay account can be directed to Ms. Centenera at cristina.centenera@orlandoscience.org
Interested in Volunteering at the OSS Technology campus?
Orlando Science Families interested in volunteering at the OSS Technology Campus during the 2018-2019 School Year MUST be ADDitions approved. Below you will find the link to apply for ADDitions for the 2018-2019 School Year.
Attendance matters
Stella.waton@orlandoscience.org
Taylor.watson@Orlandoscience.org
Please note that in order for an absence to be excused you must turn in proper documentation (i.e a doctors note) to the front desk
If your student is absent on a day that they have club, please remember to email the club teacher so that their absence for club that day is excused.
FORTIFY-FL
For more information, please click on the link below.